Knipschildt Chocolatier

GENERAL MANAGER

• Provided corporate and wholesale services to key accounts, such as Dean & Deluca, Whole Foods, and Balducci’s

• Partnered with and organized key teams, including production, customer service, sales, shipping, R&D and accounting, to ensure deadlines for shipments and were met and within budget

• Managed projects to maintain the integrity of new and established products through label verification, ingredients accuracy, truth in advertising, creative packaging and marketing.

• Spearheaded annual and seasonal strategic national and international sourcing projects like packaging material imports from China, Nepal, Denmark

SKILLS I HAVE USED AND ENHANCED

• New product launch

• Pricing and budgeting

• Critical sourcing

• Shipping and handling

• Project management

• Invoicing and basic accounting

• Analytical thinking and innovation

• Ordering and receiving