Andrew Schirmacher
abm6bc@r.postjobfree.com
Jackson, MI 49203
OBJECTIVE:
Find a challenging management position within an innovative and
dynamic company.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Fastenal Company, Lapeer, MI January 2006 - Present
General Manager
Management Responsibilities
. Management & organization of employees through scheduling, training,
delegating daily tasks, and maintaining a productive work environment.
. Setting and tracking weekly/monthly sales goals, conducting
performance reviews monthly, assisting and performing sales call, and
holding every salesperson accountable for his or her monthly goals.
. Servicing, maintaining, and growing national accounts around eastern
Michigan.
Responsibilities
. Merchandising: creating displays, fronting product and cleaning the
merchandise.
. Project planning & implementation such as arranging the store for
growth and efficiency.
. Monitor and fill open orders in a timely fashion
. Reviewing weekly reports and collecting past due payments from those
reports.
. Lean cost implementation including a Just In Time business model.
. Sourcing competitively priced and reliable vendors to supply product
to customers in a timely manner.
. Inventory management: setting up and maintaining customers stock
levels on a daily basis.
. Practicing ISO compliant procedures daily
Team Building & Development
. Earned top honors for the semester marketing research project.
. Received the 'Values to the Core' award for practicing the 4 cultural
values of Fastenal, which include: Teamwork, Integrity, Innovation,
and Ambition.
. Involved in the signing of two million dollar contracts for the
Fastenal Company along with implementing crib operations for both.
. Of 78 Fastenal locations throughout Michigan, Lapeer was the only
store to show positive vertical growth in 2009.
EDUCATION:
Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
December 2005
Bachelor of Applied Arts Major: Entrepreneurship Minor: Marketing
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint,
Microsoft Outlook and POS.