Colin Browning
Revenue and Strategic Operations Mgr at KAR Global- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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KAR Global
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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500 - 600 Employee
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Revenue and Strategic Operations Mgr
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Jan 2023 - Present
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Business Strategy and Analytics Manager
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Jan 2021 - Present
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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OPENLANE
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Strategy and Analytics Manager
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Jan 2021 - Present
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Product and Strategic Program MGR
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Jan 2020 - Jan 2021
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Sr. Business Stategy Analyst
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Aug 2017 - Jan 2020
Greater Chicago Area - Support the VP of Operations & Strategy with Data Analysis for broader Corporate audiences - Work directly with Data science and Data engineering to compile raw data outputs for analysis - Create Content from analysis’s for Senior Leadership to present to broader internal and external audiences - Build, run, and expand DRIVINs Automated Fulfillment Product for dealer partners - Lead a team of Program Coordinators who maintain daily functions of DRIVINs Automated Strategic Sourcing… Show more - Support the VP of Operations & Strategy with Data Analysis for broader Corporate audiences - Work directly with Data science and Data engineering to compile raw data outputs for analysis - Create Content from analysis’s for Senior Leadership to present to broader internal and external audiences - Build, run, and expand DRIVINs Automated Fulfillment Product for dealer partners - Lead a team of Program Coordinators who maintain daily functions of DRIVINs Automated Strategic Sourcing Product - Deliver formal reporting on the performance and effectiveness of DRIVINs Automated Sourcing Product to internal and external stakeholders - Assist with company wide sales transformation to increase sales efficiency and effectiveness - Deliver bi-weekly reporting on sales transformation performance to Senior Leadership across multiple internal organizations - Provide recommendations to leadership on area’s to improve sales and inventory consultants effectiveness
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OPENLANE
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Operations
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Aug 2016 - 2017
Greater Chicago Area - Worked directly with the VP of Operations to map potential revenue channels across KAR eco-system - Cleaned and analyzed data sets pulled from the data wearhouse to assess potential revenue - Build and test financial models to determine paths forward - Maintained road maps of DRIVIN owned inventory and provide weekly reports to SLT - Prepared weekly reports addressing outstanding quality claims and actions to be taken by AE and AM - Analyzed previous claims and determine where… Show more - Worked directly with the VP of Operations to map potential revenue channels across KAR eco-system - Cleaned and analyzed data sets pulled from the data wearhouse to assess potential revenue - Build and test financial models to determine paths forward - Maintained road maps of DRIVIN owned inventory and provide weekly reports to SLT - Prepared weekly reports addressing outstanding quality claims and actions to be taken by AE and AM - Analyzed previous claims and determine where to mitigate future risk - Prepared monthly AM quality commission reports Show less
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Groupon
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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700 & Above Employee
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Merchant Development Manager
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Nov 2015 - Aug 2016
Greater Chicago Area - Grew and managed a $15,000,000+ book of business - Full life-cycle management to optimize and maintain existing relationships among 350+ high value accounts. - Examined market trends while finding ways to maximize revenue for both clients and Groupon
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Senior Account Manager
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Jan 2015 - Nov 2015
- Responsible for managing marketing campaigns for 500+ small to medium size businesses - Maintained relationships with a book of business worth $22.3 MM GP - Managed escalated issues from merchants that come through the Account Management team - Piloted merchant facing communication platforms (Inside sales, Cisco 2.0, etc) - Piloted internal CRM programs to optimize communication between departments and merchants
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Account Manager
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Aug 2014 - Jan 2015
Greater Chicago Area - Responsible for the preparation of up to 40 small businesses for upcoming marketing campaigns - Worked with cross functional teams to deliver results that achieve clients goals - Provided guidance to small businesses on optimizing digital marketing to increase SEO, reviews, and boomerang effect in their local markets. - Communicated clear information to small businesses from non-client facing departments. - Responsible for developing client relationships as well as supporting… Show more - Responsible for the preparation of up to 40 small businesses for upcoming marketing campaigns - Worked with cross functional teams to deliver results that achieve clients goals - Provided guidance to small businesses on optimizing digital marketing to increase SEO, reviews, and boomerang effect in their local markets. - Communicated clear information to small businesses from non-client facing departments. - Responsible for developing client relationships as well as supporting senior level account managers
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Inside sales
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Dec 2013 - Aug 2014
greater chicago area - Researched and qualified small businesses across the US/Canada to feature potential Groupon advertising campaigns -Navigated financially based client objections while conveying Groupon's value proposition -Communicated between departments (i.e. City Planning, Editorial, Deal Qualifiers, Merchant Support) in order to successfully launch a merchant's campaign. -Responsible for planning and achieving monthly sales targets in a competitive international market launched less than two… Show more - Researched and qualified small businesses across the US/Canada to feature potential Groupon advertising campaigns -Navigated financially based client objections while conveying Groupon's value proposition -Communicated between departments (i.e. City Planning, Editorial, Deal Qualifiers, Merchant Support) in order to successfully launch a merchant's campaign. -Responsible for planning and achieving monthly sales targets in a competitive international market launched less than two years ago. -Served in the dual role of Sale Representative and Account Manager throughout sales cycle and duration of every Groupon offer.
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Education
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College of Charleston
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Corporate Communications