1. Rodney Sanders
Cell: 763-412-2706
Email: Rodneysiphone23@gmail.com
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A result driven team member that excels in a dynamic work environment focused
on promoting business growth by providing superior value and service to
customers, with multiple years of sales experience and a unique approach to
customer relations and brand building I look to bring my innovative concepts to
an expanding business with leadership potential.
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Sales Related Accomplishments
• Grew department EBay store from around $15,000 monthly sales to average over
$100,000 monthly
• Started personal projects from ground up by approaching potential clients that
could benefit from services provided
• Obtained performance based bonuses and recognition for unique ideas and
volume of sales
Work History
Sept 26 2015 Account Manager
To Johnson Paper & Supply Co.
Oct 1 2016 Minneapolis, MN
• Managed current customer base while prospecting and cold calling on new
potential customers
• Helped customers find the correct product for their needs and made suggestions of
other products that would help them with efficiency
• Researched possible new business on the internet and through networking
• Met with customers in person to help grow a business relationship and go over
what their needs are
Aug 23 2014 Sales Assistant / Account Representative
To Dedicated Networks Inc.
June 26 2015 Ramsey, MN
• Became familiar with and sold Brocade, Dell, HP, Extreme Networks, Aruba, etc.
networking gear at competitive prices while meeting margins
• Purchased relevant Brocade, Dell, HP, Extreme Networks, Aruba, etc. networking
gear and prepared gear for resale
• Efficiently prospected new customers to do business with and increase sales
2. through performing background research on new potential clients and sending
personable emails introducing myself and how both our companies could benefit
from forming a strong business relationship
• Managed and ran departments EBay store. This including handling any customer
or technical issue that may arise during sale
• Priced gear competitively on EBay and performed regular maintenance on adds to
keep price current and add relevant
• Decided what networking gear to put up on our EBay online store by assessing its
current value, frequency of sales, need to move, time equipment has been in
inventory
Spare time
Business and Social Media
• Ran own small project in spare time involving social media advertising
• Know how to create, manage, and build social media accounts with fans/followers
based on client’s needs and targeted market.
• Able to train and relate concepts to friends who helped me out from time to time
Aerotek
• Have worked for a couple different companies through Aerotek Staffing agency
for extra income
• Warehouse type work involving a lot of time on a stand up forklift/sit down
forklift
• Material handling experience and basic warehouse processes
• Improved basic inventory control and lot identification, reading SKUs
• Forklift and power jack certified
Summers of 2010
2011 Timberline Exteriors
Maple Grove, MN
• Acquired beneficial skills and confidence in approaching a complete stranger and
turning them into a customer through useful sales techniques and customer
relation
• Roof contracting improved my sales drive and motivation to keep clients excited
and looking forward to the next steps in improving their homes
• Skillfully managed clients from cold call/door knocking to end results of new roof
3. completion, provided detailed outline of all steps in contracting process and met
client deadlines, guided customer through all steps and processes until job
completion
• Became excellent at add on sales and suggesting other products or services my
company provided that would further improve and protect their homes for years to
come
Oct 2011 Inventory Control Specialist
To Class C Components
2013 Ramsey, MN
Worked in order pulling, receiving, and the plating processes of the warehouse.
Became familiar at receiving expensive product into the system and stored in
inventory proficiently
Picked and filled multi thousand dollar orders daily and knowledgeable in proper lot
and part identification and all processes involved in filling orders for customers.
Fork lift certified and knowledge of industrial scale usage.
Quickly unloaded, loaded trucks with a forklift.
Became great at noticing detail and becoming more proficient in warehouse
processes.
March 2011 Warehouse and Sales
To Twin Cities Steak and Seafood
Sept 2011 New Hope, MN
Sold steak and seafood to new customers daily in the field through neighborhood
canvasing
Mastered sales pitch and leading customer into the sale and add on sales
Made customer feel appreciated and that they were lucky to have me approach them
at their homes
Learned the arts of selling the “deal” and providing an enthusiastic consumer friendly
environment with great customer interest and excitement
Managed all warehouse responsibilities and drivers
Kept warehouse organized and running proficiently
Organized inventory and prepared it for loading and unloading
Handled all customer service calls and appointments within a timely matter
Gained experience and skills in how to manage and run a small business
Mar 2006 Grocery
To Festival Foods
4. May 2007 Andover, MN
Very knowledgeable in grocery process
Gained experience in other parts of the store: Cashier, Produce, Frozen/Dairy
Knowing of how to operate back room equipment such as the power jack
Worked with price change and sign making software
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Education
Sep 2008 University of Wisconsin River Falls
To River Falls Wisconsin, WI
2010
Studied Business Management with minor in International Business
Learned the values of hard work and dedication from my classes and working
multiple jobs while in school
Taken classes in business finance, financial markets, entrepreneurship, economics,
marketing, world affairs, business management, psychology
Sep 2004 Champlin Park High School
To Champlin, MN
May 2008
Challenged myself by taking honors classes throughout high school
Graduated in top 33% of my class
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References
Eric Wentworth 763-229-6679 Ike S. 218-280-6838 Mike Hardt 763-691-4907
More references available upon request