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Shawn Herrick

Fargo,ND

Summary

Tech-savvy E-commerce professional with over 14 years experience directing and building dynamic teams. Highly motivated efforts geared towards increasing both revenue, and bottom line margin.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of E-Commerce

Acme Tools
03.2020 - Current

As Director of Ecommerce, I spearhead a dynamic and diverse team encompassing Affiliate, Marketing, Advertising, PPC, Bloggers, Writers, SEO, Customer Support, Marketplace, and IT / Development, driving our ecommerce division to unprecedented success.

Key Achievements:

  • Spearheaded the transition to new payment processors, enhancing payment processing efficiency and customer convenience, cutting failed orders in half.
  • Successful integration of Apple Pay, increasing conversion rate.
  • Orchestrated multiple comprehensive ecommerce team restructures, optimizing team performance.
  • Successfully conducted multiple SEO audits, enhancing online visibility and traffic.
  • Led a meticulous website technology partner audit, cutting annual costs, and driving more profit.
  • Established vital partnerships with new technology providers, including web developers, website hosts, and data syndication vendors, while skillfully negotiating advantageous discounts with existing partners.
  • Seamlessly orchestrated the migration of Acme website to a new hosting platform, bolstering performance and reliability.
  • Effectively transitioned the website from HCL Commerce to Salesforce, fortifying our digital infrastructure.
  • Oversee strategic initiatives on major online marketplaces such as Amazon, Walmart, Buy on Google, and eBay, resulting in high double-digit percentage revenue growth within the first year.
  • Direct the ecommerce division to achieve its first-ever profitable year since the deployment of AcmeTools.com. Each year since, we’ve achieved unprecedented growth in revenue and profitability, surpassing each year prior.
  • Streamlined and optimized day-to-day workflow processes, significantly enhancing efficiency and productivity.
  • Functioned as a dedicated coach and mentor to the management team, fostering leadership growth and development.
  • Assumed responsibility for hiring and termination of managers, playing a crucial role in assembling a high-performing team.
  • Demonstrated expertise in setting competitive salaries and hourly wages, ensuring our team remains motivated and incentivized.
  • This journey of innovation and growth reflects my unwavering commitment to excellence and strategic leadership in the realm of ecommerce.

Ecommerce Manager

Radco
05.2019 - 03.2020
  • Mapped ecommerce direction
  • Completed SEO audit
  • Completed website technology partner audit
  • Completed data audit
  • Completed UX audit
  • Hired new technology partners including web developers and website host
  • Hired data entry specialists
  • Migrated website to new hosting platform
  • Managing Amazon & eBay marketplace initiatives
  • Collaborated with supply vendors and distributors to purchase supplies in bulk with favorable discounts
  • Streamlined and improved day to day workflow for efficiency
  • Coach teams
  • Coach individual employees
  • Hire and fire manager
  • Set salaries and hourly wage

Director Of Sales

Botlink
09.2018 - 08.2019
  • Director of product development, sales and marketing teams
  • Was quickly promoted to Director Of Sales for Botlink's parent company, Packet Digital
  • Developed an end to end sales process; cold calling, hosted sales meetings and set-up invoicing / payment terms
  • Managed social media channels
  • Managed website
  • Managed newsletter initiatives
  • Studied the drone industry
  • Streamlined and improved day to day workflow for efficiency
  • Coach teams
  • Coach individual employees
  • Hire and fire manager
  • Conduct 3 month, 6 month and 12 month reviews
  • Set salaries and hourly wage

Director Of Growth

RealTruck.com - THI ecommerce
01.2016 - 09.2018
  • Director of the brand management team
  • Optimize categories to ensure steady growth
  • Stay current with industry trends to continually carry the latest products
  • Manage product quality presentation to provide the best customer experience 
  • Stay current with the automotive industry to ensure up to date product listings
  • Lead the brand management team to ensure continual growth by adding new brands and keeping current with our existing partners
  • Monitor trends from revenue, conversion rate, organic traffic and paid traffic
  • Monitor company GM
  • Streamlined and improved day to day workflow for efficiency
  • Coach teams
  • Coach individual employees
  • Hire and fire manager
  • Conduct 3 month, 6 month and 12 month reviews
  • Set salaries and hourly wages

Director Of Business Development

RealTruck.com
01.2012 - 01.2016
  • Director of SEO, marketing, video, web content and business development teams
  • Stay current with industry trends to continually carry the latest products
  • Managed product quality presentation to provide the best customer experience
  • Monitor the vehicle industry to ensure up to date product listings
  • Monitor trends from revenue, conversion rate, organic traffic and paid traffic
  • Monitor company GM
  • Create quality video and web content for the website, blog and social platforms
  • Lead business development team to ensure continual growth by adding new brands and keeping current with our existing partners
  • Stay current with in web content, marketing, digital marketing and SEO
  • Streamlined and improved day to day workflow for efficiency
  • Coach teams
  • Coach individual employees
  • Hire and fire manager
  • Conduct 3 month, 6 month and 12 month reviews
  • Set salaries and hourly wages

Director of Web Content

RealTruck.com
07.2010 - 09.2012
  • Director of web content, video and SEO
  • Stay current with industry trends in web content, marketing and SEO
  • Maintain all website content
  • Create quality video and web content for the web site, blog and social platforms
  • Streamlined and improved day to day workflow for efficiency
  • Coach teams
  • Coach individual employees
  • Hire and fire manager
  • Conduct 3 month, 6 month and 12 month reviews
  • Set salaries and hourly wages

Education

SEO Certified - undefined

Moz.com
Online Course

Youtube Ad Attribution Certified - undefined

Google
New York City, NY

PPC / PLA Certified - undefined

ROI Revolution
Raleigh, NC

Google Adwords Certified -

Google
Online Course

Photoshop Certified -

Adobe
Online Course

High School Diploma -

Dickinson High School
Dickinson, ND
2000

Skills

  • Website Structure and Schema
  • Digital Advertising
  • Affiliate Marketing
  • Web Analytics
  • SEO
  • Business Development
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Budget Allocation
  • P&L Management
  • Highly Effective Manager
  • Operations Analysis
  • Team Builder
  • Team and Individual Coach
  • Perform Performance Reviews
  • Hire & Fire Executive
  • Re-platform Websites
  • Guest Teacher on Digital Marketing, SEO and Ecommerce
  • Community Speaking Engagements on Digital Marketing, SEO and Ecommerce

Timeline

Director of E-Commerce

Acme Tools
03.2020 - Current

Ecommerce Manager

Radco
05.2019 - 03.2020

Director Of Sales

Botlink
09.2018 - 08.2019

Director Of Growth

RealTruck.com - THI ecommerce
01.2016 - 09.2018

Director Of Business Development

RealTruck.com
01.2012 - 01.2016

Director of Web Content

RealTruck.com
07.2010 - 09.2012

SEO Certified - undefined

Moz.com

Youtube Ad Attribution Certified - undefined

Google

PPC / PLA Certified - undefined

ROI Revolution

Google Adwords Certified -

Google

High School Diploma -

Dickinson High School

Photoshop Certified -

Adobe
Shawn Herrick