Sean Gilbert

Experience

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  Southpac Trucks Ltd

  Jul 1999 - Mar 2006

  Diesel Technician

  Completed apprenticeship in 2004

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  D&M Truck Engineering

  Mar 2006 - Feb 2008

  Diesel Mechanic
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  SelectValet Auckland

  Feb 2008 - Jul 2013

  Master Franchisee

  Carried out setup of Valet van and daily grooming tasks. Built up client base to acceptable level and sold first franchise. Repeated this process several times in order to sell first few franchises and build up customer base. Created Waterless Product which is exclusive to the Select Brand. Advertised and sold franchises (13 in total). Created grooming startup kit and maintained relationships with key suppliers to aid franchisees with on-going discounts and supply of quality products. Created and maintained Franchise Manual for franchisees. Trained all new franchisees and monitored completion of first jobs. Assisted in vehicle purchasing and setup for new franchisees to maintain standards. Quoted work, carried out presentations, and created material for assisting franchisees in quoting their own work. Booked all work from web and central phone enquiries and updated central calendar for franchisees. Carried out routine and random audits and present findings to franchisees. Carried out regular franchisee meetings. Monitored brand, uniform, vehicle condition and enforce/educate where required. Reporting of monthly activity and KPI’s to country Master Franchisee. Created social media pages and blogs as required. Carried out industry testing of competitors to aid maintaining and exceeding customer expectations. Show less

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  Southpac Trucks Ltd

  Jun 2011 - now

  • PACCAR Product Administrator - DAF

    Aug 2015 - now

  • Service Manager

    Jun 2011 - Aug 2015
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  Irish Commercials

  Oct 2021 - now

  • Contracts & Administration Manager

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Workshop Manager

    Jan 2018 - now

  • Service Manager

    Oct 2021 - Sept 2023