A passionate, motivated, experienced automotive industry professional, with over 18 years experience, offering the highest standard of customer support, data analysis to ensure expectations and KPI's are met and exceeded. With excellent presenting, reporting, data analysis, confident working with key stakeholders.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Product Specialist Transit Van, Chassis & Bus
Ford Motor Company
Basildon, Essex
06.2023 - Current
Support the vehicle product life-cycles from future product strategy (through to run-out including planning mid-cycle actions, realignments, model year actions and SIPs
Working with key stake holders to ensure KPI's are met around areas such as ZEV mandate, vehicle registration volumes and overall vehicle share.
Manage the price list creation process for new vehicle launches, mid cycle actions (MCA), model year events and general price increases (GPI) Deliver contribution margin ($) and profit ($) targets for each model line Work with Whole Life Cost providers to ensure current and future product actions are best reflected in forecast Residual Values
Support the Take to Market launch process to ensure an effective and flawless launch through involvement and integration across all areas of Ford of Britain
Support accurate and timely forecasts to Ford of Europe to support Pricing and Production Planning processes
Resolved product issues within target time frames for prompt customer service.
Attended to ongoing service and maintenance requests, meeting KPI targets including user satisfaction.
Investigated recurring customer concerns, queries and complaints, offering feedback for process changes.
Ford Commercial Vehicle Zone Manager
Ford Motor Company
Basildon, Essex
08.2022 - 06.2023
Employed by Ford Motor Company directly as Commercial Vehicle Zone Manager.
Ford Commercial Vehicle Zone Manager
FCLG
Bicester, Oxfordshire
03.2020 - 08.2022
Work with Transit Centres to achieve sales objectives
Ensure ordertake performance for each Transit Centre is above objective Help deliver exceptional Customer Experience (CX), measuring progress via CX tools
Drive proactive approach to dealer marketing and ensure appropriate levels of activity
Help Transit Centres understand and integrate Ford Pro into their culture and processes
Support Transit Centres with their transition to selling electric vehicles
Responsible for all customer related queries from initial enquiry for people who are looking to train with The Taylored Life Company, to coaching calls and support after training's.
Ensuring every delegate gets their outcomes for attending training's, as well as ensuring any customer related issues that come up are worked with professionally and with empathy while maintain a positive relationship, and getting positive outcome for both customer and business
Commercial Fleet Sales Executive
Allen Ford UK Ltd
Nuneaton, Warwickshire
08.2015 - 05.2019
Established and maintained positive, profitable customer relationships through superb communication.
Generated new leads and opportunities through effective prospecting to maximise revenue.
Maintained awareness of latest industry trends, product knowledge and sales techniques.
Maintained contact with customers throughout sales, pre-delivery and post-delivery.
Delivered professional sales presentations, creatively communicating product quality and market comparisons to prospective customers.
Achieved and exceeded sales targets in line with client growth across all products and services such as finance penetration.
Commercial Vehicle Sales Manager
Bristol Street Motors
Worcester, Worcestershire
12.2013 - 08.2015
After working for Bristol Street Motors for just over a year I was promoted to Commercial Sales Manager and given the task to open a brand new Transit Centre at the Worcester Ford dealership
Motivating and managing sales executives, effective marketing campaigns and hosting a number of business customer events, meant that the Transit Centre was a great success
Communication with Ford zone managers and ensuring manufacturer standards where adhered to at all times, meant that customers had the fantastic buying experience they deserve, and the manufacturer was happy with how we did business
Another key part of this role was ensuring all finance deals were paid out, and debts were always as low as possible.
Education
GCSEs -
Bilton High School
Rugby, Warwickshire
Neuro Linguistic Programming -
The Taylored Life Company Ltd
Birmingham
01.2017 - 06.2020
Skills
Strong product presentation
Precision-orientated technical support
Product evaluation and support
Strong leadership and team work skills
Excellent communication and influencing at senior stakeholder level
Strong working knowledge of MS packages
Strong data analysis
Works well under pressure and to tight deadlines
Timeline
Product Specialist Transit Van, Chassis & Bus
Ford Motor Company
06.2023 - Current
Ford Commercial Vehicle Zone Manager
Ford Motor Company
08.2022 - 06.2023
Ford Commercial Vehicle Zone Manager
FCLG
03.2020 - 08.2022
Customer Relationship Manager
The Taylored Life Company
05.2019 - 03.2020
Neuro Linguistic Programming -
The Taylored Life Company Ltd
01.2017 - 06.2020
Commercial Fleet Sales Executive
Allen Ford UK Ltd
08.2015 - 05.2019
Commercial Vehicle Sales Manager
Bristol Street Motors
12.2013 - 08.2015
GCSEs -
Bilton High School
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