Gabriel Rodriguez
Summary
Sales professional equipped with robust background in fostering client relationships and achieving sales targets. Known for strong focus on teamwork and delivering results. Adaptable to changing market conditions and skilled in persuasive communication and strategic planning.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Sales Representative
Heimark
Indio, CA
06.2021 - Current
- Enhanced client satisfaction by addressing concerns promptly and providing exceptional service.
- Achieved consistently high customer satisfaction ratings by tailoring solutions to individual needs.
- Performed effectively in self-directed work environment, managing day-to-day operations and decisions.
- Fielded customer complaints and facilitated negotiations, resolving issues and reaching mutual conclusions.
- Selling in resets to expand shelf space to grow share in various categories
- Utilized all marketing assets to increase sells and brand awareness such as coasters, toppers, standup's, banners, window wraps, and menus
- Built displays with focus on high traffic areas of the store, with goal being displays around whole perimeter
- Providing sampling when introducing innovation flavors or LTOs
- Coordinating with drivers and merchandisers regarding work orders and monthly store planners to be executed
- Arranged to have route rides with suppliers to sample on premise, bars, restaurants, golf courses
- Executing monthly and quarterly surveys
- Negotiating with retail owners on pricing
Sales Representative
PepsiCo
Indio, CA
02.2009 - 06.2021
- Exceeded sales targets through effective planning and goal setting.
- Built relationships with customers and community to promote long term business growth.
- Set and achieved company defined sales goals.
- Informed customers of promotions to increase sales productivity and volume.
- Focused on adding new equipment such as ice barrels, coolers, suction cups, racks, shippers
- Built weekly displays on large format stores showcasing ad items and looking for incremental space for high margin items
- Responsible for organizing and keeping correct inventory for daily sales and inventory preparation
Education
No Degree - Nursing Education
College of The Desert
Palm Desert, CASkills
- Customer service
- Customer relations
- Customer relationship building
- Interpersonal communication skills
- trained merchandisers on rotation,building pallet drops for display, utlizing pos to draw attention to sale, insure safety procedures are being followed,
- Worked warehouse building pallets with voice pick for delivery for both side loaders and lift gate, worked on both forklift and power jacks
Timeline
Sales Representative
Heimark
06.2021 - Current
Sales Representative
PepsiCo
02.2009 - 06.2021
No Degree - Nursing Education
College of The Desert