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Riverside, Missouri

Olathe, Kansas, United States

Kansas City, Mo

Responsible for all facets of Arctic Glacier's Ice Merchandiser Equipment programs in the Mid-West division:- New asset purchasing & budgeting.- Refurbishment of division's inoperable ice merchandiser assets through the direct supervision of a six person team located in KCMO.- Procurement & budgeting for all parts & accessories needed for equipment refurbishment.- Managing the daily routing, follow-up, & completion of service calls by Arctic Glacier service technicians. - Working with & maintaining open lines of communication with divisional employees with regard to asset needs for new business, current customers, & new asset graphic installation.- Establishing & maintaining business relationships with freight brokers & carriers for LTL and FTL divisional transportation needs within established budget.Other Responsibilities included: - Successful management, analysis, and development of a $2,000,000 budget used for new asset purchases, service technician labor, general refurb associate labor, ice merchandiser parts, & refurb shop accessories.- Continuous development & implementation of lean management practices for improvements related to areas of asset refurbishment for Arctic's internal customers, workflow process efficiencies, employee action efficiencies, on-hand parts inventory & ordering, employee health and safety, cost control, & visual management.- Divisional point-of-contact for ice merchandiser capitalization credit related to service calls or full or partial refurbishment activity.Highlights:- Successful implementation of divisional refurb shop consolidation to one central hub located in KCMO through the efficient use of internal communication, lean management, team hiring, training, & development.- Trained & developed 6-person refurb team securing skills advancement with no turnover.- Managed budget surpluses in 2018, 2019, & year-to-date 2020.- Achieved refurbishment productivity increases in 2018, 2019, & year-to-date 2020.

Olathe, Ks

Manage new business development and current customer sales within an assigned territory for over 70 independent and corporate accounts. Implement marketing strategies such as promotional materials and advertising to current customer base. Create and adjust inventory for new and current customers to reduce waste and sustain a high profit margin for each account. Develop and maintain sales goals by increasing product sales and services with emphasis on contract-extension offers to secure lasting revenue streams and maximizing targeted corporate brand growth percentages.

Olathe, Ks

Developed strategies to maintain current customer development agreements while maximizing sales and distribution for ten stores. Managed strategies within 10 accounts to achieve sales quotas and monitored sales activity to maximize profitability. Designed displays for effectively meeting customer and company needs which resulted in higher customer store traffic and increases in product sales.

Olathe, Ks

Created initial employee scheduling structure for entire Olathe, KS market. Managed a team of 30 employee merchandisers servicing over 70 stores for one the three districts which included personnel management and budgeting. Developed strategies for charting merchandising progress, monitoring new route development and maximizing profits. Initiated the process of updating policy review annually and executing policy change. Designed training material for new employees and created a recognition program for existing employees for overall employee satisfaction.

Olathe, Ks

Managed a team of seven employee merchandisers in areas such as sales maximization, employee development, team scheduling and budgeting. Developed strategies to maintain customer development agreements and maximize distribution and sales to fourteen grocery and mass retail accounts. Implemented pricing structure for new and existing customers and managed strategies within these accounts to achieve sales quotas while monitoring sales activity to maximize profitability. Designed displays for effectively meeting customer and company needs of driving customer traffic and increasing product sales.

Olathe, Ks

Olathe, Ks

Olathe, Ks

Bachelor’S Degree, Marketing; Minor In Psychology

Associate’S Degree, Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies