Experience

Frieda's Inc.

• United States
• Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry

• Account Manager

  • Feb 2002 - Present

  Manage and secure major retail, foodservice and wholesale accounts throughout the United States by selling and procuring a variety of specialty, mainstream and organic produce. Product line consists of over 500 items that are procured domestically and imported. Manage and secure major retail, foodservice and wholesale accounts throughout the United States by selling and procuring a variety of specialty, mainstream and organic produce. Product line consists of over 500 items that are procured domestically and imported.



Interfresh

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales

  • Oct 2005 - Oct 2006

  Maintance and development of entire customer base brokering the Interfresh commodity line: domestic citrus, melons, avocados and yams. Working with additional growers to add to volume with seasonal pricing--Chilean grapes, domestic specialty citrus, Dutch vegetables and a full line organic program. Complete responsibility and oversight of all aspects of FOB and Direct Sales. Maintance and development of entire customer base brokering the Interfresh commodity line: domestic citrus, melons, avocados and yams. Working with additional growers to add to volume with seasonal pricing--Chilean grapes, domestic specialty citrus, Dutch vegetables and a full line organic program. Complete responsibility and oversight of all aspects of FOB and Direct Sales.



Villa Park Orchards Association

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Export and Domestic Sales

  • Sep 1989 - Sep 2002

  Conducted international and domestic sales throughout all Sunkist US and international offices. Product line included: Valencia/Navel Oranges, Blood Oranges, Grapefruit, Minneola Tangelos, Oro Blancos and Pummelos. Responsibilities included: selling citrus to export and domestic customers based on forecasts of picking schedules, negotiated and settled domestic and export claims between receivers, brokers, exporters and the packinghouse, coordinated sales and picking of all fruit with field representatives, maintained inventory and quality control of incoming field fruit as well as packed cartons. Show less



Sun Pacific

• United States
• Food & Beverages
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Domestic Sales

  • Jul 2001 - Feb 2002

  FOB sales for grower products: valencia/navel oranges, grapes, kwiwfruit, minneola tangelos and Clementines. Responsibilities also included: managing territor, prospecting new accounts, manage packinghouse bag/carton inventories, developing new packaging for various Sun Pacific products, working between Los Angeles and Bakersfield for grape and kiwi season and maintaining inventory of product. FOB sales for grower products: valencia/navel oranges, grapes, kwiwfruit, minneola tangelos and Clementines. Responsibilities also included: managing territor, prospecting new accounts, manage packinghouse bag/carton inventories, developing new packaging for various Sun Pacific products, working between Los Angeles and Bakersfield for grape and kiwi season and maintaining inventory of product.



New World Marketing

• South Africa
• Marketing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Domestic Sales

  • Apr 1999 - Nov 1999

  Salesperson for all company products: oranges, grapefruit, lemons, stone fruit, apples, bananas, full veg line and most berries. Responsibilities also inclueded: coordinating imported product between grower, freight forwarder, customs broker and warehouse facility, maintaining inventory of all products and sales representative for company's largest account. Salesperson for all company products: oranges, grapefruit, lemons, stone fruit, apples, bananas, full veg line and most berries. Responsibilities also inclueded: coordinating imported product between grower, freight forwarder, customs broker and warehouse facility, maintaining inventory of all products and sales representative for company's largest account.



Orange County Fruit Exchange

• United States
• Government Administration

• Sales Assistant

  • May 1988 - Sep 1989

  Assisted sales staff with clerical support. Assisted sales staff with clerical support.