Cory Schafer Email & Phone Number

Remus, Michigan, United States

Remus, Michigan, United States

Remus, Michigan, United States

•Oversee the growth strategies of 26+ dealership locations in the West Region.•Oversee that all dealer locations are placing weekly stock orders.•Supply all dealers with yearly suggested stock lists, goals, and monthly report cards. •Builds marketing plans with each dealership to help increase overall parts sales at each dealer location.•Conduct training for parts and service at each dealership.•Build parts competitive intelligence dealing with aftermarket wear parts.•Build department tools for the department staff to use.•Keeps a working relationship with all other department leads within the company.•Travels and build relationships with all our dealership’s parts, Service & Warranty managers to ensure success foreach dealer location.•Build dealer policy and procedures. Help build parts sales internal policy and procedures.•Build dealer measurement system.

Remus, Michigan, United States

• Oversee the sales of aftermarket wear parts for wood processing equipment• Responsible for meeting parts sales goals and maintaining GPM• Work with partnering suppliers on product development• Determine inventory stocking based on forecast & supplier lead times• Develop brand recognition within marketplace• Create & execute parts marketing strategies that positively effect revenue• Attend trade shows

St.Louis, Mi

• Performed global sanctioned checks on incoming sales prospects• Delegated qualified sales leads to Inside Sales, RSM’s, & PM’s• Wrote budgetary and formal equipment proposals for new equipment• Wrote budgetary and formal equipment proposals for upgrades and rebuilds• Key contact for 3 Major Accounts• Developed marketing strategies for social media• Helped develop marketing material (video, trade show booth & equipment fliers)• Attended Trade Shows & Conferences

Winn, Mi

• Direct department lead overseeing the startup and growth strategies of authorized dealers thru out the East Coast, Canada, and Asia• Set annual revenue goals and parts sales plans for 28 dealers (w/ multiple locations)• Manage territory (Direct & Dealer) K.P.I.’s • Provided suggested stock lists based on equipment saturation within A.O.R.• Conducted Level 1 & Level 2 Parts Training• Help develop and implement “Boots on the ground” with dealers• Led competitive wear part intelligence• Attended trade shows & dealer events

Winn, Mi

• Handled incoming phone calls from dealers and end users diagnosing parts needs• Pro-actively sold wear parts to customers without dealer representation in area• Calculated R.O.I. on customer visits• Managed monthly dealer parts inventory grading for scorecard and visibility on company website• Assisted in conducting Level 1 & Level 2 Parts Training for authorized dealers

Winn, Mi

• Mig welded Chipper Frames, Horizontal Grinder In-feeds, exhaust pipes and muffler mounts• Prepared engines for machine placement• Was one of the first employee selected for “Mentor” program to help new hires• Learned work areas job duties/responsibilities, then taught new hire• Over saw daily work of new co-worker until they were able to complete quality work alone

Mt.Pleasant, Mi

• Assembled interior components of refrigeration units• Tig Welded Stainless Steel exterior• Quality assured all units

Mt.Pleasant, Mi

• Set up & Priced store floor merchandise• Delivered, Installed, Demonstrated merchandise to customers• Cold Called customers behind on payments, and planned visits if contact couldn’t be made• Repossessed merchandise• Quality controlled merchandise

Mt.Pleasant, Mi

• Installed & Serviced satellite systems for DIRECTV• Maintained vehicle inventory