You will see from our website and from our recent interim results that we are a rapidly becoming one of the Country's leading automotive retailers. Employing over 2,500 colleagues we are now the 8th largest retail motor group in the UK and we will continue to expand as we drive our business forward into 2010/11. Our growth to date has been achieved through a combination of acquisition and business improvement in our current operations. We are very well placed in the market and are able to take advantage of the current economic backdrop to achieve our growth and performance objectives.

We are seeking a General Manager for our established Morpeth Ford dealership. We firmly believe that this dealership is capable of significant enhancement and are looking for an individual who can galvanize the team and take this dealership to the next level. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking for the next challenge in their career who has the drive and tenacity to motivate change and generate performance.

The ideal candidate must be able to demonstrate a successful track record in their role in a franchise environment and must be committed to achieving excellence. You will be able to clearly demonstrate your ability to improve sales and aftersales performance quickly and sustainably by increasing revenues, controlling costs and generating efficiencies.  You should have a comprehensive knowledge of Manufacturer CSI programs (ideally Ford) and be able to demonstrate your ability to constantly achieve strong results in this area.

You must also have strong leadership and people management skills as your primary focus is to lead your team to deliver their business objectives. You will be expected to drive the business forward and maximise customer satisfaction whilst motivating and managing the whole team.  This includes setting the vision and objectives, motivating them to achieve the objectives and ensuring that effective performance management techniques are in place. You should be capable of providing first class coaching, support and training to line managers to support this.

You will be able to demonstrate that you share our company values and possess strong communication and organisational skills. You must be able to demonstrate your drive, energy, attitude, character and commitment at interview.

This is a superb opportunity for an individual who possess significant motor retail experience and who feels ready to take on the challenge of this senior appointment. If you feel you are able to demonstrate your ability to succeed in this role and are interested in joining the most progressive team in the industry please apply above.

If successful you can look forward to an excellent remuneration package, company car, BUPA cover, a share option and share incentive scheme, continuous ongoing training opportunities, career progression and a range of other benefits you would expect from an employer of choice, including a contributory pension scheme (from day one) and childcare voucher scheme.