LOUIS BAREFIELD
Houston,TX
Summary
Skilled Sales Professional with strong background in high pressure environments. Persuasive and self-motivated with over 10 years of sales experience. Works well independently and offers excellent project management and team leadership abilities. Quick learner with excellent computer abilities. Superior communication skills, understanding of client needs and a proven track record in exceeding sales closing targets.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
S A L E S P R O F E S S I O N A L
Gulf Coast Auto Park
02.2018 - Current
- Satisfied customers every day with fast, friendly, and knowledgeable support for car buying needs
- Met targets consistently by working hard and with strong attention to detail
- Recognized and took advantage of opportunities to increase business revenue, including starting an online business page and working the service appointments as leads
- Maintained and updated files and records to support efficient operations
- Gained expert knowledge of Toyota operations, market conditions, and trends.
Internet Leads Assosicate
Keating Toyota
07.2023 - 05.2024
- Boosted sales conversion rates by effectively nurturing leads through the sales funnel.
- Developed creative outbound calling scripts that effectively captured prospect interest resulting in higher appointment setting rates.
- Utilized CRM tools to manage lead information effectively, ensuring timely follow-up and accurate data tracking.
- Collaborated closely with account executives to ensure seamless handoff of qualified leads, resulting in increased closed deals.
- Crafted persuasive sales pitches to communicate value of company products and services.
- Developed successful strategies for identifying and converting prospective clients to long-term customers.
- Developed advanced understanding of products and services to react to customer objections, competitive questions, and other FAQs.
S A L E S P R O F E S S I O N A L
Mac Haik Toyota
01.2016 - 02.2018
- Demonstrated products to customers on-site, toured facilities and offered ongoing support to maintain solid connections
- Negotiated details of contracts and payments
- Obtained credit information about prospective customers
- Consulted with clients after sales or contract signings to resolve problems and to provide ongoing support
- Monitored market conditions, product innovations, and competitors' products, prices, and sales
- Serviced established accounts on a consistent basis to maintain strong revenue and customer relationships
- Answered customers' questions about products, prices, availability, product uses, and credit terms.
S A L E S P R O F E S S I O N A L
Toyota of Alvin
03.2015 - 01.2016
- Consulted with clients after sales or contract signings to resolve problems and to provide ongoing support
- Estimated or quoted prices, credit or contract terms, warranties, and delivery dates
- Kept updated files with a current listing of customer business operations, sales histories and key personnel
- Contacted regular and prospective customers to demonstrate products, explain product features, and solicit orders.
S A L E S P R O F E S S I O N A L
Toyota of Victoria
01.2014 - 03.2015
- Answered customers' questions about products, prices, availability, product uses, and credit terms
- Obtained credit information about prospective customers
- Persuasively negotiated terms with customers to meet profit targets
- Recommended products to customers, based on customers' needs and interests.
A S S I S T A N T M A N A G E R
Hibbett Sports
10.2012 - 01.2014
- Supervised hourly and temporary personnel, provided work direction and reviewed work processes
- Managed the allocation of staff resources through close monitoring and projected future staff needs
- Analyzed results through reporting, and translated information into data-driven actionable behavior to drive KPI improvements
- Attended store walkthroughs with the management team and followed-up on directives and recommendations
- Developed and maintained effective working relationships with team members, management, and customers
- Communicated regularly with management team concerning all aspects of sales, customer feedback, and associate performance.
Education
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA -
Memorial Highschool
Victoria, TXSkills
- Deliver sales presentations
- Sales strategy development
- Sales promotions
- Sales negotiations
- Prepare sales presentations
- Negotiate sales
- Quote generation
- Lead prospecting
- Social media marketing
- Market research
- Staff coaching
- Customer service
- Objection handling
- Closing Techniques
- Upselling and Cross Selling
- Sales expertise
- Customer Relationship Building
Timeline
Internet Leads Assosicate
Keating Toyota
07.2023 - 05.2024
S A L E S P R O F E S S I O N A L
Gulf Coast Auto Park
02.2018 - Current
S A L E S P R O F E S S I O N A L
Mac Haik Toyota
01.2016 - 02.2018
S A L E S P R O F E S S I O N A L
Toyota of Alvin
03.2015 - 01.2016
S A L E S P R O F E S S I O N A L
Toyota of Victoria
01.2014 - 03.2015
A S S I S T A N T M A N A G E R
Hibbett Sports
10.2012 - 01.2014
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA -
Memorial Highschool