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Cottage Grove

Copps Sun Prairie Ironwood

Manage perishable sections, including Produce, Meat and Seafood, Deli and Bakery, helping to meet or exceed financial management goals for Sales, Shrink and Production. Special project to launch fresh juicing program at the Sun Prairie Ironwood location. Act as Safety Administrator on-site managing key safety initiatives and meeting OSHA guidelines. Manage.

Copps Sun Prairie Main Street

All human resource elements including hiring, training and counseling. Managed front end operations, refining customer service focus and improving daily financial management. Assisted with area operations in developing and presenting holiday organizational recommendations. Contributed to opening of new Metro Market location in Cottage Grove.

Operated, managed and merchandised private label grocery stores while prioritizing the highest level of customer service. Hiring, coaching and developing crew members. Daily, quarterly and annual financials, including cash handling, inventories and projections. Managed $10,000 annual budget for community donation and special event planning.

Managed creative team on multi-branded cookbook projects. Wrote, edited and proofed cookbooks, while managing creative efforts through design, page sets and final editions.

Chicago, IL

Supervised and managed public relations account teams on food, green and non-profit accounts, including Sargento Foods, McCain Foods, Inc, Market Day Corp., the Toro Company, the International Society of Arboriculture, and the American Society of Golf Course Architects.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature, General

Activities and Societies: Foreign Study Program, French Club

Certificate Of Culinary Arts, Culinary Arts/Chef Training

Activities and Societies: Artisan Baking Independent StudyCulinary Arts