Dameion Lewis
Portland,OR
Summary
Highly productive outgoing salesperson with a proven track record of helping customers and closing deals, looking for a new career with an established company that offers unlimited earning potential and personal growth. Willing to learn, work hard and get after it!
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Owner/Operator
Game Junkeez LLC
Portland, OR
05.2008 - Current
- Oversaw all aspects of operating a small secondhand retail and online store, including hiring, training, inventory control, payroll, sales, and much more.
- Managed retail sales team of 4 to 6 people.
- Negotiated with customers looking to buy or sell their unwanted electronics.
Retail Sales Manager
Dick Hannah Dealerships
Vancouver, WA
01.2006 - 05.2008
- Supervised and worked closely with a sales team of 5 to 7 people.
- Presented customers with loan payments, terms, and additional financial products. All while using logic and persuasion to close profitable car deals and create long-lasting customer relationships.
- Conducted weekly meetings with my sales team to help them with dealership sale processes, identifying customer hot buttons, and overcoming objections.
- Interviewing new applicants, including hiring, training, motivating, mentoring, and assisting new employees with their auto sales careers.
- Coached salespeople on vehicle presentations, building rapport, establishing trust, and creating customer urgency.
- Consistently had the highest closing ratios and gross margins in the dealership.
Finance & Insurance Sales Manager
Dick Hannah Dealerships
Vancouver, WA
04.2005 - 01.2006
- Negotiated with lenders for terms favorable to the dealership to maximize profit margins.
- Managed all legal paperwork, including lender agreements, motor vehicle documentation, service contracts, and other financial products.
- Presented customers with service contracts and financial protection options. Using logic and persuasion to help them make educated buying decisions.
- Worked directed with other sales managers to streamline dealership sales processes and maximize profits and each car deal.
- Consistently a top dealership performer in selling finance and insurance products, including perfect feedback scores.
Internet Sales Associate
Dick Hannah Dealerships
Vancouver, WA
02.2002 - 04.2005
- Responded to internet inquiries and phone calls to set appointments and provide potential customers with information about the dealership, vehicle specs, pricing, all while creating urgency for customers to set appointments for test drives.
- Managed customer database using a CRM program to follow up with unsold customers and maintain relationships with previous buyers.
- Demoed new and used vehicles to customers and helped them make good choices for themselves and the dealership.
- Worked directly with lending institutions to secure favorable financing for customers and the dealership, including payments, terms, service, and insurance contracts.
- Consistently a top dealership performer in autos, accessories, finance, insurance products, and 100% customer feedback scores.
Education
High School Diploma -
Madison High School
Portland, OR06.1996
Skills
- Highly Competitive and Self Motivated
- 100% Results and Goal Orientated Mentality
- Approachable and Outgoing Personality
- Coachable and Eager to Learn
- Superb Communication and Negotiating Skills
- Extremely Persuasive with Customer-Focused Presentation Skills
- High Integrity and Honest Work Ethic
- Computer Savvy
- Willing and Capable of Working Long Hours
- Excellent Verbal and Written Communication
- Clean Driving Record with Reliable Work Van
Accomplishments
- Quickly promoted three times with the same company.
- Earned salesperson of the month multiple times.
- Multiple times best dealership closer with a top-performing sales team.
- Top salesperson in the top-performing internet dealership in the country. (Featured on the cover of a national auto dealership magazine.)
- Successfully started a long lasting small business from scratch with little experience or capital.
Timeline
Business Owner/Operator
Game Junkeez LLC
05.2008 - Current
Retail Sales Manager
Dick Hannah Dealerships
01.2006 - 05.2008
Finance & Insurance Sales Manager
Dick Hannah Dealerships
04.2005 - 01.2006
Internet Sales Associate
Dick Hannah Dealerships
02.2002 - 04.2005
High School Diploma -
Madison High School
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