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PRODUCE MANAGER
Summary
Skills
  • Account management, Research
  • Banking, Selling
  • Benefits, Sales
  • Interpersonal, Schematics
  • Excellent communication, Social services
  • Contracts, Staffing
  • Cost analysis, Transportation
  • Client
  • Clients
  • Excellent customer service
  • Decision making
  • Expense reports
  • Fast
  • Financial
  • Functional
  • Gross profit
  • Inventory levels
  • Inventory
  • Inventory control
  • Invoicing
  • Law enforcement
  • Leadership
  • Market analysis
  • Market
  • Merchandising
  • Negotiation
  • Organizational
  • Outside Sales
  • Personnel
  • Policies
  • POS
  • Pricing
  • Problem solving
  • Procurement
  • Profit and Loss
  • Purchasing
  • Quality
  • Quality Control
  • Quality Assurance
  • Receiving
Experience
Produce Manager, Burnstad Bros, Inc, November 2013-May 2015Tomah, WI
  • In my two years as the Produce Manager, I raised the department's sales by 30%, introduced the department to a larger variety of products and incorporated the community in our department activities.
  • I was also awarded the Top Produce Manager Award.
  • Responsibilities:.
  • Effectively supervised up to six associates in a fast paced multi-functional environment.
  • Developed effective daily/weekly work based on weekly sales projections, budgeted labor goals and previous operating results.
  • Responsible for the staffing, training and overall development of the Produce Department.
  • Implemented, maintained and coordinated aggressive and creative merchandising plans, which maximize sales and a variety of gross profit.
  • Managed produce receiving, invoicing, pricing, shrink control and inventory to ensure proper product control and gross profit goals are achieved.
  • Adhered to all local, state and federal and civil codes including local weights and measures laws in addition to labeling regulations while maintain a safe work environment.
  • Ensured standards of department presentation and operations are met; including cleanliness, sanitation, inventory control, rotation and culling, quality, ordering, variety standards, signing, seasonal schematics, and proper backroom procedures.
  • Possessed excellent customer service and communication qualities; which includes being a good listener.
  • Demonstrated strong leadership, interpersonal qualities, and have a great attention to details.
Outside Sales Manager, Strube Celery & Vegetable Company, February 2007-November 2011Chicago, IL
  • Launched the company's Outside Sales Department for a four state region.
  • This included the selling and purchasing of conventional, organic, international and local produce.
  • I consistently reviewed market analysis in order to determine the customer's needs, volume potential and price points.
  • I have a broad knowledge of contract price and cost analysis so as to compile and evaluate price and/or cost data for a variety of procurement activities.
  • This position required me to use my organizational, problem solving and analytical thinking skills on a daily basis.
  • Responsibilities:.
  • Increased sales to $3 Million after three years.
  • Exceeded sales by $700,000 in the first six months.
  • Demonstrated market and industry knowledge.
  • Innovatively used cross-cultural communications and grew our ethnic client base by conducting food shows, demos educational training.
  • Orchestrated partnerships with Regional, District, Market, Store and Produce Managers to ensure their requirements and needs were fulfilled.
  • Executed account management, consistently monitored and resolved issues with invoices, pricing, credits and payments.
  • Assembled weekly price sheets and hot buy sheets to all my customers.
  • Prepared all reports for our business transactions and filed expense reports.
  • Utilized the knowledge and skill in negotiation techniques to negotiate changes to contracts and orders.
  • Advocated for and purchased from local farmers to assist the local economy.
Corporate Guardian/Owner, Shutter Guardianship Inc, November 2010-February 2010Tomah, WI
  • Assisted elderly and disabled individuals with daily, financial and medical decisions.
  • Worked to support my clients so that they were able to live a life without worries of their medical and financial decisions.
  • With my assistance, I have allowed families to maintain the role as family without all the hassle and turmoil of ongoing decision making and daily responsibilities.
  • Responsibilities:.
  • Financial Administrator: (Representative Payee, maintained banking, financial planner, bought & sold assets such as estates, homes and vehicles).
  • Set Up Burial Trust and assisted with funeral directives.
  • Advocated for & Maintained all Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, Veteran and social services benefits.
  • Maintained excellent communication with family members, social workers, doctors, lawyers, law enforcement, and other public business.
Regional Produce Buying Assistant, Wal-Mart DC #6085, January 2000-February 2007Tomah, WI
  • Responsible for supporting more than 60 Supercenters, overseeing their everyday store operations and training of their personnel in all aspects of their daily operation.
  • I had extensive knowledge of overall store operations which included store ordering, inventory procedures, modular relays, Profit and Loss Reports and Point of Sale (POS).
  • Responsibilities:.
  • Consistently performed solicitation for future bids for purchases to ensure we were obtaining fair and reasonable prices for our company.
  • Reviewed requisitions and analyzed requirements purchasing from the outside suppliers to maintain adequate inventory.
  • Evaluated responses from solicitations, including adequacy of competition, compliance with solicitation, and probability of meeting the requirements to make recommendations and determinations for awards.
  • Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of contract price and cost analysis or techniques as to compile and evaluate price and/or cost data for a variety of procurements.
  • Partnered with Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Transportation and Management to successfully open two standup Distribution Centers.
  • Collaborated with suppliers to ensure we maintained proper inventory levels, purchased product seasonality, and provided regionally correct items to the proper areas.
  • Monitored inventories daily to guarantee the products moved according to specified dating guidelines.
  • Processed quarterly, monthly, weekly and daily queries of various types of reports forwarding the information onto the specific areas.
  • Participated in numerous projects, committees and research teams to create and revamp policies and procedures.
Education and Training
Bachelors of ArtsBusiness Administration/Marketing, Economics, , Lakeland College, SheboyganWI
Activities and Honors
Self-driven, project motivated, collaborative individual. I have extensive experience in buying, selling, merchandising and customer relations. Planned & Organized Team Player Computer/Technical Literate Problem-Solver Effective Communication Skills Interpersonal Effectiveness Management Skills Adaptable
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Burnstad Bros, Inc
  • Strube Celery & Vegetable Company
  • Shutter Guardianship Inc
  • Wal-Mart DC #6085

School Attended

  • Lakeland College

Job Titles Held:

  • Produce Manager
  • Outside Sales Manager
  • Corporate Guardian/Owner
  • Regional Produce Buying Assistant

Degrees

  • Bachelors of Arts

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