Leslie Lutz
** ******* *****, ********* *****, NY 12577
917-***-**** / **********@*****.***
EXPERIENCE
Coffee Holding Co. (NASDAQ:JVA) Staten Island, NY 5/2005 – 10/2015 Executive Assistant to President & CEO/Client Liaison
Liaison for President & CEO between customers, vendors, and all internal personnel. Responsibilities include managing all communications, scheduling and travel
Organize and maintain contact databases, files and records, and responsible for regular reporting including Sales Analysis and Purchase Analysis
Serve as main point of contact with Investor Relations, Board of Directors, brokers and all licensing companies
Managed the branded launch for Entenmann’s Coffee including packaging design, collateral and POS materials, social media presence on Facebook, website updates and advertising
Point person for private-label brands as part of a national sponsorship of The Avon Foundation’s Avon Walk for Breast Cancer events nationwide
Collaborate with marketing vendors on new product launches, trade show presence and social media exposure
Cup for Education (www.cupforeducation.org) 2008 - Present
Secretary
Represent board of directors at all trade shows, Coffee & Tea Festival, Coffeefest and SCAA (Specialty Coffee Association of America)
Established and maintain a spreadsheet of all donors, contributions and organization’s accomplishments
Manage all collateral for trade shows (posters, pictures, spreadsheet and map of places of accomplishments, Facebook page and website)
Med X-S Solutions, Inc. Brooklyn, NY 1/2004 - 10/2004
Account Executive
Managed relationships with a number of key internal management personnel and purchasing managers in order to procure medical equipment no longer utilized by medical facility to be sold or donated to third world countries
Participated in the development and execution of member relationship strategies, budgeting and forecasting
Accountable for full sales cycle, from the first contact with client and the execution of service to ensuring post service satisfaction
Securitas, Inc. Brooklyn, NY 12/2001 - 10/2003
Business Development Manager
Utilized appropriate marketing and sales methodologies to develop profitable business in security services
Follow-up regularly with clients to assess satisfaction with services and to identify additional business opportunities
Achieved monthly and quarterly sales goals in Brooklyn and Queens
Maintained monthly contact with a client database of 40 - 60 customers
Netcreations, Inc. New York, NY 2/2000 - 9/2001
Senior Account Executive
Developed direct marketing proposals for new client campaigns, and provided counsel on strategy, impression type, target market segments, and posturing
Built an impressive clientele by creating business relationships and account management generating the highest response rates in the internet advertising industry
Averaged $350,000 E-Marketing sales per month
Worked with TKL Interactive (Microsoft and Truth campaigns) and Grey Advertising
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. New York, NY 11/1999 - 2/2000
Request for Proposal Specialist
Interacted with various group leaders and division heads with regard to a particular Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Information (RFI)
Collated all relevant information and assets for proposals
Collateral Pool Administrator 8/1997 - 11/1999
Analyzed marketable securities in terms of collateral allocation
Maintained database containing fluctuating commodity prices and client's financial information
Performed extensive research on current commodity differentials and apply results to data pools
Researched and reported on current status of all client accounts
Advised clients of market fluctuations in particular commodity and loan changes
Dun & Bradstreet Corporation Paramus, NJ 6/1996 - 8/1997
Information Consultant
Counseled clients in order to affect increased financial gain
Created credit reports and compiled data received through phone inquiries and on-site inspections, including financial background, principal’s background and credit references
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s Degree, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY 5/1996
SKILLS
Microsoft Professional Office Suite, SAP (Accounting Inventory)