Wj Jones & Company/Acosta Sales & Marketing Food Brokers Work Values

Daily Duties at Wj Jones & Company/Acosta Sales & Marketing Food Brokers:

Acosta Sales and Marketing Food Broker (Corporate HQ) Promoted to Corporate Consultant (1999 – December 2002) Position resided inside the corporate accounting office of Fleming Foods, one of our customers, allowing Acosta to manage the budget and funds of vendors contractually represented. Independently resolved deduction issues taken by Fleming Foods from our vendors’ invoices (e.g. Heinz Foods, Con Agra Foods, Michelina’s, Smuckers, Quaker, Vlasic, Kraft Foods, Welch’s, Johnson & Johnson, Carter Wallace, etc.). Established and maintained relationships between Fleming Foods Corporate OKC office, approximately twenty-five Acosta Divisions across the U.S., all Fleming Divisions across the United States and approximately 150 various grocery/frozen/HBC manufacturers represented by Acosta Sales & Marketing. Acted as the liaison with a heavy emphasis on relationships and customer support, as well as confidentiality and ethics. Acosta Sales and Marketing Food Broker (OKC Division) Director of Administration (1991-1999) Initially W.J. Jones & Company in 1991, but Mr. Jones died in 1999 and the company sold and merged several times until settling with Acosta Sales & Marketing Food Brokers. We went from W.J. Jones to Premier-W.J Jones, Premier-Eisenhart, PMI-Eisenhart, Acosta-PMI and finally Acosta Sales & Marketing. When hired, Mr. Jones was the sole entrepreneur for thirty years when I joined his management staff. I managed his administrative staff of approximately twenty-five administrative staff members and was responsible for personnel, vendor accounts, commission payments, purchasing, billing, EDI order processing and all administrative duties.

What they like about Wj Jones & Company/Acosta Sales & Marketing Food Brokers:

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Tags

Strategic Sourcing, Contract Management, Procurement, Purchasing, Vendor Relationships, Negotiations, Compliance, Policy Writing, Business Acumen, Bid Protests, Excellent Communication Skills, Training/Development, Leadership, Project Management, Coaching/Mentoring, Budget Management, Employee Relations, Entrepreneurial Spirit, Solicitations/Bids, Audit Compliance, Dispute/Resolution, Contract Life Cycle Management, Best Practices, Customer Support, Problem Solving, Risk Management, Vendor Evaluation Analysis

Skills

Contract Negotiations, Strategic Sourcing, Business Acumen, Vendor Relations, Evaluating/Coaching/Mentoring, Budget Management, Employee Relations, Leadership, Solicitation/Bids, Sales, Project Manager and Engineering Support, Project Management, Excellent Oral and Written Communication Skills, Expert MS Office, Entrepreneurial Spirit, Compliance and Writing Policy, Bid Protest/Legal Skills, Audit Compliance Understanding, Dispute/Resolution, Project Driven with Results, Excellent People Skills - Relationships Matter, Contract Life Cycle Management, Training, Motivation and Development, Interviewing/Recruiting, Best Practices, Lean Processing, Customer Support, Purchased All Commodities - 27 Years, Train Buyers on Negotiation Skills, Build Teams - Cross Train, Collaboration, Synergy, Build Profit Centered Purchasing Departments, Build Lean Payment Departments, Development and Implementation, Creative and Visionary, Problem Solving-Part of Negotiating, Business Savvy, High Expectations - For Self and Team, Will Always Exceed Expectations, Committed and Loyal, Volunteer and Servanthood, Community, Presentation Skills to Groups

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