Owner and Operator of specialised meat and deli shops - Ok - Calgary, AB
Owner and Operator of specialised meat and deli shops - Mediterranean Meat Market
(1998 - 2012)
Efficiently receive, store and rotate meat products
- Accurately prepare meat cuts and products so they appear attractive
- Properly maintain storage, preparation and sales areas in accordance with an approved sanitation program
- Continuously ensure meat quality
- Appropriately package, price and display meat items
- Professionally prepare and market ready-to-cook and partially and fully prepared meat items
- Immaculately display meat products properly
- Provide exception customer service to all clientele
- Professionally negotiate with representatives from supply companies
- Precisely cut orders to meet special needs and specific customer requests
- Accurately keep records of meat sales and purchases
- Properly maintain inventories on an ongoing basis
- Highly experienced in using knives and specialised equipment to prepare meat
- Practiced excellent personal hygiene and worked within a stringent food safety system
- Exceedingly qualified in preparing individual size portions by breaking larger portions of meat and trimming them to pre-determined specifications for retail, hotel, restaurant or institutional establishments
Sales Representative for Alberta and area - Mediterranean Meat Market / Amira Enterprise
(2006 - 2011)
- Developed excellent rapport with clients and organizations throughout Alberta
- Targeted client needs and provided specific product lines to meet those needs
- Utilised resources to identify new clients and increase sales significantly
- Actively participated in organising and preparing for annual trade shows and conferences
- Skillfully presented product line to new clients and offered the benefits and uses of the product
- Provided quotes and delivery dates as well as sales proposals to ensure customer satisfaction
- Accurately prepared sales contracts, reports, processed orders and made delivery arrangements
- Engaged with consulting with clients to resolve any problems after a sale and provided ongoing support
- Responsible for collecting delinquent accounts
- Constantly up to date with information about product innovations, competitors and market conditions to adjust sales strategies accordingly
Taxi Driver - Checker - Calgary, AB
(1982-03 - 1997-09)
