Brian Favela, Cpim, Cscp, Cltd Email & Phone Number

San Diego, Ca, Us

San Diego

Manage strategic purchasing of over 700 inventory items.Minimize price fluctuations in inventory and maximize production schedules.Minimize and correct disruptions in supply chain logistics with cost effective solutions.Coordinate materials exchange and inventory management between both Metarom USA sites.Report monthly inventory valuation directly to VP of Operations to analyze purchasing needs and forecasting.Build and maintain rapport with vendors to negotiate best price for raw materials. Develop, implement, oversee chemical hygiene plan for Metarom USA and perform Chemical Hygiene Officer duties as necessary.

San Diego

Managed B2B sales of 200+ accounts in four states and Mexico. Identify client needs and capabilities to expand current flavored products or earn new business from incumbent competitor.Research and earn referrals to pioneer new relationships with potential clients within defined territory of Southern California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Mexico. Cold call newly identified potential clients.Technical Sales Support Travel with and support account managers at regional IFT shows and supplier's nights including Florida, Chicago, Los Angeles.Interface with clients via phone conference, meetings, or presentations to provide technical assistance.Flavor ApplicationsAssess and manipulate client base to optimize flavoring system within regulatory and cost restrictions.Improve or match client base/product flavors to client's palate preference.Work with clients to arrive at flavor solutions for products.Flavor CreationCreate new or modify existing Foodarom flavor formulations to grow flavor library.Match flavor targets under direction of Senior Flavorist to learn nuances of chemical relationships.Prepare molecules for tastings in Society of Flavor Chemists group training.

Compound and create stable water and oil soluble flavors in spray dried, emulsion, liquid and dry forms that also conform to Gold Coast’s Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points program. Increase Gold Coast’s flavor and color library by developing traditional and novel flavors for general and unique consumer palates. Create formulations that adhere to any of a variety of domestic and international standards including but not limited to Organic, Non-GMO, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Halal, European Union, JETRO, etc.Use Batchmaster system to record trials of and final flavor formulations for flavor library. Update and correct old formulations in Batchmaster to adhere to the aforementioned domestic and international standards. Collect specifications of each new formulation, including but not limited to brix, specific gravity and pH.

Compound flavors under the direction of the Certified Flavorist to achieve specific target flavor and color matchesRecorded and organized trials for Sr. Flavorist creations notating minute changes to achieve desired flavor and color profiles. Collect specifications of all new formulations.

Minimize compounding workflow by assessing and prioritizing incoming customer flavor requests.Communicate compounding needs to lab manager to fulfill sample requests.Organize and update physically existing flavor library ensuring product remains within recommended shelf life date.Discard old product and other lab waste.Restock lab with chemical and container supplies.

Directly and indirectly supervised a Recreation Operations staff of 150+ and monitored usage of Recreational facilities to maximize the efficiency of UCSD Recreation resources.Act as liaison between student workers and staff assuming staff responsibility during after hours management.Prepare/present quarterly powerpoint presentation to facilitate policy changes for recreation department.Assist in hiring, training, and evaluation of student staff within UCSD Recreation