• Hiring, training, and leading the team of purchasing assistants responsible for data, space planning, ERP systems, promotions, and analytics• Directing the development of operational tools including order guides, pricing tools and reporting tools• Collaborating with Category Managers and Executive Directors of Purchasing to meet daily team needs• Establishing and maintaining relationships with product and operations teams across the company• Creating and documenting standard operating procedures for day to day team operations• Ensuring timely and accurate data setup and maintenance needs are met• Managing the functions of space planning including analytics, merchandising, and maintenance• Managing all ongoing projects for the purchasing including: new store openings, tech rollouts, promotions, category management, and others as required• Defining and implementing key store level processes• Coordinating logistics and maintaining supply chain models with internal and external partners

• Identifying categories, defining their scope, determining strategies, setting goals and implementing category strategies• Determining pricing, promotion, and marketing strategies• Visiting facilities to assess production capabilities and safety standards• Conducting product and consumer research• Overseeing product development from initial concept to finished products• Identifying food and industry trends• Assisting with store design • Managing space plans

• Directing and executing global purchases• Initiating bid and quote processes for goods, assessing and awarding business• Forecasting regional needs, and monitoring quotas• Strategic and tactical purchasing as opportunities arise• Negotiating pricing and contracts with suppliers as well as freight forwarders• Managing supplier and distributor relationships, including monitoring performance• Outlining and reviewing supply chain models• Analyzing and maintaining inventories• Conducting periodic purchasing and cost analytics, including modeling

• Oversaw product development from initial concept to finished products• Recommended and presenting purchasing strategies to leadership• Negotiated pricing and contracts with suppliers as well as freight forwarders• Managed supplier and distributor relationships, including monitoring performance• Conducted product and consumer research

• Oversaw day to day operations of the department including: Prepared Foods, Coffee, and Bakery• Managed team members including: interviewing, hiring, training, development, reviewing, counseling, and separation

• Coordination of catering workers, employees and contract laborers with respect to food preparation, producing, delivering, and execution of events• Responsible for sales, food preparation and presentation, production, delivery loading, sanitation, training and coordination of kitchen staff, record keeping, billing, and scheduling• Started and managed social media outlets for the store: Facebook and Twitter