Manager

Michael Halaska

Waukesha, WI ***** 414-***-****

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Proactive Management Leader

Exceed Revenue & Profit Goals Drive Operational Excellence & Team Productivity

Logical and objective problem solver, providing aggressive revenue growth and increasing profitability by utilizing financial reports, team insight, process improvements, and training strengths. Improve employee retention, development, and advancement directing teams and delivering results. Known for implementing lucrative sales programs and selling strategies embraced by team members.

Professional Experience

UNITED RENTALS, Waukesha, WI 2015 – 2016

Inside Sales and Operations

●Drove OSHA training revenue and profit by identifying target accounts and consolidating venues while increasing call volume, class size minimums, and price.

●Prepared sales quotes for customers, increasing overall sales and outside sales team’s productivity.

●Promoted teamwork and increased morale by assisting with rental order entry, purchasing, delivery dispatch, and equipment assembly.

BATTERIES PLUS BULBS (Formerly Batteries Plus), Waukesha, WI 2006 – 2015

Branch Management and Commercial Sales

●Understood customer product and service needs specific to market, increasing sales success by targeting companies with higher sale probability.

●Established relationships with area business that aligned with company products and service needs of customers, driving retail sales.

●Partnered with HR and interviewed large variety of applicants, hiring and retaining ambitious and successful team members by selecting candidates demonstrating job compatibility, necessary competencies, and greatest achievement potential.

●Taught effective selling skills to team members, facilitating continual and consistent product and companion product training, developing listening skills, demonstrating solution selling tactics, encouraging with positive feedback, and motivating with sales contests and events.

●Built rapport with area commercial sales representatives and increased sales through independent and / or team made sales calls.

●Measured and tracked sales results of all team members, ensuring consistent promotion of all new products and services.

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BATTERIES PLUS BULBS (Continued)

●Reduced inventory costs by effectively managing minimum / maximum inventory needs based on seasonality, new customer needs, and report data.

●Maximized customer service and productivity, implementing effective team scheduling while minimizing payroll expense as percentage of sales.

●Met with teams regularly, discussing sales and expense control opportunities as dictated by profit and lost statement (P&L).

●Controlled freight and delivery expenses by consolidating deliveries, planning routes, and passing costs onto customer.

Additional Relevant Experience

TRUE VALUE HARDWARE, Pewaukee, WI

Store Manager

LINDSAY PAINT COMPANY, Milwaukee, WI

Store Manager

ADVANCE CLEANING PRODUCTS, Milwaukee, WI

Outside / Inside Sales, Operations, and Equipment Service

SHERWIN WILLIAMS PAINT COMPANY, Milwaukee / Pewaukee, WI

Branch Manager

Education

Bachelor of Arts (BA), Business Management and Communications, Concordia University, Mequon, WI; graduated with honors, 3.6 GPA

Community Involvement

Volunteered as football coach for 3 years, religious education teacher for 5 years, and continue to help people at VA, correctional facilities, and homeless shelters, as have for 11+ years

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