Ray Erickson Email & Phone Number

Mercer Island, Wa, Us

Mercer Island, Washington, United States

Key executive charged in providing strategic direction to Western Equipment by serving as an example of corporate culture, vision, and ethics. Advises the President as well as the rest of the Management team, providing financial analysis and support. Serving as a connection between different business functions, having broad knowledge of all business areas and the ability to influence across all levels of the company.Responsible for managing information systems, asset procurement and management, warehouse (parts and whole goods), vehicles, and general facility operations. Direct the operations of service parts business, including creating marketing plans, the annual plan, and interim projections.Ensure the accuracy of financial information through regular audits of checkbook register, bank statements, accounts payable records, and inventory valuation. Develop and create forecasting tools to aid in creating financial plans and projections. Instrumental in coordinating the acquisition of an Oregon distributor, expanding sales territory from two states to four. Assisted in the sale of Western Equipment to the Toro Company. Provided financial data, logistical support, as well as detailed balance sheet and fixed asset analysis to both the buyer and seller. Worked closely with both parties to ensure a fair price was paid.

Started in the warehouse moving throughout the company, documenting processes and collecting performance metrics. Visited peer companies and key vendors, creating a list of best practices and alternative approaches. Worked with key employees and management, developing alternative process improvements and implementing changes. Created procedure manuals for common administration and warehouse tasks.Effectively use technology to drive process improvement and lower costs. Install and support a local area network and wide area network, with integrated faxing of statements, invoices, and purchase orders. Create an automated purchase order process including electronic data transfer of purchase orders, sales, and inventory data. Integrate UPS shipment system into enterprise business system. Through technology upgrades, eliminated one full time employee, while still handling increased volume from Oregon distributor acquisition, effectively doubling sales per employee.

Responsible for desktop and network support for several large clients. Maintained and administered a 50 user computer network. Assisted in installing Microsoft NT network, networked printers, and shared internet connection. Created, modified, and implemented changes to Oracle Database.

Mba, Finance

Ba, Philosophy