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David Britigan

The Villages,FL

Summary

Highly professional, customer satisfaction oriented, and profitable automotive Sales Manager and Business Manager with over three decades of experience. Possesses a strong skill set that make a truly professional impact on the dealership. Excellent record of increasing benchmarks for market share, profitability, and customer satisfaction ratings. Fully knowledgeable in Red Flags compliance, specializes in adhering to all customer focused aspects of sales and finance. Special expertise in structuring difficult and marginal transactions and utilizing the secondary market, resulting in increased dealer volume and revenues. Experience in all aspects of finance office operation and in all areas of dealership sales management: closing sales, desking deals, used car appraisals, and salesperson training. Finds new and innovative ways to provide profit opportunities for entire dealership, not just sales. Exhibits excellent floor-plan control by utilizing captive finance lending sources to keep inventory fresh.

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience

Work History

Sales Manager

Planet Automotive
01.2014
  • Open national sales levels with new unit over 100 on East Coast of US
  • First Mitsubishi dealership to achieve this level in the past eight years
  • Continued growth in US records reaching number 4 in the country
  • Managed New and Pre-owned inventory controls reducing inventory turn time
  • Daily focus on team training and recruiting Sales personnel
  • Increased CSI to all time dealership levels achieving highest tier
  • Supervised and contributed to dealership BDC
  • Trained and handled all aspects of leasing sales through funding.

Sales Manager / Finance Manager

Gerry Wood Automotive
01.2013 - 01.2014
  • Trained and developed current and new sales staff
  • Lead Sales Manager Kia Dealership
  • Increased sales to meet or exceed manufacture market objectives
  • Controlled inventory levels of new and used inventory
  • Reached over $100,000 in personal F&I gross for single month.

Sales Manager

Keith Hawthorne Hyundai
01.2012 - 01.2013
  • Manage current internet sales activities
  • Train all new and current sales staff
  • Support Sales and F&I Department Managers in all aspects.

Business Manager

Folger Kia South
01.2010 - 01.2013
  • Achieved 56% extended warranty penetration up from 21%
  • Increased back end profit by $600 per unit retailed
  • 341% total product penetration up from 104%
  • Delivered deals in sister stores with record levels of profit and product.

Finance Director

Crown Honda (Asbury)
01.2009 - 01.2010
  • Oversee entire dealership finance department increasing profits 400 per delivery
  • Work with department managers to develop forecasts and goals and work together to attain those goals
  • Worked within larger corporate dealer group to maintain sales expectations and profit levels.

General Manager

Donald Craig Automotive Group
01.2007 - 01.2008
  • Opened new location, oversaw entire operation as General Manager
  • Developed internet sales department and BDC to increase lead generation
  • Focused on growth and profit during a shrinking secondary market.

Finance Director

Tim Stewart Ford
01.2006 - 01.2007
  • Maintained strong F&I presence during three store consolidation
  • Implemented Pro-Max desking system to increase gross profit & delivery opportunities
  • Provided finance capacity to rank 3rd in Atlanta Metro Area in new Ford sales volume.

Finance Manager (Ford) / Finance Director (Hyundai)

Keith Hawthorne Ford - Hyundai
01.2004 - 01.2006
  • Re-established gross profit in used car department
  • Centralized all secondary & sub-prime lending processes into one office
  • Financed a large number of secondary finance deals.

Director of Finance

Keffer Dodge
01.2002 - 01.2004
  • Led restructuring of dealership F&I department, assisted with new selling process and led training sessions for salespeople; including ProMax usage on a daily basis
  • Brought dealership's F&I profits to the top of the dealer group, ranked 1st of all metro area dealerships in auto group for F&I income and built new car F&I income to 2nd best in auto group
  • Awarded 'Top Gun' for F&I departments in metro area auto group.

Aircraft Crew Chief

United States Air Force
01.1986 - 01.1989
  • C5 Galaxy Cargo Transport Plane

Finance Director

Malcolm Cunningham Chevrolet
05.2015 - 02.2020

Increased finance

Business Manager

Camping World
02.2020 - 06.2024
  • Producing over 8 million dollars back end gross profit with increasing PRV every year.
  • Increased overall team productivity by fostering a positive work environment and providing effective leadership.
  • Communicated with customers and vendors positively with particular attention to problem resolution.
  • Negotiated contracts with suppliers and vendors, securing favorable terms for the company while maintaining strong relationships.
  • Oversaw financial operations, maintaining accurate records and ensuring compliance with industry regulations.
  • Successfully managed organizational change initiatives, minimizing disruptions to daily operations while achieving desired outcomes.

Education

Skills

  • Relationship Building
  • Sales team training
  • Staff Management
  • Goals and performance
  • Product Knowledge
  • Direct Sales

Certificationsassociations

  • AFIP Certified (2005)
  • Fifth Third Bank National Dealer Council (Prior Member)

Training

  • Extensive JM&A Training (2002-2003)
  • ADP / R&R knowledgeable
  • ProMax Finance & Insurance Computer Training, Rock Island, Illinois (1998 & 2002)
  • Michigan Secretary of State Title & Registration Training, Detroit, Michigan (1997)
  • Summit Group Finance & Insurance Training, Grand Rapids, Michigan (1996)
  • TeleDynamics Sales Training
  • Ford Half a Car Lease Training
  • US Life Credit Life Training
  • Jim Ziegler training
  • Ken Kingstad training
  • Grant Cardone sales process training
  • Joe Verde Leadership Training
  • Skilled in ADP, R&R, and DealerTrack Arkona DMS systems
  • ELead CRM Systems

Timeline

Business Manager

Camping World
02.2020 - 06.2024

Finance Director

Malcolm Cunningham Chevrolet
05.2015 - 02.2020

Sales Manager

Planet Automotive
01.2014

Sales Manager / Finance Manager

Gerry Wood Automotive
01.2013 - 01.2014

Sales Manager

Keith Hawthorne Hyundai
01.2012 - 01.2013

Business Manager

Folger Kia South
01.2010 - 01.2013

Finance Director

Crown Honda (Asbury)
01.2009 - 01.2010

General Manager

Donald Craig Automotive Group
01.2007 - 01.2008

Finance Director

Tim Stewart Ford
01.2006 - 01.2007

Finance Manager (Ford) / Finance Director (Hyundai)

Keith Hawthorne Ford - Hyundai
01.2004 - 01.2006

Director of Finance

Keffer Dodge
01.2002 - 01.2004

Aircraft Crew Chief

United States Air Force
01.1986 - 01.1989

David Britigan