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Jonathan Gallegos

Albuquerque,NM

Summary

SALES AND RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT Highly self-motivated and enthusiastic Sales and Relationship Manager. Customer-oriented sales professional with 25 years of experience building relationships, cultivating partnerships and growing profit channels. Strategic-thinking leader with expertise in expanding network connections, persuasively introducing products, territory development and revealing customer needs to deliver solutions.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Sales Representative

Autonation USA
09.2023 - Current
  • Welcome customers to the store and assisted them through the sales process
  • Assist customers to find the right vehicle based on their needs
  • Work with other personnel such as Sales Manager, Finance office and title office to make sure we are providing a great customer service environment.

Area Sales Manager

Capital One Auto Finance
03.2012 - 01.2023
  • Develop and maintain relationships with key decision makers throughout the dealership to enhance business development outcomes
  • Grew market share for assigned territory by generating new business that led up to $1.2 million in monthly proxy profit
  • Engage in daily dealer interactions with strong focus on increasing monthly applications and selling digital lead generation products to all levels of management
  • Manage all dealer inquiries that include funding issues, reserve payments, internal tool access, and title issue guidance
  • Partner with Relationship Managers to oversee up to 100 dealerships by performing personal dealer visits, phone calls, and follow-ups to meet monthly commitments
  • Facilitate awareness and advised management on compliance and collection matters.

Business Development Representative

Wells Fargo Dealer Services
02.2004 - 02.2012

Wells Fargo Dealer Services

* Performs effective financial analysis and underwriting in the areas of credit, cash flow and collateral to include documentation, risk mitigation, data integrity and verification of income/employment.
* Credit Underwriting while in field.
* Monitor the growth and portfolio health of dealer relationships.
* Identify opportunities to cross market additional products to include floor planning and other commercial offerings.
* Train and coach Business Development Representatives to ensure growth and development of new and existing dealer relationships for both Franchise and Independent dealerships.
* Maintain effective communication with dealers and all appropriate internal partners acting as liaison between dealer customers and production department to assist with funding of contracts, collection efforts and credit processing.
* Work with credit analysts and dealer customers to negotiate and capture retail contracts with rates, fees and terms that are favorable to Wells Fargo Dealer Services and customers.
* Adhere to all applicable lending laws.
* Meet ongoing regulatory compliance requirements

Sales Representative

Bob Turner’s Ford
01.2003 - 02.2004
  • Greeted and helped customers through the sales process
  • Asked questions to find out the customers needs to put them in the correct vehicle
  • Worked with Sales Managers and Finance managers to give the right payment that the customers could afford and give them the correct coverage for their vehicle
  • Shadowed Finance office to prepare to move into as a Finance Manager
  • Worked together as a team in order to achieve monthly sales goals by participating in weekly team meetings to discuss results and suggest improvements.

Dealer Account Manager

Market Scan
09.2001 - 01.2003
  • Trained dealership personnel on how to use our lease software
  • Serviced the computer systems as needed
  • Worked with Key Decision Makers to go over other products to see if they need anything other than what they already have
  • Worked with internal sales to give them leads for upgraded sales.

Education

Bachelor of University Studies -

University of New Mexico
01.1994

Skills

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

Negotiation Skills

Networking

Research and strategy (data analysis)

Business Intelligence and networking

Problem solving skills

Time Management

Work Ethic

Timeline

Sales Representative

Autonation USA
09.2023 - Current

Area Sales Manager

Capital One Auto Finance
03.2012 - 01.2023

Business Development Representative

Wells Fargo Dealer Services
02.2004 - 02.2012

Sales Representative

Bob Turner’s Ford
01.2003 - 02.2004

Dealer Account Manager

Market Scan
09.2001 - 01.2003

Bachelor of University Studies -

University of New Mexico
Jonathan Gallegos