1. Robert Buster
701 Austin Acres, Sulphur Springs TX 7548
Home: 903-335-8516 Cell: 903-243-1086
Email: rbuster76@outlook.com
www.linkedin.com/in/rbuster76
Summary
Account Representative who excels at building a loyal customer base to achieve both
short and long-term organization sales goals. Very Goal oriented with a strong drive to
be our customers’ best supplier.
Highlights
Exceptional customer service skills
Strategic account development
Strong communicator
Customer-oriented
Strong lead development skills
Excellent negotiating tactics
EmploymentHistory
Coca-Cola Sulphur Springs/Dallas/Paris/Tyler February 1997-March 2016
Part time Warehouse
Sorting bottles in the warehouse in the mornings
Cleaning the warehouse
Building orders for Grocery Supply
Full Time Warehouse
Building orders for large/small account
Forklift operations
Loading/unloading bulk transports
Merchandiser
Breaking down pallets from the transports
Filling shelves in accounts
Maintaining clean working environment for customers and in back room
Sell in displays where I could
Built large and small thematic displays
Sr Merchandiser
Covered routes where needed
Helped my team build displays, or assisted them where needed
2. Sold in displays where I could
Promoted our products over the competitors
Full Service Driver
I obtained my CDL through Coca-Cola and was promoted to FSD.
Driving a tractor trailer in a safe and courteous manner according to company
standards
Filling vending machines with our products
Collecting money from the machines
Sideload driver
After much discussion with my supervisor, it was decided that I needed to move to the
Sales side of the business to be more promotable.
Responsible for delivering products to customers
Rotation of our products
Collecting money from customers
Abiding by DOT regulations
Sr Sideload
Filled in for open routes
Helped line out routes for the following work day
Filled in for my supervisor when he was on vacation
Learned to geo-code the routes
Set up routes to be approved using the geo code
Filled in for the Account Managers as needed
Covered my supervisors’ vacations and assumed his duties which included
making sure all routes were ready to go in the mornings with drivers to cover.
Ensured all drivers were abiding by DOT laws and had the necessary equipment
to complete the day.
Account Manager
I was responsible for 1 of the top 5 Walmart in the state of Texas.
Sold in innovative ideas to help increase sales in a saturated market
Sold thematic displays to increase shareholder footprint and profit
Sold innovative ideas to increase the profit to the accounts
Discussed market trends and activities with the customer
Did business reviews with the customers to help decide what products to display
to gain footprint and retail profit dollars.
Designed unique point of sale to draw attention to our product and away from
competitors
Led associates from Ohio, Illinois, California, St. Louis, Canada and other places
globally in the use of Design Machine.
My market had shown a solid growth over previous year. Total case to Date was
up 110% and my strategic volume was up 113%
3. Education
Paris Jr College - Sulphur Springs, TX, USA
I have approximately 15hrs of college courses.
High School Diploma: 1994
Sulphur Springs High School – Sulphur Springs, TX, USA
References
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