Company Overview
Design911 is a leading specialist in automotive parts, styling, and performance upgrades. With decades of experience, we provide high-quality components and expert knowledge to customers worldwide. As an Employee Ownership Trust, our employees have a direct stake in the company's success, fostering a culture of commitment and collaboration.
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Trade Sales Manager who can lead a fastpaced EU sales team, drive growth in our B2B channel, and build long-term relationships with professional customers including workshops, specialists, and performance garages.
This person must be comfortable working in a demanding, KPI-driven environment with high call volumes, rapid turnaround times, and strict margin discipline.
Offering an initial 1 year contract, from contract to permanent contract.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the EU Trade Sales Team (activity, performance, KPIs).
- Drive daily sales to achieve monthly revenue targets.
- Strengthen relationships with existing trade customers and onboard new ones. Work closely with senior management to execute sales strategies.
- Oversee outbound activity, quoting, account management and margin control.
- Ensure team adherence to internal processes, SOPs, and credit-safe procedures.
- Proven experience in Trade Sales, B2B Account Management, or Sales Management.
- Background in automotive, aftermarket parts, industrial supply, wholesale, or similar trade-driven sectors.
- Demonstrable success leading teams in high-pressure environments.
- Ability to manage KPIs, targets and fast-paced daily activity.
- Additional: Occasional weekend work for automotive events/car shows
- You will be expected to travel to visit customers across Europe as required.
- Key Skills
- Strong leadership with ability to coach, motivate and hold teams accountable.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Commercially sharp — understands margins, pricing, stock flow and process.
- Highly organised, detail-driven, and comfortable making quick decisions. Ideally someone used to pressure, speed, and daily structured activity.
The role is 8.30am-5.30pm.
We’re looking for someone with strong team-management experience, excellent commercial awareness, and the ability to build long-term B2B relationships while maintaining high daily activity levels. This is a fast-paced, high-intensity sales environment, so we need someone who is genuinely used to pressure, can lead from the front, and has a proven track record of driving B2B growth.
Our company is part of an EOT (Employee Ownership Trust). Working at Design911 offers
several advantages:
- A close-knit, international team
- Profit sharing and financial rewards
- Company Pension
- A job where your contribution truly matters
- 25 vacation days; days you are unable to work due to absence are deducted until you
have 21 vacation days remaining.
- Four hours of paid time off for doctor's appointments per year.
- Free Food
- Free parking
- Company events
Please only apply if you have the relevant automotive and managerial experience.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Contract length: 12 months
Pay: €47.000,00 - €52.000,00 per year
Ability to commute/relocate:
- 4794 Heijningen: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Experience:
- car parts sales : 2 years (Required)
- aftermarket parts: 1 year (Required)
- manager in the automotive industry: 2 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
