Ed Powell

Experience

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  Arctic Ice Arena

  Aug 2008 - Aug 2010

  Skate Guard

  ➢ Managed as a Skate Guard Leader for multiple public ice sessions➢ Performed duties of cleaning and maintaining the rinks’ 3 ice surfaces➢ Assisted in general building maintenance

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  Village of Orland Park, Illinois

  Jun 2009 - Aug 2014

  Parks and Recreation

  ➢ Managed parks’ landscaping, pool, and buildings➢ Planned holiday weekend events➢ Responsible for construction projects to be completed on time

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  RedShip.com

  May 2014 - Aug 2014

  Digital Marketing Intern

  ➢ SEO : Keyword research, competitor analysis, blogging, link- building➢ Improve all social media platforms (gaining new followers, creating new content)➢ Aided with new potential partnerships➢ Assisted in planning and executing content marketing strategy➢ Generated diverse content to attract customers and build inbound links. ➢ Managed social media channels for community building, influencer networking, and customer engagement

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  KeHE Distributors

  Sept 2015 - Jun 2017

  Sales Process Coordinator

  ➢ Coordinate and oversee with 46 Regional Sales Managers on multiple Marketing & Sales assignments➢ Onboard new technologies for out in the field sales representatives and stockers➢ Direct and plan 14 annual Table Top shows overseeing all marketing & sales activity➢ Revamped monthly merchandising allocation process to reduce costs to the organization by 20%➢ Lead several training initiatives with merchandisers nationwide➢ Organize and manage weekly reporting system for controllers, account managers, and senior directors Show less

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  Medline Industries, LP

  Dec 2018 - now

  ➢ Lead and manage a team of project specialists who maintain 500 million dollars of annual spend across 100+ projects➢ Developed automated business intelligent report that turned 3,600 annual hours into bot automation➢ Cultivate development plans for associates resulting in four separate promotions ➢ Resolve and manage pricing misalignments between customers and Medline➢ Liaison between vendors, customer, and Medline to safeguard from contract and pricing violations➢ Lead GPO conversions for groups of integrated hospital segments➢ Evaluate and interpret sales data to maximize revenue➢ Level pricing agreements between unique bound together hospitals to ensure equal prices ➢ Restoration on extensive health systems with larger revenue customers➢ Standard operating procedure creation➢ Utilize SAP and excel to forecast the impact of pricing projects➢ Train and onboard new employees

  • Manager, Process Improvement & Vendor Chargebacks

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Supervisor, Customer Projects

    Aug 2019 - Jul 2023

  • Customer Project Specialist

    Jul 2017 - Jul 2023

  • Sr. Customer Project Specialist

    Dec 2018 - Aug 2019