Ryan Palazzolo Email & Phone Number

Detroit, Michigan, United States

• Manage trade budget of $12M+ for UNFI Central and assist with P&L management.
• Emotional Agility award winner 2H23 awarded by senior leadership - West Regionals.
• Pull distributor portal data to assist account managers with customer meetings.
• Forecast future volume and conduct ROI analysis using IRI/Nielsen.
• Tier 1 customers include: Cub Foods, Festival Foods, Lunds & Byerlys, Dierbergs & Niemanns.
• 5 business units planned & managed: Yogurt, Beverages, RTD, Plant Based Beverages, & Baby.

Portage, Michigan, United States

• Worked as food server while going to college at Western Michigan University.
• Ranked top server for 5 consecutive months.
• Had the highest score as a server for 2 months.
• Ensured flawless customer service.

Kalamazoo

• Employee trainer and team lead.
• In charge of cleaning rooms, assisting customers, and ensuring our temperature and chemicals were safe for our clients.
• Trained employees on how to talk to customers and set appointments.
• Managed a team of 2-5 people.
• Ensured a comfortable environment, with the hopes of repeat customers.

Farmington Hills, MI

• Conducted door to door sales for a third-party company: Core Focus.
• Consulted with 120-160 strangers daily to try and set appointments.
• Got promoted to team lead and oversaw 3 of my own team members.
• Generated the most leads within 2 weeks of working.
• Visited Chicago headquarters and was in the field for a week there due to exceptional performance.