Curriculum Vitae

Name: Chris

Surname: Groenewald

I.D Number: 840***-****-***

Born: 1984-01-26

Sex: Male

Contact: (Cell) 062-***-****

Address: Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, 1201

I am a result driven professional who has over 19 years’ experience within the retail and sales (Automotive) environment that is considered very technical and complex. I am also able to aggressively drive sales growth and profits by developing a friendly, well trained sales team who are always highly visible to customers and responsive to their needs. I have a hands-on style of management, and one of my key strengths is the ability to generate business insights from diverse data sources.

Education

Senior certificate (Matric) 2002

National Marketing Diploma 2003

Business Management Diploma level 1, 2 and 3 (Hatfield Business College) 2003 - 2005

National I.T diploma (A+ & N+) 2003

McCarthy Cadets diploma (McCarthy Training Centre) 2003

Experience & Skills

Strong oral and written communication skills

Proven ability to lead a team to meet quotas

Excellent leadership skills

Experience setting sales goals

Results-oriented with strong analytical skills

Deep understanding of CRM systems and best practices

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Brand Management

o Presentations & Proposals

Advertising Promotions

o Closing Strategies

Driving Profitability

o Sales Training

Implementing Action Plans

o Lead Qualification

Event Management

o Conflict management

Sales & Marketing

o Product knowledge

Sales Team Supervision

o Communication Skills

Territory Management

o Finance & Legislation

New Account Development

o Stock controlling and purchasing

Relationship Building

o Advanced driving

Customer experience and relationship skills

o Dealer advertising and promotional display

Previous Employment

McCarthy Toyota Arcadia (Sales Executive) April 2003 – June 2006 (Transferred)

McCarthy Audi Hatfield (Sales Executive) June 2006 – June 2008 (Better offer)

Auto Xtra Renault (Pre-owned Sales Manager) Jul 2008 – Aug 2009 (Dealer Closure)

McCarthy HUMMER & Cadillac (Branch Manager New & Used) Sep 2009 – Feb 2010 (Dealer Closure)

TWK Toyota / Mahindra (Sales Manager / General Manager) Mar 2010 – Jul 2013 (Relocation)

Nelspruit Mazda (used sales Manger) Aug 2013 - July 2014 (Better offer)

AMH Renault Nelspruit (Sales Manager New) Aug 2014 – Aug 2016 (Better offer)

Eastview BMW Motorrad (Motorrad General manager) Sept 2016 – Jan 2019 (Contract ended)

Westvaal Barberton Sales Manager Jan 2019 – Feb 2020

CMH Ford Gezina New car sales Executive Sept 2021 - Current

Duties held

-Delivery of targets set, design and implementation of sales campaigns, Field feedback by means of sales reports by sales executives, recruitment, debtors and creditors responsibilities, training of staff where necessary, overall support to dealer principal, management of stock on hand and stock purchasing, Vehicle valuations, problem solving, Customer care

-Supervising a team of staff when the manager was not available.

-Reports and feedback to directors on weekly basis

-Customer satisfaction

-Audit of cash flow and orders

-Stock management

-The Ability to impact sales through coaching, counselling, and influencing others to accomplish the desired outcomes.

-Researching, developing and executing new product launches.

-Identifying and selling against merchandising plans.

-Compiling and maintaining a customer database that documents appropriate customer information and contacts.

-Preparing itineraries, call reports and monthly business reports with sufficient details and in a timely manner.

Achievements

Sales manager of the QUARTER (JUL-AUG 2014) AMH Retail

Sales manager of the QUARTER (OCT-DEC 2015) AMH Retail

Sales manager of the year Motorrad 2017

Activities

Active Golf player

Any outdoor activities

Sports

About myself

I love the trade and everything about it, I’m a hard worker that is very loyal to my career, and I perform well under pressure and enjoy a good challenge.

References

Theo Fourie (DP McCarthy Toyota Arcadia) 082-***-****

Cedrick Vilakazi (Dealer Principal Eastview BMW) 013-***-****

Byron Pieters (Dealer Principal Westvaal) 073-***-****

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