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Kirkland, WA, US

Vancouver, British Columbia, CA

• Champion strategic pillars focusing on improving profit performance while delivering on sourcing and procurement outcomes including leading a team of 7 to drive cost reductions and improve quality of goods and services.
• Successfully launch 95% of products on time despite significant supply chain challenges while meeting or exceeding margin goals in collaboration with product, planning and logistics teams.
• Develop an improved supplier relations framework and assessment resulting in projected $1.0MM+ annual savings.
• Prepare and execute the first-ever strategic approach for upcoming disclosures related to supply chain transparency in accordance with Canada Bill S-211, and California’s supply chain transparency act.
• Elevate and transform sourcing and procurement through increasing efficiencies in contracting and supplier management ensuring full compliance, including basic agreements (NDA, Purchase Agreement, Supplier Code of.
• Execute action plan related to GPTW (Great Place to Work) to continue improving Team Members' experience with key performance indicators in training and development, engagement, and retention, culminating in zero staff.

Vancouver, British Columbia, CA

• Led strategic sourcing and procurement activities for packaging, ingredients, and electronic goods to network of co-manufacturers, ensuring smooth delivery of expectations by suppliers and co-manufacturers –.
• Advised senior leadership and Executive Team to be more responsive to changes in demand and marketing programs. 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
• Promoted after 9 months of exceptional performance to Director level for exceeding expectations.
• Coached and led team of 7, implementing initiatives for $2.6M in savings, actualized over the course of 2021.
• Built high-performing team, increasing agility and speed to market 20% - 30% for hardgoods through championing strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management activities.
• Evaluated and restructured the co-manufacturing network through strategic partnerships and optimized business model to drive $335K in savings in first year.

Seattle, WA, US

• Led global sourcing and process development for Supply Chain Store Development design and infrastructure elements for $275M in annual spend.
• Supervised sourcing activities while spearheading development of actionable 3-year sourcing plans.
• Spearheaded 3-year sourcing plans, established actionable business roadmap.
• Led a direct report team of 6 increasing agility and speed to market 25% – 50%.
• Fostered key partnerships to recalibrate sourcing approach reducing product development cycle 50%.𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
• Directed team process in successfully identifying savings of $13.2M in total cash savings over 2 years.

Seattle, WA, US

• Managed global sourcing and process development team of 4 direct reports for Supply Chain Store Development and food service equipment for $300M in annual spend.
• Led the successful design and implementation of global procurement strategies, encompassing sourcing, commodity management, negotiations, contracting, inventory control, and cost/capacity analysis.𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
• Led team in successfully identifying P&L savings of $38 Million and $100 Million in total cash savings over 4 years.
• Spearheaded procurement integration for coffee brewing equipment platforms - Verismo®, Keurig® and Clover™.
• Generated cross-functional efforts to optimize dispensing, unlocking $8.9M in annualized savings.
• Engaged in negotiations for espresso equipment "fleet replacement" program delivering cash savings estimated at $52M across the life of the program.

Seattle, WA, US

• Supervised Purchasing Operations Team in process development for Supply Chain (SCO) Score Development and forecasting inventory management for direct store development activities in US, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, and.
• Forecasted and planned efforts for the introduction of 4 new design palettes for interior and exterior design application.
• Guided organizational strategic LEAN/Continuous Improvement initiatives and implementation across systems, influencing supplier social responsibility and organizational design.𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
• Improved overall workforce through the development of LEAN process for staffing and behavior-based interviewing focusing on procurement competencies, cutting recruitment time by 50%.
• Served as process definition and validation subject matter expert (SME) for ERP system implementation, ensuring store-specific requirement considerations in final design.

Seattle, WA, US

Seattle, WA, US

Seattle, WA, US

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Master Of Arts - Ma, Economics

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Economics