Jim Meehan
Fort Worth,TX
Summary
Successful Director, General Manager, Marketing Manager, Sales, warehouse and operations. Revenue generation, building effective teams, developing strategic marketing and operational strategies, successful budgeting, and effective cost control. Career spanning 35 years in the Automotive Accessories sales and distribution Instilled a process and culture for the company to expand. Top GM/ADI company to sell more than 100 million in 2022,2023, 2024. Top 3 in the country on sales and distribution Community Driven Northeast Chamber of Commerce Chairman held various chairs thru my 6-year tenure. Northeast Tarrant Chamber of Commerce Awards 2018 NRH Momentum Award to Southwest ADI 2019 June Member of the Month Southwest ADI 2019 Chairman’s Choice Award to Jim Meehan/Southwest ADI 2019 NRH Momentum Award to Southwest ADI 2020 Industry of the Year to Southwest ADI 2020 Chairman’s Choice Award to Jim Meehan/Southwest ADI 2021 June Member of the Month Southwest ADI 2021 Member of the Year to Southwest ADI 2023 Gertrude Tarpley Director of the Year to Jim Meehan/Southwest ADI 2024 January Member of the Month to Southwest ADI Multiple Certificates from Various County, State and Congressional Representatives TX State Representative Matt Krause TX State Representative Stephanie Klick Senator Kelly Hancock
Professional managerial candidate with deep understanding of operational excellence and team leadership. Proven ability to drive growth and enhance productivity through strategic planning and effective resource management. Emphasizes collaboration and adaptability to meet organizational goals, showcasing excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
General Manager
Southwest Accessory Group
02.2010 - 01.2024
- Solely responsible for the overall operations and profitability of Southwest Accessory Group
- Ongoing accountabilities included consistent growth of overall organizational net revenues, expenses and warehouse operations spanning 12 states
- Maintained 8-10% sales growth throughout my tenure
- 2010 Changed company structure for growth
- Current Markets DFW and Houston
- Moved DFW and the Houston Warehouse 2011
- 2011 Won additional General Motors territories Austin, San Antonio, Harlingen expanding our sales, warehousing and operations to support growth
- 2012 Became the largest single apr ADI in the country
- 2012-2019 continued to grow sales and reduced expenses
- 2020 Won the Ford accessories contract for Texas, Memphis, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Mississippi
- 2020 Purchased Memphis warehouse 35,000sqft to service those states
- 2021 upgraded DMS from Reynolds and Reynolds to NetSuite WMS
- 2021 Won the rest of the east Ford Accessories contract, Atlanta, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Kentucky
- 2021 Leased a 55,000sqft warehouse in Atlanta to service those states
- 2022 Purchased VAC (fad/adi) that came with 2 additional warehouses in Rancho Cucamonga 105,000sqft and Phoenix 28,000sqft servicing California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Guam, Anchorage Alaska, and Hawaii
- 2024 Moved Texas home offices and warehouse
- We went from 110,000sqft to 215,000sqft
- Full office staff including controller, a/r a/p and HR
- Head count went from 150 in 2020 to 272 in 2024, which included 8 customer service people, 2 director of sales, 5 sales managers, Fixed operations director, Inventory Manager, 5 warehouse managers and 38 Outside sales people
- Dealer count went from 268 to 910
Skills
- Leadership and team building
- Efficient multi-tasker
- Effective leader
- Training and coaching
- Vendor relationships
- Motivation
- Advertising and marketing
- Marketing
- Sales expertise
- Budget coordination
- Budgeting and cost control
- Consistently meet goals
Executivesummary
Successful Director, General Manager, Marketing Manager, Sales, warehouse and operations. Revenue generation, building effective teams, developing strategic marketing and operational strategies, successful budgeting, and effective cost control. Career spanning 35 years in the Automotive Accessories sales and distribution. Instilled a process and culture for the company to expand. Top GM/ADI company to sell more than 100 million in 2022, 2023, 2024. Top 3 in the country on sales and distribution. Community Driven. Northeast Chamber of Commerce Chairman held various chairs thru my 6-year tenure., 2018, NRH Momentum Award to Southwest ADI, 2019, June Member of the Month Southwest ADI, 2019, Chairman’s Choice Award to Jim Meehan/Southwest ADI, 2019, NRH Momentum Award to Southwest ADI, 2020, Industry of the Year to Southwest ADI, 2020, Chairman’s Choice Award to Jim Meehan/Southwest ADI, 2021, June Member of the Month Southwest ADI, 2021, Member of the Year to Southwest ADI, 2023, Gertrude Tarpley Director of the Year to Jim Meehan/Southwest ADI, 2024, January Member of the Month to Southwest ADI, Various County, State and Congressional Representatives, TX State Representative Matt Krause, TX State Representative Stephanie Klick, Senator Kelly Hancock
Timeline
General Manager
Southwest Accessory Group
02.2010 - 01.2024
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