• Develop and execute RFQs defining supplier bid specifications including price, quality and delivery terms• Manage supplier partnerships negotiating pricing and quality assurance terms and forging long-term partnerships• Analyze and present actionable data and recommendations to executive team driving informed decision-making

• Serve as independent contract manufacturing consultant and professional business match maker• Oversee and direct innovation projects providing end-to-end discovery commercial scaling solutions• Increase market share across fruit snack, meat analog, cookie, cracker, frozen food, plant based food, and confectionery categories

• Managed procurement sourcing, contracting and supplier management initiatives • Developed and executed procurement strategies mitigating risks and maximizing revenue opportunities • Advised management on total cost of ownership, regulatory requirements and best practices • Collaborated with cross-functional teams managing commodity and customer pricing requirements • Conducted assessment modeling mitigating supplier disruption, price volatility, and quality risks • Created and implemented systematic RFQ supplier bid process defining vendor partnership criteria • Managed global suppliers negotiating pricing, quality and delivery terms and establishing master agreements• Implemented supplier relationship management best practices driving continuous improvement processes • Facilitated stakeholder commercial negotiation, competitive tender and benchmarking training sessions • Leveraged data analytics and performance metrics identifying and implementing process enhancements• Forged strong relationships with key suppliers fostering teamwork, innovation, and high quality products • Exceeded KPI performance objectives reducing costs, enhancing quality, and exceeding customers’ expectations

• Managed global cosmetics supply chain planning, logistics, manufacturing, inventory and distribution initiatives• Defined and executed strategic plans, procedures, policies and processes aligned with KPI objectives • Collaborated with cross-functional teams improving customer order confirmation to 99% confirmed within 48 hours• Directed and monitored proprietary plastic injection molded tools capacity management planning resource allocation • Managed global supplier network establishing optimal price, quality and delivery criteria and forging long-term partnerships• Retooled SAP ERP system to improve in-bound OTIF from 35% to 98% and an out-bound OTIF 97% • Exceeded performance objectives reducing freight expenditures and inventory generating 35% cost savings

• Directed enterprise category development, supplier management, innovation, talent and compliance initiative• Collaborated with R&D and marketing teams ideating and launching 300+ innovative bar concepts• Created nutrition bar inclusions and coatings working with competing vendors developing high quality ingredient options • Spearheaded continuous improvement processes optimizing packaging, ingredients, labor and materials • Modernized pricing and profit protection model pricing materials according to item and customer demand and volume• Managed and monitored material supply chain for 5 production lines achieving <1% annual downtime • Worked with alternative vendor formulating cost competitive soy crisp replacement resulting in $7M savings • Worked with R&D team at alternative coating supplier matching half a dozen coatings returning $3M savings • Worked with engineering and production creating pigging system for clearing lines equaling $3M savings • Designed and implemented MRP reporting model improving responsiveness to changes in customer demand • Deployed warehouse management system addressing food safety and quality standards and improving inventory accuracy • Managed 200+ global vendor partnerships encompassing 2,000+ product portfolio inventory components • Managed and monitored material supply chain for 5 production lines achieving <1% annual downtime • Designed and implemented MRP reporting model improving responsiveness to changes in customer demand • Deployed warehouse management system addressing food safety and quality standards and improving inventory accuracy • Developed and implemented freight broker network cost control strategy generating $1M+ annual savings • Sourced and managed 4 liquid bulk tank installations delivering $6M savings • Achieved 98% on-time shipments and improved capacity utilization by 5% equaling 30M bars• Delivered exponential growth to 500M bars generating $250M+ aggregate revenue volume

• Managed $250 million brand marketing planning, distribution, talent development and account management initiatives• Defined and executed strategic plans, programs and metrics aligned with KPI performance objectives • Collaborated with cross-functional teams developing and executing cross-channel marketing campaigns • Designed and launched retail in-store displays increasing customer acquisition, sales and loyalty • Developed and implemented seasonal product promotion plans increasing brand engagement and revenue • Directed Fresh Candy in-store live market testing and validation across markets and 250 retail locations • Forged strong relationships with team members, media agencies, distributors and customers • Exceeded annual performance objectives generating $21M+ revenue market share volume

• Directed global CPG brand media planning, marketing and promotion initiatives • Managed $5M retail trade classes core and seasonal promotional budget and execution strategy• Partnered with media agency approving national promotions and rolling out communications to sales and broker network• Promoted Andes Cherries Jubilee launch increasing Christmas and Valentines increasing brand engagement and revenue• Forged cross-channel partnerships with Hormel Foods and Home Shopping Network increasing brand equity and sales• Created active marketing data base of 75M consumers solidifying retail distribution by 97% • Exceeded performance objectives delivering $30M incremental sales revenue