Responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and analyzing $500 million+ in annual cost of goods sold within the potato, onion, mushroom, and organic wet vegetable commoditiesExperience with face-to-face negotiations to achieve favorable cost of goods sold by understanding the USDA market, forecasting future markets, and applying knowledge of macro and micro effects to commoditiesDaily use of advanced excel techniques to accurately forecast demand and understand historical pricing to relay to Category Management and Merchandising, as well as using weekly and period bene t auditsCross-functional collaboration with external and internal parties to establish retail plans to drive market share through low costs, marketing funds, promotional costs, and assortment adjustmentsEnsured suppliers were compliant with H-2A and routinely conduct RFIs to document supplier information regarding social and ethical compliance, environmental policies, and human rights