All Discussions Tagged 'Fixed' - DealerELITE.net2024-03-19T02:00:23Zhttps://www.dealerelite.net/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=Fixed&feed=yes&xn_auth=noDealership Software Sales Position in SE Texastag:www.dealerelite.net,2011-11-08:5283893:Topic:2422302011-11-08T15:20:47.705ZJohn Kinstlerhttps://www.dealerelite.net/profile/JohnKinstler
<p>We seek a Dealership Software Sales professional.</p>
<p>If you reside near Houston, Austin or San Antonio and have experience selling software to automobile dealerships, this position is for you.</p>
<p>You would work from your home office for a powerhouse in the automotive dealership software industry. Your market would be all dealerships in Southeast Texas. This includes both existing install base for cross-selling/up-selling and cold calling new opportunities. This sales professional…</p>
<p>We seek a Dealership Software Sales professional.</p>
<p>If you reside near Houston, Austin or San Antonio and have experience selling software to automobile dealerships, this position is for you.</p>
<p>You would work from your home office for a powerhouse in the automotive dealership software industry. Your market would be all dealerships in Southeast Texas. This includes both existing install base for cross-selling/up-selling and cold calling new opportunities. This sales professional will have the ability to offer integrated software products and lead generating programs to all department heads in any dealership.</p>
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<p><strong>Qualifications for success are:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Dealership software sales experience</li>
<li>Hunting mentality and a thirst for the sale</li>
<li>Professional demeanor and communication skills</li>
<li>Consultative sales experience within dealerships</li>
<li>Knowledge of the retail industry and existing contacts preferred</li>
</ul>
<p>The compensation package of health benefits, base salary and commissioned earnings potential is set for you to earn more than a living - you earn a life style.</p>
<p>Contact me:</p>
<p>John Kinstler</p>
<p>The Strongest Link, LLC</p>
<p>Direct Phone: (561) 417-7435</p>
<p>Email: <a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:Kinstler@thestrongestlink.net">Kinstler@thestrongestlink.net</a></p> Regional Sales Manager for Dealership Softwaretag:www.dealerelite.net,2011-11-08:5283893:Topic:2422272011-11-08T15:16:31.257ZJohn Kinstlerhttps://www.dealerelite.net/profile/JohnKinstler
<p>We have a need for a Dealership Software Sales professional.</p>
<p>If you reside near Houston, Austin or San Antonio and have experience selling Customer Relationship Management or Internet Lead Management software to automobile dealerships, this position may be for you.</p>
<p>You would work from your home office for a powerhouse in the automotive dealership software industry. Your market would be all dealerships in Southeast TX. This includes both existing install base for…</p>
<p>We have a need for a Dealership Software Sales professional.</p>
<p>If you reside near Houston, Austin or San Antonio and have experience selling Customer Relationship Management or Internet Lead Management software to automobile dealerships, this position may be for you.</p>
<p>You would work from your home office for a powerhouse in the automotive dealership software industry. Your market would be all dealerships in Southeast TX. This includes both existing install base for cross-selling/up-selling and cold calling new opportunities. This sales professional will have the ability to offer integrated software products and lead generating programs to all department heads in any dealership.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Qualifications for success are:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Hunting mentality and a thirst for the sale</li>
<li>Professional demeanor and communication skills</li>
<li>Consultative sales experience within dealerships</li>
<li>Knowledge of the retail industry and existing contacts preferred</li>
</ul>
<p>The compensation package of health benefits, base salary and commissioned earnings potential is set for you to earn more than a living - you earn a life style.</p>
<p>Contact:</p>
<p>John Kinstler</p>
<p>The Strongest Link, LLC</p>
<p>Direct Phone: (561) 417-7435</p>
<p>Email: <a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:Kinstler@thestrongestlink.net">Kinstler@thestrongestlink.net</a></p> SOLID Operations Manager Willing to relocate for the right Opportunity, Currently in Central Floridatag:www.dealerelite.net,2011-07-05:5283893:Topic:1474962011-07-05T21:56:48.129ZJohn Painterhttps://www.dealerelite.net/profile/JohnPainter
<p>Orchestrating successful turnarounds and driving peak levels of productivity and profitability briefly describe what I can do for your firm.</p>
<p> I find by background successfully managing large service departments makes me a perfect fit for the Service Center Manager position. Successfully orchestrating turnarounds of underperforming service centers, driving peak levels of productivity and profitability of solid performing service centers briefly describe what I can do for…</p>
<p>Orchestrating successful turnarounds and driving peak levels of productivity and profitability briefly describe what I can do for your firm.</p>
<p> I find by background successfully managing large service departments makes me a perfect fit for the Service Center Manager position. Successfully orchestrating turnarounds of underperforming service centers, driving peak levels of productivity and profitability of solid performing service centers briefly describe what I can do for your firm.</p>
<p> I possess expert knowledge of the operations and service management fields, with experience as Director of Fixed Operations of High Country Automotive, a multi-manufacturer dealership, Service Manager for Bill Heard Chevrolet, a 60 bay, 45 technician Service Department and Assistant Service Manager for an 80 bay, 65 technician Ford Service Department.</p>
<p> By leveraging my skills in government, media and public relations, proven team building and leadership abilities, and a commitment to impacting customer satisfaction and bottom-line profits, I can make an immediate contribution to your organization. Highlights of my background include:</p>
<ul>
<li> More than 10 years of successful experience in increasingly responsible customer-facing, operations management roles. I have consistently affected customer service and satisfaction, while growing revenue and profits.</li>
<li> Outstanding operations management abilities: I am able to coordinate and lead highly trained technicians, strong managers, detailers, administration personnel and other staff to achieve superior execution of the entire life-cycle of automotive service.</li>
<li> As a results-driven, yet team-oriented executive, I drive sales, profit, and productivity improvements while fostering collaborative work environments that promote individual development, achievement, and self-respect. I have earned a reputation for establishing credibility and trusting relationships with customers and staff alike.</li>
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<p> My ability to attract, identify, develop and keep great performers is the cornerstone of my success. I've had the great fortune of being trained and developed by some of the best in the business. Feel free to contact me any time.</p>
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<p> Thank you for taking the time to review this information.</p> Fixed Ops professionals at the NADAtag:www.dealerelite.net,2011-01-21:5283893:Topic:515082011-01-21T18:07:04.000ZJoe Tareenhttps://www.dealerelite.net/profile/JoeTareen
<p><strong>Hello Ladies and Gentlemen</strong></p>
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<p><strong>My name is Joe Tareen and I am the President and CEO of a start up company called Drive Alliance out of Dallas, Texas.</strong></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><em><b>Here is our mission statement:</b></em></span></p>
<p><b>For all OEM franchised service centers, Drive Alliance is dedicated to making sure that there is no service bay empty, no service technician without work, and no service advisor…</b></p>
<p><strong>Hello Ladies and Gentlemen</strong></p>
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<p><strong>My name is Joe Tareen and I am the President and CEO of a start up company called Drive Alliance out of Dallas, Texas.</strong></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><em><b>Here is our mission statement:</b></em></span></p>
<p><b>For all OEM franchised service centers, Drive Alliance is dedicated to making sure that there is no service bay empty, no service technician without work, and no service advisor without an active task at all times.</b> <b>Our seamless multi-solution auto service platform will</b> <b>help OEM franchised service centers continue to please and service both today’s and tomorrow’s customers. What gets measured, get improved and what gets improved gets acknowledged.</b></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><em><b>How will we do it?</b></em></span></p>
<p><b> We are trying to introduce the concepts of Revenue Management into the OEM franchised service centers. These concepts are being used successfully by the Hotel and the Airline industry. </b></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><em><b>Pain</b></em></span></p>
<p><b>As we all know that every day OEM franchised service centers continue to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of customer pay revenue. What is so puzzling to me, is the inability of these service centers to quantify these losses in terms of dollars and cents. A Service Manager or a General Manager can always provide with how much customer pay business they captured for a given day, however they will never be able to give you the number on how much customer pay revenue they actually let go out the door! Isn't that amazing?</b></p>
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<p><b> It is 2011 and OEM franchised service centers have no clue what their potential revenues are for not just in a given geographical marketplace but even for thier existing active customers. Of course the current level of technological non-sopistications is one of the major reasons for this lack of insight into their own business operations.</b></p>
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<p><em><span class="font-size-3"><b>Solution</b></span></em></p>
<p><b>Towards that end we have set out to create an auto service platform that in essence will be an end-to-end multi-solution platform. I will be representing my company as an Allied attendee at this upcoming NADA convention in San Francisco and would love to share the details with anyone interested.</b></p>
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<p><b>We are virtually finished with building the core of the application which among many innovative features also includes a state of the art fully customizable and dynamic 'Service Recommendation Engine' that allows OEM franchised service centers to create multiples of service schedules with multiple of service intervals and many different variations of Individual Maintenances and Scheduled Maintenances. From each customer record you are able to select the most optimum service menu for each customer vehicle! The application does all the heavy lifting for you from that point onwards. This solves the current challenge that many dealers face when attempting to resolve the "Maintenance Minder" strategy espoused by the OEMs versus the dealership's own revenue and profit objectives. This is a clear departure from anything that is currently available in the marketplace.</b></p>
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<p><b> I am very excited to share my four years of R&D with my fellow Fixed Ops professionals. I have purposely kept a very low profile while working with local dealership for the past four years. If you would like to know details, please feel free to contact me anytime. Let's get together at the NADA if you are planning to attend. I would like to meet each and everyone of you. We will be searching for partners and resellers that best fit our company objectives or just professional who share the same vision and philosophy.</b></p>
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<p><b>There is a plenty of opportunity on the Fixed Ops side for dealers, consultants and vendors alike.</b> <b>Let's learn from each other and make the OEM franchised service centers compete with the 'Aftermarket' once again and win.</b></p>
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<p><b>Regards</b></p>
<p><b> </b></p>
<p><b>Joe Tareen</b></p>
<p><b>Drive Alliance, LLC</b></p>
<p><b>214-991-5316</b></p>
<p><b><a href="mailto:drivealliance@gmail.com">drivealliance@gmail.com</a></b></p> Are your suppliers being partners or peddlers? Tips on auditing!tag:www.dealerelite.net,2010-06-15:5283893:Topic:121672010-06-15T18:51:59.000ZDouglas Austinhttps://www.dealerelite.net/profile/DouglasAustin
<p>So many things can go into managing your costs! If you have invested the time into assuring your suppliers are providing you with marketplace rates, it is important to audit to make sure they are giving you exactly what they agreed to - here is a link to this month's Dealer Magazine article:</p>
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<p>So many things can go into managing your costs! If you have invested the time into assuring your suppliers are providing you with marketplace rates, it is important to audit to make sure they are giving you exactly what they agreed to - here is a link to this month's Dealer Magazine article:</p>
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<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #5e5e5e; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><a href="http://www.dealer-magazine.com/fixed-operations/news/single-article/audit-your-suppliers-to-reduce-costs-and-improve-compliance/9ca5b06db0.html">www.dealer-magazine.com/fixed-operations/news/single-article/audit-your-suppliers-to-reduce-costs-and-improve-compliance/9ca5b06db0.html</a></span></p>
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<p> </p> In-Direct / Fixed Ops Cost Reductiontag:www.dealerelite.net,2010-06-08:5283893:Topic:112652010-06-08T21:21:24.000ZRyan Kleinjanhttps://www.dealerelite.net/profile/RyanKleinjan
<p>Happy Tuesday. </p>
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<p>I am working on updating a service for my organization, Performance Management Group, to better serve our current customers and future prospects.</p>
<p><br></br>We currently provide purchasing consulting on everything from office supplies to workers comp insurance to auto glass. </p>
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<p>In the past - this process has been solely about cost reduction - but I believe there can be further value in also offering contract management, invoice auditing, and…</p>
<p>Happy Tuesday. </p>
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<p>I am working on updating a service for my organization, Performance Management Group, to better serve our current customers and future prospects.</p>
<p><br/>We currently provide purchasing consulting on everything from office supplies to workers comp insurance to auto glass. </p>
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<p>In the past - this process has been solely about cost reduction - but I believe there can be further value in also offering contract management, invoice auditing, and vendor research.</p>
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<p>Is there a market for this type of thing or should we continue to focus on the pure consulting?</p>
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<p>Please let me know your thoughts!</p>
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<p>Have a wonderful week!</p>
<p><br/>Ryan</p> Fixed Ops Training & Development Investments?tag:www.dealerelite.net,2010-06-02:5283893:Topic:102572010-06-02T12:55:56.000ZTyler Robbinshttps://www.dealerelite.net/profile/TylerRobbins
<p>Informally, but as accurately as possible, how much of an investment in training & development of personnel do dealerships spend/perform by Department?</p>
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<p>Specifically, I am interested in knowing how much, as it compares to the grand total is spent on Fixed Operations personnel training and development</p>
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<p>IE. we spend $100,000 per year on training in total and $35,000 of it is spent on Fixed Operations personnel specifically <u><strong>OR</strong></u> 30% of our…</p>
<p>Informally, but as accurately as possible, how much of an investment in training & development of personnel do dealerships spend/perform by Department?</p>
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<p>Specifically, I am interested in knowing how much, as it compares to the grand total is spent on Fixed Operations personnel training and development</p>
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<p>IE. we spend $100,000 per year on training in total and $35,000 of it is spent on Fixed Operations personnel specifically <u><strong>OR</strong></u> 30% of our Total Training and Development investment is purely Fixed Ops <u><strong>OR</strong></u> we have a Sales Staff trainer come in for a week once per month and a Service Staff Trainer come in once every other month for a week, etc.</p>
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<p>Please don't include the manufacturer "required" training or technician training either. Please dont provide how much you "expensed" to Fixed Ops either, unless of course, that amount was actually and purely dedicated to training Fixed Ops personnel. </p>
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<p>Ultimately, I am interested in knowing, how much you as a dealership CHOOSE to invest in the development of your Fixed Operations personnel?</p>
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<p>Feel free to share non-statistical comments/opinions as well on this topic!</p>
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<p>Thanks for taking a moment!</p>
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<p>Tyler Robbins</p>
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