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Portland, Oregon, United States

Portland, Oregon Area

Portland, Oregon Area

Portland, Oregon Area

Portland, Oregon Area

Formulated optimal routing to allow for best use of time, keeping in line with various stores receiving hours and policies. Making sure the drivers were managing their returns, breakage and keeping an eye on gap management. Facilitated truck maintenance and repairs. Accounted for and reconciled all route invoices. Created worksheets for tracking loss and returned product. Negotiated shelf space for new products and authorized with buyers. Helped to launch a new relationship between CPFF and QFC. Wrote orders for all Portland QFC stores each week. Made deliveries with 26 foot box truck to all area accounts. Worked with imported specialty foods and condiments, and candy, with over 6,000 sku’s in our portfolio.

Portland, Oregon Area

Expanded the company into two new regions, the first in Seattle, Washington. The second in Portland, Oregon. Opened one hundred new Direct Store Delivery (DSD) accounts in eighteen months. Orchestrated finding refrigerated trucks, warehouse space, and cold storage for perishable products. Hired and trained new employees for both regions. Conducted assessments and reviews. Managed inventories for both regions and all routes. Forecasted sales numbers, taking into account for seasonal sale spikes for both regions. Responsible for ordering perishable products for both regions with an average shelf life of 2-3 weeks. Communicated with the route drivers to align efforts and to ensure the sales team had the understanding of the products and services to obtain sales goals. Facilitated truck maintenance and repairs. Managed the receiving of new product for the routes, verified the manifests were received in full, and entered the manifests into NetSuite, so the vendors could get paid. Made Cash deposits to the bank.

Reno, Nevada Area

Forecasted sales numbers for Route Drivers. Making sure the drivers were managing their returns, breakage and keeping an eye on gap management.Managed the receiving of new product for the routes. Verifying the manifest was received in full and loaded onto the Route Drivers trucks in a timely manner. Orchestrated the delivery, setup, and maintenance of new cooler placements in accounts. Responsible for warehouse and truck inventories. Responsible for maintaining and operating company equipment (trucks, pallet jacks, and forklift) Keeping warehouse clean and sanitary. Accounted for and collected route drivers invoices daily. Mailed the invoices to the corporate headquarters weekly.