A new department several months in the making now is a part of NextGear Capital.

To strengthen its business relationships with the auction partners that support the inventory needs of its independent dealer clients, NextGear announced on Wednesday that has created an auction services department.

The company explained through a news release that planning for the auction services began last year. NextGear indicated that the work included reimagining and realigning the company’s flooring and funding departments to create collaborative consulting teams.

Executives said the goal is to build in-depth relationships with auctions to better understand their unique needs and harness the collective resources of NextGear Capital to provide customized solutions.

“Our focus for creating a dedicated Auction Services team was to broaden our support and expertise to better meet the needs of our valued auction partners,” NextGear senior vice president of lending John Wick said in the news release.

“Bringing our best-in-industry knowledge and exceptionally skilled team members to the table allowed us to take a fresh approach to how we interact with our auction partners and become a collaborative, trusted resource to help both organizations drive growth,” Wick continued.

NextGear also said that chosen to lead this new group is Sandy Moon, the company’s associate vice president of auction and floor plan services. 

A 17-year member of the NextGear team, the company highlighted Moon brings experience in operations management and team building to her new position.

In addition, Moon has hired Danny McNelis as the team’s auction director.

Previously serving as a senior client solutions executive for NextGear, the company said McNelis brings strong relationship-building skills to this new role.