Christopher Kirby Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Tasked with facilitating regional implementation of Hyundai Motor America policies to maximize dealer performance with an expectation to cure identified performance deficiencies in the areas of sales, customer experience, facility, financial, and Dealer Sales & Service Agreement breaches.

Greater Chicago Area

Responsible for the attainment of defined sales objectives for all products and services within the Central Area Region for Bentley, Lamborghini, and Bugatti Financial Services.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Responsible for consulting in Service and Parts for a district of franchised dealerships in the Ohio, Indiana and Illinois areas.

Chicago, Il

Responsible for establishing and enhancing all dealer relationships in order to drive the growth of retail, wholesale, and insurance business for both passenger cars and vans. Function as key liaison with dealer body and execute MBFS strategy to ensure profitable growth and strategic portfolio management.

Greater Chicago Area

•Responsible for and managed the daily activities of five Dealership Consultants through individual coaching and mentoring to support the facilitation of face to face relationship with Chrysler Group, LLC & FIAT Studios. •Develop with Dealership Consultants a strategic approach focused on opportunity for growth while conducting extensive analysis of dealership operations and sales processes.•Establish relationships with key dealer personnel including Dealer Principals, General Managers, Sales Managers, and F&I Business Managers to ensure retention with primary focus on top dealers in each territory.•Maintain effective relationships with Chrysler Business Center Manager and Staff Managers that report to them.•Conduct Joint Sales calls with Dealership Consultants for the purposes of coaching and mentoring.

•Evaluate and decision retail offerings within Ally underwriting policies. •Maximize revenue by balancing market penetration with sound risk management principles; demonstrates strong analytical skills and sound underwriting judgment.•Ensure compliance with underwriting policies.•Build and strengthen rapport with dealer body by effectively communicating credit decisions and providing prompt dealer service.

•Managed all daily activities of the credit application process for assigned regions including supervising Retail Credit Analysts, review of acquisition and portfolio performance reports, and monitoring of current, pending credit applications. •Developed and supervised eight Retail Credit Analysts to effectively and efficiently approve and condition credit to ensure a mix of acquisition quality and volume that complies with corporate standards and Business Center strategies.•Managed credit risk within the Business Center portfolio of $2.1 Billion by properly identifying and reviewing credit decisions and analyzing current delinquency data, while also ensuring adherence to company procedures and all Federal and State regulations.•Collaborated with Business Center Management and Dealer Relations Managers to establish, document, and measure individual dealer goals, objectives and strategies.

•Sold Chrysler Financial consumer retail, lease, & wholesale programs and products to Chrysler dealers.•Serviced existing dealer accounts and acquired new dealer wholesale accounts within assigned sales territory.•Trained dealership personnel in utilizing new and existing Chrysler Financial products and services. •Monitored the financial condition of wholesale dealer floor plan accounts to Chrysler Financial requirements, including financial statement analysis and monitoring of aged inventory.•Assisted dealers in analyzing their financial position and suggested opportunities for improving dealership performance.•Prepared and submitted credit requests to the Chrysler Financial Dealer Credit department.

B.A., Psychology

B.A., Crime & Deliquency Studies