Edward Williams Email & Phone Number

Nashville, TN, US

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

-Managing a fast growing portfolio of over 40 Non-Alcoholic beverages and snack brands such as: Sparking Ice, Prime Hydration, Alani Energy, Liquid Death, Ghost Energy, Essentia and DOTS Snacks.- Continuing to grow of the Non-Alc. portfolio from 6% of total business in 2021 to nearly 20% now.- Formulating and executing on the go to market strategy for.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

- Coordinated the creation of an entirely sperate company within Ajax Turner devoted to investigating and distributing CBD based products.- Created and negotiated CBD supplier contracts.- Vetted and onboard CBD brands and products- Managed and executed go to market strategies for products across the middle, TN area.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

While studying to get my MBA Belmont University at night, I was given the opportunity to help with the below functions within the HR and accounting department.- Created job descriptions for every single position within the company.- Performed interviews for key positions across the company.- Reconciled the internal purchase orders and invoices.- Automated.

Smyrna, Tennessee

• Coordinated the international export of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles via truck, rail, ocean vessel, and airplane
• Created and implemented standard operating procedures for new export practices in coordination with upper level management
• Organized vehicle shipments for Russia, Ukraine, Australia, New Zealand, Asia Pacific, and Latin American markets
• Exported vehicles internationally for requesters such as Nissan's CEO and the Rainbow Sheikh of Abu Dhabi
• Processed a multitude of export documentation including Commercial Invoices, Certificates of Origin, and Bills of Lading

Franklin, Tennessee

• Organized talent management meetings, executive interviews, leadership assessments, and mixers
• Acted as the key coordinator for the Nissan Rotational Development Program (NRDP)
• Prepared presentations, career paths, and talent profiles for top executive Nissan personnel including Jose Munoz
• Liaison to top graduate schools of Harvard, Stanford, M.I.T, Chicago University, Northwestern University, and Dartmouth
• Structured new budget management system; Budgeted $600,000 for the NRDP and cut budget by $100,000

Suzhou, China

• Helped to direct a team of 10 people processing user information for Forex trading and CFD broker companies
• Performed quality control checks and background checks for FXCM; Backed up data for FXCM’s user base
• Gained intermediate experience with Sales Force Software by organizing FXCM’s personal customer information
• Taught English to 30+ Chinese co-workers every weekday morning

Shanghai, China

• Aided in the research, creation, and critiquing of presentations that were shown to global partners
• Shadowed upper management during meetings with international clients
• Instructed 40+ Chinese coworkers in American business acumen and English

Greater Nashville Area, TN

• Assisted service representatives with quality control, merchandising, and reconciliation of funds
• Conducted in-person deliveries of products throughout Middle Tennessee

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Intelligence

Dual Bachelor'S Degree, International Business And Chinese With A Concentration In Entrepreneurship

Activities and Societies: Member of and Annotator for the Sigma Chi Fraternity, President of the Global China Connection Club, LEARN.

International Business, Economics, And Chinese

Activities and Societies: I participated in an internship at VanceInfo, an advanced 300 level Chinese course, a course on Chinese.

Chinese

Activities and Societies: Intensive Chinese Immersion ProgramI attended an intensive Chinese language program at Shanghai's Fudan.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Football Team, Rifle Team, Ultimate Frisbee Team, and Swimming Team