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Jon Sutcliffe

Jon Sutcliffe

General Sales Manager - Audi & VW

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Retail Motor Industry General Manager/Head of Business (Interim Specialist)

  • Education

    • South Park Sixth Form College, Teesside

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      4 A levels

    • Nunthorpe School, Middlesbrough

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      10 ‘O’ levels

    • The University of Birmingham

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      Economics

  • Experience

    • EUROPEAN MOTOR HOLDINGS LIMITED

      Jan 1995 - Jan 1998
      General Sales Manager - Audi & VW

      Relocated for this position, successfully transforming the sales operation from being a loss making area of the business to being the most successful within the 10 VW and Audi businesses that EMH had at the time. Promoted to General Manager/HOB.

    • Inchcape plc

      Jan 1998 - Jan 2017

      Promoted to Head of Business prior to relocation following Brand separation. Successfully managed change and developed the business during a transitional period for the Brand and plc. This successful growth resulted in the need for relocation to substantially larger premises in under 10 years - Cheshire Oaks Audi. During this time I managed the Business through multiple changes of ownership (EMH, Smith Knight Fay, then EMH again followed by a takeover by Inchcape). North West Dealer Group Chairman (ABDG). Show less

      • Head of Business - Bolton Audi

        Jan 2011 - Jan 2017

      • Head of Business - Cheshire Oaks Audi

        Jan 2008 - Jan 2011

      • Head of Business- Chester Audi

        Jan 1998 - Jan 2008

    • JS Motor Consulting

      Apr 2017 - May 2021
      Head of Business/General Manager specialising in Interim General Management and Projects

      Motor Industry Consultant specialising in General Management cover, typically short to medium term contracts (6-9 months), covering situations such as : vacancy fulfilment; Brand escalation/Business turnaround ; intensive site assistance. Team building, coaching, training and people motivation was a key focus on all assignments, combined with business growth in all areas -Sales-new&used, Aftersales and Parts.Support for newly promoted GMs, or Line Managers providing 1 to 1 coaching and short term mentoring during the early stages of their new role. Contracts have included full operational control of the largest VW Centre in the UK, several large BMW/MINI & Bodyshop sites and Audi operations involving Business stabilisation and turnarounds.Swindon Audi (Inchcape)West London VW (Inchcape/Citygate)Cheshire Oaks Audi (Inchcape)Cooper Teesside BMW/MINI ((Inchcape) Show less

    • Marshall Motor Group

      Jun 2021 - Apr 2022
      Head of Business -(Interim),Bexley Audi

    • Simon Bailes Peugeot

      Jun 2022 - Jan 2023
      Group General Manager

      Group General Manager, responsible for the full operational control of three Peugeot sites, located across Teesside and North Yorkshire (Stockton, Guisborough and Northallerton).

    • Marshall Motor Group

      May 2023 - Aug 2024

      • Head of Business (Interim) Taunton Audi

        May 2024 - Aug 2024

      • Head of Business - (Interim) Audi South East London

        Oct 2023 - May 2024

      • Head of Business -(Interim) Coulsdon Audi

        May 2023 - Oct 2023

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Jon Sutcliffe
      Bright Lights Big City - Inchcape Audi Divisional Winner 2015 Inchcape Nov 2015 National competition for all UK Inchcape sites, prize - hosted weekend at the Savoy, London.
    • Awarded to Jon Sutcliffe
      Incredible Inchcape - Divisional Winner 2013 Inchcape Oct 2013 Divisional winner of an all expenses trip to Africa, including a safari in Botswana and staying by the Victoria Falls in Zambia. Award based on site performance against budget at customer satisfaction measures.
    • Awarded to Jon Sutcliffe
      Manager of the Year 2012 Inchcape plc Dec 2012 National award within all of Inchcape in the U.K.
    • Awarded to Jon Sutcliffe
      Audi Twin Cup - World Final, Service Winner Audi (Germany) Sep 2009 Successfully coached the team at Cheshire Oaks Audi to achieve the accolade of Service Cup Winners at the world final, with 35 countries represented. Cheshire Oaks represented the UK for Audi.Cheshire Oaks Audi won the Service Cup at the Audi Twin Cup International Final in Neckarsulm, Germany, on 18 to 20 September. Audi of America won the overall Twin Cup, with a team recruited from Audi Centres throughout the USA.