• Responsible for ordering of all bulk raw materials for $900M category. Represents ~$160M spend annually.• Partnered with material excellence to convert ordering process from manual to systematic planning in SAP for bulk raw materials.• Reduced year over year supplier demurrage by $260k. Driven by leaner ordering and strict FIFO unloading management as a result of systematic planning.• Conducted analysis to identify obsolete rework inventory; resulted in reduction of $160k in… Show more • Responsible for ordering of all bulk raw materials for $900M category. Represents ~$160M spend annually.• Partnered with material excellence to convert ordering process from manual to systematic planning in SAP for bulk raw materials.• Reduced year over year supplier demurrage by $260k. Driven by leaner ordering and strict FIFO unloading management as a result of systematic planning.• Conducted analysis to identify obsolete rework inventory; resulted in reduction of $160k in inventory. Partnered with process operations and factory logistics to coordinate write offs and shipment to 3rd party warehouse for donation.• Initiated resiliency project and partnered with procurement to reduce MOQ on low volume items as well as identify and qualify additional suppliers for sole sourced bulk materials. • Partnered with TIM, Quality, Transportation and SHE departments on various projects/initiatives. Show less

• Represent procurement as single point of contact to all internal business partners & external suppliers for all category innovation projects.• Assists with cost savings projects/initiatives to ensure category target is achieved.• Works with project cross functional teams to ensure that all category innovations projects are delivered on time.• Worked with bottle supplier to build an additional mold to alleviate customer service crisis on Knorr bouillon.• Worked with tub & lid… Show more • Represent procurement as single point of contact to all internal business partners & external suppliers for all category innovation projects.• Assists with cost savings projects/initiatives to ensure category target is achieved.• Works with project cross functional teams to ensure that all category innovations projects are delivered on time.• Worked with bottle supplier to build an additional mold to alleviate customer service crisis on Knorr bouillon.• Worked with tub & lid supplier to reform quality process to correct defects and ensure material met specification in time for project launch via daily meetings and updates to project team.• Assisted on divestiture of Bertolli and Ragu. Show less

Coordinate all transportation logistics for shipments of coffee from points of origin in Latin America and Asia to 3rd party warehouses in the US. Imported 100M lbs annually. • Work with customers (coffee roasters) by providing weekly shipment status reports and issuing product releases at warehouse. • Determine shipping methods and carriers for all shipments.• Create various analytical studies on transportation logistics for management review.

• Reviewed and processed 200+ packing slips daily; coordinated purchase orders. • Formatted and directed billings to customers.• Supplemented front-office experience with warehouse work to better understand the entire logistics process.