Matthew Huff

Assist with animal care and facility operations.

- Cultivated strong customer relationships to ensure on-time, reliable product delivery and customer satisfaction.

- Managed inventory, sales, and distribution of bakery products across a designated territory, ensuring timely delivery to retail clients.

- Negotiated sales opportunities and maintained relationships with several nationally known retail customers, increasing sales through effective account management.

Successfully grew the business, enabling the strategic sale of portions of the operation three separate times, maximizing profitability.

- Optimized delivery routes, reducing fuel costs by 20% while maintaining schedule reliability.

- Monitored product quality and freshness, implementing inventory rotation to minimize waste.

- Handled financial transactions, including invoicing and collections.

-Maintained 98%+ in stock availability.

-Successfully managed and expanded a diverse portfolio of prominent brands, including Ball Park, Beefsteak Rye Bread, Sara Lee Bread, Entenmanns, Thomas’ English Muffins and Bagels, Brownberry Bread, Bimbo Bread, Taki’s snacks, Rustic Ovens, and Walmart’s Great Value brands. My efforts focused on driving sales growth, optimizing distribution channels, and enhancing brand visibility in competitive markets.

- Maintained and serviced a single delivery truck, ensuring its reliability, which was critical to the success of the business.

- Supported animal rescue operations, including care, feeding, cleaning and adoption assistance.

-Participated in special events for adoption and fostering of animals.

- Progressed from part-time stocker to assistant store manager, overseeing daily operations and supervising a team of 40+ staff.

- Ordered inventory and collaborated with sales vendors to ensure product availability and competitive pricing.

- Maintained high cleanliness standards throughout the store, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.

- Proactively identified and mitigated potential legal liabilities, enhancing store safety and compliance.

- Trained incoming staff on store procedures, customer service, and safety protocols, improving team performance.

- Managed specific grocery departments, including scheduling, inventory control, and performance evaluations.

- Opened and closed the store, handled pricing changes, unloaded deliveries, and received vendor orders.