Bart Zimmerman

EXECUTIVE LEADER / GENERAL MANAGER -- AUTOMOTIVE SALES & FINANCE OPERATIONS -- Strategic Planning | Sales & Margin Growth | Turn Around Mgmt | Budgeting & Forecasting | Talent Recruitment | Employee Retention

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

About

Action-oriented, ambitious, well-respected, and national award-winning Executive Leader & General Manager with deep experience in leading record-setting business growth of automotive dealerships in the Midwest. Dedicated, customer-centric, and employee-focused professional who leads by example. Promoted from within due to proven success in customer retention, servant leadership skills, and results in net profit. Consistently achieves superior customer satisfaction ratings, improvements to the bottom line, and turn-around of underperforming operations. Expert at identifying and capitalizing on individual team members’ strengths, along with instilling a shared enthusiastic commitment to customer service as a key driver of company goal attainment.

Experience

  • General Manager at Great Lakes Honda Of Fishers
    May 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

  • Honda Marysville (Marysville, Ohio, United States · On-site)
    • General Manager, Performance Columbus
      Feb 2021 - Jan 2023 · 2 yrs

    • General Sales Manager
      Oct 2016 - Feb 2021 · 4 yrs 5 mos

  • Used Car Director, Germain Honda of Dublin at Germain Motor Company
    May 2012 - Sep 2016 · 4 yrs 5 mos

  • Sales at Toyota West
    Mar 2011 - May 2012 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • New Car Sales Manager, Germain Toyota at Germain Motor Company
    Feb 2009 - Mar 2011 · 2 yrs 2 mos