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Joshua R. Smith

7319 SW 25th Ct, Topeka,KS

Summary

Honorably discharged United States Marine Corps veteran with over eight years of experience in leadership, communication, planning and strategic thinking. Highly adaptable and self-driven, with a deep passion for helping people and creating positive change. Eager to leverage my diverse experience and dedication to excellence in a role that aligns with my commitment to service and community support.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Sales Consultant

Laird Noller Automotive Group
Topeka, KS
09.2024 - Current
  • Responsible for making customers feel welcome and supported through-out the vehicle purchasing process.
  • Customer Engagement: Greeting customers warmly, understanding their needs, and guiding them through the vehicle buying process.
  • Customer Relationship Building: Keeping relationships with past customers and reaching out to potential new customers through various channels.
  • Team Collaboration: Working closely with the sales team and other departments to ensure a seamless customer experience.

Sales Consultant

Lewis Toyota of Topeka
Topeka, KS
06.2023 - 08.2024
  • Responsible for making customers feel welcome and supported through-out the vehicle purchasing process.
  • Consistently exceeded monthly quota expectations by 20%.
  • Within (7) months of joining Lewis Automotive Group, rose to the top 20% of all sales personnel.
  • Over 40% of clients (physically met) purchased a vehicle, remaining clients receive follow-up, to ensure all needs are met.
  • Customer Engagement: Greeting customers warmly, understanding their needs, and guiding them through the vehicle buying process.
  • Customer Relationship Building: Keeping relationships with past customers and reaching out to potential new customers through various channels.
  • Team Collaboration: Working closely with the sales team and other departments to ensure a seamless customer experience.

Toys for Tots Coordinator

Northeast Kansas Toys for Tots
Topeka, KS
08.2020 - 06.2023
  • Company Overview: Toys for Tots Foundation and United States Marine Corps Reserve
  • Year after year conduct a successful Christmas toy collection and distribution campaign through-out Northeastern Kansas to ensure all families who need support receive it.
  • Toys for Tots Foundation and United States Marine Corps Reserve
  • Honored as the 2022 Region 5 Toys for Toys Coordinator of the Year, receiving a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for superior performance.
  • Successfully ensured (21,221) children received Christmas Holiday by gifting (56,948) toys.
  • Obtained $63,930.37 in monetary donations through (54) community events, while coordinating the procurement of (56,947) donated and purchased toys.
  • Spearheaded a 21% growth rate per year in children helped.
  • Manage funds raised and monies donated based on the use of Toys for Tots name or logo.
  • Help bring the joy of Christmas and send a message of hope to America’s less fortunate children, through the gift of a new toy.
  • Conduct public education and information programs about Toys for Tots that call the public to action in support of this patriotic community action program.

Supply and Logistics Supervisor

USMC Detachment
Topeka, KS
08.2019 - 06.2023
  • Served as a Supply/Logistics Manager for the United States Marine Corps Reserve Detachment in Topeka, KS. Manage and maintain the site Supply and Logistic sections. Prevent all fraud, waste and abuse and provide management/supervision in all areas of supply chain management between the site, intermediate supply, and lateral supply support activities, as required.
  • Successfully safeguarded and accounted for $2,177,993.85 worth of equipment.
  • Organized the delegation, supervision, and coordination of all Operation responsibilities for a separate department of the unit, during a personnel manning gap.
  • Ensured day-to-day administrative operations ran smoothly by ordering and approving $157,463.47.
  • Supervise and ensure the proper accountability of all property, physical and monetary, within the Supply, Armory, and Transportation sections.
  • Supervise, train and mentor all Supply and Logistics personnel assigned to the site.
  • Advise Site Director with planning, reviewing, and maintaining the fiscal budget.

Supply Administrative Supervisor

2d Battalion, 6th Marines, HQ and Support Company
Camp Lejeune, NC
10.2015 - 08.2019
  • Serve as direct liaison in-between team members and middle/upper management as a Non-Commissioned Officer in the United States Marine Corps. Give direction to subordinates in the performance of duties, and train subordinates in the execution of supply chain management.
  • Ensured successful accountability of over $56,000,000.00 worth of equipment.
  • Enthusiastically awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for meritorious achievement in the superior performance of duties while serving as the Battalion Landing Team 2/6 Supply Administrative Chief and Shore Detachment Marine in Camp Lemonier, Djibouti from 21 February 2018 to 15 June 2018.
  • Ensured a smooth Company to Company Transfer of equipment worth over $810K.
  • Supervise, mentor, and develop all Marines in the functional areas of supply and logistics.
  • Ensure constant communication between all functional areas within the Platoon in support of day-to-day Battalion.
  • Supervise the proper tracking of all transfers, internal and external, including weapons systems.

Education

Business

American Military University
Remote
07.2021

General

University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Platteville, WI
05.2015

Skills

  • Organization
  • Leadership
  • Interpersonal Abilities
  • Communication
  • Time Management
  • Planning

References

  • Robert Ximenez, United States Marine Corps, (910) 750-2216
  • Anthony Miller, United States Marine Corps (Retired), (910) 581-2115
  • Bradford Puff, Laird Noller Ford, (785) 383-5476
  • Al Gallegos, Cable Dahmer of Topeka, (785) 249-2760
  • Alexander Pless, United States Marine Corps, (910) 581-1152

Timeline

Sales Consultant

Laird Noller Automotive Group
09.2024 - Current

Sales Consultant

Lewis Toyota of Topeka
06.2023 - 08.2024

Toys for Tots Coordinator

Northeast Kansas Toys for Tots
08.2020 - 06.2023

Supply and Logistics Supervisor

USMC Detachment
08.2019 - 06.2023

Supply Administrative Supervisor

2d Battalion, 6th Marines, HQ and Support Company
10.2015 - 08.2019

Business

American Military University

General

University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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