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Why us?

At Arnold Clark, we’re always looking for people with enthusiasm, ambition and a willingness to learn. In return, we offer our employees rewarding and satisfying lifelong careers with opportunities for continuous development and progression.

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Working with Arnold Clark

We’re a company built on strong family values which continue to shape us to this day. We’ve been operating as a family-run business for over 60 years, and we’re still fully owned by the Clark family, with an annual turnover of nearly £5 billion.

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Continued business growth

Arnold Clark is the UK’s largest independently owned car retailer. With over 200 retail locations throughout the UK, we sell over 300,000 cars a year – and this is all thanks to our employees who play a vital role in our continued success.

And we do more than sell, service and rent cars!

How are we expanding?

  • We’re introducing new state-of-the-art Click & Collect and Innovation Centre locations across the UK, making car-buying easier and educating customers of the benefits of electric car ownership.
  • We opened Scotland’s largest BMW and MINI showroom in Glasgow, and we’ve recently partnered with new electric car franchise BYD.

Our aim is to grow, innovate and inspire, while striving to become one of the UK’s employers of choice.

When it comes to the environment and sustainability – we are all responsible for making a difference. That’s why we’ve introduced a new sustainability initiative SENSE, helping to protect our people, planet and prosperity for future generations.

Learn more about SENSE

Career progression and personal development

Progression is one of our key values as a company. We recognise the potential in every employee and offer many routes for training and career development.

Margaret Speirs

Group Rental Director

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Alex Williamson

Sales Controller

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Andy Taylor

Service Manager

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Equal opportunities for all

Arnold Clark is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We care about our employees and our communities, we nurture talent and encourage ambition, and we are passionate about people who take pride in their work.

We encourage everyone to apply for a career at Arnold Clark, and we work hard to adapt our recruitment methods and apply best practices to make sure we find the best fit for a role.

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Margaret Speirs

Group Rental Director Margaret Speirs has been with the Group for over 30 years, starting off her journey as a part-time receptionist.

'I joined the Group in 1988 as a rental receptionist in one of our Edinburgh branches. I wanted to stay in Edinburgh while I was studying my BSC in Biological Sciences, with the intention of then switching to vet school. I needed a job to pay my rent and Arnold Clark offered me a position for the summer.

'At the end of summer, I was kept on to work evenings and weekends and when I graduated from university, I wasn’t able to get a job related to my degree. Arnold Clark offered me a full-time receptionist position and I’ve never left!'

Margaret progressed to become a supervisor and then managed two branches in Edinburgh, including the new branch at Seafield. In 1999, she was involved in designing and developing the new computer system we still use today and helped roll it out to over 40 branches.

In 2007, she was promoted to Operations Manager where she was responsible for running the Rental department, which covered 38 branches and just over 500 staff.

And most recently this year, Margaret was promoted to Group Rental Director – an amazing achievement in her career.

'With the company's support and encouragement, I have progressed from advisor to manager, spending 14 years as Operations Manager before my promotion to Director. I love everything about my job, especially the team I work with. Every day is different, and the best reward is the great customer feedback we get day after day about the amazing service we provide. I hope my story can inspire someone else to join the company and develop their career.'

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Alex Williamson

Alex has gone from strength to strength within just four years at Arnold Clark. Starting as a Click & Collect Genius at the Salford branch in October 2018, he soon moved into a vehicle purchasing role where he achieved the most purchases in a month. Through internal opportunities and promotions, Alex then became a Product Consultant where he came first in his division for sales in his first quarter. His hard work hasn’t gone unnoticed, and he has now stepped up to become the branch’s Sales Controller.

Alex said: ’Four different roles in less than four years goes to show that if you work hard and do what is expected, then no company can offer you a journey like Arnold Clark can.’

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Andy Taylor

Starting at Stoke Motorstore as a Technician back in 2017, Andy has taken advantage of every opportunity the company has given him to progress his career.

Not only did he work as a Technician for four years, but Andy also carried out further training to become an MOT Tester, First Aider and Fire Warden through GTG. Then, after transferring to the Shrewsbury branch, he was given the opportunity to progress to Service Manager.

Andy said: ‘The company have supported me throughout my career by giving me opportunities to further my knowledge and skills through courses at GTG and providing promotion routes. Becoming a Service Manager is something I’ve wanted to achieve since starting with Arnold Clark.’

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