Senior Executive Summary
Chief Operating Officer/V.P.
I am a dedicated high-energy, motivated peak performing COO/VP and Marketing Manager with 22 years of experience. My experience in exceeding profitability goals, turning around underperforming units and driving increased revenues and market share is evident in my successes. I excel in brand positioning, financial management and establishing operational excellence. A strong focus on customer satisfaction, retention, conflict resolution, morale building and management development has led to my career progression. I am seeking a management position where I can leverage my experience in establishing processes from the ground-up to contribute to an organization.
Areas of Impact
| Project Management Budgeting Timelines Multi-unit P L Analysis Project Planning/Scheduling Process Optimization Expense Control | Business Development Leadership/Team Building Process Implementation Turnarounds/Change Management Training and Career Development Expansion/New Market Development | Risk Management Marketing Concept Branding Contract Negotiations Client Relations Supply Chain Management |
Core Competencies
- Provide management to ensure customer satisfaction, promote high staff morale and ensure that budgeted profit margins are achieved in line with strategic and operating plans.
- Led a major turnaround effort that propelled company from near bankruptcy and declining sales to a stable operation with 3M in monthly sales.
- Built strong teams through intensive training and career development initiatives resulting in 98 retention of original team members.
- Create and design project business plans, project parameters and strategy documents for potential business opportunities, outlining key resource requirements and timelines, including pricing and positioning.
- Serve as the liaison between internal and external clients, forging and nurturing relationships with a portfolio of key accounts to ensure customer retention.
- Work hand in hand with vendors and suppliers, overseeing supply ordering under strict budgetary constraints while controlling inventory through shortage and loss prevention initiatives.
- Maintain and monitor staffing, employee knowledge and skills attributes, expectations and motivations to fulfill organizational requirements.
- Led new strategic efforts to establish company branding, visibility and market penetration.
Professional Experience
Confidential
- VP Marketing and Business Development
- Manage growth of new business and marketing of current business
- Training industry leaders best practices in sales and marketing
- Work hand in hand with owners and C level Executives to implement process and procedures
- Managed the largest provider of ancillary products in the industry
- Performed in business training as well as regional workshops for owners and staff.
- Work with over 1500 Clients and manage over 300 employees
Confidential
Chief Operating officer
- Developed methodologies and strategies to transform company from rapidly declining sales to a profitable operation with over 3M in monthly sales.
- Drove the operational planning and successful execution of strategies to boost profits company-wide and exploit market growth opportunities.
- Build and motivate cross-functional teams to exceed corporate expectations resulting in increased employee retention.
- Revamped management personnel to build a team capable of delivering sustained organic growth.
- Worked in tandem with the development team to revamp company branding making the image more attractive to the target market.
- Develop marketing strategies, creating strategies to meet and exceed overall business needs and objectives.
- Develop relationships with client to ensure customer satisfaction and reinforce client retention initiatives.
General Manager - Oversaw customer relation's management to ensure high level of customer satisfaction.
- Provide oversight and management of marketing and sales functions as well as day-to-day operations.
- Developed an effective blend of a best practice, teamwork based culture and execution of organizational goals to support company turnaround efforts.
- Oversaw training programs and provided training on client relations, product knowledge, closing the deals and product value.
Confidential Vice President - Served as company liaison with manufacturers and dealers to provide product education, training and establish procedures and processes.
- Moderator for 20-Club Division, a group of approximately 20 non competing motorcycle dealers who gathered for round table meetings to discuss best practices.
- Specialized in management consultancy, analyzing business operations, identifying customer requirements and implementing impact solutions.
- Aided in the enhancement of infrastructure resulting in improved company performance and cost reduction.
Trainer/Consultant - Developed and wrote training materials. Facilitated workshop and on-site trainings.
- Strong public speaking experience with emphasis on streamlining processes and procedures to increase market penetration and boost sales.
- Assisted in the development of needs assessments for sales representatives and sales management.
- Kept apprised of new training methods to ensure the promotion of effective training programs.
- Promoted to Vice President.
Confidential General Manager |
- Streamlined processes and procedures to ensure all service levels were being satisfied and in line with customer expectations.
- Served as escalation point providing conflict resolution for critical customer service issues.
- Built a strong team through planning, institution of initiatives and behavioral interviewing hiring practices.
- Effective negotiator and company liaison. Established client relationships to promote retention.
Sales Representative/FINANCE/SALES MGR. - Managed top to bottom revenue goals, responsible for team's P L, impacting top line growth, driving profit margins and conducting cost-benefit analysis.
- Generated sales leads and proactively sought out new accounts.
- Aided in the rollout of marketing and advertising plans. Conducted demographic research to attract new clients.
- Promoted to General Manager at the age of 20 becoming the youngest member of the management team in history.
- Recognized as the 1 dealer in the state.
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