Jayit Karia
Leicester,Leicestershire
Summary
Accomplished professional with extensive expertise in negotiation, business acumen, and strategic planning. Proven track record in rental schedule management, budget handling, and financial forecasting. Adept at building strong client rapport through effective communication and empathetic listening. Skilled in marketing and advertising, telemarketing, and outbound sales to drive customer engagement and vehicle upselling. Demonstrates resilience under pressure and excels in decision making and change management.
Driven professional with keen ability to connect with clients and manage operations seamlessly. Possesses strong leadership and customer service skills, along with knack for problem-solving and negotiation. Aims to streamline rental processes and enhance client satisfaction.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Rental Manager
VWFS Rent-a-Car for Parkway Volkswagen
Leicester
2022.04 - 2025.01
- Managing the Rental Site for Leicester Location
- In charge of a Field Based Rental Agent and 2 drivers
- Reporting to the Group Rental Manager
- In charge of a fleet of 25 Vans and 20 Cars
- Increased Rental Revenue from £225,000 in 2022 to £315000 in 2023
- Achieved £375000 Rental Revenue in 2024
- Making sure drivers carried out fleet checks, check in cars and checked out car correctly
- Making sure any damage is noted
- Creating local corporate accounts
- Managing the delivery diary effectively
- Updating relevant spreadsheets
- Researching the market to find out where we should price ourselves
Energy Consultant
Jonstar Energy Brokers
Leicester
2020.01 - 2022.03
- Telesales Role, contact Business's to renew, exchange their Energy Contracts
- Adjusted Covid Target - monthly profit of £7500 per month
- Not missed target in 12 months running
- Best month January 2021 - £13485
- Last 12 months average of approx
- £10000 per month
- Other KPI's include 120 dials a day with average talk time of 2 hours
Sales Executive
Research Garage
Nuneaton
2018.09 - 2020.01
- Selling New and Used cars through different enquiry channels - Walk-in, Email or Phone
- Average Month selling 15-18 cars mixture of new and used
- Best Month March 2019 with 33 Cars made Profit of £35000
- 70% Finance Penetration
- 75% GAP Penetration (insurance policy)
- 40% Supa Guard (paint protection)
IT Recruitment Consultant
Reed Technology
Birmingham
2017.05 - 2018.09
- Targeted to make a profit of £10000 per month using a set percentage of the salary to charge clients as profit
- Best month generated £18000 comprising of 2 placements (1 of which was £11000)
- Other KPI's included min
- Dials per day, CVs sent, Interviews arranged, Client visits
Sales Executive
Marshall's Vauxhall
Leicester
2013.06 - 2016.06
- Selling New and Used cars through different enquiry channels - Walk-in, Email or Phone
- Average Month selling 18-21 cars mixture of new and used
- Best Month March 2015 with 28 Cars made Profit of £29500
- 75% Finance Penetration
- 64% GAP Penetration (insurance policy)
- 38% Smart Guard (paint protection)
Marketing Executive
Bio-Cam Ltd
Cambridge
2005.08 - 2013.06
- Business to Business field based role, selling CCTV systems and Access controls on a lease
- Targeted to generate £10000 per month
- Average month £145000
- Best month 28000
Sales Manager
Phones4u
Leicester
2001.08 - 2005.08
- Promoted from Sales Executive, selling phones on contract to walk-ins to being a Sales Manager of the Store
- Looking after 8-12 Sales Executives
Education
GCSE - Science, Science, Maths, Business Studies, German, English Language, English Literature, Art, Electronics
Soar Valley Community College
1994.09 - 1999.07
A Level - Maths, Economics, Computer Sci
Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College
1999.09 - 2001.07
BSc (Hons) - Computer Science and Management
University of Nottingham
2001.09 - 2004.06
Skills
- Negotiation expertise
- Accessory upselling
- Business acumen
- Relationship-building
- Rental schedule management
- Budget handling
- Rental negotiations
- Client rapport
- Resilience under pressure
- Effective communication
- Budgeting expertise
- Strategic planning
- Credit checks
- Telemarketing
- Persuasive communication
- Change management
- Financial Forecasting
- Vehicle inspections
- Marketing and advertising
- Lease agreements
- Vehicle upselling
- Decision making
- Empathetic listening
- Outbound sales
- Customer engagement
Languages
English
Native
Gujarati
Fluent
Hindi
Upper intermediate
German
Beginner
Affiliations
- Football
- Pool/Snooker
- Quizes
- Badminton
- Cooking
Timeline
Rental Manager
VWFS Rent-a-Car for Parkway Volkswagen
2022.04 - 2025.01
Energy Consultant
Jonstar Energy Brokers
2020.01 - 2022.03
Sales Executive
Research Garage
2018.09 - 2020.01
IT Recruitment Consultant
Reed Technology
2017.05 - 2018.09
Sales Executive
Marshall's Vauxhall
2013.06 - 2016.06
Marketing Executive
Bio-Cam Ltd
2005.08 - 2013.06
BSc (Hons) - Computer Science and Management
University of Nottingham
2001.09 - 2004.06
Sales Manager
Phones4u
2001.08 - 2005.08
A Level - Maths, Economics, Computer Sci
Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College
1999.09 - 2001.07
GCSE - Science, Science, Maths, Business Studies, German, English Language, English Literature, Art, Electronics
Soar Valley Community College
1994.09 - 1999.07