Suzanne Tortorelli

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Sr. Director Global Food Safety & Quality - Tropicana Brands Group at Tropicana Brands Group

Camden, New Jersey, United States

Overview

Suzanne Tortorelli is a technical leader with over 30 years in the global food industry, currently serving as Sr. Director of Global Food Safety & Quality at Tropicana Brands Group. She has deep expertise in mitigating risk and setting strategic direction for food safety. Her background includes an M. S. from Drexel University and an MBA from Rutgers University.

She has a professional interest in solving complex operational problems and developing business process solutions for quality and food safety across numerous food processing platforms, from baked goods and snacks to fresh-cut carrots and confectionary. She has co-authored publications and spoken at industry events on these topics.

She was a key figure in a grassroots sanitary-design effort, collaborating with leaders from General Mills, Kraft, and others to address common concerns in food manufacturing.

Personality Overview

Informal

Full Of Energy

Enthusiastic

They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be.  They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections. Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.

Topics They Care About

Global Food Safety
Her entire career, including leadership roles at Tropicana, PepsiCo, and Campbell's, has focused on setting strategy and providing technical leadership in global food safety.
Sanitary Equipment Design
Co-founded an ad hoc group with leaders from major food companies to address sanitary design challenges and elevate sanitation's status in the industry.
Food Processing Science
Holds a Master of Science in Food Science and Nutrition and has extensive technical expertise across a wide array of food processing platforms.

Media Appearances

Suzanne has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2022
Sr. Director Global Food Safety & Quality - Tropicana Brands Group at Tropicana Brands Group
6-2020 - 1-2022
Sr. Director Supply Chain Quality at PepsiCo NAB at PepsiCo
11-2018 - 6-2020
Sr. Director Food Safety & Quality at Kroger
6-2011 - 9-2018
Director Global Food Safety at Campbell Soup Company

Education

1999 - 2007
Masters of Science from Drexel University
1987 - 1992
MBA from Rutgers University - Camden

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Insights For Selling To Suzanne

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.
  • Talk about their team and how your product will help them do things better and easier
  • Do some small talk, ask them how things are going on their side

DONT's

  • Avoid ifs and buts, don’t talk too much about the risks etc.
  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust
  • Avoid cutting into their flow

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Suzanne is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Suzanne

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Suzanne move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Suzanne take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

You And Suzanne

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