Joe Violi

About Joe Violi

Collaborative, results-driven, and growth-minded relationship builder with robust 20-year…

Experience

1. Product Specialist - Produce

   Gordon Food Service

   Jan 2024 — Present · MI, US

   Functioning as the sole Product Specialist for the Produce Category in the GFS Great Lakes Central Division, assist in new business acquisition, communicate all produce-related information to the sales team, lead product and sales trainings, facilitate interdepartmental problem-solving efforts, and execute as needed to increase divisional sales in the produce category with a focus on the Independent Food Service (IFS) space• Directly support over 100 sales reps in a territory spanning over 700 miles• Created a weekly newsletter for the division, covering crop updates, trends, product launches, and any other pertinent information • In three-month period prior to start date, IFS divisional produce sales were down 1.0% compared to the previous three-month period, while the Rest-of-Market (ROM) was up 1.1%; three months later, IFS divisional produce sales were up 5.2% compared to previous three-month period, while ROM up only 1.7%

Education

• Brooklyn Law School

  Juris Doctor (J.D.)

  2003 — 2006

• University of Michigan

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  1997 — 2001

Skills

• Employee Relations
• Customer Relations
• Contract Review
• Social Networking
• Editing
• Customer Satisfaction
• Training
• New Business Development
• Creative Writing
• Community Outreach
• Admissions
• Conflict Resolution
• Coaching
• Analysis
• Contract Management
• Compliance
• Recruiting
• Public Relations
• Staff Development
• Time Management
• Event Management
• Policy Analysis
• Resume Writing
• Legal Writing
• Social Media
• Retaining Customers
• Document Drafting
• Problem Solving
• Contracts
• Event Planning
• Management
• Team Building
• Leadership
• Nonprofits
• Drafting Policies
• Marketing
• Outlook
• Higher Education
• Research
• Public Speaking