Food Service Chef/Manager

Raquel Cobian- Diaz Arlington, VA ***** Cell 703-***-**** ************@*****.***

Summary

Salesperson reliable/dependable, dedicated, with strong work ethic, seeking to become a team member, to contribute and utilizing years of my devoted experience, to the Foodservice Industry. Communicating and providing quality customer service including bilingual clients (Spanish). Culinary skills and supervision in hotel operations, qualifying to calculate volume usage and assist in organize purchasing. And ability in assisting in Foodservice related activities, which includes food cost budget management, internal staff training in food safety, upsell customers and improving ideas in client business operation to make them, the company I work for and me successful. With all my years of experience make me the perfect candidate for the job

Experience

Motic Mexican Foods– Manassas, VA traits 2020-Presently.

Sales & Marketing

Pursed potential leads (Cold calls), establishing rapport and build constructive relationships.

Keany Produce – Landover, MD traits 2015-2020

Account Executive

Pursed potential leads (Cold calls), establishing rapport and build constructive relationships.

Using my bilingual skills to develop and maintain Hispanic accounts.

Work closely with buying groups, to negotiate a buying program. Closed deals over $5,000.000 this year.

When taking orders, advised customers about products advantages, features and promotions.

Processed and reviewed weekly prices quotes, sales orders, purchase orders, invoices & assisted accounting on past due accounts when needed.

Coordinated with department team members to execute all customer’s needs, in timely matter and traveling to locations as needed. Report daily on CRM and track deliveries on Omnitracs smartphones.

Metropolitan Meat Seafood & Poultry – Landover, MD. 2000-2015

Food Service Sale Support Specialist

Pursed potential leads (Cold calls), establishing rapport and build constructive relationships.

Used my bilingual skills to develop and maintain Hispanic accounts.

Successful negotiating prices that generated annual sales worth approximate $3,600,000.

When taking orders, advised customers about products advantages, features and promotions.

Processed and reviewed weekly prices quotes, sales orders, purchase orders, invoices & assisted accounting on past due accounts when needed.

Coordinated with department team members to execute all customer’s needs, in timely matter.

Marriott Tyson’s Corner – McLean, VA. 1997-2000

Purchasing Agent

Coordinated purchases with Executive Chef, kitchen team members and departments.

Solid food knowledge in application, method used, nutrition guidelines and purchasing.

Obtained prices, reviewed negotiated contracts, evaluated market change and cost control.

Generated purchase orders. inspect quality control food supplies and lean inventory control.

Four Seasons Hotel – Washington, D.C. 1994-1997 Returned

Chef Garde-Mange 1986-1990

Contributed to AAA Five-Diamond Award.

Establish analytical bilingual leadership, managed, supervised & trained 10 people.

Production of food based on contracted banquet business and hotel operation.

Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City – Arlington, VA. 1990-1994

Sous-Chef

Education / Training and Development

Certified Foodservice Manager CFSM 2015

AA Degree Foodservice, San Diego Mesa College, CA 1984

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