John W. Butt Iii Email & Phone Number

Jacksonville, Florida

Hardeeville, South Carolina

Provided leadership and managed sales staff of 25+ Contributed to the following accolades: #1 volume Ford Lincoln dealer in the state of South Carolina, ranked top 20 dealer in Ford CPO program in National top 100 Dealers, 1 Million in annual sales revenue, sales effective every month.

Hardeeville, South Carolina

Recruited to open new Mitsubishi point along with NRAM Preowned center. Recorded more than 80 used vehicle sales each month with an average PVR of 4200.

Savannah, Georgia Area

Provided leadership to over 100 employees at 6 dealerships located in Savannah, Statesboro and Hinesville, Ga. Corporately negotiated all Vaden stores with AutoTrader, Carfax, and various vendors, websites, etc. Maintained used car inventory at a 90 day turn. Worked with auctions online and in person (SmartAuction, OVE, and Manheim). Consistently hit numerous factory programs, resulting in millions-of-dollars in retro profit; all import stores recorded Regional Sales Effective /… Show more Provided leadership to over 100 employees at 6 dealerships located in Savannah, Statesboro and Hinesville, Ga. Corporately negotiated all Vaden stores with AutoTrader, Carfax, and various vendors, websites, etc. Maintained used car inventory at a 90 day turn. Worked with auctions online and in person (SmartAuction, OVE, and Manheim). Consistently hit numerous factory programs, resulting in millions-of-dollars in retro profit; all import stores recorded Regional Sales Effective / month.*Took leadership of Cleve White Nissan on 2010 and spearheaded the opening of Vaden Nissan of Statesboro. Hired a GM and staff; implemented new sales strategies and practices. Turned into a 50k a month net profit with an average monthly sales of 60 new and used vehicles. Recent accomplishments:* 2009 negotiated purchase of Vaden Nissan. Netted 500% over prior year. Netted $35K 2010, original purchase price. * Gained national attention 2009 with “50% Off Sale” for Tiburon. Bought 175 Tiburons and used $50K in co-op funds to reduce price. Broke national records 3 months in a row and beat all time record. Ranked #1 Hyundai Tiburon dealer country. * 2008 took over Team Vaden Imports including Vaden Volkswagen, Vaden Suzuki, and Vaden Hyundai. Campus losing $100K month net profit. Within 90 days, took negative $110K to a negative $40K, and in another 90 days, brought dealership $30K NP, first time in 6 years. * During gas crisis; full size trucks and SUVs at historical lows, Nissan gave dealers a “teaser”, with substantial retro. With 900-day supply of trucks/SUVs and sales at low 19 month, launched plan to sell 42 trucks/SUVs, with goal of cleaning up inventory with 50% off sale. Hit 180% of 2-mo. objective in 1st month and followed 180% of total in 2nd month. Received $800K in retro.* Introduced “Buy One Get One" sale in 2008, giving an Altima away for every purchase of a Titan or Armada. Program gained national attention and resulted in over $100K in retro. Show less

Savannah And Richmond Hill Ga

Opened up two Beverage stores in Savannah and Richmond Hill, Ga.Over 2 million in annual revenue

Hinesville, Georgia

*Consistently netted $ 2.5 Million annually.*Temporarily ran sister store in Dublin, Ga while searching for a general manager.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd

Diploma, College/University Preparatory And Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program