Tuija Halonen

Experience

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  Hertz Rent A Car Finland Oy

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1999

  Station Manager

  Employed by Hertz Rent A Car 1995-1999. Duties included b-to-b sales work, customer service, coordination and supervising of the activities in the various local offices, budgeting and reporting, marketing planning and contacts with stakeholders and interest groups like insurance companies.

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  LeasePlan Finland Oy

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2007

  Director, Customer Relations

  Employed by Lease Plan Finland 1999-2007.I was responsible for customer relationship management, development of new customer service products and launching of the services.International Coordination Manager – responsible for connections with other LeasePlan countries with regard to in ternational customer relations.Manager for the department of 24 people. Member of the management team.

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  VV-Autotalot Oy

  Jul 2007 - Aug 2011

  Sales Manager in Volkswagen Center Airport, Vantaa

  Volkswagen Center Airport is one of the biggest Volkswagen dealers in Finland owned by VV Auto Group, the importer of Volkswagen, Audi and Seat in Finland.As a sales manager of new passenger cars I was responsible of the sales both to private customers and company customers. The department has 10 employees. Member of the company’s management team.

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  Audi Finland / VV-Auto Group Oy

  Sept 2011 - May 2016

  As a sales manager at Audi Finland I'm responsible for the sales of the four biggest Audi dealers in Finland. My work include sales, reporting, product support, planning of the dealer activities, launch of the new models and competitor follow-up. These dealers, owned by the importer, represent 45 % of the total Audi sales in Finland. Responsible for the marketing, advertising, visibility and brand building of Audi Finland.Communication and reporting of the marketing measures to Audi AG.The manager of the marketing team.

  • Sales Manager

    Oct 2013 - May 2016

  • Marketing manager

    Sept 2011 - Sept 2013
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  Volkswagen Suomi / K Auto Oy

  Jun 2016 - Mar 2021

  - Responsible for dealership specific business development projects, including Customer Satisfaction and Mystery Shopping. - Planning, implementation, and further development of Volkswagen sales and sales manager training, as well as factory communications and related reporting.- Planning, scheduling, resourcing and development of events for the Volkswagen dealer network (eg. product training, Kick Off's). Responsible for Volkswagen sales trainings, used car sales person trainings and Volkswagen Retail Sales Excellence Program.

  • Development Manager

    Nov 2017 - Mar 2021

  • Training Manager, Retail Sales Excellence Manager

    Jun 2016 - Nov 2017
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  K Auto Oy

  Mar 2021 - now

  Competence Development Manager Sales