Robert Whitten
Richmond,VA
Summary
Talented Owner with excellent marketing, customer service and facility oversight skills and more than forty years of experience. Highly effective and comfortable working with people at all levels in organization.
Overview
58
58
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner of Whitten Brothers of Ashland
Whitten Brothers Of Ashland
03.2022 - 05.2021
Owner of Whitten Brothers Jepp Chrysler Dodge
Whitten Brothers
05.1977 - 05.2020
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
- Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions.
- Enhanced operational efficiency and productivity by managing budgets, accounts and costs.
- Recruited, hired and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
- Created and monitored promotional approaches to increase sales and profit levels.
- Reconciled daily sales, returns and financial reports in QuickBooks.
- Remained up-to-date on current trends and attended industry trade shows and markets to view and order inventory.
- Optimized team hiring, training and performance.
- Maintained up-to-date administrative records to monitor operational conditions.
- Monitored market conditions to set accurate product pricing and take advantage of emerging trends.
- Assessed supplier quality to maintain tight cost controls and maximize business operational performance.
- Developed key operational initiatives to drive and maintain substantial business growth.
- Applied performance data to evaluate and improve operations, target current business conditions and forecast needs.
- Established, optimized and enforced business policies to maintain consistency and high-quality standards across industry operations.
- Devised processes to boost long-term business success and increase profit levels.
- Used knowledge of market trends to create value-added solutions resulting in significant increase in revenues.
- Trained and developed team members to build human capital.
- Developed sales presentations and promotion initiatives to key accounts to drive product sales and increase brand awareness.
Owner of Whitten Brothers of FarmVille
Whitten Brothers Of FarmVille
03.1996 - 09.2011
Education
Bachelor of Science - Finance, Accounting
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA05.1977
Skills
- Operational Analysis
- Industry Expertise
- Employee Motivation and Performance
- Portfolio Management
fishing, hunting, golf
served on Board of directors for:
First Market Band, Richmond VA
Park Sterling Bank, charlotte NC
Additional Information
Served on the Virginia Automobile Dealers board for 10 years
Mazda Motors of America regional and national dealer council multiple terms
Served on Ducks Unlimited Billfish fishing tournament for 3 years.
Timeline
Owner of Whitten Brothers of Ashland
Whitten Brothers Of Ashland
03.2022 - 05.2021
Owner of Whitten Brothers of FarmVille
Whitten Brothers Of FarmVille
03.1996 - 09.2011
Owner of Whitten Brothers Jepp Chrysler Dodge
Whitten Brothers
05.1977 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Science - Finance, Accounting
University of Virginia
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