Rudy Cardenas

Commander
DISC Type : D

Senior Director of Vendor Management at Turo

Greater Phoenix Area, United States

Overview

Rudy Cardenas is an accomplished operations executive serving as the Senior Director of Vendor Management at Turo. He has a formidable history of overseeing business operations and managing multifaceted budgets of up to $1. 4B. Rudy holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from California State University, Los Angeles.

He is a recipient of the VP Excellence award and is recognized as a subject matter expert adept at transforming complex information into understandable language to aid executives in their decision-making.

Personality Overview

Risk-Taker

Very Quick

Impact-Driven

They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.  They are not always relationship oriented. More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.

Topics They Care About

Vendor Management
His current and previous roles at Turo and Ring have centered on overseeing vendor performance, negotiations, and supplier evaluation.
Forecasting & Capacity
A core responsibility in his roles at Turo, Amazon, and Ring. He has recently posted publicly about hiring a capacity planner for his team at Turo.
Large-Scale Budgeting
He has a strong background in financial and budget management, with experience overseeing a multifaceted budget of $1. 4 billion.

Media Appearances

Rudy has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2024
Senior Director of Vendor Management at Turo
2-2022
Director of Vendor Management at Turo
1-2019 - 3-2022
Forecasting Manager at Amazon
2019 - 3-2022
Forecasting and Capacity Manager at Ring
2018 - 1-2019
Solutions Manager at Verizon

Education

BS from California State University, Los Angeles

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Insights For Selling To Rudy

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship

DONT's

  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Rudy is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Rudy

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Rudy move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Rudy take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Rudy

Personality Compatibility


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