Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
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Richard Overbeck

Independence,MO

Overview

37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Route Sales Representative

Flowers Foods
05.2025 - Current
  • Job duties include: Order product for proper managing of inventory for assigned accounts, merchandising stock levels, maintaining direct sales relationships with business owners and managers

Route Sales Representative/Route Supervisor

Blue Bell Creameries
12.2023 - 05.2025
  • Job duties include: Verified effective stock levels at store locations to ensure product availability, ensured successful execution of sales promotions, monitored inventory levels, inspect stores to confirm correct product stocking and implementation of sales promotions
  • Delivered top customer satisfaction, reviewing feedback closely, and addressing needs and requests of account holders.

Route Sales Representative

Bimbo Bakeries (formerly Sara Lee)
01.1998 - 11.2023
  • Job duties include: product ordering, distribution, and merchandising, proper control of inventory levels, and salvage, direct sales relationships with business owners and managers.

Route Supervisor

Wonder bread, Hostess Cake
01.1991 - 12.1997
  • Job duties include: managing 32 route salesmen and assisting them with there everyday duties of maintaining there customers, also responsible for inventory control, and quality control issues, payroll, customer issues, sales promotions, collections when necessary.
  • Other office duties included: overseeing maintenance of the office facility, overseeing the mechanical maintenance of the company vehicles, and loading and distribution issues that may arise from time to time

Assistant Store Manager

Phillips Petroleum Company
04.1988 - 01.1991
  • Job duties included: day to day operations of the station I was assigned to, including customer relations, employee management, payroll, inventory control, bookkeeping, daily fuel audits, product ordering, and relations with vendors.
  • Managed cash registers efficiently, ensuring accurate transactions, balancing drawers daily, and minimizing discrepancies.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Business

Metropolitan Community College
Independence, MO

Skills

  • Route driving
  • Upselling
  • Time management
  • Sales
  • Direct sales
  • Customer service
  • Customer relationship management
  • Store management
  • Merchandising
  • Communication skills
  • Driving
  • Organizational skills
  • Pricing
  • Bookkeeping
  • Sales Management
  • Business Development
  • Account Management
  • B2B Sales
  • CRM Software
  • Management
  • Recruiting

Certification

  • CDL B
  • August 2018 to August 2024

Timeline

Route Sales Representative

Flowers Foods
05.2025 - Current

Route Sales Representative/Route Supervisor

Blue Bell Creameries
12.2023 - 05.2025

Route Sales Representative

Bimbo Bakeries (formerly Sara Lee)
01.1998 - 11.2023

Route Supervisor

Wonder bread, Hostess Cake
01.1991 - 12.1997

Assistant Store Manager

Phillips Petroleum Company
04.1988 - 01.1991

Some College (No Degree) - Business

Metropolitan Community College
Richard Overbeck