Vanessa Fairfax-Woods

Experience

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  The Walls Restaurant

  May 2000 - Jan 2005

  Restaurant Manager

  Managing a busy 200 seater restaurant. Wedding planning, function planning, event planning. Front of house hiring and firing. Ordering all supplies for front of house.

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  Navigation Inn

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  Restaurant Manager

  Managing a country pub and restaurant. Overseeing staffing, replenishing restaurant supplies, cellar management, events.

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  MOMENTUM WINES LIMITED

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  Sales Associate

  Sales role, supplying BWS (business to business) at an independent wholesaler. Extensive wine training undertaken. Managed functions and events, often giving talks on wines to groups.

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  Shropshire Trading Ltd

  Jan 2008 - Sept 2022

  I have been at Shropshire Trading working my way up through the ranks : starting off in telesales, broadening my skills with trading smaller accounts, right up to my current senior trading role.I currently manage a small, but perfectly formed trading team who buy and sell residual food and drink products. It’s a varied and demanding role, where I need to be flexible in my approach with both suppliers and customers, thick-skinned, persuasive, hungry and motivated at all times. I negotiate deals on a daily basis. My key accounts are predominantly retail chains with an average of 300-500 stores. I also sell to a variety of independent wholesalers. The company works cross-category in FMCG. I oversee all deals that are made on the trading floor, ensuring that margins are met and customers are being looked after appropriately. Show less

  • Senior Trader

    May 2012 - Sept 2022

  • Trader

    Apr 2009 - May 2012

  • Telesales Executive

    Jan 2008 - Apr 2009
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  Love Food Business

  Oct 2018 - Sept 2022

  Trading Director
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  Shropshire Trading Ltd and Love Food Business

  Jan 2019 - Sept 2022

  Trading Director
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  Go Beyond

  Oct 2022 - now

  Business Development Manager