David Griffith Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Build exceptional trust and rapport with customers, identifying and securing opportunities to deepen customer relationships and grow business• Consistently exceed sales goals, driving increases in volume and margin of sale• Collaborate cross functionally with supply chain, risk management, RQT, operations, and marketing to deliver the best outcomes for Ardent Mills customers• Demonstrate leadership, depth of product knowledge, and high learning agility with an appetite for growth and attitude of service

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Sell commercial grade wheat germ to customers in feed markets and explore new uses and end users• Proactively work with our accounts receivable team to ensure all invoices are paid in a timely manner• Maintain the below responsibilities as a Logistics Coordinator

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Manage product supply from mills with demand from customers through essential communication, relationship building, and contract maintenance• Leverage supply and demand insights to advise commodity traders on crucial contracting decisions• Strategically plan and manage all supply and demand logistics to maximize freight efficiencies• Monitor and ensure production efficiencies to maximize profits; the margin of sale has increased by 50%, from $2 per hundredweight to $3 per hundredweight, under my direction• Exercise critical thinking in organizing transportation of various commodities from Ardent Mills facilities to customers across the United States and Canada with ever-changing variables • Increase efficiencies in the rail pipelines; there has been a 67% decrease in wasted inventory at our rail truck transfer sites across the country during my time in the role• Develop meaningful relationships with key customers leading to significant sales growth including Smuckers: 33% increase per week; Bates-Willamette: 40% increase per month; Idaho Milling: 50% increase per year• Assist team members, as a subject matter expert, on multiple operations systems

Denver, Colorado

• Oversaw the approval and processing of purchase requests for the U.S. and Canada after ensuring compliance with existing contracts, policies, and company procedures• Resolved supplier and internal stakeholder inquires such as accounts payable exceptions and vendor performance issues• Established sustainable inventory management systems for all mills by creating item and vendor records at each facility

Denver, Colorado

• Professionally managed order completion for over 100 regional account locations across the country as well as many international destinations• Maintained sales contracts by utilizing and proficiently navigating the Ardent Mills contracting tool• Collaborated with team members and external partners while resolving incidents and price disputes• Demonstrated high degree of skill in various forms of SAP as well as Ardent Mills’ custom order management system

Keystone, Colorado

• Successfully sold and arranged end-to-end vacations, exceeding monthly sales goals each month of employment • Coordinated all aspects of the guest needs including property rentals, ski lessons, ski rentals, lift tickets, ground transportation and airfare• Expertly managed a high volume of customer service calls and proficiently handled a multitude of unique situations• Regularly recognized and rewarded for consistently closing and overcoming objections

Concord, North Carolina

• Assisted in the day to day functions of Public Relations for our race teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup, IZOD IndyCar, and GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car series'• Led the writing of NASCAR pre-race releases and GRAND-AM race recap releases• Pitched story ideas about our drivers to various publications• Organized information to create media recaps after sponsor announcements• Contributed articles for the monthly newsletter sent out to sponsors• Updated content on our websites, work on social media campaigns• Maintained content on Microsoft OneNote and Microsoft Excel

Dominican Republic

• Served multiple communities in the Dominican Republic by working construction, leading children's activities and translating in various situations• Assisted leadership personnel in providing a rewarding and fulfilling experience for our participants• Guided participants through different communities to find their sponsor children and translated their conversations