Ali C

Assumed responsibility as Area Dealer Manager for the entire state Ohio 2010 and Michigan 2011-12. Call on Regional and Corporate Tire Distributors, Car Dealers and Tire stores. Act as a consultant to all customers helping customer needs and providing solutions. Work with small and large distributors to train existing accounts on our programs and promotions in order to grow sales. Initiate communications both internally and with customers, providing updates and potential solutions. Able to put up to speed an entire new territory with programs and products in order to increase sales and grow market share.

Consultative sales within Ford, GM and Chrysler dealerships in the Northeast market (2006) and Great Lakes market (2007-09) in order to develop a business partnership with the key personnel (dealer, service, parts) at each dealership. Elaborated incremental units sell out promotions in order to gain market share of CTA tires at key car dealers. Adopted an inside sales approach to close sales over the phone for monthly and quarterly promotions as well as email reminders of current promotions, updates, etc. Conducted one-on-one training on products, programs, sales and warranty information. Promoted CTA original equipment fitments and market share reports with the car dealership personnel in the Northeast and Great Lakes territories. Coordinate with other CTA sales channels to ensure necessary support. Participated in Ford and GM regional sales meetings to promote CTA and the company's product line. Acted as contact, guide and support for Ford, GM and Chrysler regional personnel in the tire business. Conduct market intelligence to ensure car dealers are buying through the program.

In charge of manage and motivate a team of employees in order to increase revenue income, fleet growth, marketing and administrative pieces of the business. Established strong relationships with body shop owners and dealerships service managers in order to grow the rental fleet. Learned how to become a leader in a fast pace, multi-task environment. Focused on customer satisfaction as the single most important aspect of the business. In charge of handling hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of inventory. Supervised the rental counter and telephone service; managed customer flow. Experienced in training employees in order to become promotable to the next level.

Elaborated quote pricing of tire molds by reading mold drawings for major tire companies. Created project worksheets and processed important information into the Corporate Database. Handled and administrated international quotes from tire companies or tire industry related around the world. Created a performance schedule to keep track of the upcoming jobs and the status of the ones being manufactured. Agent from Quality Mold Headquarters to monitor performance and progress in our sister plant in Mexico. Created detailed comparison reports between sales costs and revenues out of the Mexican sister plant. Visited and built rapport with several Mexican Tire purchasing departments in order to develop performance reports for our mold plants.