Highly motivated professional with 25 years of entrepreneurial and management experience. Skillfully creates and maintains professional and loyal relationships with co-workers, staff and clients while managing administrative and sales employees. Comfortable working independently as manager and leader and as collaborative team member. Applies business acumen and experience and exercises decisive judgment to meet and exceed organizational goals. Seasoned Small Business Owner with 15 years of experience in operations management, business strategy and financial management. Demonstrated success in capitalizing on new trends and technologies to drive business development initiatives and achieve sales goals.
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Kimberly Phinney
Augusta,ME
Summary
Overview
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Lilac Mixology & CateringAugusta, ME
Owner / Operator
05.2015 - Current
Job overview
- Managed daily operations of business, including hiring and training staff.
- Developed strategic plans to increase profitability and efficiency.
- Identified new opportunities for growth, expansion, and diversification.
- Created marketing campaigns to attract new customers.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers.
- Organized and coordinated catering events with clients to ensure their needs were met.
- Prepared food items for catering events including salads, sandwiches, appetizers, entrees, and desserts.
- Provided direction to staff during setup and service of catered events.
- Developed menus and recipes according to client requests.
- Ordered necessary supplies from vendors for catered events.
- Developed and implemented business plan to grow company revenue.
- Identified and recruited new staff members to support company operations.
- Established relationships with vendors and suppliers to secure materials at competitive prices.
- Created brand awareness campaigns to increase customer base.
- Negotiated contracts with clients for services rendered.
Cafe@130Main / Cafe130 CateringWinthrop, ME
Owner
08.2014 - Current
Job overview
- Currently owner of Cafe@130Main in Winthrop, I operate small kitchen, waitressing, cash and all aspects of the business
- Currently we are in the process of closing the store front located on Main Street and focusing on the catering side of our business
- Our cantering includes full meal services and bar services.
Gerrity Industries
Logistics and Office Manager
03.2014 - 05.2014
Job overview
- Responsible for the day-to-day front office functions including incoming phone and walk in traffic, mail and vendor/customer orders
- Prepared daily shipping manifests and outbound customer orders for CDL deliveries
- Coordinated all necessary DOT and customer shipping paperwork for each shipment
- Provided administrative assistance to owner/president and inside sales team.
Futureguard Building Products
Buyer
03.2011 - 03.2014
Job overview
- Managed all aspects of purchasing related quotes and pricing for four separate manufacturing companies
- Directly responsible for maintaining both day-to-day and seasonal inventory levels in excess of $30 million
- Prepared annual and seasonal forecasts and ensured timely placement of domestic and international vendor orders
- Negotiated directly with product and maintenance vendors to ensure favorable terms and volume discounts.
Alternative Manufacturing, Inc.
Senior Program Manager
01.2006 - 03.2011
Job overview
- Managed all aspects of customer account maintenance including: product quoting, new customer acquisitions, order planning and production interface, new product introduction and technical services interface, materials sourcing and expediting, deliveries, and complaint resolution
- Performed account collection activities when necessary on delinquent customer accounts
- Prepared and presented reporting to management team on key customer matrix, quarterly and annual account financial data.
Alternative Manufacturing, Inc.
Supply Chain Manager
01.2006 - 03.2011
Job overview
- Managed all aspects of purchasing for a $45 million manufacturing facility including contract negotiations, price down initiatives and supplier performance reviews
- Initiated supplier corrective actions and purchasing awards at personal discretion
- Managed a sourcing and purchasing department of six team members with day-to-day work assignments and special projects.
Acorn Earth Products
Customer Service Representative for Specialty/Private Labels
06.2004 - 01.2006
Job overview
- Dedicated account representative for independent, small retail and associated accounts located in New England, Northern Canadian as well as the private label lines
- Provided account contacts with special pricing, order status, general account maintenance and complaint resolution
- Prepared and distributed detailed reports regarding growth, income, past and future sales (trend analysis) for members of management and executive team
- Represented Acorn product lines at multiple trade and sales shows across New England and North America.
Education
Lewiston Adult Education
Microsoft Office Suite Advanced
University Overview
University of Maine at Farmington
Secondary English Education
University Overview
Leavitt Area High School
High School Diploma
University Overview
Skills
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Advanced knowledge of SQL related Crystal Database creation and management
- Financial Planning
- Operations Management
- Operations Oversight
- Operational Reporting
- Marketing and Advertising
- Budget Development
- Personnel Management
- Human Resources Oversight
- Hiring
- Documentation and Reporting
- Human Resource Management
- Negotiation
- Strategic Planning
- Training and Development
- Staffing
- Relationship Management
- Business Planning
References
References
- Ferdi Baez, Tyco Electronics, Manager of Manufacturing Engineering, 215-740-7917
- Peter Thibeault, Danvers Industrial Packaging, Sales Representative, 978-902-0781
- Jeannie Norton, Career Center ~ Augusta Me, Formally Alternative Manufacturing Inc, Vice President of Sales / Customer Service, 207-485-1011
- Leo Moody, Gerrity Industries, Chief Operations Officer, 207-933-2804
- Nikki Robichaud, Gerrity Industries, Inside Sale Manger, 207-440-3008
Affiliations
Affiliations
- Central Maine's Catering Company of the year ~ 1st place 3 years
- Numerous Cooking Challenge awards
Websites
Timeline
Owner / Operator
Lilac Mixology & Catering
05.2015 - Current
Owner
Cafe@130Main / Cafe130 Catering
08.2014 - Current
Logistics and Office Manager
Gerrity Industries
03.2014 - 05.2014
Buyer
Futureguard Building Products
03.2011 - 03.2014
Senior Program Manager
Alternative Manufacturing, Inc.
01.2006 - 03.2011
Supply Chain Manager
Alternative Manufacturing, Inc.
01.2006 - 03.2011
Customer Service Representative for Specialty/Private Labels
Acorn Earth Products
06.2004 - 01.2006
Lewiston Adult Education
Microsoft Office Suite Advanced
University of Maine at Farmington
Secondary English Education
Leavitt Area High School
High School Diploma
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