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Tony Long

Tony Long

Parts Manger

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Sales Manager at P.D.STEVENS & SONS LIMITED

  • Education

    • Hartfield School

      1975 - 1979

  • Experience

    • Smithfield Garage Ltd V.A.G (Volkswagen Audi Group)

      Jan 1980 - Jan 1989
      Parts Manger

      Joined Smithfield has Vehicle Engineer Apprentice.After shoulder injury was given opportunity to become supervisor in Parts operation.My skills of people managment and work with senior managment in other departments gained a lot of respect from directors.Opportunities lead to climb up the managment ladder.The Group went into liquidation and made redundant.

    • Listers VAG, LCV & MAN Trucks

      Jan 1989 - Jan 1996
      Aftersales Manger

      Joined the business has Assistant Parts Manger.Brought experience and best practises to customer satisfation.Demonstrated to senior managment the opportunity of growth.Growing parts sales growth from 40k to 80k pm.MAN upset company owner and disolved partnership with MAN, which reduced business volume and my role.

    • Hartwell Group Volkswagen

      Feb 1996 - Jan 1999
      Aftersales Assistant Manager

      Supporting the Aftersales Team to provide improved working practises.The Goal to improve customer satisfaction.Achieving oustanding results monetary and customer satifaction areas, leading department in the Group.Introduced Customer loyality programme for free MOT's.Hartwell Group restructured relationship with VW Group and the site was at risk of closeure.

    • Operational Resources (Building Indsutry & Cable Managment)

      Aug 1999 - Dec 2002
      Business Development Manager

      Initially gaining and understanding of the industry and its needs.Working in the call centre, cold calling prospective new customers.Building relationships with Project Managers and wining orders.Wiining a contract for New Birmingham Bull Ring 500k orders.The busniess was affected by large accounts going into adminstration and my postion was redundant.

    • Volkswagen Van Centre Birmingham

      Jan 2003 - Apr 2005
      Aftersales & Rental Manager

      Giving support to Aftersales Manager.Responsible for growth and input controls for Rental Programme.Implemented administration and invoicing controls for Rental business.Fleet managment of the Rental fleet and vehicle condition control.Providing Used vehicles Sales quality and profitable vehicles.Providing The Van Centre with Customer service for sales and Aftersales.With a fleet size of 60 vehicles, 80% long term business produced a monthly profit of 12k.With a marketing flare built relatiosnships with Local and National businesss. Afișează mai puține

    • Volkswagen Commercials Uk

      Apr 2005 - Sept 2015
      Programme Senior Manager

      From 2005 to 2015 Growing the programme from 35 to 85 Van Centres.Vehicle Registration growth 660 to 1473 year on year.Coaching Van Centres to develop local business and key accounts, Programme Revenue from 1.5 Million to 5.5 Million.Recruited and developed a strong Area Team of 4 which resulted in the above success of the programme.

    • Gerd Bär GmbH

      Oct 2015 - Apr 2018
      Sales Manager

    • Isuzu Truck UK

      Jan 2018 - Jan 2020
      Network Business Manager

    • P.D.STEVENS & SONS LIMITED

      Jan 2020 - now
      Sales Executive

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • LIFE : being succesfull in many arears of businesss and situations.