Sales Management
Resume:
Gonzalo Rodriguez
Purchasing and Sales Professional
Katy, Texas 77494
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Purchasing and Sales Professional located in Houston, Texas.
Purchasing and Inventory Management career, buying and selling commodity beef, pork, poultry, dairy and seafood products within a very competitive business market, building top-producing sales through strategic tactical sales, and key account management.
Outstanding record of achievement in purchasing negotiations, inventory monitoring and quality control.
Demonstrated achievements in:
* Key Account Relationship Management
* Strategic Purchasing Negotiations
* Competitive New Product Launch
* Mentor and motivator, build trust and instill confidence.
* Knowledge of market trends, competition and strategies.
* Inventory Planning
* Logistics Planning
* Pricing and Service Management
* Ability to attain goals in a fast paced environment.
* Emphasis on solution selling trends and customer relationship building.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Purchasing / Merchandizing Manager
Creative Specialty Food Solutions LLC. January, 2015 - Present
Work with vendors on purchasing of materials needed for the day to day operations of the company.
Maintain quality specifications into all purchase orders to maintain high quality standards in conjunction with quality control department.
Manage inventory to optimize turns yet maintain in stock position.
Protein Purchasing and Sales
Sunnyvale Seafood Co., Inc. - Union City, CA - March 2012 to Nov. 2014
Beef, pork, poultry buyer from major US meat packers. Volume sales to Bay Area Supermarkets, Hispanic Super market chains and small to mid-size local distributors.
Account management, business development, product sourcing.
Food Marketing Associate
Sysco Central CA - Modesto, CA - October 2010 to March 2012
Marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and suppliers for the food service and hospitality industries.
Meat Purchasing / Volume Sales
Harvest Meat Company - Sacramento, CA – October 2005 to October, 2010
Assisted in getting Harvest Meat Co., Sacramento off the ground.
We went from a truck traveling over a hundred miles a day with only a few stops to multiple truck loads and direct ships totaling an average of 120,000 pounds of meat in weekly sales.
Meat Company Principal – Purchasing/Sales/Training
Suprema Meat Co., Inc. - Oakland, CA - June 1996 to October 2005
Principal, Suprema Meat Co.
Distributed in over 12 Counties in Central and Northern California with yearly sales of 60 million plus.
Managed all phases of the operation from receiving to warehousing, routing, and office management, including:
Accounting, sales, purchasing, product pricing and employee training.
Took Part in bringing Suprema Meat Co. from a first week opening sale in June ‘96 of $85,000.00 to over 1 million in weekly sales in a period of less than four years
Developed, introduced, purchased and trained in the sale of seafood items to our customer base.
Handled all negotiating and seafood purchasing from importers throughout the United States
EDUCATION
Certificate in Computerized Accounting
Sawyer Business College - San Jose, CA
1981 to 1983
Military Service:
Service Country: United States
Branch: United States Navy
Rank: Petty Officer 2nd class (E-5)
August 1977 to August 1981
Commendations:
Honorable Discharge
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Speak, Read Write Spanish Fluently.
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