Nick Guth
ROCKFORD,IL
Summary
Customer-oriented General Manager with 13 years of experience focused on increasing revenues and expanding margin. Adaptive and deadline-oriented consistently executes and completes multiple projects in high-stress environments. Meticulous leader and strategic planner with comprehensive managerial acumen. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management, and using my sales background and problem-solving skills.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
General Manager
National Header Die
03.2006 - Current
- My career started in 2006 as the shipping and receiving associate. Handled all incoming shipments, and outgoing orders. Eventually gained more responsibilities such as purchasing, inventory, AP and AR management
- In 2010, I was offered the GM position sort of out of the blue. My hard work and dedication was noticed by the ownership, and since the previous GM lost the trust of the ownership, the job was offered to me. I have been the longest tenured GM in the company's history. 13 years as the GM so far.
- Developed and implemented strategies to increase sales and profitability.
- Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules
- Monitored financial performance, set budgets and controlled expenses to provide financial stability and long-term organizational growth.
- Maximized efficiency by coaching and mentoring personnel on management principles, industry practices, company procedures, and technology systems.
- Quoted incoming projects for customer tooling needs
- Implemented operational strategies and effectively built customer and employee loyalty.
- Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development.
- Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.
- Interacted well with customers to build connections and nurture relationships.
- Sales calls and follow ups monthly regarding quotes placed, performances regarding timely deliveries, quality of products, etc. Constantly keeping up on relationships with our customer base.
- In 2019, took over the ISO 2015 process. Had to document procedures, production processes in house, customer surveys, vendor NCRs. This was done on an annual basis thru a 3rd party auditor. Passed with flying colors every year since I took that over.
- Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
- Monitored daily cash discrepancies, inventory management.
- Managed purchasing, sales, and customer account operations efficiently.
- Ran monthly reports to keep ownership abreast of the current status-job performances, sales reports, budgets, ledger detail, profitability reports etc.
- Cultivated and strengthened lasting client relationships using strong issue resolution and dynamic communication skills.
- Negotiated price and service with customers and vendors to decrease expenses and increase profit.
Education
East High School
Rockford 1.5 Years - General Studies
Rock Valley College
Rockford, ILSkills
- Staff Development
- Safety Assurance
- Profit and Loss
- Manage Budgets
- Employee Scheduling
- Microsoft Access
- Sales Expertise
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Leadership
- Microsoft Office
- Supply Chain Management
- Risk Management
- Total Quality Management
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Outlook
Timeline
General Manager
National Header Die
03.2006 - Current
East High School
1.5 Years - General Studies
Rock Valley College
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