Patrick D'Auria Email & Phone Number

Council and advise families planning afterlife care during both at-need and pre-need planning. Establish and maintain relationships with clients, families and friends of clients. Represent NSMG at community events.

Franchise sales consultant educating customers and guiding transactions of New/CPO Volkswagen automobiles by evaluating needs, presenting features and build value counseling customers.• Maintain sales pipeline and funnel with engaging communications and regular follow-up, secure referral business.• Create and distribute marketing materials to promote new models and inventory.• Demonstrate Feature, Function, Benefit to build value and brand story.• Conduct needs assessment, qualify buying motives, process and gain commitment to close deals.• Organize and process sales documents, verify identity and ensure a secure financial transaction.• Inspect merchandise to ensure quality standards, conduct vehicle delivery and systems set up.• Maintain communication with factory to secure future pipeline of product and communicate delivery expectations.

Franchise sales consultant educating customers and guiding transactions of New/CPO Volkswagen automobiles by evaluating needs, presenting features and build value counseling customers.• Maintain sales pipeline and funnel with engaging communications and regular follow-up, secure referral business.• Create and distribute marketing materials to promote new models and inventory.• Demonstrate Feature, Function, Benefit to build value and brand story.• Conduct needs assessment, qualify buying motives, process and gain commitment to close deals.• Organize and process sales documents, verify identity and ensure a secure financial transaction.• Inspect merchandise to ensure quality standards, conduct vehicle delivery and systems set up.• Maintain communication with factory to secure future pipeline of product and communicate delivery expectations.

San Diego, Ca

Management and counsel of Franchisee Network simultaneously across two States, California and Hawaii.Representative for one of the largest automotive manufactures in the world inside the most competitive market in the country. Accelerate the sale of New/CPO Volkswagen automobiles and increase customer satisfaction. Expertise and counsel to Dealer Principals, General Management and Consultants with a proven track record of metrics and financial KPI growth.

North Carolina

OEM territory representative successful at accelerating the sale of New/CPO Volkswagen automobiles by sharing brand expertise counseling Dealer Principals, Management and Consultants with a proven track record of increased sales, customer experience and financial KPI growth.• Max increase vehicle retail volume +56%, PCG Market Share increased +41%.• Max increase vehicle wholesale revenue +46%, $262 million (on +50% unit volume increase.)• CEI/SSI growth from mid-pack in 2010 to consistently a top customer experience market.• Create actionable new incentive programs that motivate personnel and mitigate inventory oversupply risk. Maximize inventory pipeline to ensure sales growth.• Subject matter expert for new marketing campaigns, website content and eMarketing to increase traffic and sales, including market introduction plans for model launches.• Comfortable delivering presentations to large audiences and capable of handling difficult questions and conversations, which may be of technical or business nature.• Influence Buy-Sells and Open Points to expand dealer network and grow market share.

Atlanta, Georgia

Subject matter expert on incentive programs and sales trends to support regional and field management needs. Managed and tracked $12 Million annual budget for programs, incentives and discretionary spending.• Provided support for dealer/field network for entire South East Region covering from D.C. to Florida over to Texas• Calculated cost/benefit and analyzed sales impact to develop and implement incentive programs that leverage key initiatives. Increased retail sales 11%• Created new analysis solutions that optimized efficiency and created visibility to information critical to strategic planning by Field and Management Personnel. Became a legacy key daily KPI report still distributed and utilized by dealer/regional personnel.• Multitasked Distribution Manager responsibilities twice for extended periods during corporate realignment while also maintaining then current role and assisting with specialist duties.

Atlanta, Georgia

Developed the sales and production forecasts in order to properly configure and order inventory for future allocation. • Responsible for configuring and ordering $2 Billion worth of annual inventory for the entire South East Region.• Conceptualized and executed new processes and reports to increase efficiency and productivity.• Analyzed speed-of-sale and pipeline to recommend and fulfill factory stock orders.• Managed and distributed region holdback allocation to equalize day’s supply of vehicles and support sales growth.

Practical and experiential learning via rotational job assignments as part of an exclusive management training program.• Analyzed inventory pipeline and sales rate to determine allocation mix for sustain sales growth• Executed and met wholesale objectives, implemented sales contests and increased retail sales.• Coordinated and staffed marketing events, met with business partners to evaluate marketing proposals.• Conducted sales and product training to franchise employees in several major markets. • Developed and implemented new systems for tracking contests, performance reports and process improvement.

Atlanta, Georgia

Drove the sales of OEM and supplier product lines thru collaborative engagements with potential and existing global customers.• Developed, created and executed all-new re-branded image and marketing presence including brochures, advertisements, TV appearances, trade show booth and website.• Cultivated new business and increased existing customer orders by $61 million by performing inside and outside sales strategies that enhanced the customer selling process.• Increased the largest customer’s sales by 50% in two years through strong project management and improved communications. Improved revenue flow and shared growth of the brand.

Atlanta, Georgia

Managed and executed trade show appearances, logistics and support material. • Designed and developed direct mail, newsletters, advertisements and other communication tools.• Researched mailing lists and implemented all aspects of direct mail campaigns.

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Wrote copy for press releases, marketing materials and newsletters, also maintained company website and intranet.• Designed and developed marketing materials for catalogs, advertisements and trade shows.