Sheldon Gellner Email & Phone Number

Canada

Olds, Ab

Providing leadership to the parts, service, and accounting teams for a growing 3-location farm equipment dealership group specializing in Krone commercial hay equipment, JCB Ag products, Deutz Fahr tractors, JBS spreaders, Bunning spreaders & Penta mixer wagons. This includes the development & execution of the parts & service growth strategy, overall business planning & strategic planning, fixed assets & facilities, workforce planning & development, reporting & KPI development. This ensures that the aftermarket departments develop to continue to provide a high level of customer support for a growing whole goods sales department.

Olds, Alberta, Canada

Provided leadership & direction to the parts and service departments. This included ensuring the dealership provides a high level of customer support and service, development & execution of the parts & service growth strategy, business planning, fixed assets & facilities, as well as workforce development.

Lead a team that drove business excellence throughout the organization. This included overseeing the Precision Agriculture team, as well as the Contracts & Revenue team. Strong focus on consistent processes, timely and accurate reporting, training, marketing, and facility/asset management

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Full P & L responsibility for 7 stores in Central AB, including Sales Management, new & used whole goods inventory management, parts & service department operation, as well all aspects of customer care and satisfaction.

Calgary, Ab

Responsible for the Operations of an 20-store operation, including parts & service operations P & L. The role also included business planning, workforce planning, facilities and fixed assets. This included the development and implementation of a Service Optimization process to streamline the service department operations and efficiency.

Saskatoon, Sk & Calgary, Ab

As an equity partner with Cervus Equipment we acquired Farm & Garden Centre, a 2-store John Deere dealership in Saskatoon & Rosthern, SK. We expanded that operation to include the Watrous, Melfort & Prince Albert locations. In 2012 I also assumed the General Management duties for the 9 John Deere dealerships in AB that were running under the Agro Equipment banner. I was involved with the acquisition and integration of 6 more stores in AB to bring the total to 20 stores.

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

As the Division Marketing Manager for John Deere's worldwide sprayer group, I was responsible for ensuring that John Deere's sprayer lineup met the needs of the growing & evolving high clearance sprayer market. This included developing a world wide business plan, bringing a new large capacity sprayer to market, and assisting with the relocation of sprayer production from Thibodeaux, LA to Des Moines, IA.

Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

I held many progressive roles within John Deere, including Territory Aftermarket Manager, Territory Manager, Training Manager for the Canadian Branch, as well as Division Aftermarket Manager. These roles involved various aspects of dealership development and support as well as direct customer support.