Kurt Dykstra
Meridian,ID
Summary
Highly accomplished professional with over a decade of dedicated experience in the RV industry, consistently delivering exceptional results within the same nationally renowned company.
A top-performing sales leader for six consecutive years, and currently excelling as a Finance Director for nearly four years, responsible for leading a team of up to six finance managers and collaborating
closely with three sales managers. Instrumental in propelling our individual store to rank first out of 22 locations annually, reflecting a strong commitment to excellence and superior performance.
Proven annually as the #1 individual finance manager company-wide, demonstrating an unwaveringdedication to driving success and achieving outstanding outcomes.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Finance
Bishs RV
Meridian, ID
04.2020 - Current
- Created relationships with banks and credit unions to maximize profits on the front and back of deal structure.
- Assisted Sales Managers with desking deals to ensure that numbers are in line for an approval with room to sell product.
- Menu selling: ability to role through a presentation that creates a problem and solves a problem creating urgency for the customer.
- Led a team of up to 6 Finance Managers and 3 Sales Managers that produced over 2196 RV sales and over 36 million dollars in profit in one year.
- Recognized annually the last 3 years as the number 1 Sales and Finance team in the company out of 22 locations.
- Recognized annually the last 3 years as one of the top Finance Managers company wide.
- Personally retained over a 20% PVR, $10,000 per copy average, and product index of around 6 on finance produced deals since joining finance
- Directed and led Finance team to the highest per copy average ($5016), product index (2.76), and overall Finance GP ($6,982,805) company wide for 2023,
- For the most recent month of April, led Finance team to a 14.2% PVR, $5594 per copy, and a product index of 3.05, exceeding company goals in each category, with each team member finishing top 10 overall.
- Frequently asked to visit stores in other states to assist with Finance and Sales Management training.
- Developed and implemented new finance training materials for all sales and finance managers company wide.
- Used experience and industry knowledge to innovate a new inventory strategy which helped mitigate substantial losses from aging units during a down market year by taking a loss on the front of deals and using the strength of the Finance team to make the company whole and profitable on the back-end of deals, resulting in millions of dollars saved.
Outfitter
Bishs RV
08.2013 - 04.2020
- Build value in yourself, your product, and your dealership
- Be efficient at creating a problem and solving a problem with using an interactive presentation to create value, telling is not selling
- Recognized annually in the top 3 for individual sales company-wide for the 6 plus years in my time as an RV Outfitter, until being promoted into Finance.
Education
Bachelor's degree - Communications
Boise State University
Boise, ID01.2010
Skills
- Customer service (10 years)
- Menu selling (4 years)
- Bank negotiations (4 years)
- Management (4 years)
- Sales (10 years)
- Communication skills
- Dealership experience
- Public speaking
- Phone etiquette
- Territory sales
- Territory management
- Negotiation
- Leadership
- Organizational skills
- Time management
- Sales management
- Customer relationship management
- Business development
- Marketing
- Organizational Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Risk Management
- Budget Planning
- KPI Tracking
- Attention to Detail
- Critical Thinking
- Decision-Making
- Team Building Leadership
- Relationship building and management
Timeline
Director of Finance
Bishs RV
04.2020 - Current
Outfitter
Bishs RV
08.2013 - 04.2020
Bachelor's degree - Communications
Boise State University