Leasing Partnerships Manager

SALARY: Starting from £58,732.80 pa dependent on experience

LOCATION: Milton Keynes

HYBRID WORKING: Our current hybrid working policy requires a minimum of 60% of working time to be based in the Milton Keynes office however flexibility is expected to meet the needs of the business and the role.

HOURS / CONTRACT TYPE: Full Time Permanent, 35 hours per week

CLOSING DATE: 27/05/2026 We reserve the right to close the advert earlier If we receive a high volume of applications.

Shape the future of leasing at VWFS

This is a pivotal commercial role at the heart of our Retail Leasing growth.

As Leasing Partnerships Manager, you’ll lead the development of strategic relationships across Volkswagen Group brands, securing vehicle supply and shaping how we deliver a consistent, competitive leasing proposition across all sales channels.

You’ll operate at the intersection of brand, product and sales - bringing alignment, driving performance, and influencing how we grow in an increasingly complex and competitive market.

Why this role matters:
• You’ll play a key role in delivering VWFS UK’s leasing growth ambitions
• You’ll shape how we collaborate with Volkswagen Group to unlock commercial opportunity
• You’ll influence strategy across Retail, Broker and Corporate sales channels
• You’ll operate in a high-visibility role with exposure to senior stakeholders across VWFS and VWG

What you’ll be doing:
• Build and influence senior relationships across Volkswagen Group brands to secure CtP (commit to purchase) vehicle supply
• Lead commercial negotiations to deliver competitive pricing and maximise channel performance
• Align leasing campaigns across RCH (Retailer introduced Contract Hire), CtP and CTM (commit to market) to drive impact while protecting channel integrity
• Partner with Broker and Retail teams to unlock growth and ensure clear channel differentiation
• Use market insight and data to inform decision-making and future strategy, Influencing governance forums and brand reviews, shaping Contract Hire planning and direction
• Drive engagement and performance across retailer networks supplying CtP vehicles
• Oversee end-to-end operational delivery, from vehicle logistics through to customer outcomes
• Provide leadership continuity, stepping in for senior leaders where required

What you’ll bring:
You’ll be a commercially driven team player who thrives in a fast-paced, target-led environment and is confident operating at a senior level.

You’ll combine strategic thinking with a strong bias for delivery—able to build relationships, influence outcomes, and turn opportunity into tangible business results.

Essential experience & skills:
• Proven success in sales or commercial roles, with clear delivery of growth outcomes
• Strong background in automotive financial services or vehicle leasing
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of automotive and financial markets
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders across complex, matrix environments
• Deep understanding of leasing products, distribution channels and customer journeys
• Skilled negotiator with the ability to operate at senior level
• Ability to translate data and insight into actionable commercial decisions
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including Board-level materials
What makes this opportunity stand out
• High-impact role within a key VWFS growth area
• Opportunity to shape a strategically important channel
• Broad exposure across VWFS, VW Group brands and multiple sales functions
• A role combining strategy, commercial negotiation and operational delivery

What’s in it for you?

Bonus: Discretionary 10% on-target bonus (based on personal and Group company performance)

Pension:  Employer pension contribution of 9% (based on employee contribution of 3%). VWFS will pay 6% if employee chooses a 2% employee contribution.

Car schemes*: Choice of Employee Car Ownership (ECO) scheme for petrol/diesel and hybrid vehicles plus car insurance. 

OR Company Car scheme for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) plus car insurance cover for you and a partner/eligible family member.

Other benefits: From day 1 we provide income protection, life assurance (4x salary), retail discount vouchers, access to Care Concierge (a service to support carers of adults), along with other salary sacrifice options including a will writing service and cycle to work (subject to scheme restrictions).

Following successful completion of probation, you will have access to private medical insurance for you (with the option to buy additional family cover),  access to our loan car scheme for up to 2 cars for your partner or eligible family members (subject to scheme restrictions) and during our annual benefit window you can purchase critical illness cover and dental cover, so you can select the benefits that matter to you.

We invest in our people and are passionate about driving development. You’ll have access to LinkedIn Learning via our Degreed platform as well as a host of professional development programmes and opportunities to build your technical and soft skills so you can further develop your career. We also offer mentoring schemes and reciprocal partnerships recognising that we can all learn from each other in the flow of work.

Why join VWFS UK?

You’ll have the opportunity to make a difference by helping us to achieve our mission.

Our mission is straight forward; we want to be 'The Key to Mobility'. That means we make getting from A-to-B as easy and simple for as many people as possible. To truly meet the mobility needs of people in a changing world, our offering goes beyond traditional vehicle financing. We do this by providing a range of finance and aftersales products on Volkswagen Group vehicles, as well as developing innovative mobility products designed to solve real problems and support our customers.

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

VWFS is proud to be an inclusive employer and encourages applications from a diverse range of candidates. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion isn’t just a statement for us, we encourage and aspire for all our colleagues to be their 100% self. If you need any reasonable adjustments to assist you with the application and/or recruitment processes, please contact our Resourcing Team.

This role does not meet the UKVI’s criteria for the skilled worker sponsorship route, therefore we are unable to accept candidates requiring sponsorship for this role.