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MICHAEL CANTALUPO

Willowbrook,Illinois

Summary

Driven and motivated General Sales Manager with over 15 years of automotive sales experience. Skilled at assessing customer needs gauging feedback and allocating personnel resources. A history of significant profit, volume, and customer satisfaction achievements. Seeking a challenging position that values high integrity, perseverance and collaboration with an established organization.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Sales Manager/General Sales Manager

Toyota Of Lincolnwood
2020.07 - 2024.03

• Getting deals approved and ready for F&I

• Able to work multiple deals at once

• Working with consumers to find the right vehicle

• Oversee and control all daily operations, policy implementation, and

strategic direction

• Recruit, hire, and motivate a staff of 24 including support personnel

for salespeople

• Create and design all internet advertising; demonstrate experience

in e-commerce initiatives

General Sales Manager

Premier Auto Haus
2011.09 - 2020.02
  • Directly responsible for overall profitability, sales, and service for a mid-sized used automotive dealership which generates over $10 million annually in sales revenue
  • Oversee and control all daily operations, policy implementation, and strategic direction
  • Recruit, hire, and motivate a staff of 10 including support personnel for sales, finance, service parts, and mechanic department
  • Create and design all internet advertising; demonstrate experience in e-commerce initiatives
  • Reduced total expenses by connecting cash-flow problems, improving inventory turnover, and upgrading dealership facilities.

Salesman

Premier Auto Haus
2006.06 - 2011.08
  • Assisted customers and potential customers with finding vehicles
  • Collaborated with team members to reach sales targets
  • Maintained company website and updated daily inventory, averaged sales of 25 vehicles monthly
  • Built a rapport with potential customers to improve the possibility of sale in the future
  • Understood the characteristics, capabilities, and features of all cars, and provided the potential customer with detailed information, including comparing different competitive models.

Education

Bachelor of Park and Recreational Management -

Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois
06.2002

Skills

• Action Planning

• Revenue Monitoring

• Sales Team Evaluations

• Operating Procedures and Policies

• Relationship Building

• CRM

• DMS

• Verbal and Written Communication

• Performance Evaluations

• Sales Program Coordination

Timeline

Sales Manager/General Sales Manager

Toyota Of Lincolnwood
2020.07 - 2024.03

General Sales Manager

Premier Auto Haus
2011.09 - 2020.02

Salesman

Premier Auto Haus
2006.06 - 2011.08

Bachelor of Park and Recreational Management -

Illinois State University
MICHAEL CANTALUPO