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Collecting Sports memorabilia
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Spencer Rutledge

Spencer Rutledge

Richland Hills,TX

Summary

Proven Corporate Sales Associate at VM Products INC., adept in inventory control and upselling, enhanced business development through strategic promotional support. Excelled in product knowledge and critical thinking, achieving significant product sales growth. Skilled in fostering client relationships, showcasing organizational prowess and problem resolution.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Corporate Sales Associate

VM Products INC.
02.2019 - Current

Inside Sales

  • Calling assigned CSR’s and other Veseris employees to talk about current promotions
  • Getting CSR’s set up and trained on VMSalesApp.com to increase targeted product sales.
  • Create relationships with CSR’s and OSR’s to make selling VM Products enjoyable and easy.
  • Logging every sales call that is made and documenting the successes and fails.
  • Report on progress each week


Working various shows/Expos

  • Traveling to work wildlife shows to promote VM Products
  • Attend local shows and represent VM at shows such as Texas Pest Expo and others


Pest World

  • Building and breaking down convention booth
  • Showing up to the shows a day early to build and set up the convention booth
  • Keeping containers labeled and organized of which displays came out of what crates
  • Cleaning and organizing surrounding area when convention booth is successfully built
  • Disassembling the convention booth once the show is over and our crates are brought to us
  • Making sure all convention booth items are properly organized and stored in the shipping containers to ship back to Bella
  • Working the booth
  • Talking with attendees about our products
  • Answer any questions people have about VM as a company and about our products
  • Representing VM by looking and acting professional while selling and talking about our products


Manufacturing Airzonix Products:

  • I manufacture a unique product I helped develop with our CEO Ethan Vickery. We created various flavors of Airzonix: Peanut Butter Chocolate, Chicken, Peanut Butter Chocolate Lite and Green Apple with Black Walnut.
  • Create formulas based on flavor profile and strength
  • Make small sample sized batches and get them out in the field for testing
  • Maintaining a cross contaminate free environment: Making sure flavors do not get cross contaminated by using designated barrels for each flavor.
  • Bagging and boxing finished Airzonix product.
  • Making sure we have enough stock on hand to take care of orders.


Selling Airzonix

  • Traveling to various shows to promote and educate companies on Airzonix
  • Creating relationships with PMP and Sales Reps to increase chances of selling the product
  • Answer any questions PMP or sales reps might have relating to Airzonix.


Maintaining Facility

  • Keeping facility organized and as clean as possible
  • Make sure the equipment is safe and set up properly.
  • Use industrial air filter while working with open/exposed product to reduce the smell in the facility.
  • Communicating with supplier reps.
  • Maintaining relationships with Flavor Company reps as well as supplier for carrier oil.
  • Contacting appropriate rep when needing a new flavor sample
  • Placing orders with Flavor Company when in need of oils to make product.


Research and Development

  • Give input on product design and functionality
  • Come up with new flavor ideas
  • Give input on logistics, bag material, pricing and bag design
  • Provide cost breakdown of every component included in manufacturing of Airzonix


Shipping and Receiving

  • Receive and take care of any incoming sample order requests when designated person is out of the office
  • If the person who fulfills sample orders is out of the office, I am next in line to fill in for them
  • Ship any products or items that Ethan needs to be sent out


Operating Forklift

  • If needed I am the VM employee that has my forklift certification and is able to use the forklifts in the warehouse


Picking up from suppliers

  • Picking up labels and other items needed for production from suppliers (Label Solutions, Byrds, Spartan, ACP, Abbott Labels, Gifford Spring)


Assembling Product

  • Assemble sample bags/boxes
  • Put together and ship sample boxes/bags of new products such as MBS+ 4 pk sample bags, EZ Kat Airzonix sample boxes.


Laser Engraver

  • Engraving Personalized cups
  • Engraving names of Veseris Reps, PMP’s for meetings and gifts to promote VM.
  • Keeping inventory of all cups
  • Make sure the laser is clean and properly maintained
  • Box up the cups in designated cup box and ship to recipient


Trap Gauge

  • Creating Experiments using the trap gauge
  • Testing the force of snap traps when trigger is deployed using the trap gauge sensors
  • Testing the pull back strength of snap traps using the trap gauge sensors
  • Testing the force to deploy the trigger using the trap gauge sensors
  • Recording all of the data and putting it in a report or chart
  • Demonstrate how the trap gauge works when having company or office tours


Keeping the office Presentable

  • Maintaining Clean and organized office
  • Cleaning bathrooms/toilets
  • Changing all trash at the end of the work week and tossing in dumpster
  • Wipe off every surface in the office at the end of the day/end of week
  • Making sure paper towel/Kleenex dispensers are full
  • Filling and facing up the VM cooler to make it presentable to guests
  • Filling the snack station
  • Vacuuming/Shampooing carpets
  • Emptying fridge of any left over food/drinks at the end of the week
  • Notifying the correct person when getting low on items such as water/private labeled hand towels.
  • Maintaining Clean and organized back room
  • Keeping inventory of giveaway items such as shirts, hats, golf balls, playing cards, Pens, hand sanitizer.
  • Keeping inventory on wall placards and labels and notifying the correct person when running low or out
  • Making sure our space in metro warehouse is organized
  • Keeping boxes and cases of product in designated areas
  • Make sure any workspace used is free from any trash and items such as tables and products are organized and placed out of the way when not in use
  • Maintaining parking lot
  • Making sure Parking lot is clear from debris and is presentable when having company in town.

Assistant Grocery Manager

United Supermarkets
09.2011 - 02.2019


  • Engaged customers and provided very high level of service and support, helping find desired products and items.
  • Kept grocery team operations in strict compliance with workplace standards and food safety requirements to maintain optimal health protection.
  • Orchestrated performance-oriented environment by closely supporting team members.
  • Boosted grocery sales with top-notch merchandising abilities and expertise in implementing effective promotions.
  • Supervised operations of the Grocery department, Beer and Wine, Frozen Foods, Dairy Department as well as front end cashiers and baggers.

Cook

Taco Casa
06.2009 - 09.2011
  • Changed and sanitized cutting boards, benches, and surfaces between tasks to avoid cross-contamination.
  • Checked for quality, kept track of old and new items and rotated stock to confirm freshness of food and ingredients.
  • Took food orders from cashiers and cooked items quickly to complete order items together and serve hot.
  • Maintained well-stocked stations with supplies and spices for maximum productivity.

Education

High School Diploma -

Birdville High School
North Richland Hills, TX
05.2010

Skills

  • Inventory Control

  • Upselling

  • Promotional support

  • Business Development

  • Organization

  • Product Knowledge

  • Quality Control

  • Product and service solutions

  • Critical Thinking

  • Follow-up skills

  • Product Promotion

  • Problem Resolution

  • Store maintenance

  • Product Sales

Collecting Sports memorabilia

I have been collecting sports memorabilia since I was a kid. I collect things such as baseball, basketball and football cards and anything to do with the Dallas Cowboys. 

Timeline

Corporate Sales Associate

VM Products INC.
02.2019 - Current

Assistant Grocery Manager

United Supermarkets
09.2011 - 02.2019

Cook

Taco Casa
06.2009 - 09.2011

High School Diploma -

Birdville High School
Spencer Rutledge