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Wayne Ne

Charlotte, Nc

Charlotte, Nc

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

General Manager 6/15- present Provide data to day leadership and management of teams in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. This position has taught me to deal successfully with cultural and business differences while leveraging their similarities. Major accomplishments include; continued sales growth in the US and Canada with the addition of 3 new accounts and initiating a business presents in Brazil. Chief Operations Officer 1/10- 6/15 Provide day-to-day leadership and management to the organization. Responsible for driving the company to achieve and surpass sales and business goals. Responsible for the measurement and effectiveness of all processes internal and external. Collaborate with the management team to develop and implement plans for the operational infrastructure of systems, processes, and personnel designed to accommodate the growth objectives of the organization. Motivate and lead a high performance management team; provide mentoring as a cornerstone to the management career development program. Major accomplishments include sales growth of 23% in 4 years, working with a team to develop new tools to deploy with current clients and building the client base to include four new accounts.Account Supervisor 8/01 - 1/10Leading the day-to-day relationship of our largest client and providing on time delivery of key analytical projects. Earning the clients' respect and confidence as a trusted adviser. Accomplishments include increasing sales offerings and growing revenue by 15%.

Valdosta, Ga

SAP Project Manager 9/98 – 8/01 Worked with a team to implement a global ERP system. Project was completed on time and within budget. Logistics Support Manager 8/97 – 9/98Managed a team of Customer Service and Planning professionals to manage orders, provide excellent service and position product to meet demand. Accomplishments include reducing order errors by 85%, developing a forecasting tool to aid in product placement and implementing a B2B order management system.

Various

National Sales Manager 9/95 – 8/97Managed Sales Organization for Vegetation Control Business unit. Built strong customer relations, introduced 2 new products and exceed sales budget each year.SAP Project Manager 9/94 – 9/95Completed the implementation of an ongoing ERP project meeting the deadline for go live and delivering the results under budget.District Sales Manager 5/92 – 9/94Managed a four state territory in the southeast. Major accomplishments include vastly increasing my agricultural knowledge, reducing overall expenses while achieving sales budgets.Customer Service Manager 1/90 – 5/92 Managed and trained a group of 45 employees responsible for excellent Customer Service and Inventory management. Major accomplishment was to implement EDI as a standard for sales order reporting.Budget Manager 1/87 – 1/90 Responsible for developing and tracking budgets for the corporate headquarters. Major accomplishment was to be given the responsibility for the management of the subsidized employee cafeteria while working with the food service vendor we reduced the subsidy by 15%.Credit Manager 4/83 – 1/87Managed credit relationships with all distributors and retailers for the North America AG Products Business. Recruited, trained and managed a staff of 4 professionals. Major accomplishments included building a staff of professionals, developing good customer relations and managing the company's risk.

Bachelor’S Degree, Economics

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance And Marketing