National Sales Manager – OEM Partnerships in Manchester

End Date: Friday 27 February 2026

Salary Range: £78,098 - £91,880

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LOCATION: National (Flexible)

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days per week) in one of our office hubs mentioned above. Our Transport hubs are Manchester and Newport but regular travel will be required.

About this opportunity:

We have an exciting opportunity for a National Sales Manager to lead our OEM Partnerships team within Consumer Distribution in our Transport business. This role is responsible for the leadership, performance and development of a national account management team, each managing regional or national OEM retailer portfolios. You will play a pivotal role in delivering sales growth, profitability, customer outcomes and regulatory excellence across the Transport business.

Through our Black Horse and Lex Autolease brands, we support the UK's transition to Net Zero by enabling consumers and businesses to finance and lease vehicles through our OEM and dealer partners. Our ambition is to evolve beyond Finance and Leasing to become a market leader in Transport in the UK — and this role is central to making that happen.

If you are motivated by leading high‑performing sales teams, shaping national strategy, and building deep manufacturer and dealer relationships, this could be the role for you.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading, coaching and performance‑managing a national team of Account Managers and Internal Account Managers, ensuring consistent delivery of sales, customer and conduct outcomes across the OEM network of retailers.
• Owning the national OEM sales strategy, translating strategic objectives into clear plans, priorities and measures for Account Managers.
• Driving growth and profitability across consumer lending products including PCP, HP and Contract Hire, through effective portfolio and pipeline management.
• Acting as the senior escalation point for key OEM and strategic dealer group relationships, supporting Account Managers with complex negotiations and issues.
• Embedding a strong conduct, regulatory and risk culture across the team, ensuring adherence to Wholesale Lending, Intermediary Conduct Risk and Group Conduct Strategy.
• Working closely with Distribution leadership, Product, Credit, Risk, Operations and Platform teams to deliver integrated propositions and digital initiatives.

Day to day you will:

• Lead regular performance reviews, coaching sessions and talent development conversations with Account Managers to drive productivity, capability and engagement.
• Set clear expectations and critical metrics for the Account Manager team, using MI and insight to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
• Support Account Managers in delivering Business Performance Reviews with retailers and dealer groups, ensuring robust action planning and follow‑through.
• Oversee the delivery of national sales initiatives, campaigns and digital integrations across OEM and dealer networks.
• Ensure customer complaints and critical issues are handled effectively, fairly and in line with Treating Customers Fairly principles.
• Champion continuous improvement, transformation and change initiatives across the Distribution channel.
• Build strong senior‑level relationships with the OEM, dealer principals and internal partners, acting as a trusted partner and brand ambassador.

What you will need:

• Strong senior leadership capability, with experience leading and developing field‑based sales or account management teams.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into execution through others, driving consistent outcomes at scale.
• Excellent communication, influencing and partner management skills, including engagement at OEM and senior dealer level.
• Strong commercial and financial skills, with the ability to interpret performance data and drive corrective action.
• A robust understanding of risk, conduct and regulatory environments, with experience embedding these standards through teams.
• The confidence to challenge constructively, make balanced decisions, and lead through change.

And any experience of these would be really useful:

• Working knowledge of the automotive sector, including OEM and dealer operating models.
• Experience managing or overseeing Wholesale Lending portfolios.
• Experience leading through business transformation, digital change or new proposition delivery.
• A background in customer‑centric sales environments with a strong conduct and compliance focus.

About working for us:

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion, supporting our customers, colleagues, and communities, and we are committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance.
• Share schemes including free shares.
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping.
• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top.
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies.

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more.

At Lloyds Banking Group, we are driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you will have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you will have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we will only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We will always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We are focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we are building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.