Melissa Olah
ACCOUNT COORDINATOR
Temecula, CA, Canada
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About
I have over eight years of experience working in food service and culinary management roles, most recently as a Sous Chef at Europa Village since 2024. My career began in 2016 at Gordon Food Services, where I contributed to account coordination and customer project management until 2022.
My work spans vendor management, order coordination, and operational oversight using tools like GFS order entry systems, Excel, and Google Workspace. I have managed large-scale food service accounts, coordinated purchasing and vendor orders, and supported event catering for over 300 guests weekly while maintaining high standards of food presentation and operational efficiency.
Experience
Managed day to day relationships with food and supply vendors. Serving as a primary point of contact for ordering, fulfilment, product availability and delivery issues.
Coordinated high volume purchasing and vendor orders, placing and tracking multiple orders daily while maintaining accuracy across products.
Worked directly with 40+ employees to effectively communicate SOPs, cleanliness and daily practices.
Vendor ManagementPurchasingSOP Communication
EXECUTIVE CHEF
Monte de Oro
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024
Monitored food costs, inventory, purchasing activity, waste, and operational performance to support profitability.
Worked with other management, vendors, service teams and employees to solve problems and maintain SOPs.
Catered events of 300+ guests weekly. Maintaining excellent standards and food presentation.
Food Cost MonitoringInventory ManagementEvent Catering
ACCOUNT COORDINATOR
GORDON FOOD SERVICES
Jan 2016 – Jan 2022
Contributed to the acquisition and successful onboarding of 60+ new food service accounts whilst partnering with account managers and cross functional teams to execute customer openings and established a long term business relationship.
Supported Account Managers and Project Managers in coordination with large scale customer projects from order entry through shipment and fulfillment.
Served as Key Liaison between customers, account managers, sales, warehouse supply chain, logistics and other internal teams to ensure customer orders were executed accurately.
Utilized GFS order entry systems, excel, and Google Workspace to maintain accurate records, analyze information and track project progress/
Account CoordinationOrder Entry SystemsGoogle Workspace
Education
Sault College
CULINARY MANAGEMENT
Cape Breton University
BACHELOR OF BUISNESS ADMINISTRATION
Skills
customer serviceSOP CommunicationEvent CateringPurchasingInventory ManagementFood Cost MonitoringGoogle WorkspaceExcelOrder Entry SystemsVendor ManagementAccount Coordination
Languages
English (Native or bilingual proficiency)French (Native or bilingual proficiency)Spanish (Professional working proficiency)