SALAM ZAIDAN, general manager

SALAM ZAIDAN

general manager

autoroad sport cars

Location
United States
Education
Master's degree, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Experience
27 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :27 years, 5 Months

general manager at autoroad sport cars
  • United States
  • May 2014 to June 2016

managed day to day operations including business development, sales, and customer retention

Team Manager at MetLife Alico
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • March 2013 to December 2013

Develop and train a team of insurance agents.
Set sales targets and gross income targets for both individuals and team as a unit.
Conduct weekly and monthly meetings to monitor performance.
conduct one on one training sessions pertaining to prospecting and client list development.
Help agents with sales calls related to initial interviews with the clients all the way through the closing process.
Achieved set targets for both sales and recruitment.

Sales administrator and finance consultant at Braintree Toyota Scion
  • United States
  • July 2008 to November 2012

Worked.with a sales tea, of 12 individuals as a team leader responsible for monitoring and developing sales and marketing strategies to achieve maximum sales for both units and profitability. Also worked as a finance consultant and helped upper management with short and long term marketing plans.

FINANCE/ SALES MANAGER at MCGEE TOYOTA/HANOVER DODGE
  • United States
  • November 1999 to June 2008

. HELP CUSTOMERS OBTAIN FINANCING FOR NEW AND USED VEHICLES.
. DEVELOP A PLAN FOR SUB-PRIME FINANCING AVAILABLE FOR CUSTOMERS WITH MARGINAL CREDIT THAT RESULTED IN DOUBLING THAT SEGMENT OF THE MARKET.
. HELP UPPER MANAGEMENT DEVELOP NEW STRATEGIES TO INCREASE BUSINESS.

SALES/FINANCE MANAGER at BOCH ENTERPRISES
  • United States
  • April 1995 to November 1999

. SUPERVISED A SALES STAFF OF 10 PEOPLE AND HELPED IN ALL ASPECTS OF AUTOMOTIVE SALES.
. FINANCED NEW AND USED CAR PURCHASES FOR CUSTOMERS.
. EVALUATED PERFORMANCE PERIODICALLY AND MADE RECOMMENDATIONS TO UPPER MANAGEMENT PERTAINING TO ADVERTISING, TRAINING, AND LONG-TERM STRATEGIES.

ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT at UPSCALE MARKETING COMPANY
  • United States
  • May 1992 to April 1995

. DEVELOPED MARKETING STRATEGIES THAT RESULTED IN QUADRUPLING REVENUE OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD.
. MONITORED NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH AND PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGNS; DEVELOPED PRICE AND SELLING STRATEGIES.
. MANAGED THIRTY EXISTING ACCOUNTS AND EXPANDED THAT BASE THROUGH TELEPHONE AND DIRECT CALLS.
. INTERACTED WITH VENDORS; FOSTERED AND MAINTAINED KEY ACCOUNT RELATIONS.
. DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED INVENTORY AND FINANCIAL CONTROL DATABASES; TRAINED STAFF IN THEIR APPLICATIONS.
. SUPERVISED STAFF AND DELEGATED RESPONSIBILITIES IN ABSENCE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY.

EXPORT MANAGER ( PARTNER) at INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INC.
  • United States
  • July 1988 to April 1992

. RESEARCHED AND ANALYZED DATA PERTAINING TO THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW PRODUCTS TO THE OVERSEAS MARKET.
.ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED STRONG BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH MANUFACTURERS/VENDORS IN DIVERSE MARKETS.
. PROVIDED MANAGERIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AS NECESSARY FOR THIS START-UP BUSINESS

Education

Master's degree, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
  • at SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AT CARBONDALE
  • August 1988

MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ( MBA) WITH CONCENTRATION IN BOTH MARKETING AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES

Bachelor's degree, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
  • at SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AT CARBONDALE
  • March 1986

BACHELORS DEGREE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING WITH A CONCENTRATION ON POWER GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION.

Specialties & Skills

Staff Training
Marketing Research
Analytic Thinking
International Sales
MS WORD

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
Spanish
Beginner
English
Native Speaker

Memberships

N.A.D.A. NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALER ASSOCIATION
  • PARTICIPATE IN N.A.D.A. 20 GROUP MEETINGS ONCE A MONTH
  • August 2000
DAIMLERCHRYSLER LLC
  • SILVER CERTIFIED IN SALES AND FINANCE
  • January 2003

Training and Certifications

Certified finance consultant (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 1994
Valid Until:
January 1994