With deep experience in setting and executing the vision to drive productivity, optimize costs, and generate new revenue streams, I serve as a key member of the leadership team. As an influential and collaborative leader, I have developed a widely recognized ability to communicate and build trust at all levels to introduce calculated changes in processes and organically grow the business. Throughout my career, I have been selected by business leaders to identify development needs, devise high-impact strategies, and influence significant transformations. As the current chief operating officer of non-franchise businesses at AutoNation, I’m extremely proud of coaching and empowering high-performing teams and playing an integral role in building the strong, cohesive company culture needed to withstand industry changes and competition. Additional highlights from my career there include:• Leveraging my business and operational acumen to stand up multiple stores and growing the AutoNation USA portfolio. These stores generated substantial profit and outperformed the budget by 6.6% with a 14% increase in YoY revenue in 2022.• Leading a cross-functional collaboration to drive heavy prioritization and reduce costs and create business sustainability at the start of the pandemic. Identifying and eliminating monthly expenses of $20M while minimally reducing the headcount, saving over 8,000 jobs for the 8,923 associates employed at the time.• Eliminating multiple underperforming stores and overhauling teams and processes to remove constraints. Significantly boosted technician productivity, realizing millions in revenue and a 38% YoY increase for the collision business in 2022 within 17 months.I value learning about new projects and connecting with other innovators in the sales and operations space. If you would like to connect, please contact me at koehlerd@me.com.