ALEX BENSON
Freeport
Summary
Willing to take on any task to support my team and help the business succeed. Offers strong relationship building and time management abilities. Adaptable and focused individual looking for a company to grow with long term.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Sales Associate
Aldi
03.2024 - Current
- Trained, coached, and mentored new sales associates for maximum performance.
- Developed and maintained knowledge of current sales and promotions.
- Organized store merchandise racks and displays to promote and maintain visually appealing environments.
- Informed customers of promotions to increase sales productivity and volume.
- Contributed to team objectives in fast-paced environment.
- Worked with a team to collaboratively reach targets, consistently meeting or exceeding personal goals.
Sales Service Representative
Mondelez Int.
01.2022 - 09.2023
- Achieved sales and retention quotas with use of established procedures and innovative methods.
- Wrote orders each day for multiple stores on my route, ensuring accurate and on time placement of orders.
- Assisted customers with selecting and purchasing products.
- Stocked shelves from truck loads and pulled from backstock inventories to make our departments look as best as possible.
- Used different apps/technology to write and correct orders online.
- Established meaningful relationships with store managers to insure more product output on shelves.
Pizza Maker
Casey's General Store
04.2021 - 01.2022
- Prepared for expected days' business by making fresh dough each morning
- Protected customers and met health code requirements with frequent equipment, cooler, and freezer cleaning
- Prepared and inventoried sauces, cheese, and ingredients to maintain readiness for customer loads
- Handled new orders, payments, and take-out preparation to back up cashier
- Took new telephone orders from customers and increased orders with upselling of toppings and products
- Kept kitchen clean by regularly attending to stations and completing in-depth checklists at closing
- Customized recipes for customers' preferences and unique dietary requirements
- Met kitchen demands with good prioritization skills to work on multiple orders at once.
Associate
Walmart
01.2020 - 03.2020
- Talented Individual skilled at completing daily assignments and contributing to team success
- Always willing to take on any task
- Adapts quickly to new needs and policies
- Hospitality and accommodation Multitasking Friendly
- Task prioritization Hard Worker Outgoing
- Critical thinking, Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services
- Juggled multiple projects and tasks to ensure high quality and timely delivery
- Received, checked-in and stocked merchandise throughout store, helped maintain store inventory levels and assisted with orderliness and cleanliness of sales floor and stock room
- Resolved customer complaints immediately, escalating those that required additional assistance
- Met store customers on the floor and discussed needs.
Education
High School Diploma -
Lockport High School
Lockport, IL12.2020
Skills
- Sales Management
- Customer Relations
- Customer Service
- Problem Solving
- Data Entry
- Computer Skills
- Data Management
- Persistent and resilient
- Goal oriented
- Time Management
Timeline
Lead Sales Associate
Aldi
03.2024 - Current
Sales Service Representative
Mondelez Int.
01.2022 - 09.2023
Pizza Maker
Casey's General Store
04.2021 - 01.2022
Associate
Walmart
01.2020 - 03.2020
High School Diploma -
Lockport High School