Beth Grant Email & Phone Number

Procurement Executive with 20+ years of purchasing/sourcing success in retail, food service, broad line distribution and direct import supply chains. This varied experience provides a unique perspective and innovative solutions. Contributions to profitability attained through consistent sales growth YOY; research, development and launch of new products and programs; leveraging purchasing power to negotiate lower product costs.Key Accomplishments/ Strengths:- Negotiated cost savings of $3.2 million, improving quality of product & reducing consumer pricing.- Sustained category sales growth of 6% YOY - Reduced inventory by $250K while maintaining a 97.8% stock service level.- Developed, sourced, and launched new product line with new sales of +$1 million in first year.- Managed, consolidated skus and centralized purchasing of $350 million seafood procurement operations resulting in product cost reductions of $320K.- Leadership: Past member of National Board of Directors for National Fisheries Institute