Jennifer D. Email & Phone Number

COP Specialist assisting sales growth through Category Management, Sourcing, Training and assisting / supporting a sales team of 100+. Also working with suppliers to secure best pricing and products.Continual problem solving by working with all departments for solutions.

Responsible for opening and maintaining major foodservice accounts.. Responsibilities include working with Broadline Buyers,Product Merchandisers to introduce new products, account maintenance, AR, penetration of accounts by working with over 200account representatives as the COP Specialist while troubleshooting and identifying opportunities.. Planned, set up and worked Foodshows for US Foodservice Los Angeles, US Foodservice Corona and US Foodservice JosephWebb San Diego as a COP Specialist Brought on major distributors and worked with industry contacts to increase sales, book deals and broker out products Designed flyers and marketing material to help sales representatives present product ideas to end users Manage database through ACT! 2009

Responsible for opening and maintaining varieties of foodservice applications. Responsibilities include maintenance, AR, penetrationof accounts through sampling and consultation. Opened over 40 new accounts through networking and prospecting. Balance daily business including, but not limited to: account maintenance, collections, troubleshooting problems, will-calls,opening accounts, reporting to DSM, recovering from situations. Have the ‘Whatever it Takes’ mentality that has helped with opportunities that otherwise would have been past up. Have assisted other TM’s in securing protein business as a team player, with no monetary motivations. Manage database through ACT! 2000.

Responsible for opening, maintaining, and targeting new business. Was the Certified Angus Beef Specialist for my area. Managedresponsibilities for both thesauce.com in Vendor Relations (Goldberg & Solovy, The Paper Company, LA Provisions and RogersPoultry) while learning the protein business. Opened and maintained 60+ accounts, including securing a contract for Compass Group as a C.A.B.® Specialist Secured a territory with 120,000 in weekly sales in a 1-½ year timeline. License Restaurants and Train wait staff on C.A.B.® and beef cuts as a C.A.B.® Specialist Manage database through ACT! 2000.

Responsible for reaching sales objectives by selling a suite of software type applications and growing a client base for an internetstartup company through territory management and prospecting. Responsibilities include demonstration of Internet site to independent restaurateurs in the first targeted market. Reports to demonstrate the selling process so it can be duplicated in following markets. Manage database through ACT! 2000 and SalesForce.com