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Shawn Sullwold

Grand Island,NE

Summary

Serviced-focused General Manager dedicated to delivering positive customer experiences to promote loyalty and repeat business.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

General Manager of Fixed Operations

Anderson Auto Group
10.2019 - Current
  • Managed budget development, forecasting, and financial reporting processes to track progress towards organizational objectives accurately.
  • Drove year-over-year business growth while leading operations, strategic vision, and long-range planning.
  • Maximized efficiency by coaching and mentoring personnel on management principles, industry practices, company procedures, and technology systems.
  • Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.
  • Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.

Service Manager

Anderson Auto Group
05.2015 - 09.2019
  • Coach, train, and develop service advisors, technicians and other valued members of team.
  • Work with team members to ensure effective and efficient service to customers.
  • Ensure that all warranty work is within the factory criteria
  • Track key performance indicators weekly to align up with company goals.
  • Resolved customer complaints in professional and timely manner.

Service Advisor

Anderson Auto Group
03.2014 - 05.2015
  • Educated customers regarding regular maintenance protocols to preserve vehicle condition.
  • Developed estimates by costing materials, supplies, and labor.
  • Maintained high customer satisfaction standards to meet or exceed targets.

Service Advisor

Midway CDJR
09.2012 - 02.2014


  • Advise guest of technician findings and additional service recommendations
  • Maintain professional long term relationship with guests
  • Earn high CSI scores by providing outstanding service
  • Work as a team with other advisors and technicians
  • Educated customers regarding regular maintenance protocols to preserve vehicle condition.
  • Developed estimates by costing materials, supplies, and labor.
  • Increased repeat business, establishing rapport and trust with customers through attentive listening and clear communication.

General Manager of Fixed Operations

Anderson Auto Group
10.2019 - Current
  • Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations.
  • Managed a diverse team of professionals, fostering a positive work environment and high employee satisfaction.
  • Developed and implemented strategies to increase sales and profitability.
  • Managed budget development, forecasting, and financial reporting processes to track progress towards organizational objectives accurately.
  • Drove year-over-year business growth while leading operations, strategic vision, and long-range planning.
  • Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.
  • Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
  • Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
  • Championed continuous improvement initiatives that enhanced operational performance across all departments.

Service Manager

Anderson Auto Group
05.2015 - 09.2019
  • Coach, train, and develop service advisors, technicians and other valued members of team.
  • Work with team members to ensure effective and efficient service to customers.
  • Ensure that all warranty work is within the factory criteria
  • Track key performance indicators weekly to align up with company goals.
  • Resolved customer complaints in professional and timely manner.

Service Advisor

Anderson Ford
03.2014 - 05.2015


  • Educated customers regarding regular maintenance protocols to preserve vehicle condition.
  • Developed estimates by costing materials, supplies, and labor.
  • Maintained high customer satisfaction standards to meet or exceed targets.

Skills

  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Goal Orientated
  • Organized
  • Leadership and team building
  • Problem Resolution
  • Operations Management

Activities

  • Grand Island Senior High Career Pathways, Technical Sciences Advisory Board Member
  • Grand Island Senior High Career Pathways, Automotive Advisory Board Member
  • Central Community College Automotive Advisory Board
  • Hall County Crime Stoppers Board Member

Certification

  • Ford General Manager Training
  • Ford Master Service Manager Certified
  • Ford Master Service Advisor Certified

Timeline

General Manager of Fixed Operations

Anderson Auto Group
10.2019 - Current

General Manager of Fixed Operations

Anderson Auto Group
10.2019 - Current

Service Manager

Anderson Auto Group
05.2015 - 09.2019

Service Manager

Anderson Auto Group
05.2015 - 09.2019

Service Advisor

Anderson Auto Group
03.2014 - 05.2015

Service Advisor

Anderson Ford
03.2014 - 05.2015

Service Advisor

Midway CDJR
09.2012 - 02.2014
Shawn Sullwold