Richard Ober has over 15 years of experience in sales, purchasing, and merchandising roles. He has worked for several food and beverage companies including Nestle, Kraft Foods, and Stater Bros Markets. Ober strives to develop new customers, sell new products, and maintain strong supplier relationships to improve cost, quality and meet customer needs. He is driven to complete responsibilities and seize opportunities for organizations through strong negotiation, communication, and problem solving skills.

1. Richard Ober
Sales Rep
Fontana, CA 92335
raober8@gmail.com - (909) 831-6777
To obtain an extraordinary position with a dynamic company that will enhance education, interpersonal skills,
and work experience to the greatest extent.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Sales Rep
Nestle DSD (US) - 2010 to 2015
Obtained a CDL Class B License for bobtail hauling.
• Maintained and sought new Customers to expand Company share with product in demand.
• Capable of selling new product to Customer using results and comparison formulas with current product.
• Communicated promotion activity for fluctuating sales price of product on weekly basis, providing successful
rapport with Customer.
• loading/unloading of inventory inside truck. Keeping truck inventory full in case of unexpected opportunities
that arise.
• Managed code dates of product inside stores as well as in my truck, maintaining fresh product at all times.
• Merchandised product, keeping full inventory at all times on shelf stock inside store accounts.
• Communicated with colleagues about new promotion activity at store level when information isn't provided
upfront.
• Owned my business (took care of occurring problems with Customers) to a point that my Lead Supervisor
had time for more important issues that would rise. Keeping our Sales Team on top of our game.
• Communicated to Lead Supervisor regarding unfamiliar instances, when their assistance was necessary.
• Cross-train Dreyer's Ice Cream Sales Reps to help the merger shift smoothly.
Sales Rep
Kraft Foods - 2006 to 2010
Obtained a CDL License for bobtail hauling.
• Achieved Sales Rep of the Year for 2009.
• Maintained and sought new Customers to expand Company share with product in demand.
• Capable of selling new product to Customer using results and comparison formulas with current product.
• Communicated promotion activity for fluctuating sales price of product on weekly basis, providing successful
rapport with Customer.
• loading/unloading of inventory inside truck. Keeping truck inventory full in case of unexpected opportunities
that arise.
• Managed code dates of product inside stores as well as in my truck, maintaining fresh product at all times.
• Merchandised product, keeping full inventory at all times on shelf stock inside store accounts.
• Communicated with colleagues about new promotion activity at store level when information isn't provided
upfront.
• Owned my business (took care of occurring problems with Customers) to a point that my Lead Supervisor
had time for more important issues that would rise. Keeping our Sales Team on top of our game.
• Communicated to Lead Supervisor regarding unfamiliar instances, when their assistance was necessary.
Purchasing Buyer

2. AMI Metals Inc - 2005 to 2006
Extensive understanding of global socio-economics.
• Developed strategies to reduce costs, improve quality, and meet future requirements.
• Maintained strong relationships with mill producers, distributors & service providers, resulting in substantial
savings and improved service for the company.
• Streamlined the purchasing process through single sourcing of suppliers who have proven to provide the
best product, service, price, quality and reliability.
• Developed a sound system for recording and tracking purchases, agreements, supplier/product comparisons
and prices.
• Monitored all unreasonable price increases.
• Enhanced production flow by offering new ideas.
• Better understanding for executing direction to multiple departments.
• Capable of troubleshooting & resolving problems that occur.
• Nominated for Employee of the Month
Slot Technician I
San Manuel Casino - 2004 to 2005
Extend beyond what is expected of me, in order to establish customer satisfaction
• Capable of learning technical knowledge in a short range of time.
• Repair broken machines for customers to play in a timely manner
• Maintain several logs to ensure quality of work
• Identify errors in the system, and notify the management in an effort to improve production control
• Ability to communicate with coworkers from all departments in my network, to enhance work production
Purchasing Buyer
Forged Metals, Inc - Fontana, CA - 1999 to 2004
Established guidelines and negotiations for services from suppliers.
• Skilled with assisting in all aspects of production and product support operations.
• Filtered manufacturing processes.
• Proficient in developing a network of suppliers to expedite the services, maintain quality, and satisfy the
customer in a timely manner.
• Focused on supporting ISO9000 and ISO14001. Preserved the specifications, blue prints and billet
identification requirements referenced by the customer.
• Identified any changes in revision levels of specifications, blue prints and part numbers on the customer
purchase order; and notified the Quality Department to correct.
• Computer literate.
General Merchandising Clerk
Stater Bros. Markets - Fontana, CA - 1996 to 1999
Demonstrated skill in providing excellent customer service.
• Stocking general merchandise (bread, drinking alcohol, dog food, etc.) and maintaining the shelves during
business/opening/closing hours.
• Analyzed competitor products.
• Hard-working, goal-oriented, perfectionist, and a team player.
• Concentrated on extending products that sold the most profit in the shortest amount of time.
Notify manager
Edison Bros. Stores Distributor - Rialto, CA - 1994 to 1995
whenever quantity was insufficient. Maintained a constant flow of production.

3. • Assisted colleagues whenever business slowed.
EDUCATION
General Education
San Bernardino Valley College - San Bernardino, CA
2004
General Education
Chaffey College - Rancho Cucamonga, CA
2003
Fontana High School - Fontana, CA
1994
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Driven and able to complete my responsibilities, regardless of challenges encountered.
• Tenacious in seeing and seizing opportunities for the organization.
• Strong negotiating skills; persuasive, persistent, and resolute.
• Talented and determined individual who accomplishes results.
• Attentive to detail, strong-willed, self-correcting, perceptive, and industrious.
• Proven ability to work independently, handle simultaneous projects, and meet deadlines.
• Communicate with counterparts in other departments and retrieve information through establishing a
network.
• Provided guidance, vision, and support for a number of departments.
• Open minded. Operate well in a free, unstructured environment. Bring new life to conventional methods.
• Excellent motivator and very energetic