Erich Merkle
Head of U.S. Sales Analysis at Ford Motor Company
- Role
- Head of U s Sales Analysis at Ford Motor Company
- Location
- Ann Arbor, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Erich Merkle
Awarded the Society of Automotive Analysts (SAA) most accurate North American Light Vehicle Production Forecast in 2004 and in 2007.One of the most quoted industry analysts, providing quotes, commentary and analysis to CNBC, Fox Business News, Bloomberg TV/Radio, NPR, The BBC, CBS, NBC, Automotive News, The Detroit News, The Wall Street Journal, The Associated Press, Reuters, The New York Times, Financial Times and others. News advertising value totaling over $100M Automotive and economic forecasting, product strategy, top rated presenter, media relations
Experience
Head of U s Sales Analysis
Oct 2011 — Present · Dearborn, MI, US
Education
Eastern Michigan University
B.B.A.
1985 — 1989
Wayne State University
MBA
1989 — 1990
Skills
- Business Development
- Retail Sales Analysis
- Strategy
- Lean Manufacturing
- Competitive Analysis
- Automotive
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Marketing Strategy
- Advertising
- Product Development
- Analysis
- Marketing
- Business Planning
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing Communications
- Dealers
- Public Speaking
- Forecasting
- Continuous Improvement
- Sales Process
- Customer Satisfaction
- New Business Development
- B2b
- Management
- Team Building
- Media Relations
- Business Strategy
- Pricing
- Six Sigma
- Market Analysis
- Vehicles
- Team Leadership
- Market Research
- Automobile
- Account Management
- Purchasing
- Process Improvement
- Product Management
- Leadership
- Manufacturing
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