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Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Plymouth, Minnesota, United States

Wholesale Broker for www.razordogtrading.com

Hopkins, Minnesota, United States

Responsible for managing new and existing B2B partners for online marketplaces.• Increased number of B2B partners from 6 to 51 in the first year, including 5 brand exclusives.• Boosted monthly profitable marketplace spending from $500k to $2.1 million in first 6 months.• Negotiated discounts with B2B partners resulting in an ROI growth from 47% to 53% in 2023.• Generated $1.1 million in incremental revenue in 2023 by sourcing exclusive wholesale offers.

Burnsville, Minnesota, United States

In charge of managing a team and selling home remodel products in a retail showroom.• Hired and managed a team of Sales Reps, Project Managers, and Lead Generators.• Instilled a significant culture change to improve customer review scores in an effort to drive more traffic and sales to the store and website.• Improved Google review score from 3.4 at year end 2019 to 4.1 for reviews posted in 2020.• Received more 5-star Google reviews from customers in Q1 of 2020 than all of 2019.• Boosted sales revenue by 16.9% in 2020 compared to 2019.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

Sold all customer returns and new, excess inventory to wholesalers.• Sold $2.7M in liquidation inventory in the first 5 weeks after establishing larger network of vendors.• Boosted margins from 19.9% in 2018 to 24.1% in 2019, generating $180K in incremental revenue.

St Louis Park, Mn

Built, operated, and managed successful E-commerce electronics store, RazorDogAudio.com.• Oversaw all aspects of business, including inventory management, order processing and shipping, communication with customers on orders, product registration, and social media. • Competed with top national retailers by building high-end audiophile platform with top brands such as Sony, Harman Kardon, JBL, Beyerdynamic, & Sennheiser.• Demonstrated commitment to customer service, garnering 25K eBay reviews with 5-star, 100% customer service rating.• Generated consistent, year over year sales growth with an 8-year average of $1.5M annually by continually expanding product lines and adding new vendors.• Ensured flawless operations through effective management of team of FT & PT support staff.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Developed and negotiated targeted national newspaper advertising campaigns for clients, including Dell Computers, Office Depot, Dish Network, Daimler Chrysler.• Negotiated incremental income contracts with major daily newspapers throughout the U.S. • Managed successful launch of a new media software system.