Used Car & Remarketing Manager

Are YOU an experienced Used Car & Remarketing Manager with a strong understanding of automotive retail and dealer networks? Do you enjoy building strategies that protect brand value, drive profitability, and create confidence in the used car market? This is a compelling opportunity for a Used Car & Remarketing Manager to take ownership of a growing UK used car operation within a fast-scaling automotive brand.

This Used Car & Remarketing Manager role sits within a business that is expanding rapidly and investing heavily in its UK footprint. With fierce competition across the market and ambitious plans through 2026, the organisation is focused on tightening remarketing processes, reducing vehicle leakage, and building a trusted destination for approved used vehicles. The Used Car & Remarketing Manager will play a critical role in shaping this journey.

The Client

My client is building momentum quickly in the UK. Innovation, pace, and commercial discipline underpin everything they do. As volumes increase and the network matures, the focus is firmly on protecting residual values, strengthening retailer profitability, and delivering a seamless end-to-end used car proposition. This is an environment that rewards initiative, strategic thinking, and hands-on execution.

Please ensure your CV clearly highlights any automotive, OEM, dealer-network, or used car experience, as this will be a key focus during the screening and interview process.

The Role

The Used Car & Remarketing Manager is responsible for delivering the UK remarketing and used car strategy, ensuring minimal leakage and maximum value retention across the network. Working closely with senior stakeholders and the retailer network, the Used Car & Remarketing Manager will design, implement, and refine processes that position the brand as the destination of choice for approved used vehicles.

This role is field-based and highly commercial in nature. The Used Car & Remarketing Manager will analyse performance, identify root causes, and convert insight into measurable action plans that drive volume, profitability, and consistency across the network.

Salary: £50,000 – £60,000 + benefits

Salary offer depends heavily on experience and current salary

Work Style: Field based with occasional trips to HQ in London

Start Date: ASAP

Location: Field based across the UK

Key Responsibilities

• Own performance delivery against used car and remarketing targets, identifying root causes and implementing clear action plans to maximise volume and profitability
• Develop and execute the UK remarketing and used car strategy in line with wider commercial objectives
• Support the rollout of local remarketing processes, including closed-auction channels for the retailer network
• Expand and optimise the Approved Used programme to align with UK profitability and brand objectives
• Work closely with retailers to define and embed robust trade-in and used car processes that support sustainable margins
• Build strong relationships across the dealer network to ensure effective execution of remarketing strategy
• Provide timely and insightful market and competitor analysis to inform strategic decisions and tactical adjustments
• Support additional projects and initiatives as required by senior leadership

Candidate Profile

• Bachelor’s degree or above in marketing, commercial management, economics, automotive engineering, or a related discipline
• Minimum 8 years’ experience within automotive sales, used cars, or dealer network management
• Established relationships within dealer groups and retail networks
• Strong commercial capability with experience building business cases and executing operational plans
• Excellent management and project skills, ideally within network development or franchise-standard environments
• Strong communication, coordination, and stakeholder management capability
• Resilient under pressure, proactive, and comfortable challenging the status quo
• English required as a working language
• Willingness to travel extensively across the UK