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Graham Glaser

Queens,NY

Summary

I am a passionate cheese professional with 10 years of experience in cheese, charcuterie and specialty grocery, both on-the-floor customer service/merchandising, as well as purchasing and in administration. My love of cheese, food and our cherished producers makes this industry my chosen home. Both in and out of work, I find myself touring purveyors of cheese and related products and I'm always in search of something I haven't yet sampled. I am detail-oriented and organized when it comes to ordering, inventory, quality control, and portfolio curation.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Cheese and Charcuterie Counter

Marlow & Daughters
03.2023 - Current
  • Cheese/charcuterie associate within a whole-animal butchery
  • Taking inventory and ordering
  • Minimized product loss by initiating demos/samplings of cheese & meat products for the public
  • Encouraged inter-department, cross-promotional demos and suggestions

Director of Procurement

TapRm
03.2018 - 01.2023
  • Buyer - bought and managed inventory for over 500 SKUs of craft beer/beverages
  • Coordination and optimization of delivery/freight to minimize costs
  • Set up/merchandised retail store as well as helped establish and maintain an online e-commerce platform for the sale of over 500 SKUs of beverages.
  • Established and maintained accurate records of purchases, pricing and payment terms, and developed reorder protocols
  • Prioritized freshness and rotation of stock and implemented discounts and sales to reduce overstock
  • Created and maintained portfolio of vendors both small and large to expand options
  • Helped developers create a new inventory management system designed for both distributors and retail buyers

Cheesemonger & Bartender

Mekelburg's
08.2018 - 02.2019
  • Dual role as cheesemonger and bartender at a craft beer-focused restaurant, bar, and gourmet grocery
  • Contributed to beer and cheese pairings and cheese plate production

General Manager

Astoria Bier & Cheese Ditmars
03.2017 - 06.2018
  • Shop manager of a hybrid craft beer bar, provisions and bottle shop, & restaurant with retail cheese & charcuterie
  • Shop operations - managed employees and customer satisfaction
  • Buying - bought all cheese and charcuterie product from multiple distributors for retail and kitchen
  • Maintained relationships with numerous vendors
  • Merchandising cheese and related products
  • Developed dishes using cheese and charcuterie for the kitchen to sell

Assistant Manager of Wine & Cheese

River Valley Co-op
10.2014 - 02.2017
  • Buying - bought and maintained inventory for a busy natural foods coop wine and cheese department with hundreds of products
  • Minimized product loss by instituting daily demos/sampling for customers
  • Provided excellent customer service and suggestions for cheese, charcuterie, wine, beer and cider

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Agriculture & Social Justice

Hampshire College
Amherst, MA
05.2013

Skills

  • Cheese, charcuterie, other food and beverage knowledge
  • Customer service expertise
  • Specialty grocery purchasing & inventory management
  • Warehouse logistics/delivery experience
  • Fluent with the local NYC cheese/provisions shop landscape and regional producers
  • Box truck delivery/fork lift operation
  • Vegetable, fruit and animal agriculture/urban farming

Timeline

Cheese and Charcuterie Counter

Marlow & Daughters
03.2023 - Current

Cheesemonger & Bartender

Mekelburg's
08.2018 - 02.2019

Director of Procurement

TapRm
03.2018 - 01.2023

General Manager

Astoria Bier & Cheese Ditmars
03.2017 - 06.2018

Assistant Manager of Wine & Cheese

River Valley Co-op
10.2014 - 02.2017

Bachelor of Arts - Agriculture & Social Justice

Hampshire College

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