Ryan Severson Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Provide guidance to Polaris field sales and dealers regarding policies, procedures and programs relating to dealer terminations, relocations, minimum advertised price (MAP), and minimum standards.• Coordinate the internal and external dealer termination process based on state laws, Dealer Agreement, Polaris policies• Primary contact for dealer owners in managing the full termination process to set expectations, ensure timely and effective response to questions and issue resolution/escalation• Daily interaction with Polaris sales team, dealers, and third-party vendors to ensure continuous dealer improvement and compliance• Work closely with Legal to learn and understand state laws, draft letters for termination, non-compliance, and trademark infringement• Successfully manage projects through strong communication, high attention to detail, along with high commitment to help Polaris sales and dealers• Prepare project recap notes and apply learnings to continuous improvement of internal processes• Manage the MAP process, communication to sales and dealers, violation review and tracking • Monthly KPI reporting to track department objectives

Bloomington, Mn

Provided trusted reporting and reliable sales operations support to internal teams and dealer channel partners to help achieve revenue targets and operational efficiencies. My role required very high attention to detail, balancing multiple projects and strong communication skills to support the sales teams and dealer channel partners.• Applied business tools, such as Excel, Alteryx and Tableau, to compile and analyze large data sets for daily sales tracking, monthly business reviews, GM analysis, dealer rebate incentives and price deviation tracking.• Streamlined internal processes to ensure reporting was repeatable, accurate and timely• Created dealer facing reports used for tracking quota achievement, product mix and open order status• Main dealer contact for quoting contract pricing for bus part refurb projects• Supported sales and dealer partners in reference to price deviation tools and internal processes• Collaboration with Finance and Inventory Management teams to identify revenue accruals and expected large orders• Participated in the employee volunteer team and organized an event to volunteer for Special Olympics, MN

Shakopee, Mn

Sales Operations Analyst (June 2010 - July 2015)As a Sales Operations Analyst, I was the primary liaison between international sales colleagues and corporate in reference to sales reporting, sales enablement and manufacturing forecast demand.• Provided sales teams with accurate and timely sales and quota reporting by product and dealer partner• Automated the forecast to order process to capture system configuration, discount approval, forecast demand and revenue dates• Prepared data for weekly Sales Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) meetings to support regional demand forecast and revenue targets• Coordinated the expedite of un-forecasted, urgent, system orders• Performed user acceptance testing to ensure data and configuration tool was correct • Established strong relationships with sales and dealers through trusted data, strong communication and international travelSupplies Support Specialist (May 2005 – June 2010)As a Supplies Support Specialist, I provided detailed quoting and margin analysis of large multi-million dollar supply deals related to the personalization of driver’s license, passport and other worldwide card projects.• Worked closely with the Inventory Management teams to convey forecasted demand of upcoming card programs• Main contact for sales and dealer partners in reference to security features, pricing and production lead-times of custom hologram laminates • Assisted with the Channel Partner program to review contract renewals and discounts • Facilitated the Voice of the Partner Survey including communicating results/follow-up actions to internal teams and external partners.

Bloomington, Mn

Implemented market specific pricing, strategies and promotions to increase revenue and profitability of the Asia Pacific business unit. Through international travel and daily interaction, I was able to build strong relationships with sales, customers and local distribution hubs then review and influence the internal distribution model, partner discounts, market coverage, and product requirements. I also provided the sales leaders with revenue and margin tracking reports, in addition to quarterly business review content.

Bloomington/Minneapolis, Mn

Worked with external banks/brokers to facilitate the purchase of mortgage backed securities when selling to Wells Fargo.Analyzed loan document packages to ensure compliance prior to funding.Managed the production bonus program and payouts to external clients.Managed high volume of calls regarding current mortgage rates and available loan options.