NEXEMO is an industry-changing procurement system for automotive dealerships and service centers. By leveraging advanced technology NEXEMO provides a single source for purchasing all of the tangible items needed to run your business. As part of the Berkshire Hathaway Automotive family, NEXEMO is poised for exponential growth over the next few years.As employee #1 for this innovative procurement system the responsibilities were comprehensive. Created accounting infrastructure, developed all vendor partner relationships and oversaw all aspects of the technology development. Created all initial branding for the company including company name, logo and original marketing materials. Managed sales goals and created all internal reporting tools. Revenue growth exceeded 100% year over year from nothing to more than $5.5 million in its first 3 years.Additionally created subdivision of NEXEMO referred to as NEXEMO Services. These services include managing all National Account Agreements with large vendors which included FedEx, First Data, Staples and more than 20 others for Berkshire Hathaway Automotive. Key responsibilities included handling all negotiations and building recommendations for Berkshire Hathaway Automotive Officers. Maintained relationships as main point of contact with all service providers. Also provided one-off procurement services and proposal analyses for each of the 85 individual automotive dealerships.

Trophy Nissan is the #1 Nissan dealership by revenue in the United States. With over $177M in revenue in 2014, Trophy has consistently topped the list as the brand leader for Nissan North America. With a strong focus on the customer experience they frequently rate among the highest in customer satisfaction.As the Assistant Controller I supported the dealership Controller in all areas of finance and business operations. Created improved processed for Accounts Payable responsibilities and decreased needs for collections on customer payments. Built analytical tools for Finance and Sales departments. Reduced expenses by more than $100K annually through negotiations with vendors and creating improved internal processes by department.

Performance Management Group (now Strategic Source) is an leading spend management partner spanning a number of industries with its roots in the automotive industry. Through contract negotiations, vendor reduction and leveraged spend more than 400 automotive dealerships have been able to increase their profitability by reducing expenses by an average of 22% per category.With a focus on the Van Tuyl Group (now Berkshire Hathaway Automotive) our team reorganize indirect spend and increase profitability. Negotiated multi-million dollar contracts with vendors, and produced recommendations accordingly. Presented recommendations to the client, and oversaw implementation once the client had decided on the preferred vendor for best savings and service. Maintained oversight of the client/vendor relationship to ensure that a maximum level of service was given. Performed audits to show savings realized to date, and outline price compliance. Presented all reports and audits to executive teams at each company, and resolved any ancillary issues which arose. These audits reflected annual savings of more than $10M for the Van Tuyl Group.Developed new reporting and accounting tools to effectively monitor spend and savings in a variety of categories. These reporting tools have since become the backbone for Performance Management Group (Strategic Source) as the primary metric for all clients to manage compliance, calculate savings and clearly identify the ROI of each program.