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Alabaster, Alabama, United States

Mange multiple Int'l and national beer suppliers and inventory between three states. Manage beer pricing for national grocery chains, convenience stores and military.

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Birmingham, Alabama

Build relationships with restaurants, retail managers and corporate buyers through education of Mill Creek Brewery and their products. Schedule and host tasting events at on and off-premise locations. Maintain work schedules with different suppliers and sales reps throughout the state. Grow and maintain business with placements and repurchasing with multiple accounts statewide. Maintain weekly reports about customer purchases with Excel and VIP Karma application. Create sales sheets with cost per ounce and gross margins for customers.

Huntsville, Alabama Area

Sale of Non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages to fine wine shops, independent restaurants and large retailers. Made presentations to main purchasers for wine list or shelf placements through sales sheets or power point. Created or improved current wine lists for independent restaurants. Worked with countless suppliers to meet sales forcast and expectations. Maintain customer satisfaction with knowledge of current or new products. Finding new cliental and expanding territory.

Pine Mt., Ga

Oversaw and approved all food, beverage, and equipment purchases for main hotel and several restaurants. Selected and cultivated all vendors/distributors and approved new vendor contracts for food & beverage objectives. Maintained accurate inventory on a monthly basis and processed all invoices for Profit & Loss reports. Hired and Managed stockroom clerks to insure correct delivery of storeroom requisitions and receive deliveries accurately from multiple vendors. Continually improved upon current storeroom procedures and purchasing software for efficiency. Worked closely with executive chef to achieve accurate food and beverage costs.Key Achievements:Manually updated and improved current ordering and inventory software, Adaco, and helped created interface between software and vendor websites.

Auburn, Alabama Area

Managed all food, wine, beer, and coffee vendors. Placed all purchase orders and inspected all orders upon receiving. Managed and scheduled employees in addition to developing their job skills. Maintained and work within a budget each week based on forecasts and sales. Tracked purchases and retail sales with data mining using Retalix Software. Recorded all invoices and credits and allocated them to each sub-department. Worked closely with all other department managers with transfers and cross-merchandising.

Opelika, Al

Oversaw and maintained all wine and beer vendor orders and representatives. Maintained all store back-stock, inventory, and displays to adequate levels to meet customer demand. Strategically placed and built displays based on customer foot traffic. Worked closely with all vendors to insure lowest price for products ordered. Ensured sales through customer consultation in addition to handling large special orders. Processed all beverage invoices to insure accurate costs.

Auburn, Alabama Area

Maintained all food, wine, and other restaurant product distributor orders, sales representatives, and invoices. Selected distributors of different products to service the hotel based upon price, reliability, accuracy of invoices. Worked with accounting to maintain accurate and prompt payment of invoices through Microsoft excel and departmental coding. Distributed and maintained inventory to all departments based upon demand. Created purchase orders for all restaurant equipment and supplies Key Achievements:Created processes and procedures for current and future Purchasing departments to be used company wideHelped improve current wine list

Montgomery, Alabama Area

Responsible for the accuracy and quality of all incoming orders from private curriers, customer warehouses, and freight-lines. Responsible for all department shipments per company to fulfill customer needs through creating a bill-of-lading or Currier labels. Maintained an impeccable inventory with pre-packed products for future orders. I worked closely with accounting by organizing and coding invoices for accurate and prompt payments. Selected freight-line companies, based upon price and reliability, to handle large pallet orders. Selected suppliers and created purchase orders for all departmental supplies. education

Supply Chain Mgmt

Business Administration And Management, General