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MOHAMED IZMI RAUF

MOHAMED IZMI RAUF

National Service Manager - Automotive
Colombo

Summary

NATIONAL SERVICE MANAGER – Automotive Dealerships / Automotive Consultant / Business Professional

Dynamic, competitive automotive management professional with 20+ years’ experience in retail automotive, Imaginative and innovative individual with proven management, service after sales, marketing and new business development skills. Broad based experience in retail and fleet automotive environments. A history of significant profit, volume and customer satisfaction achievements, which illustrates the ability to combine cost control, revenue growth and process improvements through effective staff training and motivation.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Certifications
4
4
Languages

Work History

Dealer, Director Network, Business Partner

AUTOWERKZ LK
Colombo
01.2022 - Current

Key Deliverables:

  • Territory: Indonesia and Sri Lanka
  • Creating of Network Strategy plan and secure adequate dealer foot print for current and future business including investment recommendation and feasibility study
  • Strategically locating in new market area to expand dealership network and
  • Monitoring and follow up business compared with the feasibility and assumption
  • Monitoring and following up with the new established dealerships and renovation projects for nationwide and importers in South East Asia
  • Defined and secured Annual Business Plan requirements and timely submission to Dealer Principles
  • Review and recommend right sized dealers for current and future business
  • Worked closely with Distributor and Dealership principles on design and drawings for new projects
  • Introduction of necessary competence plans to be in place to deliver on business plan requirements in After sales and customer satisfaction
  • To recommend and prepare strategic plans for ISO certification
  • Business development plans prepared with dealership network and recommendations on timely measurement of customer satisfaction, efficiency and profitability.

National Service Manager (Motor Division)

Abdul Mohsen Abdelaziz Al-Babtain Co, ABDULMOHSEN ABDULAZIZ AL BABTAIN CO
Al Rai
01.2008 - 01.2022

Exclusive dealer for NISSAN, INFINITI, RENAULT, CITROEN, CMC and TADANO Cranes in KUWAIT

Key Deliverables

  • Directly responsible for overall profitability, Aftersales Service for this large volume multi-franchise dealership
  • Define and implement long and short-term objectives, oversee and control daily operations, policy implementation, advertising/promotions and strategic direction
  • Set and administer budgets; initiate cost controls to ensure profitability
  • Recruit, hire and motivate staff including key management and support personnel for Service and Body & Paint departments; evaluate overall and individual performance, and devise and implement proactive management training processes
  • Establish department goals with management team, which are based on exceeding the expectations of customers through continuously improving products and services
  • Provide an environment of mutual trust and respect and demand the highest ethical standards from staff and management
  • Spearhead marketing and business development activities to achieve breakthrough performance and acquire new business
  • Directed sales and business development functions, including new product introduction, key account management, customer relationship development, and contract negotiations to achieve a YOY sales growth through new business acquisition and implementing growth strategies
  • Increased dealership performance to produce revenues in excess of the targets, with margins in net profit representing gross profit margins over the net profit returns over the objective and fixed coverage
  • Successfully achieved YOY, 100% of volume target (retention) and 105-110% revenue targets
  • Innately strengthening for strategic & tactical thinking-formulating & executing strategic plans, implementing high-level strategies, making high-stake decisions & tackling mission-critical business challenges
  • Dexterously developing strategic road maps over five to 10 years for expanding business and sales network within targeted areas
  • Maintaining strong relationships with internal and cross-functional teams (Branch Management team) to ensure delivery of key programs within stringent deadlines
  • Supported the Group Management team in business plan development for acquisition of multiple global automotive brands to achieve Groups drive to expand its core business in the MENA REGION
  • Managing 7 franchises with 5 Main Service centers and 8 Quick Service centers with 2 Main Bodyshop and 2 Rapid Service Body repair and One PDI Center for all franchises outlet a large team for 2-shifts
  • Successfully completed the only exclusive NISSAN PATROL SERVICE CENTRE in the world
  • Maximizing the revenue potential from Aftersales operations to meet the Net Sales, Gross margin, and net profit objectives
  • Preparing and proposing corresponding annual budgets for all brands aftersales outlets
  • Attaining high customer satisfaction and Supported mission, vision, value statements, standards, policies, procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and maximized revenue
  • Reviewing and analyzing lapsed customers and identifying the reasons by which countermeasure proposals are in place for high retention
  • Seamless execution of marketing activities by franchise and branch location to enhance customer retention
  • Monitoring and coordinating the planned individual staff career development plans are achieved through training and ensure high motivation levels and executing innovative incentive schemes
  • Achieving the company objectives on localization, coaching, training and provide career path in coordination with HR
  • Implementing the principal’s dealer network standards on systems and processes for achieving compliance and adopting best business practices
  • Plan and deliver optimal utilization of the manpower resources to meet or exceed aftersales performance KPI benchmarks on productivity, efficiency, turnaround time, revenue per repair order through process and people development
  • Successfully launched the online diagnostic system between main branch and network branches
  • Effectively monitor and follow up credit outstanding as well as maintain cordial relationship with creditors to achieve zero overdue more than 60 days and review credit limits in line with business
  • Adhering to product concern handling and escalation process to achieve timely resolution and customer satisfaction and ensure staff are technically updated of the developments
  • Ensure effective implementation of quality, health, safety, and environmental management systems at all aftersales locations.

Education

MBA - business administration

IIBM - Institute of Business Management
New Delhi, India
04.2021 - 05.2022

Operations Management

IIBM Institute of Business Management
New Delhi, India
05.2021 - 04.2022

Graduate in Automobile Engineering & Management - Automotive Engineering

Chelsea College of Aeronautical & Automobile Eng
Shoreham-by-sea, United Kingdom
09.1978 - 03.1982

Skills

Strategic planning

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Accomplishments

  • Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI Independent Survey) ranking in the Top Box (Kuwait) from 2010 - 2019.
  • Best Dealer Warranty award by Nissan & Infiniti for the GCC in 2017 & 2019.
  • Nissan Service Excellence award for Outstanding Business Objective Achievements from 2009 to 2021.
  • SERVICE HERO award (Kuwait) in Customer Satisfaction Survey - Luxury segment, Brand: Infiniti from 2014 to 2018.
  • Nissan World Aftersales Progress Club (WAPC) award for GCC in 2015 & 2017.
  • Efficaciously attained the Best Management Performance award over consecutive years between 2010 to 2019.
  • Boosted Service Business Revenue by increasing service retention for all franchises.
  • RENAULT Service Business Excellence award.
  • TADANO Service Business Excellence award.

Affiliations

  • Member of the Institute of the Motor Industry (MIMI) - UK
  • Member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (MSAE) - USA

Software

Microsoft Office

Oracle DMS

Kerridge Autoline DMS

Titan DMS

Incadea DMS

Additional Information

Other Areas which have been overseen: Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI); Stockyard vehicle Maintenance, Vehicle special modification, Facility project completion (Planning to completion), Aftersales customer retention team, Aftersales call center, Aftersales Marketing.


Business Development - New Brand Acquisition

Represented the Aftersales in business plan development for acquisition of multiple global automotive brands to achieve Group's drive to expand its core business in the MENA region. Set up Aftersales project plan in coordination with Group management; studied the potential of the business & conducted market study to assess the feasibility of such brands in Kuwait, Morocco, Iraq and Saudi Arabia; analyzed business and financial feasibility to seek approval to proceed; conducted multiple reviews to build exhaustive business plan and made a compelling pitch to the international brand principals.

Certification

Standox Body repair and Paint Certification

Additional Experience / Countries

Positions:

  • Senior Service Manager (Nissan - UAE)
  • Director Service Aftersales/Dealer Development and Customer Satisfaction (DDCS) (Nissan - Algeria)
  • National Service Manager (Nissan, Renault, Infiniti, Nissan Forklift - QATAR)
  • Service Reception Supervisor (BMW - UAE)
  • GSE Supervisor (Saudi Arabian Airlines - KSA)

Personal Dossier

Nationality: SRI LANKAN

Marital Status: Married

Work Availability

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Quote

There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.
Tony Robbins

Timeline

Dealer, Director Network, Business Partner

AUTOWERKZ LK
01.2022 - Current

Operations Management

IIBM Institute of Business Management
05.2021 - 04.2022

MBA - business administration

IIBM - Institute of Business Management
04.2021 - 05.2022

National Service Manager (Motor Division)

Abdul Mohsen Abdelaziz Al-Babtain Co, ABDULMOHSEN ABDULAZIZ AL BABTAIN CO
01.2008 - 01.2022

Graduate in Automobile Engineering & Management - Automotive Engineering

Chelsea College of Aeronautical & Automobile Eng
09.1978 - 03.1982
MOHAMED IZMI RAUFNational Service Manager - Automotive