Mike Vanaken

About Mike Vanaken

Experienced Executive Level Manager with over a decade of experience in the following fields Customer Service, Sales, and Product Management. Work history includes working in the automotive and construction equipment industries. Additional experience in Strategic Planning, Financial Analysis, Marketing, and Business Development. My Goal is to be a successful, Team Manager, Territory Manager, Regional Manager in the Automotive or Construction Equipment market. Important Skills and Activities that make me a successful member of a team-Relationship Building leads to strong business relationships and life long customers-Competitive nature has served me well throughout my collegiate athletics career and has helped me to be successful in a sales environment-Customer Support is where we continue to grow our relationships with customers and help them with conflict resolution and helping to grow customers businesses-Continuous Improvement always keeps us improving and always looking for better ways to improve what we do every day-Budgeting and Strategic Planning is very important to make sure the team can achieve business goals and have the funds to be successfulOn a personal level I am a Husband and Father of two girls. They keep me balanced and always on my toes.

Experience

1. Mid-atlantic Truck Sales Manager (Md, Va, De)

   The Pete Store

   May 2024 — Present

Education

• Cedar Crest High

  High School Diploma

  1996 — 2000

• James Madison University

  Bachelor of Science - BS

  2000 — 2004

Skills

• Lean Manufacturing
• Forecasting
• Continuous Improvement
• Team Building
• Six Sigma
• Sales Management
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Process Improvement
• Manufacturing
• Microsoft Excel