Aaron Lyssand Bloom

Full sales, purchasing, operations, and strategic oversight of the division with a goal of expanding and growing portfolios and market share. Since 2020 I have: Received the "Bringing Home the Bacon" award 4 out of the last 5 years. This award is BGA's top prize given to the business which has grown the most that year. Successfully engaged and launched over 60 new suppliers to complement and increase our product offering, solidifying our position as a broadliner in our market. Realized double-digit sales and margin growth for our division 3 years running. Hired, trained, coached, and retained colleagues in every department, thereby creating succession planning as well as growth incentives to new hires, ensuring forward momentum. Assisted in planning and execution of construction to our facility doubling our storage capacity. Spearheaded implementation and launch of an online ordering platform for our customers to seamlessly order and receive products with same-day delivery. Taken on role of super-user with our upcoming OS overhaul with the end-result being division-wide training being my responsibility.

Daily functions include maintaining correct inventory levels of my portfolio by balancing budgetary, timeline, and purchasing restraints; price negotiations with the vendor community; travel to trade events to develop new partnerships as well as solidify existing ones. A large part of my day also consists of logistics planning i.e. how do we get product a from site x to site z. I helped develop our online purchasing store and was tasked with maintaining - and developing - the promotional aspect as well as imagery associated to the promotional activity and full product line. I serve on the Margin Committee with sales oversight and with the objective of increasing sales margins without negatively affecting sales numbers. I serve as the main contact between B&V and our purchasing alliance members - Legacy Foodservice Alliance - where strategic alliances and purchases are negotiated and put into action. Lastly, I serve on the Leadership Development Group, which is Butterfield and Vallis' management training program. Here I am offered the opportunity to take specific skill development courses relating to a managerial position as well as participate in strategic planning meetings where I can hone those skills.

I was a Broker/Dealer on the Interest Rate Swaps desk where my tasks include negotiating prices and conditions of trades as well as the follow up with Back Office as well as occasionally inputting and confirming closed trades into the system. Products negotiated include Interest Rate Swaps, OIS, FRAs and Cross Currency Basis Swaps as well as the occasional Fixed Income product.

Receiving, reviewing, confirming and ultimately inputting all trades proceeding from the IR Swaps desks in NY and Madrid. Products included Interest Rate Swaps, FRA, XCCY and OIS. I would also have the responsibility of resolving any issues that may stem during the life of the trade such as payments of interest or counterparty name changes.

Translation of legal documents and contracts between English and Spanish. Analysis of infrastructure viability and deployment schedule. Maintaining an up-to-date database of clients and contracts associated with these as well as creating presentations which would later be used with Senior Project Managers and Directors.

As an Independent Financial Advisor I would try to expand the existing client base, retain them, and ultimately try to sell them the products offered. The clients were mainly contacted through word of mouth or walk-ins although occasionally some cold calling was done. We would offer financial packages which included financial planning, debt consolidation, pension and insurance plans and mutual fund investment.