Brandon Ward

Experience

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  ECenter@LindenPointe

  May 2014 - Jul 2014

  Sales Intern

  Sold ad space in order to fund the printing of the first issue of a local start up magazineCreated sales materials to be used in sales activitiesInterviewed and wrote articles on local entrepreneurs for content in the magazineWorked in a creative atmosphere surrounded by start-up businesses

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  Midnight Racing Auto LLC

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Summer Intern

  Accompanied owner to automotive auctions to help purchase and transport cars for the lotReceived and filed customer paymentsVerified Insurance monthly for all Buy Here Pay Here customersAnswered the phone, and scheduled serviceEducated customers on features of carsAssisted in Repossession of vehicles when necessary

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  Volkswagen of America, Inc

  Jun 2016 - Mar 2022

  Volkswagen Group of America Graduate Program - A highly selective 2 year rotational program for college graduates.After Sales, Parts and Accessories• Developed expertise in programs such as the Citi Bank private label credit card and the AIM incentive program• Managed a multi-million dollar incentive program for Service departments at Volkswagen dealerships.• Communicated AIM’s performance with after sales executives and field through weekly excel reporting• Built and scrubbed excel reporting for the AIM’s ROI, forecasted future payouts, and tracked spending• Corresponded with the data and IT vendor in order to problem solve and enhance programs and platformsVolkswagen Academy• Headed the reporting effort for launches of the VW Atlas and VW Tiguan to VWoA’s 652 dealer network• Acted as project manager for the launch of the VW Tiguan organized the training event for 36 trainers• Coordinated across departments to build an onboarding guide for new Service and Parts managers After Sales Marketing• Coordinated with purchasing and marketing team to create documents for a data and program vendor transition• Collaborated with data vendor on special analytical projects such as correlating sales and service retention• Developed reporting to prove effectiveness of different communications for the Takata airbag recall Show less

  • Product Planning Specialist, NAR

    Mar 2020 - Mar 2022

  • Ordering Operations Specialist - VW North American Region

    Apr 2018 - Mar 2020

  • Volkswagen After Sales and Academy Analyst

    Jun 2016 - Apr 2018
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  Audi of America

  Mar 2022 - now

  • Senior Supply Chain Operations Specialist

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Senior Supply Chain Strategy Specialist

    Mar 2022 - Jun 2024