Bobby Schacht

About Bobby Schacht

Customer Satisfaction Obsession • Factory / Dealership Relations Advanced Product Inventory Planning • Negotiation • EV ExpertiseLoyalty Branding Building/Leadership • Project ManagementImplement and measure KPI’s • Continuous Improvement • TrainingVersatile dealer, fixed operations, and sales executive with extensive experience as the factory/dealership collaboration and performance improvement specialist. Customer experience, efficiency, and profitability focused. Recognized as team motivator, master of relationship development resulting in increased loyalty and profitability. Expertise in new car sales projections, inventory management, and expansion of key vehicle segments. Dealership/Dealer skills include corporate and product branding, public relations, and the development and execution of building solid and repeatable processes to improve profitability, strategic planning and training programs, and recruiting key staff.

Experience

1. Metro Area Sales Manager

   Stellantis

   Aug 2019 — Present · Portland, OR, US

   Serve as a liaison between the dealers\' and Stellantis to assist in all areas of retail development including forecasting retail sales objectives by vehicle line ensuring the dealer orders meet market demand and managing monthly vehicle allocation and scheduling to ensure maximum production capability within the district. Additional responsibilities will include reviewing minimum sales responsibility (MSR) and provide consultation on improvement opportunities, as well as reviewing and analyzing dealer financial statements and consult with dealers to improve their operations and retail business. The Area Sales Manager will ensure that advertising and marketing initiatives are consistent with the corporate message and branding guidelines, as well as ensuring proper levels of sales satisfaction are present at all dealerships while identifying areas for improvement. Serve to motivate and lead independent entrepreneurs to higher levels of performance consistent with marketing plans, merchandising, and financial statement reviews. Training dealership personnel on new products is another critical responsibility of the ASM.

Education

• Fontbonne University

  BA, Business Admin.

  2007 — 2009

• Nissan Corporate HQ Field Academy 2.0

  Specialised Sales, Management, and Operations training, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

  2015 — 2019

Skills

• Sales Management
• Management
• Team Building
• Microsoft Word
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Negotiation
• Marketing Management
• Leadership
• Account Management
• Sales Operations
• Customer Service
• Direct Sales
• Social Media Marketing
• Marketing
• Customer Satisfaction
• New Business Development
• Sales Process
• Strategic Planning
• Sales
• Inventory Management
• Business Development