Benjamin Wheelock Email & Phone Number

United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Act as the face of Via to our partners and the voice of our partners within our organization - responsible for building genuine and durable customer relationships and for converting those relationships into opportunities for long-term revenue growth and customer retention.• Serve as our partners’ trusted advisor, providing strategic guidance on operational, go-to-market, and product-related issues and help develop a vision and strategy in order to set and achieve ambitious partner goals.• Internal advocate for partners within Via, championing new products and capabilities to facilitate the expansion of each partner’s service size and scope. • Analyze daily, weekly, and long-term service performance data, providing partners with actionable recommendations to improve their service’s quality, efficiency, and growth.• Currently manage a book of business of 13 partners with an annual contracted value of ~$30m. Have identified growth opportunities and led negotiations to add services for existing partners, increasing year over year revenue by 24% and achieved 100% retention rate.

Greater Chicago Area

Ben has seven years of consulting experience focused on helping clients solve complex business challenges by delivering solutions that transform the way they think about, organize, and leverage their supply chain. As a Manager, Ben is business-driven and leverages a flexible, collaborative approach to deliver deeper insight and measurable results. He is a client-focused professional with a passion and persistence to meet clients’ specific business requirements, which includes a commitment to exceed expectations. At EY, he joins his company's mission to focus on delivering the best results for his clients.Manager Consultant in Supply Chain and Operations with focus on Manufacturing.• Member of EY team targeting to deliver over $30M in productivity across a Fortune 500’s manufacturing network focused on identification of material loss, development of solutions to reduce or eliminate the loss, and implementation of the solution to drive bottom line savings.• Developed and implemented new manufacturing processes and procedures to increase efficiency of production at major manufacturing plant for global CP&E client directly leading to annual savings of $315k.• Assessed $600M procurement fund for government healthcare client and restructured outdated procurement processes to optimize budget and decrease total cost of ownership by seven percent.

Greater Chicago Area

Austin, Texas Area

Graduate Senior Advisor in Global Sales and Operations practice• Worked on global Sales Academy team to enable sales productivity, support business growth, and enhance customer experience.• Developed a thorough competency assessment for 2100 employees in Customer Care to help build the skills and knowledge needed to perform at highest capacity.• Won Dell MBA Case Competition and helped implement new plan to decrease time and resources needed to hold operational review meetings by 22% across entire GSO department.

New Brunswick, New Jersey

• Coordinated and oversaw various intramural sporting events nightly. The participation level for these events combined totaled more than 2900 students across 4 campuses.• Used knowledge from past intramural experience to guide efficiency improvements in multiple areas including scheduling, online registration, and data input.• Oversaw the training and development plans of 26 student supervisors.

Ann Arbor, Mi

• Managed Image Identification and Recognition Grade Technology to determine overall corporate sponsorship airtime and quality during various sporting events.• Partnered with senior associates to develop sponsorship reports for clients including Red Bull, Caterpillar, and EA Sports to determine sponsorship viability.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

- Graduated with an MBA in Supply Chain Management from Eli Broad School of Management. - Received the "Broad Warrior" award.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Sport Management

Sport Management