Kudler
...former DOD contractor, Kathy Kudler who had grown stressed and exhausted by her career as a government contractor. She often would find relief in gourmet cooking. Its was during one of these cooking moments that she realized her surrounding neighborhood was missing both quality products and a centralized source for gourmet food. With that in mind, she saw an opportunity for a gourmet fine food store and thus created, Kudler Fine Foods. Within two years she has expanded to three stores. Her company is profitable, stable and successful.
Organization Structure
Kathy Kudler is the owner and President of Kudler Fine Foods, a gourmet food store committed to providing its customers with the finest selection of foods and wines so that their culinary visions can be realized. Her primary responsibilities have been to secure financing for the company, invest in a consulting service to organize her retail systems, secure legal counsel, create the structure for the organization, lead marketing and expansion efforts, and finally to be the key decision maker for the corporation.
Human Resources is headed by Heidi Wagner. Her primary responsibilities are to coordinate administrative and human resource activities, such as employment, compensation, labor relations, benefits, training and employee services. she reports directly to the president.
Director of Finance and Accounting is headed by Harvey Stephens who plans and directs the finance and accounting responsibilities. He develops and implements goals, policies, priorities and procedures relating to financial management, budget, accounting and payroll. He reports directly to the president.
Director of Store Operations is headed by Yvonne Reynolds who manages the daily operations of the three stores. Her responsibilities include conducting inventory, purchasing and the logistics of the supply chain. Yvonne is...
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