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Todd Strawn

Winter Park,FL

Summary

Ambitious and results-oriented General Manager bringing over 20 years of experience in automotive industry. Focused and enthusiastic professional offering leadership for employee relations through effective communications, training and development. Measures performance to company goals and standards and establishes targets for improvements in safety, quality, cost and delivery.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Regional Sales

Carsaver
Miami, FL
01.2022 - Current
  • Recruited, interviewed and hired qualified staff for open positions.
  • Trained employees on duties, policies and procedures.
  • Recruited, trained and empowered employees to achieve key performance indicators.
  • Conducted employee evaluations to provide adequate feedback and recognize quality performance.
  • Led employee evaluations with constructive feedback to boost performance.
  • Designed sales and service strategies to improve revenue and retention.

General Manager

AutoNation Auctions
Orlando, FL
02.2018 - 05.2022

Established clear performance goals and metrics for revenue, P&L, customer service and customer retention.

Managed 120 people

Increased profit:

  • 2018 1.2 million profit
  • 2019. 2.1 million profit
  • 2020. 4.1 million profit
  • 2021. Tracking 7.5 million profit

Third party business growth:

  • 2018 180k revenue
  • 2019 450k revenue
  • 2020 1.5 million revenue
  • 2021 Tracking 2.1 million revenue

Director of Sales and Training

XSeller8 Automotive Software
Orange, CA
11.2016 - 02.2018

Responsible for project managing the software build. Sales to New Car Franchise stores and Onboarding of the dealerships.

Start Up company

National Sales Manager

TD Auto Finance LLC.
Farmington Hills, MI
12.2011 - 11.2016

Recruited, interviewed, hired and trained talented sales staff of 15 employees to outperform competition.

  • 2016 YOY Sales Growth of 119%
  • 2015 YOY Sales Growth of 122%.
  • 2014 YOY Sales Growth of 9% with a mature product while changing the culture of the sales team
  • 2013 YOY Sales Growth by 16%

Assistant General Manager

Cox Automotive
Fontana, CA
04.2008 - 05.2011

Increased annual profit by streamlining processes and improving staff knowledge of optimal procedures while managing up to 238 employees.

  • $60 million revenue operating location
  • 255,000 registered vehicles
  • Increased profit from 17 million to 29 million in 3 years
  • Cox Automotive auction of the year in back to back years

General Manager

Cox Automotive
Harrisburg , PA
08.2005 - 04.2008

Established clear performance goals and metrics for revenue, P&L, customer service and customer retention.

  • Increased profit from -$1,400,000 to $545,000 in 2 and 1/2 years
  • Successfully changed the location from a whole car auction to predominantly a salvage auction
  • Successfully changed the culture from non engaged and under performing to engaged and profitable.

Dealer Principal

Strawn Chevrolet-Oldsmobile
Starke, FL
02.1991 - 02.2003

Education

Bachelor of Arts -

Wake Forest University, Winston-salem, NC

Skills

  • Cross-functional Team Management
  • Supervision
  • Training
  • Performance Improvements
  • Policy/program Development
  • Sales Team Development

Affiliations

  • TD Auto FInance:Nominated Given Quarterly Spark Award 1st Quarter 2014.
  • TD Auto FInance Nominated Q2 and Q3, 2015, Awarded quarterly spark award Q3
  • Manheim “M” award winner 2008 for Auction of the Year
  • Manheim “M” award winner 2009 for Auction of the Year
  • Manheim “M” award winner 2010 for Top 5 Auction
  • Location department of the year in 2009. Selected as local “M” award winner in 2009

Timeline

Director of Regional Sales - Carsaver
01.2022 - Current
General Manager - AutoNation Auctions
02.2018 - 05.2022
Director of Sales and Training - XSeller8 Automotive Software
11.2016 - 02.2018
National Sales Manager - TD Auto Finance LLC.
12.2011 - 11.2016
Assistant General Manager - Cox Automotive
04.2008 - 05.2011
General Manager - Cox Automotive
08.2005 - 04.2008
Dealer Principal - Strawn Chevrolet-Oldsmobile
02.1991 - 02.2003
Wake Forest University - Bachelor of Arts,
Todd Strawn