Eric Benson Email & Phone Number

Independence, Mo, Us

Independence, Mo, Us

Lenexa, Kansas, United States

- Co-lead a $100M liquor business in the State of Kansas- Won 2023 Diageo Golden Bar (#1 Distributor in the US for Whiskey). Last awarded Golden Bar to a KS company was 10+ years ago.- I handle one of the most complete portfolio's in the country including: Diageo, Moet, Constellation, Promixo, etc.- Manage internal and external P&L's to to create top line revenue while closely managing costs to deliver strong bottom-line profitability- Building and negotiating pricing structures with suppliers while achieving mutual B2B goals. - Creating directionality for my sales reps by creating multifaceted incentive plans for sales designed to increase market share- Improving GM% - Oversee and manage back of the house functionality- Forecasting, Flighting, Inventory Management, Increasing Sales, Business Management from Top Level.

Lees Summit, Missouri

- Provided detailed analysis for senior management to assist in making informed strategic decisions- Created a Purchase Price Variance (PPV) tool in Microsoft BI that will save the company $1M.- Helped implement an Inventory Stratification System.- Analyze GM's per product type to develop a pricing strategy to increase revenue and margins

Olathe, Kansas

- Analyzed all company revenue streams to form strategic operation decisions including profitability trend analysis, inventory management, sales trend analysis and expense management insights.- Assisted in Merger and Acquisitions process thus successfully buying multiple companies.- Prepared recommendations and possible issues for Executive Leadership.- Developed a Dashboard to simplify P/L statements, Gross Margins, Efficiencies for the BranchManagers.- Managed all B2B data gathering and trend analysis which was used to determine future training.- Helped create enhancement goals for sales.- Made Presentations for the board, Executive Leadership, and even made a PowerPoint that was used in Congress.

Olathe, Ks

- Restructured the entire work flow relationship between maintenance and production- Transformed 250,000 sq. ft. of storage space into an organized warehouse of revolving assets andcreated a barcode system, then managed it.- Created best practices/flow charts for the Maintenance Dept.- Reduced a process that took over 700 labor hours into 40 labor hours.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

- Managed $450M portfolio of industrial assets for large corporate clientele- Primary adviser for multiple clients in the heavy equipment industry including life cycle analysis- Created training manual for a more systematic view of the company’s processes- Constructed and taught a communication course - Negotiated a national contract in order to boost cost savings of 15% of overall vendor repairs.- Managed over 500 vendors and Supervised a few employees

Incheon, South Korea

- Taught English

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

- Moved around $1B per day- Corrected trades- Fixed complex problems

Master Of Divinity - Mdiv, Theology/Theological Studies, Cum Laude

Double Majored B.S., Biology (Pre-Med) And Physical Science, B

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Physical Sciences, A

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society