- Responsible for monitoring inventory levels.- Negotiated promotions and programs on various products.- Sourced new products based on requests from sales force to increase business.- Assisted other buyers with arranging transportation to cut down costs of goods.- Analyzed reports to discover which duplicated items could be removed to save costs and warehouse space.- Monitored market trends to time purchasing of commodities and adjusted pricing based on those trends.-Responsible for several categories including- Sugar, Rice, Burger Patties, Frozen Potatoes, Deserts, Pizza Boxes, Janitorial Supplies, Take Out Containers, Frozen Vegetables, Cutlery, and several other categories.

-Worked on sales for large national and regional retail accounts, along with major food service accounts. - Customer service for all customer inquries such as order confirmations, update on product arrival, or any potential issues that came up, and putting in sample requests.- Purchasing manager.- Logistics manager.

• Responsible for sales, logistics, credit analysis, and Customer Service.• Grew sales from $4M to $30M over four years.• Increased company profits through negotiating competitive freight rates. Increased order profits by an average of twenty percent.• Achieved a ninety percent on time delivery rate by leveraging a strong network of freight carriers to ship product in a timely and cost effective manner.• Introduced a French fry opportunity buy line and sales program that mixed direct sales with third party brokers. Responsible for one-third of all business. • Created an order confirmation system to track purchase orders and ensure timely deliver. • Ran credit reports and checks on new customers. • Negotiated contracts for product and freight to position our company to be more competitive.

• Provided customer service and unique event opportunities with professional athletes in all four major sports.• Grew and maintained customer base through both exceptional customer service and independent customer research. • Made between 75 to 150 calls a day to current customers and prospective customers• Called upon extensive knowledge of sports trends to create company wide sales and promotions to increase sale of key product areas. • Assisted in product development of limited edition items.• Supervised and assisted athlete appearances and customer experiences

-Managed store staff while advising and training them on store/company policies, and how to achieve store goals. - Prepared and ran athlete appearances in store and helped at other store locations for similar events. - Was lead salesman who also solved all customer service issues, structured store layout and intereviewed all prospective empoloyees.