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New York, United States

Lancaster, Texas, Us

Lancaster, Texas, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Promoted to direct a team of 11 Category Managers and Buyers to develop and implement operational and end-to-end procurement strategies for 300+ ingredients across regional and national chains within this ingredient-and-recipe meal kit company; cross-functionally collaborated with PMO, Legal, Operations, Procurement, Accounting, Supply Chain Operations, and FSQA teams.Yielded 1.7M+ cost avoidance in the Dry and Dairy categories for FY22 by administering specification changes, conducting onboarding for 15+ suppliers, and collaborating cross-functionally with the Analytics, Vendor, and Delivery Compliance team Secured $1.5M in total YOY Produce and Grocery Category savings for FY21 by negotiating contracts with 20+ vendors, partnering with the culinary team and buyers, and creating a Make vs. Buy analysis system to reduce inventory and expensesReduced quarterly inventory by 25% by optimizing the BA national supply chain through effective purchasing, sourcing, and culinary cadence strategies; improved vendor compliance by 25% by implementing an expanded short pay system in NetSuiteMaximized buying efficiency by 50% by redesigning a Protein purchasing tool; collaboratively built a dynamic costing tool to forecast seasonally changing produce costs and rising Grocery ingredients prices, boosting financial projection accuracy by 43%Advanced the Ready to Cook and Ready to Eat culinary initiatives by leading the produce and grocery category managers to onboard 15 priority ingredients, including fresh-cut produce and pre-cooked grains

New York, Ny, Us

Drove produce sourcing strategies by leading a team of seven (7) Category Managers and Buyers to develop the national and regional source-to-pay procurement process for 70+ BA produce ingredients; developed a 5-year sustainable produce sourcing roadmap.Onboarded 30+ new produce suppliers; took ownership of KPIs related to supplier compliance with all safety, quality, regulatory standards, on-time delivery or inbound supply shipments, and food costs per mealAchieved 15% in monthly savings by implementing key changes to the supplier bid-award process, including changing the bid submission timelines and automating the recording process to improve efficiency for logistics and secure freight cost-savingsExpanded the BA portfolio by introducing 20 produce ingredients; partnered with the Culinary & Fulfillment Operations teams o perform ongoing SKU rationalization and management efforts to ensure maximum efficiency to meet customer demandsEnhanced efficiency by developing RFPs to include questions and standards around supplier labor policies; created a produce availability calendar to identify peak seasons to purchase ingredients and avoid price and transition seasons

Norwalk, Connecticut, Us

Managed seven (7) Vendor Onboarding Specialists and their CRM processes; collaborated with Finance, Operations, Merchandising, Technology, and Vendor Onboarding departments within this start-up that provided grocery chains with a local selection of products across all categories. Grocery chain clients included: Amazon, Peapod, MDI, The Fresh Market, and Stop & Shop, among others.Oversaw the onboarding process for 1K+ vendors; managed vendor research, product fees, and pricing across all categories; Liaised between vendors and distributors, negotiating all pricing, fees, food safety evaluations, quality checks, and logisticsIncreased productivity from 66% to 100% within 1 month by removing bottlenecks through redesigning the CRM and developing SOPs to improve the vendor onboarding process for specialistsEnhanced the vendor portfolio by introducing four (4) categories – meat, poultry, dairy, and fish/seafood, managed all price negotiations, delivery logistics, food safety, sustainably criteria, onboarding, and technology needed for client presentations

Researched and analyzed data to drive business strategy across three (3) revenue streams, hard cider, events, and vegetables, for this early-stage agriculture cooperative start-up dedicated to environmental restoration, workforce development, and economic recovery.Designed a business plan for a hard cider company, including market analysis, sourcing strategy, revenue model, and promotional strategy; developed pricing and marketing plans for the New Ark vegetable farm

New York, Ny, Us

Promoted from EBT Farmers Market Coordinator within 2 years to oversee 20+ staff and manage the electronic payment processing (EPS) and food access initiatives across 54 networks; increased access to fresh produce for low-income households, and assisted Greenmarket’s wholesale distribution arm, Greenmarket CO, with developing KPIs and advancing efficiencies along the supply chain.Developed debit/credit and SNAP processing systems for the Greenmarket network, educating 233 regional farmers about the available federal benefit and incentive dollars in farmers’ markets; conducted customer-facing outreach and ad-buysGrew SNAP program by 25k% from $40K in SNAP sales across 8 markets in FY2008 to $1M+ across 54 markets by FY2016 by initiating electronic payment processing, enabling farmers to accept credit and debit card payments from all customersProcessed $23M+ in debit/credit and electronic benefit sales and farmer payments by establishing an accounting system and at-market operations systems and ensuring a seamless interface with Grow NYC financial systemsPresented success metrics and shared program planning and operations expertise with the city, state, and federal groups, including the CDC, USDA, national farmers market networks, and organic farming groups

New York, Ny, Us

Organized the community-supported agriculture (CSA) group in West Harlem.Recruited a farmer as a grower partner for CSA and recruited members from the neighborhoodto participate in farming activities and events to increase access to fresh produce for 30 low-income families.Raised funds through grants and contributions to subsidize vegetable shares.Strengthened relationships between farmers and CSA members by coordinating farm trips.

Initiated the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in large farmers’ markets toenable low-income residents to purchase produce and other food products.Established operations and financial management systems for the program.Implemented a token accounting system involving several thousand dollars a week, allowingcustomers to exchange currency from electronic benefits cards for tokens to use as a script topurchase goods.

Orono, Me, Us

Worked on a 3.5-acre organic vegetable farm, performing a wide range of activities, includinggrowing seedlings in the greenhouse, and planting, harvesting, packing, distributing, and sellingproduce at farmers’ markets.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance And Social Innovation And Impact

Bachelor’S Degree, Mathematics And Philosophy