Automotive Recruitment Manchester — Nigel Wright Group
Automotive Recruitment in Manchester and the North West
Nigel Wright Group is an automotive executive search firm and specialist recruitment partner for organisations across Manchester and the North West. We place permanent leaders and interim experts into dealer groups, manufacturers, fleet firms and digital motoring platforms.
Expertise you trust. Hiring people you value.
Why North West motor organisations choose Nigel Wright Group
The automotive sector is moving fast. Electric cars, connected services, new ways to own a car and tight margins raise the stakes on each hire. One poor appointment can stall a plan for a year.
We Go Further on every brief. Our consultants challenge assumptions, test the role against your commercial plans and look past the obvious talent pool. You gain leaders who fit your culture and deliver.
What does Nigel Wright Group offer automotive employers?
Nigel Wright Group provides executive search, advisory, and specialist recruitment for automotive employers in Manchester and the North West. Each service covers both permanent and interim appointments.
Executive search: securing leaders who shape your future
As an automotive recruitment agency in Manchester, we run discreet searches to find executives for board and senior roles. Each shortlist comes from deep market mapping and frank talks with proven leaders.
Specialist recruitment: connecting you with talent others cannot
Our specialist teams find skilled professionals for key internal functions: finance, HR, procurement, operations and digital. We know where scarce talent sits in the region.
Advisory: expert insight for wiser decisions
Hiring choices have lasting effects. Our advisory support helps you test a role, weigh options and shape a recruitment strategy that fits your growth plans.
Which positions do we fill in automotive?
We fill automotive roles in retail, manufacturing, leasing and tech.
Permanent appointments
- Managing directors, chief executives and board directors
- Finance directors, CFOs and financial controllers
- HR directors and people leaders
- Operations, aftersales and fleet directors
- Procurement and supply chain heads
- Commercial, marketing and digital leaders
Interim appointments
- Interim finance directors and transformation leads
- Programme managers for electric vehicle transition and systems change
- Interim HR and operations leaders covering critical gaps
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Track record with leading automotive organisations
Nigel Wright Group has partnered with a broad mix of clients, from dealer groups and global OEMs to fleet specialists and online platforms.
- Motor retail: Lookers and Vertu Motors
- Manufacturing and components: Nissan and TMD Friction
- Fleet, leasing and vehicle services: ZIGUP, Zenith Automotive and Dawson Group Vans
- Digital motoring: Who Can Fix My Car
This range shows us how talent moves between showrooms, factories, leasing desks and tech teams. We spot leaders who can make that move well. Clients get shortlists with sector depth and fresh thinking, which helps them build strong leadership teams and specialist talent.
Permanent and interim automotive recruitment: when each model fits
- Permanent hiring suits roles that will shape your leadership team for the long term. Think of a managing director setting strategy, or a finance director preparing a business for investment. We focus on skills, values and your five-year vision.
- Interim hiring suits moments of urgency or change. Experienced interim professionals step in quickly to lead a restructure, fill a critical gap or deliver a defined programme. Typical projects include post-deal integration, systems upgrades and fleet change.
- Both models work best together. An interim leader can steady a function while we search for the perfect candidate to take the permanent post. You keep momentum, and the new hire starts on firm ground.
Local knowledge of the Manchester and North West motor market
Our approach to automotive recruitment in the North West starts with place. The region holds a dense network of dealer group head offices, component manufacturers, leasing firms and motoring technology businesses. We know its business community, its talent market and the people who lead it.
A wider Northern view sharpens that local insight. It fits our aim to be the driving force behind the North’s most successful organisations, helping Northern organisations shape their future.
Automotive recruitment FAQs
Do you recruit for interim automotive jobs as well as permanent posts?
Yes. We place interim leaders for urgent or project-based needs, alongside permanent hires at board, director and head-of level.
Which automotive businesses do you work with?
We support motor retailers, carmakers, parts suppliers, fleet and leasing firms, and digital platforms across Manchester and the North West.
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Planning a leadership hire or an interim appointment? Talk to Nigel Wright Group today. Together, we will find the people who help your business go further.
Manchester Office
Telephone: +44 (0)161 552 5027
Email: marketingdept@nigelwright.com
Address: The Lincoln, Lincoln Square, Brazennose Street, Manchester, M2 5AD