Sales Representative Motorcycle UK

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Birmingham, West Midlands, England, GBR
In-Office
Mid level
Automotive
The Role
Field-based sales role responsible for growing Goodyear’s motorcycle business across the Midlands and South of England. Duties include building customer relationships, developing new business, achieving sales and profitability targets, advising on products and inventory, monitoring market opportunities, and supporting territory performance. The role requires motorcycle industry interest, commercial sales experience, strong communication and negotiation skills, a valid UK driving licence, and extensive travel with occasional overnight stays.
Summary Generated by Built In

Location: This is a field-based role covering the Midlands and South Territory of the UK.

About Goodyear

We’re dedicated to producing, innovating, and servicing the best tires in the world. For over 125 years, Goodyear has led the way in developing smart solutions that shape the future of mobility. Today, we’re one global team united by bold thinking, relentless drive, and a passion to exceed expectations. If you’re ready to embrace change and make an impact in your career, let’s go.


Why This Role Matters

As a Sales Representative, Motorcycle UK, you’ll play an important role in growing our motorcycle business and creating strong, trusted partnerships with customers across the Midlands and South of England.


This is a field-based role, ideal for someone who enjoys being out on the road, meeting customers and developing lasting relationships. You’ll spend four days each week visiting customer sites across the Midlands and South, so the successful candidate needs to be based within the territory, ideally centrally located to enable effective travel. Occasional overnight stays will also be required.


With a genuine interest in motorcycles, you’ll understand our customers and their world, helping identify opportunities, strengthen partnerships and grow our presence in the market.


What You’ll Do
  • Build trusted, long-term relationships with new and existing customers across your territory.
  • Identify and develop new business opportunities through a consultative, customer-focused approach.
  • Deliver sales, profitability and product mix objectives in line with business plans.
  • Support customers with product range, inventory planning, pricing, market developments and commercial opportunities.
  • Use your understanding of customers, competitors and the motorcycle market to identify opportunities for growth.
  • Work closely with your sales Manager to monitor performance, overcome challenges and continuously develop the territory.
  • Share your knowledge and experience with colleagues, supporting a collaborative and successful wider team.

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone who is passionate about motorcycles, enjoys connecting with people and is motivated by building successful customer partnerships.


A genuine passion for motorcycles, ideally combined with experience or knowledge of the motorcycle or wider automotive industry.

  • 2–5 years’ experience in sales, account management or a similar customer-focused commercial role.
  • Demonstrated experience building and developing strong customer relationships and understanding customer needs.
  • A collaborative communication style, with effective presentation and negotiation skills.
  • Resilience and adaptability, with the ability to navigate challenges positively and keep moving things forward.
  • Commercial awareness, good organisational skills and confidence using data to identify opportunities and make informed decisions.
  • A valid UK driving licence and flexibility to travel extensively across the Midlands and South, including occasional overnight stays.

We welcome applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. Even if you don’t meet every listed qualification, we encourage you to apply.


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Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 63,000 people and manufactures its products in 48 facilities in 19 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate
Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.

Skills Required

  • 2–5 years of experience in sales, account management, or a similar customer-focused commercial role
  • Experience building and developing strong customer relationships and understanding customer needs
  • Effective communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
  • Resilience and adaptability when navigating challenges
  • Commercial awareness and good organizational skills
  • Confidence using data to identify opportunities and support informed decisions
  • Valid UK driving licence
  • Flexibility to travel extensively across the Midlands and South, including occasional overnight stays
  • Genuine passion for motorcycles
  • Experience or knowledge of the motorcycle or wider automotive industry

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and has not been reviewed or approved by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.

  • Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a 401(k) with company match, and some materials describe automatic contributions and matching that can meaningfully boost savings.
  • Healthcare Strength — Core coverage commonly spans medical, prescription, dental and vision, paired with wellness resources such as the GoodLife program and an EAP.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off provisions typically include paid vacation, holidays, and sick time, with family medical leave and adoption assistance highlighted in benefits descriptions.

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The Company
HQ: Akron, Ohio
25,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1898

What We Do

Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 72,000 people and manufactures its products in 57 facilities in 23 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry.

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