Janine B. Freed

*** ******** ****** . ******** . *** Jersey . 07456

973-***-**** cell 973-***-****. e-mail: ad4b79@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Trader Joes April 2019-Current

Crew Member working in all departments,ordering and part of the Demo team

Kohl’s Department Store November –April 2019

Jewelry Certification

Customer Service

Cashier

Abbey Specialty Foods-Fairfield New Jersey March –July 2018

Working on a special project to create new specification sheets for all products

Including Nutrtional information,description of products, technical information and

Pictures.

RLB Foods DBA/FreshPro Foods-West Caldwell,NJ 2012-August 2017

Deli buyer

Purchasing for a retail distributor servicing Kings,balducci’s and a number of independent chain stores

Account manager for a number of vendors from set up to ordering and confirmation that product is in house

N egotiate pricing

Negotiate promos and deals

Current Market research with a monthly market newsletter

Research new products

In house tasting to educate the customer service representatives

Inventory control –checking expiration dates on a daily basis-if product needed to be moved contact vendor for promo

Achievement-educate the personnel regarding gourmet foods

Cheeseworks-Ringwood, New Jersey 2001-2011

International Purchaser

Purchasing for a National Gourmet Food Distributorship

Domestic product purchasing

International Product purchasing from the initial order and including the logistics ending at the Cheeseworks Warehouse from England.France,Italy,Portugal,Spain,Germany and Switzerland

HACCP Certification

Organic Certification

Kosher Certificiation

FDA liason

USDA cheese licenses

Achievement:Created product data base including nutrition,spec,sheets,sell sheets, label modification and pictures

Ciao Bella Gelato Company-Irvington,New Jersey 2000-2001 Purchasing Manager

Purchasing in a 40 thousand square foot gourmet gelato and sorbet plant servicing gourmet stores, hotels, fine restaurants and distributors around the country.

Researched new products and vendors

Negotiated prices for all raw ingredients, paper supplies, office supplies, smallwares and warehouse supplies

Negotiated prices and source out vendors for new product packaging

Negotiated yearly contract pricing for bulk raw ingredients

Established maintenance contracts for production, warehouse and office equipment

Sourced assorted products used in a variety of flavors – whatever the customer requested would be produced

Establish maintenance contracts for production, warehouse and office equipment

Achievement: Create manuals for specifications,nutrition,kosher certification,plant

Procedures and HACCP

Ecce Panis-Carlstadt,New Jersey 1997-2000

Purchasing Manager\

EJ’s Luncheonette-New York,New York 1995 to 1997

Purchasing Co-Ordinator

Restaurant Associates - Purchasing Department-NY, NY 1991 to 1995

Purchasing Buyer

EDUCATION

National Ballet School in Washington D.C. - Full Scholarship

University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music - BFA in Dance

Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts - MA in Mass Communications

Theatrical Experiennce

National Ballet

Empire State Youth Theatre Institute

Deer Park Community Center Theatre Institute

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