Financial Advisor

• 2022 - Present

General Manager [2/2018-9/2021] ● Operations Manager [6/2016-2/2018]

• Jun 2016 - Sep 2021

Hired to learn the family business while in high school and college—working in the warehouse and doing counter sales seasonally. Upon graduation, assumed the position of Operations Manager with full-charge oversight over day-to-day operations of the business. Named General Manager with full P&L responsibility less than two years later. Promoted to each position. Managed sales, accounting, product management, shipping/receiving/logistics, customer care and facilities for this multi-million-dollar lighting supplier. Supervised a team of approximately 15 people. Worked to improve daily operations while simultaneously supporting sales efforts. Oversaw marketing, advertising planning, supply chain and procurement, daily accounting and inventory control.● Led, coordinated or participated in numerous marketing and advertising projects whether providing project management support, art director or promotional strategy.● Played a lead role in re-engineering and/or improving critical purchasing, procurement and supply chain within the business as the key to helping drive improved profitability.● Managed the sales function across all core product lines—working to improve product knowledge, the skills of the sales team and/or enhance customer care.● Served as the voice of the customer and client advocate on innumerable complex issues.● Led the charge on radically overhauling the warehousing and inventory control functions.● Developed and applied expertise and knowledge of facilities management to control costs. Show less

Counter Sales

• May 2014 - May 2016