Raymond Barakat
Houston,Texas
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Manager
Nissan Of Midland
03.2022 - 10.2023
- Processed loan applications and monitored progress from start to finish.
- Negotiated loan terms and conditions with customers to secure best deal.
- Identified opportunities to cross-sell and upsell loan products to customers.
- Developed and maintained relationships with customers, lenders and other third parties.
- Assisted customers with completing loan applications and other paperwork.
- Evaluated loan requests and documents to verify accuracy and completeness.
- Explained very technical financial information to applicants in easy to understand language.
- Created strategies to develop and expand existing customer sales, resulting in increase in annual sales.
- Supervised loan personnel and motivated to maintain customer service and performance standards.
Automotive Sales Professional
Don McGill Toyota
01.2022 - 02.2022
- Demonstrated automobiles by explaining characteristics, capabilities, and features, taking test drives and explaining warranties and services.
- Qualified buyers by matching requirements and interests to various car or truck models and discussing finance options.
- Closed sales by overcoming objections, asking for sales, negotiating price, and completing purchase contracts,
- Greeted customers on lot and in showroom to answer questions about brand and available inventory.
Managing Director
Custom Bakery
05.2017 - 12.2021
- Oversaw operations and provided corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals.
- Monitored office workflow and administrative processes to keep operations running smoothly.
- Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.
- Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow.
- Devised and implemented innovative and marketing campaigns to promote products and services.
- Implemented business strategies, increasing revenue and effectively targeting new markets.
Automotive Sales Manager
Toyota Of Midland
09.2014 - 05.2016
- Coached individual team members on daily basis to maximize unit volume, gross profit and earnings potential.
- Leveraged eLeads, CDK, DealerTrack, CUDL, AutoTrader, TrueCar, vAuto, KBB and other resources to drive new and used car sales.
- Promoted new and used vehicle sales to exceed dealership volume, gross profit and customer expectations.
- Ordered and maintained suitable inventory of new and pre-owned vehicles to achieve volume and gross profit objectives.
Automotive Finance Manager
Toyota Of Midland
08.2012 - 09.2014
Automotive Sales Professional
Toyota Of Midland
11.2011 - 08.2012
Education
No Degree - Business Administration And Management
University Of Guyana
Georgetown, GuyanaSkills
- Automotive industry knowledge
- Team leadership
- Customer relationship management
- Decision-making aptitude
- Interpersonal relations
- Attention to detail
- Ethical conduct
- Financial product knowledge
- Problem-solving capabilities
- Contract preparation
- Regulatory compliance understanding
- Time management
- Professional demeanor
- Organizational skills
- Loan underwriting proficiency
- Analytical thinking
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Sales expertise
- Goal-oriented mindset
Timeline
Finance Manager
Nissan Of Midland
03.2022 - 10.2023
Automotive Sales Professional
Don McGill Toyota
01.2022 - 02.2022
Managing Director
Custom Bakery
05.2017 - 12.2021
Automotive Sales Manager
Toyota Of Midland
09.2014 - 05.2016
Automotive Finance Manager
Toyota Of Midland
08.2012 - 09.2014
Automotive Sales Professional
Toyota Of Midland
11.2011 - 08.2012
No Degree - Business Administration And Management
University Of Guyana
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