Benjamin Riker
Woodridge,IL
Summary
Dynamic and results-driven recent Business Administration graduate equipped with strong leadership and organizational skills. Proven track record in leading projects and managing teams to achieve successful outcomes. Eager to leverage analytical abilities in an entry-level role that contributes to organizational success.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Intern
Nordic Energy Services LLC
Oakbrook, IL
05.2024 - 11.2024
- Engaged weekly with Nordic’s principal owners on their equity investment strategies and their utilization to fund and improve other areas of Nordic’s business.
- Represented Nordic interests at investor equity events and assessed investment potential.
- Independently tasked with creating improved sales and customer usage reports.
- Audited and analyzed customer sales calls for discrepancies.
- Utilized Excel and internal software for daily task execution within Nordic's framework.
Chef
Campus Bar And Grill
Columbia, MO
09.2023 - 05.2024
- Used standardized recipes and other instructions to prepare food.
- Coordinated with wait staff to ensure timely delivery of meals to customers.
Sales and Marketing Intern
Superior Beverage Co.
Montgomery, IL
05.2023 - 08.2023
- Promoted benefits of in-store campaigns to enhance retail customer engagement.
- Partnered with leadership team to develop engaging marketing materials for retail locations.
- Coordinated sales activities, processed orders, and ensured on-time deliveries to retailers.
- Developed expertise in understanding the complete supply chain process at one of Illinois' premier beverage distributors.
Customer Product Specialist
TruGreen Lawn Care
Naperville, IL
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Served as a frontline salesperson for customer upsales and promotions.
- Addressed and mitigated customer complaints effectively.
- Applied lawn care treatments.
- Operated technical machinery and vehicles.
Associate- Customer Returns
Amazon
Naperville, IL
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Handled warehouse operations and processed returned items.
- Managed processing of defects and returns via Amazon's system.
- Processed thousands of items daily.
Education
BS - Business Administration
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri05.2024
Skills
- Team collaboration
- Effective communication
- Time management
- Project management
- Sales reporting
- Financial analysis
- Supply chain management
- Customer engagement
Leadership And Activities
- Career Awareness and Related Experience, 01/21, CARE is a program in Columbia, Missouri that readies disadvantaged teens for the workforce
- Special Spaces Illinois, 09/18, Non Profit Organization that creates dream bedroom makeovers for children with cancer.
Timeline
Operations Intern
Nordic Energy Services LLC
05.2024 - 11.2024
Chef
Campus Bar And Grill
09.2023 - 05.2024
Sales and Marketing Intern
Superior Beverage Co.
05.2023 - 08.2023
Customer Product Specialist
TruGreen Lawn Care
06.2022 - 08.2022
Associate- Customer Returns
Amazon
06.2021 - 08.2021
BS - Business Administration
University of Missouri
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