Ryan Norris Email & Phone Number

Lincoln, NE, US

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

The Arbor Day Foundation's mission is simple: we inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. As Operations Manager I lead operational strategy, inventory management, pricing analysis and forecasting, client and vendor relationship management, logistics, reporting, due diligence, and P&L management for Arbor Day Carbon, a wholly owned venture of.

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

The Arbor Day Foundation's mission is simple: we inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. As Operations Manager I lead operational strategy, inventory management, pricing analysis and forecasting, client and vendor relationship management, logistics, reporting, due diligence, and P&L management for Arbor Day Carbon, a wholly owned venture of.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

• Overseeing all operational aspects of the Arbor Day Foundation Shade-Grown Coffee venture, developing strategy for continuous improvement that maximizes and grows the business.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with existing and new accounts while delivering an exceptional client experience.
• Cultivating and overseeing relationships with all vendors to communicate expectations and ensure accountability for performance and production.
• Managing the logistics for all product lines including transport needs.
• Inventory management, forecasting, and projections.
• Representing the Arbor Day Foundation to existing external partners and potential prospects through multiple communication channels.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

-Effective project management for new and emerging lines of business, as well as client retention and business capture-Led a business development team to research, organize, write and edit proposals and presentations for competitive commercial and federal bid opportunities-Review, update and maintain multiple information databases-Develop strategy and.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

-Research, organize, write and edit proposals for competitive bids for commercial and government business opportunities.-Oversee the preparation of illustrations, graphics, diagrams, charts and additional information for responses.-Perform RFP review, critique and analysis.-Review, update and maintain databases.-Use Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel.

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

-Manage and oversee all clients in Nebraska and Iowa territory-Build, analyze, and review ROI metrics for pricing new and renewal business-Ensure and maintain positive relations with all clients, resolving issues as necessary-Contract management -Create proposals and presentations in response to RFPs-Support promotion of company services through.

-Recruit, interview, and hire employees locally and nationally for a variety of roles-Attend tradeshows and job fairs on behalf of the company-Conduct annual training for Regional and local Managers-Administer and facilitate FMLA and Short Term Disability leave

-Awarded "Inside Salesperson of the Year", December 2007-Assist new and existing clients to meet their advertising objectives-Prospect and generate new business and build on existing client base-Create proposals to clearly communicate advertising strategies-Administer sales contracts and renewals-Member of the Lincoln Journal Star Wellness Committee