Experience

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  Automotive Parts Headquarters, Inc.

  • 2605 S. Shirley Sioux Falls, SD 57106

  • Regional Vice President Of Operations

    • Jan 2021 - Present
    • 2605 S. Shirley Sioux Falls, SD 57106

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  Sturdevant's Auto Parts

  • Sioux Falls, S.D.

  • Chief Operations Officer

    • Jul 2011 - Dec 2020
    • Sioux Falls, S.D.

    Work in partnership with our owner, partners, and managers to maximize our warehouse and store operations. Consistently looking to improve and or update procedures, software, hardware and supplying our staff with the tools necessary to provide the best possible customer service we can. Empower and educate our employees so they may have opportunity for advancement and gratification with their jobs.

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  Strudevant's Pawnee Warehouse

  • Rapid CIty SD

  • Manager

    • Aug 2005 - May 2011
    • Rapid CIty SD

    Established a new warehouse facility with a PBE location and new Retail outlet under one roof. Responsible for west river operations of warehouse, company store and independent customers at all levels.

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  Sturdevant's S.A.E. Warehouse

  • Director of Store Operations

    • Jan 1996 - Jul 2005

    Growth time for our company brought in North Dakota warehouse and Working with existing branch store locations operations at all levels. Prospecting and converting independent customers to become a partner with our company or become and independent customer with Sturdevant's being their primary parts supplier.

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  Sturdevant's Yankton Auto Supply

  • Yankton, SD

  • Manager/Partner

    • May 1994 - Jan 1996
    • Yankton, SD

    Location consisting of 17 employees. Retail, wholesale operation with full service machine shop services. 2 outside sales people covering south central South Dakota and north central Nebraska.

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  Sturdevant's Cliff Ave Auto Parts

  • Sioxu Falls, SD

  • Manager/Partner

    • Oct 1988 - Apr 1994
    • Sioxu Falls, SD

    Closed Graff Motor Supply and moved operation to new building at this sight opened on October 31st, 1988. Retail, wholesale and PBE supplies with in town deliveries, and 2 traveling sales people in 100 mile radius of business.

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  Sturdevant's SAE Warehouse

  • Sioux Falls SD

  • Data Processing Services

    • Jan 1984 - Sep 1988
    • Sioux Falls SD

    Learned warehouse operations and computer system. Light programming duties along with installation and training for company stores with Ultimate Computer system. Responsible to taking routine store inventories along with new location acquisitions.

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  Sturdevant's Graff Motor Supply

  • Sioux Falls, SD

  • Parts Counter Salesperson

    • Apr 1979 - Dec 1984
    • Sioux Falls, SD

    New to the business. Started working in the warehouse, paint mixing and moved into counter sales learning the business.