Walter Jansen

Background

About Walter Jansen

Passionate about the automotive business with extensive corporate, retail and wholesale knowledge and experience specific to light and heavy duty vehicle parts and service sales, marketing, operations, measurement, analysis, as well as management, design and implementation of adhoc projects SUMMARY OF SKILLS • A seasoned, driven, and goal oriented automotive business specialist, with extensive experience generating action plans and growing business at corporate, jobber and street level • Experience and demonstrated competency with all levels and types of automotive industry related processes, procedures, policies and sales • Proficient in personal computer software including Microsoft Office Suite and excellent skills using Microsoft Excel SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS • Demonstrated ability to self-manage (currently a successful franchisee) and significantly grow a business • Demonstrated management experience at a corporate jobber store (Partsource) • 10 + years corporate experience at Canadian Tire home office; 4 years as a Automotive Category Implementation Specialist (Purchasing Assistant), 3 years as an Automotive Operations Analyst, plus 2 years as an Automotive Category Analyst • 10+ years’ experience as an Outside Automotive Sales Representative • Proven traits: Excellent communication and selling skills, excellent organizational skills, helpful attitude, patient, personable, enthusiastic team player, resourceful, able to simultaneously manage multiple projects • Successful completion of Project Management Certificate at U of T • Successful completion of many corporate training courses such as Sales, Presentation Skills, Strategic Business Writing, Microsoft Suite, etc.(Also see detailed list of short term courses below)