Sales Manager

JOHN PAPARELLA

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Mt Pleasant, MI 48858

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Professional Experience

MEIJER Mt. Pleasant, MI. 2002 to 2010

Team Leader

Managed day-to-day functions of various departments, including Grocery,

Receiving, Garden Center, and Hardlines area. Scheduled staff to maintain

proper guest service while maintaining budget considerations. Fluent at

marketing, merchandising, inventory management and reconciliation,

productivity, planograms, logistics, receiving, and vendor relations.

Experience with supply chain, procurement, warehousing, Six Sigma, Lean,

CAO, VPL SAP, MSPS, and MP6.

RONO Capital Management Grand Haven, MI. 2000 to 2002

Quantitative Analyst

Analyzed market trends and developed investment strategies, while

actively trading stocks and options. Reviewed corporate financial

statements and researched SEC filings.

Gage Motor Mall Grand Haven, MI 1990 to 2000

Business Manager

Managed all aspects of this automotive sales and financing enterprise,

with a primary focus of generating revenue through financing, insurance

and warranty sales. Managed and trained salespeople in new financing and

sales products.

Negotiated and implemented an innovative reserve plan with local lending

institution securing a bonus reserve based on yearly volume

Special Finance Manager (1995-2000), developed new financing options to

accommodate a growing number of customers who could not be financed in

conventional ways. This highly profitable department resulted in an

incremental increase of 10-20 % of units sold per month.

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General Motors Acceptance Corporation

1980 to 1990

Acquisitions Supervisor, Grand Rapids, MI (1989-1990)

Interfaced directly with dealers to approve auto loans and leases while

maintaining a monthly loan average of $5 million.

Assisted with the development and implementation of a weekly program

to meet with the dealers to promote relations and sales resulting in a

10% incremental increase in volume for the branch.

Special Collections Supervisor, Grand Rapids, MI (1989)

Processed all branch repossessions and supervised field collections for

other branch offices. Managed weekly repossession auctions. Compiled

monthly loss and recovery reports.

Special Collections/ Wholesale Credit Representative, Traverse City, MI

(1985-1989)

Managed collection accounts and reconciled wholesale inventory audits for

area dealers.

Field Representative/ Wholesale Inventory Auditor, Grand Rapids, MI (1982-

1985)

Conducted field collections and repossessions. Conducted physical audits

of area dealers' inventories.

Collector, Muskegon, MI (part-time, 1980-1982)

Education

Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI

B.S. Business Administration. - Finance Major - 1980-1982

Muskegon Community College, Muskegon, MI

Associate Degree - Business Administration - 1978-1980

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