JUDITH BARNHART

Judith G. Barnhart
Data Coordinator
Wakefern Food Corp.

My career began in 1973 as a Buyers Clerk at Supermarkets General Corporation (later known as Pathmark Stores, Inc) and advanced to administrative support positions within the Perishable Buying Division leaving the company in 2007 to pursue another position as Vendor Analyst for a food broker in Wakefern’s Fresh Bake Division.

In December 2009, an opportunity in Fresh Bake as Data Coordinator was accepted and continues to evolve with the ever-changing needs in the food industry today.

2009 to Present: Data Coordinator, Wakefern Food Corp, Fresh Bake Division

Current responsibilities:
- Procurement Team Support – Procurement & Category Managers, 2 Associate Buyers, & Procurement Analyst.
- Verify data for new & existing items (descriptions, weights, ingredients, kosher certification, vendor information).
- Assign Product Look Up Codes (PLU’s) & create build ingredient files for new Store Made Bakery items.
- Pricing – price changes, ad pricing, price lists & communication to stores of new items & discontinued items, and item data or retail changes.
- Shoprite & Fresh Grocer Stores Ads – Proofreading circulars to ensure item description, sale retail and photography is correct through digital platforms. Also, liaison to the Advertising Department.
- Store support to over 350 Shoprite, Price Rite & Fresh Grocer stores assisting with pricing, scale labels, Kosher Certificates, Nutritional Spec Sheets, & communication posted to our internal store website, “Link”.
- Preparation of Ad Worksheets for monthly Fresh Bake Committee.
- Request & coordinate Vendor Ad Contracts.
​- AOS Project 1 Super User Lead for our Division.
- Wakefern's Customer Service Excellence Award Honoree in 2009 & 2016.