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About Lara Busch
Inventory specialist with extensive supplier, distribution, logistics, single and multi-unit retail management experience. I consistently work to deliver operational excellence by maintaining a daily focus on both the products we source and our processes. Through my professional background and education, I have developed an in-depth knowledge of purchasing, inventory control, the full breadth of the beverage industry, and various specialized projects and events. My focus on communication, proper training and nitty-gritty details allows me to successfully balance multiple responsibilities to deliver consistently dependable numbers, immediate problem-solving, business process improvement, and operational results.Achieved Cicerone certification and am currently working toward passing the CCP exam, due to my love of beer and cider. By the time I was 26, I had already owned and run my own restaurant, competed in three sports and traveled to 24 countries.
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Lara Busch Work Experience Details
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Hollywood Feed
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Retail Warehouse ManagerSsa Group Jul 2023 - Oct 2024Denver, Co, UsThe warehouse carefully receives the products, keeps our two stores and dozen bundled locations stocked, maintains the highly successful online store and shipping, opens and helps build temporary or new stores, closes locations, creates baskets and donations, maintains cycle counts and does 2 inventories per year. -
Merchandiser Supervisor & Certified ReceiverTotal Wine & More Jul 2019 - Jul 2023Bethesda, Md, Us -
Sr Inventory Control SpecialistTotal Wine & More Mar 2017 - Jul 2019Bethesda, Md, UsOur team, in Supply Chain, gets the wine (et all) delivered to our warehouses, and then from the warehouses to the stores. My job is right in the middle: I maintain the inventory at our main warehouse, where over 85% of our products are delivered to and shipped from.Side projects that I get to assist with range from getting the wines shipped to magazines for sampling/rating to planning an Earth Day celebration for our staff.
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Receiver, Merchandiser & Wine AssociateTotal Wine & More Dec 2015 - Mar 2017Bethesda, Md, UsMy job description ran the gammut at this gigantic store. On any day I went from being a wine associate to filling beer growlers, from teaching a class to receiving trucks, from working the tasting table to training new staff members. This is one of the biggest and busiest stores, with a VERY wide range of clientele. We had to be ready for any situation, and worked really well together as a team. Some of our staff at this store have been here for 15 years, but I am excited to be building my OWN list of regulars who seek my advice on zinfandels, West Coast beers, local ciders and stouts.
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Tasting Room AttendantVilla Toscano Winery Aug 2015 - Oct 2015Serviced guests at our two wineries by walking them through our extensive tasting list while educating customers about varietals and viticulture in Amador county's appellation. Additionally, I assisted office staff with customer database management, facilitated with events, sold memberships, gave tours of our facilities and assisted with the daily cleaning duties. -
Admin, Qa And ItCapay Canyon Ranch Feb 2015 - Jul 2015* Brought company HACCP and SSOP paperwork and binders up to date. Created new HACCP and SSOP protocols for secondary company that was certified during an initial audit by a 3rd party inspector in May. Also brought the HIPP up-to-date per new state regulations in 2015.* Inventoried the fumigated product, reported NOI numbers weekly as well as actual monthly totals to the county. Prepared export paperwork, OBLs and certificates.* Took environmental swabs and improved PEM program by testing facilities for Coliform, Salmonella and ATP. Also coordinated and improved the system for shipping final product samples to labs for testing, saving the company thousands of dollars annually.* Revamped the company website.* Answered incoming phone calls and did any necessary research for one-time or ongoing purchases in order to find the best price or shipping, depending upon specific needs per project.
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Pub Manager And Social Media GuruBushwhacker Cider Sep 2014 - Jan 2015Assisted the owners with all aspects of managing the Brooklyn neighborhood location while they produced ciders and built a new location. This included the standard small-pub work, like working shifts alone, food and drink prep, cleaning, coordinating and communicating with the staff, etc. I also planned tastings, events, a coat drive, kick off parties, as well as maintaining the multiple social media aspects of the business.
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Farmer'S Market Master And Ice Cream SlingerScoop Apr 2013 - Jan 2015I assisted the owner by selling Portland's best ice cream at Farmer's Markets and special events throughout the year. This included weekly farmer’s markets, selling or serving to/for/in companies, at street fairs, at food truck pods, taking food trucks to events, and working with the AMAZING head ice cream maker on ingredient purchases and product deliveries to grocery stores and our many locations and events.
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Purchasing CoordinatorMaletis Beverage Mar 2012 - Jun 2014Portland, Oregon, UsSales tracking, forecasting, inventory management and research, and scheduling of transport. Additionally, timely communication with 4 different departments within the company and up to 100+ suppliers. Also updated item details in our system, from description and style to UPCs and code date tracking info. This job required a little bit of EVERYTHING, and serious attention to detail. No two days were alike... -
Inventory AssistantMaletis Beverage Mar 2011 - Mar 2012Portland, Oregon, UsConducted daily cycle counts that meant every item for sale in our warehouse was counted once per week. Before reconciling these counts, discrepancies were researched and fixed. Also entered all receipts, returns, and incoming/outgoing paperwork into the system. Maintained spreadsheets and binders (code dates, sub distributor sales, etc.) and created a spreadsheet to track one-off and seasonal kegs.
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Zoo Brew ChairpersonThe Oregon Zoo Foundation Mar 2012 - Jun 2012Event Chairperson plans and preps for one of the two largest yearly foundation fundraisers open to the public at Oregon Zoo. This includes:Helping find breweries/cideries that will donate kegs of productAssisting in coordination of deliveries of product and required equipment (jockey boxes, tap handles, etc.)Coordinating the volunteer positions and timing necessary to staff event, including help from outside the zooRecruiting for and then assigning people to those positionsReminding volunteers of mandatory training and tracking required paperworkFilling in where necessary on day of eventIn 2012, had assistance from two co-chairs and the OZF event coordinator. See some coverage at one of these blogs:http://eyeluvbeer.blogspot.com/2012/06/zoo-brew-2012-review.htmlhttp://igottashine.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/recap-zoobrew-2012/
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Ebook & Print Production CoordinatorGorgon Press Aug 2010 - Jan 2012We created and published Phantasmagorium, a journal of horror, in ePub, Mobi, PDF and print. I created, tracked and maintained the legal releases with the authors, and did all of the physical layout, publishing and bookbinding for the ePub, Mobi, PDF and hand-made copies.
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Zoo Brew ChairpersonThe Oregon Zoo Foundation Feb 2011 - Jun 2011Event Chairperson plans and preps for one of the two largest yearly foundation fundraisers open to the public at Oregon Zoo. This included:Coordinating the volunteer positions and timing necessary to staff eventRecruiting for and then assigning people to those positions, pulling only from within the zoo's existing volunteer baseReminding volunteers of mandatory training and tracking required paperworkFilling in where necessary on day of eventIn 2011, only had assistance from the zoo's volunteer coordinators and the temporary OZF event coordinator.
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Purchasing Department AssistantColumbia Distributing Oct 2008 - Mar 2011Wilsonville, Oregon, UsI do everything the Purchasing Department needs to maintain a clean inventory and keep the necessary items in stock between 10+ warehouses in both Washington and Oregon. We use VIP to track and sell MillerCoors, Deschutes, New Belgium, Yellow Tail, Beringer, Dogfish Head, Snapple, 7-Up, Red Bull, Guayaki...and so many more. -
Graphic DesignerColumbia Distributing Sep 2007 - Oct 2008Wilsonville, Oregon, UsCreate and print banners, posters, shelf strips, invitations, case cards, statics, stickers, cooler wraps, and other beverage advertising. Track and billback suppliers for production of custom POS. Maintain database of photos with weekly downloads for Eugene and Portland. Member of the BWell Committee, which plans and implements a health and wellness agenda for the company.
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Shift LeaderMoonstruck Chocolate Mar 2007 - Feb 2008Worked in 2 stores assisting managers who had no AM position. Ran shifts, trained barista staff, assisted in hiring, coordinated inventories, ordered stock, reconciled daily tills, sold bulk and individual chocolate, sold at farmer's markets, and educated customers in-store and at special events off-premise (Bite of Oregon, OMSI, etc.).
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Line LeadElephants Delicatessen Jul 2006 - Aug 2007Began by managing the sando, soup, and prepared foods sections. Ended with the entire line (those three sections, pizza and grill) and a staff of 7 under my care.
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Owner/ManagerFill 'Er Up Cafe Apr 2004 - May 2006Coffee shop, bakery and deli in downtown Wooster, Ohio. We roasted and flavored our own coffees, kettled and baked bagels, baked breads and cookies, sold ice cream, and created fantastic lunch and desert items daily. Classic American car and 50's theme, from decor and uniforms to menu items.
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Office ManagerWayne Economic Development Council Sep 2003 - Oct 2005Ran the office of a non-profit local economic development organization that started out with two employees, went down to just myself, and ended up with three employees by July 2005. My duties ran the gamut, from taking minutes at the board meetings and secretarial tasks to representing WEDC at events when the President was not able to attend. Daily tasks included updating the database of available sites, maintaining a membership list and their donations, a bi-monthly newsletter, designing PowerPoint presentations, general accounting, writing press releases, and planning regular events and meetings.
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InternCongressman Regula'S Capitol Hill Office Aug 2001 - Dec 2001Researched topics for Legislative Assistants. Gave in-depth tours of the Capital complex for guests of Congressman Regula. Answered phones, researched responses to constituent mail, and ran general errands.
Lara Busch Skills
Inventory Management
Time Management
Leadership
Retail
Web Design
Microsoft Office
Marketing
Desktop Publishing
Photography
Customer Service
Graphic Design
Demand Forecasting
Social Media
Sales
Publishing
Public Speaking
Social Media Marketing
Photoshop
Nonprofits
Budgets
Craft Beer
Wine And Spirits Industry
Adobe Creative Suite
Excel Graphs And Charts
Illustrator
Wordpress
Indesign
Epub Creation
Non Profit Experience
Adobe Software
Print Production
Conference Coordination
Corporate Social Responsibility
Food
Management
Forecasting
Marketing Strategy
Lara Busch Education Details
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The University Of AkronCommunications
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