Description
Accomplishments Project Management: * Secured financing, management and leadership of new vehicle dealership * Initiated, molded and led new/used car dealership * Led small market operation regularly outsold major city outlets through hands-on customer satisfaction oriented policies and processes. * Boosted new/ used vehicle sales by 30% in first year of operation. Sales Development: * As new Alberta resident, built and managed RV sales book of business from zero to a list of over 400 clients in less than 2 years. * Increased referral performance by 25% over previous norms with high performance relationship selling strategies Sales Management: * Coached and mentored staff of 25 direct sales professionals in an emerging industry of environmental products leading to development of 15 sales leaders from within this group. * Inspired individually as well as leading sales training seminars as large as 300 sales persons. * Integrated sales ideals and procedures into fixed asset departments. Operations Management: * Managed sales and fixed asset programs and promoted understanding of interrelations between departments leading to improved relations between departments and consequent performance increases as well. * Championed all functions related to auto dealership operation including sales, service, inventory, finance and insurance, advertising, accounting and networking.