Ben Walker Email & Phone Number

United States

Boerne Tx

Responsible for sales operations as well as the company's strategic focus.

Boerne Tx / Texas Area

Operations and Sales Management in assigned geography

Greater San Antonio Area

Operated as a contractor in used car wholesale with TransTex Auto Brokers. Maintained accounts with a variety of mechanic, wrecker and body shops where I purchased damaged vehicles. Also bought from the public by way of referral and a small amount of marketing. Remarketed those vehicles to rebuilders, salvage yards and used car dealers via relationships developed thru years in the industry.

South Central Texas

● Used proprietary software to evaluate damaged vehicles at auction.● Purchased vehicle inventory within monthly budget parameters as per regional management.● Maintained COGs in the upper 20% of all buyers.● Covered an auction area that consisted of up to 1200 miles per week of travel.

Texas

I started with Greenleaf in 2002 in a newly established department as a purchasing agent. With much success our department expanded rapidly and I was promoted to Supervisor with as many as 16 employees before taking a position in Dec. of 2003 as a field buyer covering all of the auctions in central and South Texas. I stayed with the company thru Nov. of 2009 when we were acquired by LKQ Corp.Accomplishments● Helped integrate a purchasing program that saved the company over 1 million dollars per month nationwide.● Personally wrote the work manual for the position of purchasing agent at Greenleaf.● Set up the office and network after our last expansion.● Hired and trained all the agents in the department.● Established protocol that would be used thru 2009 by all department employees.● Became the youngest field buyer in the company for a time.● Used proprietary software to evaluate damaged vehicles at auction.● Purchased vehicle inventory within monthly budget parameters as per regional management.● Maintained COGs in the upper 25-50% of all buyers.● Covered an auction area that consisted of up to 1500 miles per week of travel.