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Boise, Idaho Area

Created and conducted strategic sourcing events for corporate services and store supply categories.• Defined business requirements, SOWs, product specs, and KPI’s with stakeholders• Developed category playbooks, business plans, sourcing strategies, and negotiation tactics• Reduced store supply expense 12 – 48% thru category reviews and product standardization• Developed stakeholder partnerships/support required to conduct corporate services negotiations

Provided inventory management expertise and assistance to Ponca City procurement team during conversion to new warehouse operations and procurement systems.• Established and maintained optimal inventory levels for daily turn, seasonal, and ad products• Defined inventory requirements to sustain service level thru each phase of systems conversions• Gained “hands-on” tactical proficiency within new system and achieved all targeted KPI objectives

Directed supply chain logistics to optimize product flow and insure highest standards of efficiency.• Implemented post-merger supply chain initiatives, synergies, training, consolidations, system conversions• Coordinated alignment of Corporate Merchandising and Procurement to optimize planning and execution• Facilitated continuous improvement and best practice sharing across regional buying teams

Boise, Idaho Area

Responsible for merchandising, promotion, strategic planning, sales and profitability for assigned GM/HBC categories.• Created category and vendor business plans to achieve sales, profitability, and market share objectives• Developed weekly ads, merchandising strategies and tactics, and recommended retail pricing • Performed category analysis, executed vendor business reviews, and determined category assortment

Boise, Idaho Area

Directed pricing activities of 24 department specialists to ensure compliance with retail pricing strategies.

Boise, Idaho

Managed product selection, pricing, and promotional strategies for 28 center store grocery categories contributing annual sales of $290M.

Boise, Idaho

Managed promotion and display plan communications and coordinated forecasting activities of buyers, category managers, and 220 stores in support of weekly ads, product displays, resets, and seasonal programs.

Boise, Idaho

Led cross-functional project teams to discovery and implementation of cost saving process improvements. Developed control plans to sustain improvements and established financial reporting to monitor gains.

Boise, Idaho / Scottsdale, Arizona

Managed business relationships of 110 vendors supplying 2500 private brand products producing annual sales of $475 million. Identified and developed new products. Qualified potential suppliers. Performed category and vendor business reviews. Negotiated supplier contracts delivering best cost, quality, and service.

Scottsdale, Arizona

Managed daily inventories for assigned items and vendors. Supervised performance of 12 buyers. Directed Private Brand sourcing initiatives. Managed post-merger supply chain initiatives.

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