Brian Donoghue

About Brian Donoghue

Welcome to my profile. I am a future-facing operations leader with more than15 years of experience in automobile operations, managing dealership teamsat multiple locations. I am passionate about what I do because I can make adramatic difference in the viability and sustainability of the organizationsI serve. I have the ability to analyze reports and metrics and plan/executeperformance strategies to achieve goals and objectives. I also have a proventrack record of delivering large-scale projects on time and budget. The secret to my success lies primarily with my ability to develop and retainlong-term internal and external relationships, including those withrepresentatives at factories and lending institutions. Adept at recruitingand hiring top-tier talent. I am proficient at training new General Managersto do the same, utilizing best practices for recruitment. Skilled atengaging, coaching, and mentoring sales team members. I am able to achievebuy-in from each person to achieve performance at optimal levels. As aresult, I am able to create an environment of cohesion and team spirit, withhigh levels of employee engagement. My key areas of expertise include, but are not limited to, Strategic Planning & Execution, Operations Management, Financial Management, Advertising & Marketing, Customer RelationshipManagement, Account Management, Contract Negotiations, Inventory Management,Staff Development, and Leadership. If you would like to discuss my skills and background, you will find my contact information in this profile. Thank you for reading this.

Experience

1. Director of Operations

   Landmark Automotive Group, Llc

   May 2019 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   Recruited and acquired exceptional talent for General Managers at Atlantaand Athens stores. Collaborated with the new General Managers onstandardization of policies and procedures and ensuring all departments wereoperating in compliance with company standards and applicable state/federalregulations. Reviewed financial performance on monthly, quarterly, andannual basis and forecasted revenue and profits based on trends and variancereports. Managed monthly department and dealership Inventories, receivables,and expenses. Advised both GMs on advertising, recruiting, hiring, andtraining.

Education

• NADA

  Dealer Academy, In Progress

• Onondaga Community College

  attended, Business Administration, Management and Operations

  1981 — 1983

Skills

• Automotive
• Continuous Improvement
• Lean Manufacturing
• Sales Management
• Vehicles
• Purchasing
• Automotive Aftermarket
• Manufacturing
• Six Sigma
• Automobile
• Negotiation
• Customer Satisfaction
• Customer Service
• Sales Process
• Sales Operations
• Team Building
• Customer Retention
• New Business Development
• Business Development
• Sales
• Account Management