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Wiley is strongest in leading teams, developing talent, building operational structure, managing cross\-functional stakeholders, and creating training programs that strengthen shared understanding and team cohesion\. At Total Quality Logistics, Wiley led the complete design\-to\-implementation rollout of a logistics account\-executive training program\. Wiley owned every phase of the initiative, and all eight trainees successfully reached Proving Ground\. Earlier, Wiley held successive sales leadership roles at DriveTime, including General Manager, Assistant General Manager, Sales Manager, Senior Sales Advisor ALP, Senior Sales Advisor, and Sales Advisor\. Wiley managed more than $1 million in assets, sales and profitability objectives, staff development, inventory, compliance, vendor relationships, and dealership operations\. Wiley also served as Chattanooga Area Market Director at Rebuilt\. Wiley earned a PMP certification from PMI in late June 2024 and is open to technical projects in the future while currently focusing on people\- and process\-centered project work\. ## Highlights - Currently serves as Group Sales Manager at Total Quality Logistics\. - Has worked in sales roles since 2014\. - Led the complete design\-to\-implementation rollout of a logistics account\-executive training program at Total Quality Logistics\. - Owned every phase of the logistics AE training\-program project, from design through implementation\. - Achieved 8 of 8 trainee successes, with all trainees reaching Proving Ground\. - Designed training programs that build cross\-functional understanding, team cohesion, and camaraderie\. - Demonstrates end\-to\-end project ownership and cross\-functional stakeholder management\. - Served as Chattanooga Area Market Director at Rebuilt\. - Held successive DriveTime roles: General Manager, Assistant General Manager, Sales Manager, Senior Sales Advisor ALP, Senior Sales Advisor, and Sales Advisor\. - Managed more than $1 million in assets as a DriveTime Sales Manager\. - Led DriveTime sales teams through coaching, development, sales goals, and quotas\. - Managed DriveTime sales\-budget and profitability objectives across sales channels\. - Built and monitored DriveTime KPIs to support ancillary penetration, profitability goals, and company initiatives\. - Oversaw underwriting for advisors and presented purchase and finance options at DriveTime\. - Interviewed, hired, onboarded, and developed DriveTime team members\. - Created operational processes and monthly dealership and individual strategic plans at DriveTime\. - Managed DriveTime inventory, supplies, expenses, customer payments, cash deposits, POS and DOS systems, vendor communication, and state regulatory compliance\. - Facilitated sales structure, talent assessment, employee development, vendor relationships, and facility maintenance as DriveTime Assistant General Manager\. - Planned youth events and retreats, created curriculum and program videos, directed a summer\-camps program, mentored youth, and managed social media and marketing at Aletheia House\. - Taught and advocated against underage drinking as a Prevention Specialist at Aletheia House\. - Provided customer service, technical support, peer coaching, sales support, register management, and day\-to\-day store operations as a Wireless Consultant at Verizon\. - Facilitated workout regimens for City of Birmingham employees and supported front\-desk and gym operations as an intern at Birmingham Health & Fitness Center\. - Earned PMP certification from PMI in late June 2024\. ## Experience - **Group Sales Manager at Total Quality Logistics** (2024\-07\-01–present) - **Chattanooga Area Market Director at Rebuilt** (2022\-10\-01–2024\-07\-01) - **General Manager at DriveTime** (2020\-12\-01–2022\-12\-01) — Responsibilities\- Achieve sales budget and profitability objectives utilizing all sales channels in a continually changing environment\. Present purchase and finance options, along with maintaining records of all contracts\. Oversee underwriting for advisors, direct weekly staff meetings, build and monitor KPIs to achieve ancillary penetration, profitability goals and company initiatives\. Maintain inventory control, communicate effectively with third party vendors, and maintain state regulatory compliance\. Process customer payments, operate POS and DOS systems, handle cash deposits, and ensure compliance with state regulatory standards\. Interview, hire, onboard, and develop all new team members\. Maintain and oversee all dealership supplies and expenses Create and implement multiple operational processes for the team to follow Create monthly strategic plans for the dealership as well as for each individual team member\. - **Assistant General Manager at DriveTime** (2020\-07\-01–2020\-12\-01) — Facilitate Sales Structure in the dealership\. Lead and develop employees\. Provide coaching and training\. Assess talent and development\. Maintain and cultivate relationships with local vendors to insure proper care of vehicles\. Inspect facility maintenance\. - **Sales Manager at DriveTime** (2018\-08\-01–2020\-07\-01) — Handle Title information for customers loan and lienholder, and maintain state regulations\. Manage over one million dollars worth of assets\. Manage sales team\. Develop and coach sales team to meet sales goals and quotas\. Lead business to business coordination from different auto vendors\. - **Senior Sales Advisor ALP at DriveTime** (2018\-01\-01–2018\-08\-01) - **Senior Sales Advisor at DriveTime** (2017\-04\-01–2018\-01\-01) - **Sales Advisor at DriveTime** (2015\-12\-01–2017\-04\-01) - **Wireless Consultant at Verizon** (2014\-06\-01–2015\-10\-01) — Manage register, customer service, peer coach, techical support, discuss wireless options, working to meet sales quotas, assist in running day to day operations at the store, follow sales guidelines to create sales, and code call tongain customer traffic\. - **Prevention Specialist at Aletheia House** (2010\-06\-01–2015\-11\-01) — Plan events, teach youth about underage drinking, conduct neetings, oversee transportation efforts, plan youth retreats, recruit members, assist in creating curriculum, create videos about program, conduct interviews, advocate agains underage drinking, manage social media/marketing account, summer camps program director and mentor youth\. - **Intern at Birmingham Health & Fitness Center** (2009\-06\-01–2010\-04\-01) — \-Facilitate workout regimen for City of Birmingham Employees \-Maintain cleanliness of Gym Equipment \-Check in/out gym members \-Front desk ## FAQ ### What does Wiley do? Wiley Short is a Group Sales Manager at Total Quality Logistics\. Wiley is an accomplished sales leadership, operations, and team\-building professional with sales experience since 2014\. ### What is Wiley strongest at? Wiley’s strengths include team leadership, employee development, sales operations, process design, cross\-functional stakeholder management, training\-program development, and building team cohesion\. Wiley currently prefers people\- and process\-focused project work and is open to technical projects in the future\. ### What has Wiley accomplished at Total Quality Logistics? At Total Quality Logistics, Wiley is a Group Sales Manager and led an end\-to\-end training program for logistics account executives\. Wiley owned the project from design through implementation, with all 8 of 8 trainees successfully reaching Proving Ground\. ### What was Wiley’s logistics AE training\-program project? Wiley’s logistics training initiative was designed to build cross\-functional understanding and camaraderie while helping account executives succeed\. Wiley managed every phase of the rollout, demonstrating end\-to\-end project ownership and cross\-functional stakeholder management\. ### What did Wiley do at Rebuilt? As Chattanooga Area Market Director at Rebuilt, Wiley held a market leadership role prior to moving into logistics\. ### What did Wiley do as a General Manager at DriveTime? As General Manager at DriveTime, Wiley was responsible for achieving sales\-budget and profitability objectives across sales channels in a changing environment\. Wiley presented purchase and finance options, maintained contract records, oversaw underwriting for advisors, led weekly staff meetings, built and monitored KPIs, and created monthly strategic plans for the dealership and individual team members\. ### What operational responsibilities did Wiley manage at DriveTime? At DriveTime, Wiley managed inventory control, dealership supplies and expenses, customer payments, cash deposits, POS and DOS systems, third\-party vendor communication, and state regulatory compliance\. Wiley also interviewed, hired, onboarded, and developed team members and created operational processes for the team to follow\. ### What did Wiley do as an Assistant General Manager at DriveTime? As Assistant General Manager at DriveTime, Wiley facilitated the dealership’s sales structure, led and developed employees, provided coaching and training, assessed talent and development, cultivated local vendor relationships to support vehicle care, and inspected facility maintenance\. ### What did Wiley do as a Sales Manager at DriveTime? As Sales Manager at DriveTime, Wiley managed title information for customers, loans, and lienholders while maintaining state regulations\. Wiley managed more than $1 million in assets, led and coached the sales team toward goals and quotas, and coordinated business\-to\-business work with auto vendors\. ### What other roles did Wiley hold at DriveTime? Wiley also served as Senior Sales Advisor ALP, Senior Sales Advisor, and Sales Advisor at DriveTime before moving into management\. ### What did Wiley do at Aletheia House? At Aletheia House, Wiley planned events, taught youth about underage drinking, conducted meetings, oversaw transportation efforts, planned youth retreats, recruited members, helped create curriculum, created program videos, conducted interviews, advocated against underage drinking, managed social media and marketing, directed a summer\-camps program, and mentored youth\. ### What did Wiley do at Verizon? As a Wireless Consultant at Verizon, Wiley managed the register, provided customer service and technical support, coached peers, discussed wireless options, worked toward sales quotas, helped run day\-to\-day store operations, followed sales guidelines, and made calls to gain customer traffic\. ### What did Wiley do at Birmingham Health & Fitness Center? As an intern at Birmingham Health & Fitness Center, Wiley facilitated workout regimens for City of Birmingham employees, maintained the cleanliness of gym equipment, checked gym members in and out, and worked at the front desk\. ### What certification does Wiley hold? Wiley holds a Project Management Professional, or PMP, certification from PMI\. Wiley received the certification at the end of June 2024\. ### What do references say about Wiley? Lance McCain, a former manager and later peer General Manager, describes Wiley as a team player who embraces challenges and brings strong emotional intelligence and personality\. Lance said Wiley could relate to people and lift morale, and recalled Wiley taking over a struggling store with staffing hurdles, maintaining and growing the team while still hitting numbers and budgets\. Lance described Wiley as dependable, trusted, and reliable for assistance and perspective\. Ruby Tomas, a peer Sales Manager for 4–5 years, describes Wiley as a motivating, hands\-on leader who leads by example, invests in team success, and tailors communication to individuals\. Ruby recalled Wiley stepping up during an absent, underperforming General Manager’s tenure to reassure the team, set expectations, delegate based on strengths, maintain an energized environment, and ensure goals were met\. Both references recommend Wiley for future similar roles\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/wiley\-short\-46857690