BestDrive National Sales Manager at Continental

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT - The National Sales Manager (Product & Service) serves as the senior leader responsible for national sales strategy and execution for all product and service offerings across BestDrive. Reporting to the Managing Director of BestDrive, this role is accountable for driving revenue growth, sales effectiveness, product adoption, and service penetration across a multi-location retail organization. This position provides strategic leadership, operational direction, and performance oversight for the national sales function and ensures alignment between product strategy, service offerings, marketing initiatives, and field execution. The National Sales Manager leads through a structured sales organization that includes direct leadership of a Marketing Specialist and Field Sales Support roles, with direct oversight of store sales representatives. National Sales Strategy & Leadership – Develops and executes the national sales strategy aligned with BestDrive’s business objectives, establishes sales targets in partnership with leadership, defines growth priorities, and serves as the primary leader accountable for national sales performance and results. Product & Service Commercial Ownership – Leads commercialization of all product and service offerings, ensures clear value propositions, and partners with Operations, Pricing, and Purchasing to ensure offerings are profitable, executable, and consistently positioned across all locations. Sales Organization Leadership & Performance Management – Provides leadership and direction to Field Sales Support and indirect oversight of Store Sales Representatives by setting performance expectations, KPIs, and sales standards; monitors results and implements corrective actions to drive accountability and consistency. Marketing & Sales Alignment – Directly manages the Marketing Specialist to align campaigns, promotions, branding initiatives, and sales materials with national sales priorities, revenue goals, and field execution needs while strengthening coordination between marketing and sales teams. Field Execution & Sales Enablement – Ensures Store Sales Representatives are equipped with the training, tools, processes, and resources needed to execute effectively by partnering with Training and Operations to standardize sales playbooks, best practices, and capability development.  Cross-Functional Collaboration & Strategic Partnership – Partners with Operations, Pricing, Finance, Training, and other stakeholders to support sales execution, provide operational and commercial insights, and contribute to enterprise initiatives impacting customers, products, or services.  Reporting, Forecasting & Executive Communication – Owns national sales reporting, forecasting, and performance reviews; presents sales results, risks, trends, and opportunities to the Director of BestDrive and leadership team; and uses data and analytics to drive continuous improvement.