Kade Turner

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Operations Manager at Nature's Bakery

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Overview

Kade is a dynamic operations leader with extensive experience at major food and beverage companies like Natures Bakery, Cargill, and The Kraft Heinz Company. He specializes in enhancing operational efficiency, jump-starting businesses, and promoting growth through team training and mentoring. Kade holds a Masters degree from Utah State University.

He is a consummate leader focused on unifying teams to work towards common business goals. His background includes directing operations for multi-billion dollar conglomerates and positioning companies for increased growth within competitive markets by adhering to strict safety and quality standards.

Unique fact: While at Blue Apron, he advanced from Shift Manager to Assistant General Manager in under three years.

Personality Overview

Hard To Convince

Demanding

Upfront

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.  They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They care equally about the product and its potential impact.

Topics They Care About

Operational Efficiency
A core theme in his career, he has experience executing Six Sigma methodology and streamlining operations for multi-billion dollar companies like Kraft Heinz and Blue Apron.
Food & Beverage Production
His entire career has been in this industry, managing production lines for dairy, meal kits, and other food products at companies like H. E. B. , Cargill, and Nature's Bakery.
Factory Operations
He recently sought suggestions for the best two-way headsets to use during factory tours, indicating a focus on improving on-the-ground communication and processes.

Media Appearances

Kade has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2024
Operations Manager at Nature's Bakery
10-2022 - 12-2024
Production Superintendent at Cargill
12-2018 - 7-2022
Product Manager at The Kraft Heinz Company
1-2018 - 11-2018
Team leader II at H. E. B.
8-2015 - 1-2018
Assistant General Manager at Blue Apron

Education

2004 - 2005
Master's degree from Utah State University

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Insights For Selling To Kade

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Highlight the competitive differentiation of your product
  • Be crisp while making the pitch
  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space
  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time
  • Don’t expect them to change their mind quickly if they say no once

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Kade is

  • Belief in the product plays an important role, followed by objective proof and testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Kade

  • They may hesitate slightly, but if they are not convinced, they will say no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Kade move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Kade take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks only after they have analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

You And Kade

Personality Compatibility


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