Experience

LA ROUSSE FOODS LTD

• Ireland
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Junior Buyer

  • Dec 2020 - Present



LA ROUSSE FOODS LTD

• Ireland
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sourcing Lead

  • Mar 2020 - Jun 2020

  Dublin, Ireland My responsibilities included: Trained on sourcing new products and establishing relationships with new suppliers & carried out product & supplier research during COVID-19. Liaising with suppliers on initial sourcing of products. Preparing pro-rata price analysis of new lines against current range for senior buy to negotiate. Managing product listings, gathering product specifications, pack-sizes & uploading products onto system. Supporting Food Manager and Purchasing Manager… Show more My responsibilities included: Trained on sourcing new products and establishing relationships with new suppliers & carried out product & supplier research during COVID-19. Liaising with suppliers on initial sourcing of products. Preparing pro-rata price analysis of new lines against current range for senior buy to negotiate. Managing product listings, gathering product specifications, pack-sizes & uploading products onto system. Supporting Food Manager and Purchasing Manager on product & range reviews. Show less



Lenrec Ltd.

• Sales Representative

  • Aug 2018 - Feb 2020

  County Kilkenny, Ireland My responsibilities included: Coordinating fundraising opportunities for schools, churches, community centres, and sports clubs throughout Ireland, on behalf of Lenrec Ltd., a clothes and textile recycling company. Key accounts management, administrative work/data entry, promotion campaigns/marketing, database management, customer care and call-backs. Sales/Purchasing team coordination, drivers coordination and daily route planning/logistics. Customer meetings & negotiation.



Urlingford Arms Hotel

• Cleaner/Housekeeping

  • Feb 2018 - Sep 2018

  Main Street, Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny My responsibilities included : Maintaining the bar area as well as the dining area clean. Setting up tables for service. B&B housekeeping duties. Basic tasks such as hoovering, washing floors, cleaning bathrooms. Maintaining a clean, sanitary and comfortable environment for both guests and staff alike.



LA ROUSSE FOODS LTD

• Ireland
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Food Development Team

  • Feb 2017 - Jan 2018

  Dublin As part of my Culinary Entrepreneurship course, I completed a 6 month internship at La Rousse Foods and later secured a part time position on the Food Development Team. Here I worked under the guidance of the Food Team Manager, Mary Jewell and Food Director, Colum Lanigan Ryan and alongside Sourcing Manager and Route to Marketing Manager. My responsibilities included: Content creation, implementation and management of different marketing tools such as flyers and website news… Show more As part of my Culinary Entrepreneurship course, I completed a 6 month internship at La Rousse Foods and later secured a part time position on the Food Development Team. Here I worked under the guidance of the Food Team Manager, Mary Jewell and Food Director, Colum Lanigan Ryan and alongside Sourcing Manager and Route to Marketing Manager. My responsibilities included: Content creation, implementation and management of different marketing tools such as flyers and website news articles. Involvement in creation of the new company brochure, focusing on photographs and editing, allowing me to understand the step-by-step process. Creation of the weekly Newsletter in order to increase sales and promote new products. Managing social media such as Facebook and Twitter. Developing and executing corporate food events which showcase exclusive food producers and their products in both the Demonstration Kitchen and other venues for chefs and customers. Some of these included a molecular gastronomy demonstration with Vicky Endersen from MSK, Food On the Edge Symposium 2017 in Galway and New Company Brochure launch and presentation. New product research and development. Assistance in tasting panels of new and existing products. Product presentations to the sales team. Show less



The Happy Pear

• Ireland
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Kitchen Hand

  • Jan 2016 - Feb 2016

  Church Road, Greystones, Co. Wicklow As part of my Health and Nutrition for Culinary Arts course, I completed my Internship module in The Happy Pear. My responsibilities included : Fruit and vegetable preparation. Executing both savoury and sweet vegan/vegetarian dishes such as soups, sauces, bakes and cakes. Assisting the evening restaurant service. Bringing the ingredients from the store rooms into the kitchens. Cleaning the workspace and kitchen area and correctly labeling and storing dishes and… Show more As part of my Health and Nutrition for Culinary Arts course, I completed my Internship module in The Happy Pear. My responsibilities included : Fruit and vegetable preparation. Executing both savoury and sweet vegan/vegetarian dishes such as soups, sauces, bakes and cakes. Assisting the evening restaurant service. Bringing the ingredients from the store rooms into the kitchens. Cleaning the workspace and kitchen area and correctly labeling and storing dishes and ingredients. All of the above were carried out using good HACCP practices. Show less



Urlingford Arms Hotel

• Cleaner/Housekeeping

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Main Street, Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny My responsibilities included : Maintaining the bar area as well as the dining area clean. Setting up tables for service. B&B housekeeping duties. Basic tasks such as hoovering, washing floors, cleaning bathrooms. Maintaining a clean, sanitary and comfortable environment for both guests and staff alike.