Sanford Warren
Kansas City,MO
Summary
Customer-oriented and strategic-thinking professional with over 15+ years of experience in building relationships, cultivating partnerships, retaining top accounts, and growing profit channels. A multi-tasking and self-motivated leader, excels in expanding network connections, persuasively introducing products, implementing pricing models, and revealing customer needs to deliver effective solutions. Authorized to work in the US for any employer.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Quality Assurance Inspector II
The Hillman Group
07.2023 - Current
- Responsible for reviewing products and materials to make sure they meet company requirements
- Monitor operations to ensure that they meet production standard
- Inspect, test, and measure material
- Operate electronic inspection equipment and software
- Responsible for monitoring the quality of incoming and outgoing products for manufacturing companies
- Ensure that the products made in a facility conform to industry, company, and consumer expectations and do so consistently
- With the ultimate goal of minimizing cost and maximizing efficiency
- Reporting inspection and testing data such as weights, temperatures, grades, moisture content, and quantities inspected.
Warehouse Worker
Keurig Dr Pepper
06.2020 - Current
- Efficiently staged massive quantities of outbound product for both Customers and Pacific Sale Stores while maintaining minimal errors
- Loaded and unloaded merchandise safely and efficiently
- Stocked merchandise and prepared it for shipping using a pallet jack, forklift, manual jack and cherry picker
- Redefined the usefulness of my entire position to increase production by helping out in different positions - whether it was restocking, order picking or loading trucks
- Promoted to Warehouse lead after only being with the company for four months
- The ability to maintain physical strength, stamina, attention to safety, accuracy, time management, and teamwork.
Sales
Pepsico Inc
08.2016 - 02.2020
- Built and maintained effective relationships with peers and upper management to drive team success toward common sales, service and operational goals
- Processed orders through system and coordinated product deliveries
- Sold various products by explaining unique features and educating customers on proper application
- Offered product and service consultations and employed upselling techniques
- Readied merchandise for sales floor by marking items with identifying codes and accurate pricing
- Retained product, service and company policy knowledge to serve as resource for both coworkers and customers.
Server Trainer
Bread & Butter Concepts
06.2012 - 08.2017
- Developed, improved and managed training programs
- Sought out and implemented methods to improve service and team performance and boost business sustainability
- Maximized food quality by closely monitoring shipments, preparation and food handling by team members
- Instructed new staff on restaurant facts, food handling procedures and techniques for maximizing efficiency
- Educated waiters on the menu, memorization strategies and how to convey information in a positive and upbeat manner.
Education
High school diploma -
Van Horn High School
Independence, MOSkills
- Time management ability
- Networking
- Product and service knowledge
- Product description
- Inside and outside sales
- Delivery order fulfillment
- Microsoft Excel proficiency
- Customer service skills
- Account management
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Management
- Food Handling
- Sales Management
- Pricing
- Order Picking
- Load & Unload
- Pallet jack (8 years)
- Forklift (5 years)
- Order picker
- Warehouse lead (1 year)
- SAP
- RF Scanner
- Shipping & Receiving
- Inventory Control
- Packaging
- Materials Handling
- Warehouse Supervisor Experience
- Logistics
- Data entry
- Warehouse Distribution Experience
- Supply Chain
- Freight
- Microsoft Office
- NVOCC
- Production planning
- Manufacturing
- Schematics
- Warehouse Management
- Merchandising
- Quality Assurance
- 5S
- Reach Truck
- Customer service
Certification
Forklift Certification
Timeline
Quality Assurance Inspector II
The Hillman Group
07.2023 - Current
Warehouse Worker
Keurig Dr Pepper
06.2020 - Current
Sales
Pepsico Inc
08.2016 - 02.2020
Server Trainer
Bread & Butter Concepts
06.2012 - 08.2017
High school diploma -
Van Horn High School
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