Business Development Representative (Automotive)

Location: Manchester, United Kingdom; hybrid

Company

hirify.global combines technology, media, and automotive expertise to help people buy, sell, advertise, and lease cars, with a focus on Used and New Car Advertising.

What you will do

• Conduct cold calls and outbound messaging to independent dealers and retail groups.
• Open commercial conversations about Used Car Advertising and book qualified meetings for Business Development Managers.
• Ask structured discovery questions about stock size, sales velocity, and investment appetite.
• Disqualify prospects early when there is no fit and protect BDM time from low-quality meetings.
• Learn hirify.global demand and used-car dealer economics while improving messaging and objection handling through repetition and feedback.
• Meet daily and weekly activity targets and maintain accurate CRM records.

Requirements

• Comfort with cold outreach and rejection.
• Clear and concise communication skills.
• Ability to follow structure and process consistently.
• Curiosity about how businesses make money.
• Coachability and openness to feedback.
• Resilience and focus under pressure.

Nice to have

• Previous outbound sales or customer-facing experience.
• Exposure to automotive, marketplaces, or performance-led products.
• Desire to progress into more senior commercial roles over time.

Culture & Benefits

• Small, high-ownership team operating with evolving products and processes and limited structure by design.
• 28 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, increasing to 35 days with service.
• Share options, pension through Royal London with up to 5% company contribution, private healthcare, and life assurance worth four times salary.
• Monthly wellbeing coaching, inclusive parental leave, childcare support, and discounted nanny fees.
• Work-from-abroad scheme, learning and development budget, and a £500 / €550 home office budget.

Hiring process

• Talent Screen lasting 20–30 minutes.
• Hiring Manager Interview lasting 45–60 minutes, followed by a 60-minute Skills Interview and a 30–45-minute Values & Ways of Working Interview.
• Reference check.