Patrick Center

VP, Fixed Ops, Field - Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC. (SET)

Role: VP Fixed Ops, Field at Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC
Location: Deerfield Beach, FL, US
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

About Patrick Center

VP, at Southeast Toyota Distributors (SET) with over 20+ years of experience in retail and wholesale automotive management. Strong focus on working with dealers to develop strategies and processes to increase net profit and customer/associate retention. About Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC.(SET): Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC is the world’s largest independent distributor of Toyota vehicles. The company’s founder, Jim Moran, signed a franchise agreement in 1968 with Toyota Motor Sales, establishing Southeast Toyota Distributors.Today at Southeast Toyota Distributors, we distribute vehicles, parts and accessories to 177 Toyota dealerships in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and North and South Carolina, selling approximately 22 percent of all Toyotas in the U.S. Southeast Toyota Distributors is headquartered in Deerfield Beach, Fla, and Toyota vehicles manufactured in North America and Japan are processed at our facilities in Jacksonville, Fla, and Commerce, Ga. We also support dealers through regional sales and marketing support, customer service, accessory development and sales, fleet sales, and transportation and logistics.

Experience

VP Fixed Ops, Field
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC
Jan 2023 — Present · Deerfield Beach, FL, US
Leading a team of 50+ professionals that provide consultative support to our dealer partners.

Education

Northwood University
Bachelor's degree, Automotive Marketing/General Management
1999 — 2004

Skills

Sales Operations
Customer Retention
Customer Service
Training
Customer Satisfaction
New Business Development
Purchasing
Negotiation
Vehicles
Process Improvement
Sponsorship
Parts
Motorcycle
Gross Profit
Business Planning
Operations Management
Management
Team Building
Automotive
Strategy
Online Marketing
Competitive Analysis
Crm
Marketing
Forecasting
Sales Management
Pricing
Strategic Planning
Lead Generation
Automotive Sales
Account Management
Inventory Management
Dealer Management
Sem
Automobile
Retail
B2b
Market Planning
Team Leadership
Profit

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