General Sales Manager

• Feb 2023 - Present

Assistant Manager

• May 2022 - Mar 2023

As the assistant sales manager I have taken it as my responsibility to train, coach, mentor my team and help them to reach theirs and the locations expectation each month. I’m responsible for the deals from start to finish, negotiating and closing when needed and providing a smooth hand off to the finance dept. I also to a lesser extent help out in fixed ops, deal with customer relations and ensure everyone who walks into my store has an experience that exceeds their expectations.

Sales Manager

• May 2022 - Feb 2023

Sales manager at Red Deer Nissan. I focus on training and leading the team. Leading by example. It’s my job to ensure targets are reached, motivate the team, work on marketing initiatives. I help the team close deals, book appointments and deliver vehicles whenever required. Deal with client relations at all levels. Coordinate deals with finance, ensure proper tracking and log keeping and most of all make sure that the clients and the team enjoy themselves and have a straightforward honest, fun experience to encourage repeat business. Show less

Sales Specialist

• May 2021 - Nov 2022

Sales/Finance/Team Leader

• Mar 2021 - May 2021

Automotive Sales/Finance and Team Leader consultant Automotive Sales/Finance and Team Leader consultant

Finance Manager

• Oct 2020 - Mar 2021

In this position I am responsible for contacting and engaging the client, work with them to find out what their family, personal and financial needs are, and then try to match that with the perfect vehicle. Once all that is done, I work with the banks to get them the best possible approval for them and educate them on the credit and loan insurances (life, disability, gap) and then on to vehicle protections. If I get this all right, I desk the deal to be approved by the clients, sign and deliver the vehicle. Once that's all done there is booking, splitting, remitting, and washing out the deal and getting it ready for accounting. Finally, make sure all paperwork is handled in a safe, secure method in order to have the banks accept the contracts and allow my clients to take home that vehicle they have always wanted, loved or just needed to get through day to day life! at the end of that day, my goal is to have a lifelong client who will come back over and over and bring their family and friends in to see me as well! Show less

Specialty automotive sales and finance manager

• Feb 2020 - Nov 2020

This role was focused on both sales and finance management. Not only was I responsible to reaching and engaging the client, finding the right vehicle for their lifestyle and budget, then find the financing that works best for them, I was also responsible for managing half the team. So while I was working on selling my own vehicles and getting them financed and funded, I was also responsible for vehicle selection, credit and approvals and desking for the half the team that worked with me. We were all aimed in the same direction, just some had less experience than others. So speaking of deals on the go at any given time, there was always between 15 and 40 on the go at any given time. This taught me time management and prioritizing as the came to me with problems needing solutions all the meanwhile. I Thoroughly loved this position, the pace, the ability to help others, the exhilaration of getting multiple deals closed along with back end product (warranty, gap, life/dis etc) at a time. It was all very fun and I was able to expand my experience level much quicker than normal. Show less

Specailty sales and finance consultant

• Sep 2019 - Feb 2020

I was brought in to work deals front to back. meaning everything from the initial contact all the way through pitching vehicles/locating vehicles, workimg with banks for approvals, pitching and closing back end product (warranty/gap/life and dis), desking and pitching the deal, writing and signing the deal, vehicle prep, booking the deal, delivering the vehicle, sending off funding packages ensuring all stips were attached, remitting insurance and warranty certs, splitting and sending to be washed and sent to accounting. During all of this I am gaining trust and working towards repeat clients and at the very least, happy clients that would use our services again. This is where I started to learn how to multitask and prioritize as each deal is individual and can be at any stage of the process at any time. keeping up with it, with what needs done and ensuring that by delivery date the deals are funded and ready to go with no heat and as few do-overs as possible. my preference was to get a stip list (if I got one) that was as sort as possible and with hard work, it should only be something that I needed sent to me, not something that was never addressed so that that final stip (again, if there is one), had no heat and can be easily completed. I learned a lot at this position about how I (me) as a professional would like to have things organized so things don't fall through the cracks. Show less

Internet Sales Manager/subprime finance

• Oct 2017 - Nov 2019

This role strated of as strictly on line sales, lead generation from our website that were then clicked on by potential clients, but my need to learn and do better I went on to upgrading and updating all the websites functions as we had 3 interconnected unique websites all drawing in from different locations. managing and updating inventory, pictures etc was nearly a full time job until we figured out how to streamline it. I then started to notice that the high majority of the clients we coming to us with "bruised" credit and could use some help from a more dedicated subprime finance manager. so I learned what I need to get them approved and started working as internet manager/subprime finance. I learned a ton on this job which I stayed at for quite some time and eventually started to "effectively" but not completely, do the deals front to back. From finding vehicles, getting them approved and signing them pending back end penetration. I would then introduce one of the full time finance managers to sell on the back end after me priming them up for a sale. I did this this way because I hadn't quite gotten to the point of getting my own credentials with the vendors on the back end. So from that point after I took on the role as sales, where I then took care of the delivery and final, in person hand off of the vehicle and all the follow up. It was a great job, and I learned a lot there and made some great friends that I still stay in touch with to this day. Show less

recent graduate

• Jan 2014 - Apr 2016

Manager

• Jun 2003 - Mar 2013

I was responsible for finding new clients, as well as keeping the current clients happy, training new employees, invoicing, scheduling, and planning jobs I was responsible for finding new clients, as well as keeping the current clients happy, training new employees, invoicing, scheduling, and planning jobs

assistant manager/sales

• Mar 2000 - May 2003

I was responsible for educating the customers as well as myself on the products, the job was 100% commission, so the more comfortable and informed the customer was the better for the over all sales, I balanced the registers daily, handled scheduling and training I was responsible for educating the customers as well as myself on the products, the job was 100% commission, so the more comfortable and informed the customer was the better for the over all sales, I balanced the registers daily, handled scheduling and training