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Jessica Claire
  • , , 609 Johnson Ave., 49204, Tulsa, OK 100 Montgomery St. 10th Floor
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Summary

Love of the automotive industry. 24 year veteran automotive specialist. I am unique, I have trained for most positions in a dealership. I have professional training in automotive facilitation from the Dealer Academy at NADA.

I specialize in management driven performance with customer retention as my key initiative. This is done thru culture and creating an environment of success and productivity.

I have been trained in sales leadership. I have attended many retail training seminars offered by retail environments like GM, Joe Verde, Grant Cordon, Half a Car, and NADA.

I worked as an Executive Manager for 15 of my 24 years. This position allowed me to manage the financial aspects of a dealership along with advertising budgets, personnel expense, and of course massive inventory.

Skills
  • Problem Anticipation and Resolution
  • Management Team Building
  • Process Improvements
  • Program Optimization
  • Adaptability
  • Training sales people
  • New car inventory management
  • Used vehicle acquisition and disposal
  • Service profit centering
  • Parts utilization
  • Desking and Finance
  • Financial Statement Review
  • Hiring and Onboarding
  • Budget Control
  • Finance and Accounting Oversight
  • Recruitment and Hiring
  • Sales Promotion
  • Staff Development
  • Business Leadership
  • Department Oversight
  • Team Leadership
  • Training Management
  • Administrative Management
  • Customer Service Management
  • Cost Reduction
  • Revenue Forecasting
  • Sales Coaching
  • Capital Expenditures Oversight
  • Sales Strategies
Experience
Executive Manager, 10/2009 - 03/2021
First Watch Restaurants Indianapolis, IN,
  • Directed financial controls to manage and minimize organization's financial risks.
  • Evaluated employees' skills sets to guide decisions regarding promotions and additional training.
  • Oversaw daily operations of multiple business units.
  • Facilitated creation and implementation of strategy designed to grow business.
  • Guaranteed overall delivery and quality of unit's offerings to customers.
  • Managed hiring and talent development programs.
  • Maximized time and employee productivity, consolidating data, payroll and accounting programs into centralized systems.
  • Tracked monthly sales to generate reports for business development planning.
  • Oversaw department operations to align priorities and resources with organizational objectives.
  • GM Training and Skills development
  • Advertising and budget setting for franchise goals
  • 20 Group meetings and training for business strategies
  • Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
  • Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
  • Implemented successful business strategies to increase revenue and target new markets.
  • Directed or coordinated financial or budget activities to fund operations and maximize investments.
  • Appraised inventory levels on frequent basis, ordering new merchandise to keep quantities well-stocked.
  • Reviewed financial statements and sales or activity reports to measure productivity or goal achievement.
  • Worked a lease portfolio and managed customer retention
General Manager, 10/2005 - 07/2009
Cadillac - Saab Of Memphis City, STATE,
  • Managed New and Used car inventories
  • Finance and Insurance facilitation
  • Team Building
  • Accessories department
  • Over seeing if Fixed Operations
  • Multiple franchise relationships
  • Manufacture point of contact
  • Order new vehicles
  • Marketing and Advertising
  • Delivered exceptional client experiences through hands-on leadership of associates and managers.
  • Built and maintained loyal, long-term customer relationships through effective account management.
  • Designed sales and service strategies to improve revenue and retention.
  • Managed inventory levels and conducted corrective action planning to minimize long-term costs.
  • Complied with company policies and government regulations to prevent and detect rule violations and protect organization from fines and lawsuits.
  • Trained employees on duties, policies and procedures.
  • Recruited, interviewed and hired qualified staff for open positions.
  • Supervised employees through planning, assignments and direction.
  • Recruited, trained and empowered employees to achieve key performance indicators.
Pre Owned Manager , 10/2000 - 10/2006
Cadillac Of Memphis City, STATE,
  • Inventory Management
  • Profit centering thru deal management
  • Follow Up Daily with all prospects
  • Manage Sales Team
  • Advertising
  • Wholesale Inventory
  • Work deals (desking)
  • BASICS
  • Reconditioning
  • Motivating environment
  • Coached and developed pre-sales team to enhance product knowledge, develop technical acumen and build technical sales skills.
  • Coached, developed and motivated team to achieve revenue goals.
  • Determined price schedules and discount rates.
  • Built sales forecasts and schedules to reflect desired productivity targets.
Education and Training
Business Management : Business, Expected in 08/2006
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University of Memphis - Memphis, TN
GPA:
Status -
: Automotive Business Administration, Expected in 02/2004
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NADA Dealer Academy - McLean, VA,
GPA:
Status -

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School Attended

  • University of Memphis
  • NADA Dealer Academy

Job Titles Held:

  • Executive Manager
  • General Manager
  • Pre Owned Manager

Degrees

  • Business Management

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