Retail Development Manager

Carwow.es

Retail Development Manager driving retailer participation across manufacturer-led initiatives in a fast-paced environment. Collaborating with OEMs and supporting strategic partnerships for increased engagement.

Posted 4/27/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own OEM Retail Network Strategy: Provide insight and deliver strategic actions to drive partner participation and engagement. Using data driven insights to grow retail networks, and improve partner KPIs.
Project Delivery: Take full accountability for OEM led retail campaigns, collaborating across internal departments to exceed agreed KPIs while proactively identifying new avenues for commercial growth and campaign optimization.
Strategic Relationship Management: Cultivate high-level advocacy with key OEM stakeholders to deepen OEM integration. You will act as a trusted advisor, driving engagement and securing long-term commitment to the partnership objectives.
Webinar Delivery: Drive retailer engagement and education by designing and leading high-impact webinars.
Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely across multiple business units requiring strong communication to co-ordinate across multiple stakeholders.
Operational Delivery: Manage pricing, feeds, merchandising, and all operations for OEMs under a direct-to-consumer model, supporting project management for upcoming operational transformations.
Process Ownership: Establishing robust KPIs to monitor retail development milestones while maintaining full ownership of the invoicing lifecycle.
Integrations & Enablement: Partner with product and dealer teams to improve technical integrations, including offer feeds, CRM connectivity, and brand-level sales-matching.

Requirements

What you’ll need

High organisational demands with a need for strong project management skills to manage complex retailer-dependent programmes and OEM marketing initiatives.
Experience working with senior stakeholders at large enterprises with the ability to engage new partners or users through data story-telling.
Ability to leverage Carwow’s extensive datasets to deliver data-driven strategies, transforming complex market insights into actionable growth plans for our partners.
Ability to build a cohesive story & strategy for our clients using Carwow’s vast reserves of data.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment where priorities shift frequently.
Opportunity to apply learnings and best practices across multiple markets, including the UK, Germany, and Spain.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive comp package.
28 days' holiday plus bank holidays, increasing to 35 with length of service, plus extras for house moves, weddings and more!
Employee-friendly share options.
Pension scheme via Royal London - up to 5% matched company contribution.
Vitality private healthcare insurance.
Life Assurance - 4x annual salary.
Monthly coaching sessions with Spill - our mental wellbeing partner.
Inclusive parental, partner and shared parental leave, including up to 20 weeks' full pay maternity and shared parental leave, and 8 weeks' full partner pay, as well as fertility treatment and pregnancy loss policies.
Bubble childcare support and discounted nanny fees for little ones.
'Work from abroad for a month' annual scheme.
Generous learning and development budget.
£500/€550 home office budget.

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementdata analysisKPI monitoringstrategic planningcampaign optimizationtechnical integrationsCRM connectivitydata-driven strategiesmarket insightsretail network strategy

Soft Skills

communicationrelationship managementcollaborationadvocacyorganizational skillsstorytellingadaptabilityengagementleadershipproblem-solving