Nicholas Waeghe

Automotive Professional of nearly 20 years, specializing in team-building, sales execution, finance and lender relations, inventory management (new and pre-owner), deal closing, profit maximizing, training/development, and genuine care for my fellow employees. A strong desire for continued learning, opportunity, and growth

Sales Manager
Chapman Chrysler Jeep - Las Vegas, NV November 2022 to June 2023

Responsible for the success and well-being of a team of sales professionals. Train, develop, maintain, and grow my team to properly guide our guests through the auto-buying process. Help set individual goals, and teach them how to achieve their goals. Implement results-driven processes for efficiency and customer satisfaction. Appraise trades. Purchase vehicles from private sellers and other sources. Understand the ever-changing manufacturer programs to use to our advantage. Maintain excellent CSI. Offer and suggest protection packages to customers, and help them understand the true benefit. Utilize lender relationships to finalize approvals. Take responsibility for my team's performance. Close deals and protect the company.

Sales Manager
Prestige CDJR - Las Vegas, NV June 2022 to November 2022

Responsible for a multitude of daily/weekly/monthly tasks, none more important than absolute compliance. Develop and maintain a team of sales professionals to achieve specific goals. Set goals for my team and help them achieve their goals. Push them to learn all areas of the car deal, and to grow stronger in the business. Train and teach each individual according to their strengths and weaknesses. Hold daily meetings. Constant involvement from the beginning of a deal until funding. Have a firm grasp of manufacturer programs and special finance offers. Utilize lender relationships to enhance/improve approvals. Offer and suggest protection packages to customers, and help them understand the true benefit. Take responsibility for my team’s performance. Close deals and protect the company.

Sales Manager
Ed Bozarth/Team Chevrolet - Las Vegas, NV January 2018 to June 2022

Responsible for the success and well-being of the sales and finance staff, as well as the overall production and profit of the entire sales/finance departments. Worked directly with the General Manager to set, strategize, and achieve specific daily, weekly, and monthly goals. Responsible for recruiting and hiring the right people for the positions needed, from porters and receptionists, to salespeople and finance managers. Created a new internet sales/BDC department where there wasn’t one. Responsible for each car deal from start to finish.. from the meet and greet all the way through funding. Years of lender relationships maintained and enhanced.

Finance Manager/Sales Manager
Sahara CJDR/Desert 215 Superstore - Las Vegas, NV January 2014 to August 2017

I was initially hired as an Internet Manager, and quickly obtained top sales many months in a row. That lead to a promotion to Assistant Sales Manager, where I was accountable for the training and developing/ success of a team of 8-12 employees. Responsibilities also included significant amounts of customer interaction, closing car deals, solving problems (handling heat), keeping customers happy, and much more.
The opportunity came for a promotion to Finance Manager in 2015, where I was sent to the Resource Automotive Finance and Insurance school in Chicago, IL. My time in this position was very successful and lead to many responsibilities. Thereafter, I created the training manual for the Finance Department, and was given the duty of training and developing newly hired, or newly promoted from within Finance Managers.
Desert 215 Superstore was opened in 2016, and I was brought there to execute the duties of Sales Manager and Finance Manager. 

Lincoln Park High School: Lincoln Park, MI

Graduate: Class of 2004

Resource Automotive F&I Program:
2015
Southwest Dealer Services Finance Program: 2018

Joe Verde Dealership Management Program - Austin, TX: 2019