Alexandra Molinaro
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Alexandra Molinaro is from San Francisco, California, United States. Alexandra is currently Vice President of Merchandising at World Market. In Alexandra's previous role as a Divisional Merchandise Manager- Consumables at World Market, Alexandra worked in until Jun 2025. Prior to joining World Market, Alexandra was a Senior Buyer, Consumables at Cost Plus World Market and held the position of Senior Buyer, Consumables. Prior to that, Alexandra was a Buyer, Consumables at Cost Plus World Market, based in San Francisco Bay Area from Sep 2017 to Oct 2020. Alexandra started working as Buyer, Savory Food at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. in Jul 2016. From Mar 2015 to Jul 2016, Alexandra was Associate Buyer, Savory Food at Williams-Sonoma, Inc.. Prior to that, Alexandra was a Assistant Buyer, Sweet Food at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. from Sep 2013 to Mar 2015. Alexandra started working as Account Coordinator at Eleanor Bertino Public Relations in San Francisco Bay Area in Apr 2012.
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Eleanor Bertino Public Relations specializes in San Francisco Bay Area and national media for acclaimed restaurants, artisan food products, and sustainable initiatives and we proudly represent some of the most distinguished restaurants and food producers in the country.
Managed all communication and media outreach, along with registration/ticket sales, sponsorship and donations, alongside many other production/post production tasks for the 2012 Good Food Awards that had entries from over 1100 artisanal producers.Promoted collaboration within the food movement, built public demand for Good Food, and created new leaders for the sustainable food movement.
I received a Master's in Food Culture and Communication from the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo Italy. The program offers a wide mix of in-class lessons, exercises, guided tastings, and study trips in Italy and abroad to provide a multiexperiential understanding of both high-quality artisanal and industrial food products, as well as the necessary knowledge and expertise for work in the food communications field. Through an approach that merges the anthropology, history, and economics of food consumption, I acquired the tools for developing new communications, promotional, and sales strategies within the realm of high-quality gastronomy.
-Maintained a client retention rate of 100% -Made a high volume (80+) of outbound sales calls, managed my own leads, and drove the full sales cycle from prospecting to close. -Made local business clients more successful with the most effective online advertising program available
-Responsible for overall management of daily operations within a distribution company -Headed the acquisition and merger of another company -Responsible for Human Resources department, all Accounts Receivable and Payable, signing of all checks, and management of all banking accounts with weekly cash projections and budgeting -Responsible for facilitating efficient/strict inventory control of all products leaving and entering the company.