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Craig Strachan

Bathgate,West Lothian

Summary

Performance-oriented Sales and Business Manager offering excellent record of achievement over twenty-year career. Tenacious manager with strategic and analytical approach to solving problems, bringing in customers and accomplishing profit targets. Talented in identifying and capitalizing on revenue opportunities.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Sales manager

Motorhous Livingston
Livingston, West Lothian
2024.11 - Current
  • New start up business
  • Streamlined sales processes to enhance team productivity.
  • Guided team members on best practices in upselling techniques.
  • Devised successful sales pitches for significant conversion rates.
  • Optimised sales methods to best engage, acquire and retain customers.
  • Recruit, coach and mentor sales staff.
  • Hands on and real time training which increased conversion rate.
  • First and second face all customers which increased add on products and conversion rates.
  • Continual feed back to sales staff to encourage and develop their own sales process.
  • Enquiry management.
  • Reporting and forecasting.
  • Stock control buying and selling
  • Onboard finance companies and regulators.
  • Best Service award from Autotrader 2025 based on customer review

Business manager

Douglas Park Mini/BMW
Glasgow
2024.02 - 2024.11

Responsible for Finance and Insurance income

•Ensure sales process is carried out compliantly

•Departmental KPI's and budget are met

•Continual coaching of sales team

•First and second face all customers.

•Manage Sales team for maximum profitability and efficency

•Structuring offers to maximise profitability

•Responsible for customer Finance retention and renewal

•Valuation and purchase of stock

Business Manager

Jaguar Glasgow
Glasgow, Glasgow City
2019.05 - 2024.02
  • First facing and second facing all customers
  • Building deals to maximise chassis and finance profit
  • Responsible for compliant sales process
  • Responsible for upsell of regulated and non regulated products
  • Ensure deal files are correct for Quality Assurance
  • Managing sales executives to achieve departmental KPI's
  • Finalised sales administration accurately and promptly to meet company standards.
  • Conduct observational assessments and give feedback to execs
  • Continual coaching sales execs

Business Manager

Ferrari Edinburgh
Edinburgh
2018.02 - 2019.05
  • First facing and second facing customers
  • Responsible for finance and insurance sales
  • Ensure the highest level of customer service is maintained
  • Sold new and used vehicles valued up to £1.1M
  • Managed sales execs for monthly targets

Business Manager

Lookers Audi
Glasgow
2015.02 - 2018.02
  • First and second face customers
  • Construct deals to maximise profits(chassis and finance)
  • Upsell add on products
  • Value part exchanges
  • Manage sales execs
  • Ensure presentation of used car lot is 1st class

Business Manager

Macklins Peugeot
Paisley, Renfrewshire
2014.03 - 2018.02

Assistant Sales Manager

Peugeot Citroen Retail Group
Glasgow, Glasgow City
2011.03 - 2014.03
  • First and second face customers
  • Ensure sales process followed at all times
  • FCA procedures followed
  • Stack deals to maximise profits
  • All stock prepared and photographed for website advertising
  • Weekly DOC as to where the department is tracking
  • Monthly accounts review

Education

Morgan Academy
Dundee
1983.08 - 1989.08

Skills

  • FCA compliant
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Consistently over achieve in target driven environment
  • Adaptable communicator
  • Confident negotiator and influencer
  • Good time and diary management skills
  • Team player
  • Adaptable

Timeline

Sales manager

Motorhous Livingston
2024.11 - Current

Business manager

Douglas Park Mini/BMW
2024.02 - 2024.11

Business Manager

Jaguar Glasgow
2019.05 - 2024.02

Business Manager

Ferrari Edinburgh
2018.02 - 2019.05

Business Manager

Lookers Audi
2015.02 - 2018.02

Business Manager

Macklins Peugeot
2014.03 - 2018.02

Assistant Sales Manager

Peugeot Citroen Retail Group
2011.03 - 2014.03

Morgan Academy
1983.08 - 1989.08
Craig Strachan