Hank Albers Email & Phone Number

• Spearhead the stock allocation, purchasing, and inventory management for VW / Audi / Bentley/ Lamborghini in 10+ locations across the USA.• Document and enter Aces and Pies data, purchasing activities, inventory reports, contracts, supplier information, etc. • Formulate and launch marketing and promotional product branding initiatives by developing campaigns, • Promotional materials, market intelligence information, and databases for market trends and costs.• Communicate with stakeholders, vendors, and merchants removing roadblocks and maintaining/prioritizing product backlog.• Liaise with global Tier 2 & Tier 3 manufacturers to produce new key items to meet customers and market demands. • Pioneer establishing pricing parameters that generate sufficient gross profit while maintaining customer loyalty.• Oversee purchase orders, negotiating strategic deals with suppliers optimizing pricing, terms, and partnerships.• In charge of evaluating PLC reports with management and determining stocking statuses. • Connect with customers daily to understand needs, provide assistance, and collect feedback to optimize operations.• Foster professional relationships with key customers, thought leaders, and industry influencers to stay abreast of emerging market trends and applications.• Conceptualize and negotiate pricing terms, legal terms and conditions, quality, and supply chain requirements to secure optimal pricing and keep costs low.

• Orchestrated global sourcing, setting pricing targets, sourcing at or below targets, closing deals, and completing negotiations.• Strategized dealership parts and service pricing plans, significantly increasing revenue.• Established individual parts inventory levels to balance stock for maximum inventory turns.• Stayed abreast of part sales federal, state, and local regulations to maintain compliance.• Engineered and allocated annual operating budgets for numerous departments.• Reduced process lags, managing daily parts operations such as fulfilling service requests, generating orders, tracking inventory, and maintaining profit margins.• Responsible for maintaining inventory accuracy by counting stock-on-hand and reconciling discrepancies.• Streamlined daily automotive parts activities to improve sales and inventory management.• Measured profitability of each product line and maintained current and accurate sales forecasts to establish business goals.• Recognized and maintained top five national dealership customer service satisfaction standards.• Collaborated cross – functionally to source suppliers and monitor suppliers considered as a financially viable risk to • sustain the longevity of production.