Purchasing Assistant

• Nov 2020 - Present

- Create and issue purchase orders to vendors and follow up to ensure shipments are on schedule - Field requests for additional product from retail team outside normal ordering schedule - Enter new items into Point of Sale database, update prices and maintain integrity of data - Ensure that stores are consistently stocked with product that is ordered by the retail team - Communicate price changes, lead times and other high priority information from vendors to retail staff - Solve daily procurement-related issues (such as spoiled product, receiving less product than ordered, etc.) - Obtain credits for any product that we are billed for, but is not salable - Ensure that all purchase orders are accurate and well-organized and that shipments have been accounted for at the store level - Reconcile purchase orders with receiving documents and invoices and transmit to accounts payable - Own purchasing responsibilities within assigned categories - Help devise and help set quality standards for products, especially in fresh categories

Team Member

• Apr 2020 - Nov 2020

Event Coordinator

• Jul 2019 - Apr 2020

- Execute events from planning to buildout and from setup to close out- Supervise and manage all staffing, suppliers, and contractors on location- Plan and implement timely staff work flows and anticipate client needs, responding effectively in real time to requests and feedback- Thrive in high-pressure situations; must adapt, find solutions, and maintain organization to deliver an amazing experience for the client and their guests

Front Of House Manager | Beverage Manager

• Oct 2018 - Dec 2019

- Curated beverage and wine program and developed menus that mirrored restaurant brands - Manage all front of house operations and coordinate all vendors including: online reservation systems, office material supplies, machine and equipment repair, guest experience, private events, etc.- Invented and installed new standard operating procedures in accounting, inventory, and HR systems including operational expenditures, labor projections, staff scheduling, new hire onboarding, and budgeting- Drove increased beverage sales volume via social media marketing, hunting for private event clients, and created cocktail catering program

Beverage Manager

• Aug 2017 - Jun 2018

Account Sales Representative

• May 2016 - Sep 2017

- Responsible for maintaining service and business with 50+ accounts - Tenacious cold-calling, drop-ins, and research to gain new accounts - Analyze profits, identify successful strategies, and implement improvements for time and profit capitalization - Round-the-clock availability to communicate with clients, suppliers, and team - Supervise warehouse staff for receiving, order packing, and timely delivery - Honed a personal sales style centered around relationship building, transparency, honesty, and unabashed passion for company values

Office Administrator

• Apr 2014 - Apr 2016

Front office administrator for high-volume, high-profile medical / in-patient surgery practice - Managed all office operations, ordering supplies, equipment and file organization - Sponsored eye clinic for the San Francisco Giants Front office administrator for high-volume, high-profile medical / in-patient surgery practice - Managed all office operations, ordering supplies, equipment and file organization - Sponsored eye clinic for the San Francisco Giants

Marketing Volunteer

• Jan 2014 - Oct 2014

- Coordinated special events and projects for cetacean public awareness, education, and membership growth - Delivered awareness and educational presentations to students on cetaceans and general marine conservation topics - Provided communications and marketing support via social media and preparing correspondences - Coordinated special events and projects for cetacean public awareness, education, and membership growth - Delivered awareness and educational presentations to students on cetaceans and general marine conservation topics - Provided communications and marketing support via social media and preparing correspondences

Volunteer Administrative Assistant

• Jun 2013 - Jan 2014

- Participated in membership outreach events and administrative support for meetings and creating mailers for members - Support in travel and accommodation booking - Participated in membership outreach events and administrative support for meetings and creating mailers for members - Support in travel and accommodation booking

Diver

• Jul 2013 - Sep 2013

- Completed a Science Development Program that introduced coral and marine ecosystem management and conservation issues, provided extensive coral reef and marine species identification training, and developed scuba survey methods - Community capacity building and outreach for local students in reef conservation and environmental stewardship, teaching conservation concepts in the classroom and snorkeling trips - Responsible for conducting species surveys, compiling data for analysis with a strong emphasis on teamwork

Administrative Intern

• Jan 2013 - Jun 2013

- Research and gather fiscal documents of existing projects and write report comparisons against expenditures to help managers with renewing grants and funding - Provide department Director with any clerical and administrative support to aid in execution of projects and community outreach - Prepared expense report of an ongoing natural area preserve project for the Santa Clara County Open Space Authority to be approved before applying for new grant funds - Developed strategies and research in a feasibility report for city-wide citizen science tree inventory project - Connected with Santa Clara University faculty to gather information for student volunteer cooperation

Office Administrator

• Jan 2010 - Dec 2012

• Administrative tasks including corresponding billing documents, accounting, prescription logging, patient record data entry, and organizational tasks within care home facilities • Develop relationships of trust, care, and comfort with hospice clients and their kin • Administrative tasks including corresponding billing documents, accounting, prescription logging, patient record data entry, and organizational tasks within care home facilities • Develop relationships of trust, care, and comfort with hospice clients and their kin

Student

• Jan 2012 - Jun 2012

- Coordinated and performed student-initiated campus sustainability audit, utilizing the AASHE Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System - Presented audit results and wrote report at the annual CHESC conference - Coordinated and performed student-initiated campus sustainability audit, utilizing the AASHE Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System - Presented audit results and wrote report at the annual CHESC conference