SUZUKI Australia has promoted Jonathan Barbara to the position of national sales manager.

He started his automotive career in retail operations from 2010 before joining Suzuki Australia in 2015 as NSW district sales manager.

Mr Barbara has more than 13 years of sales, business development and account management experience before his promotion to sales operations manager in 2022.

Suzuki said Mr Barbara has a wealth of experience in the automotive industry and brings a proven track record of leadership and sales expertise to the role.

Jonathan Barbara

“His dedication to customer satisfaction and innovative sales strategies, perfectly positions him to steer the national sales team through to the next level of growth for the brand,” the company said in a statement.

Commenting on the growth in his national sales team, Suzuki Australia general manager Michael Pachota said he was confident that Mr Barbara will play a pivotal role in further strengthening Suzuki’s position in the market.

“Jonathan has developed excellent relationships with our network of NSW dealers, also laying some foundational groundwork across Australia in his sales operations role most recently,” Mr Pachota said.

“I’m very proud of Jonathan’s growth both in business and personally. I look forward to seeing him develop further on a national level, providing an even greater level of support to both our dealers and customers.”

Mr Barbara’s move is part of an organisational restructuring that Suzuki Australia is undergoing to provide further efficiencies for its business operations and greater support for its dealer network and customers in Australia.

His predecessor David Fable has been promoted to a newly created position of national operations manager which, apart from sales, will take on further responsibilities across logistics and fixed operations.

Mr Barbara will report to Mr Fable as his direct report in sales.