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Walnut Creek, CA, US

Berkeley, California, US

• Led end-to-end strategic sourcing initiatives for rapidly growing plant-based food manufacturer, driving operational excellence and cost optimization through:
• Spearheaded comprehensive digital transformation, implementing NetSuite MRP system and developing custom reporting capabilities, resulting in enhanced inventory tracking and reduced operational costs
• Achieved significant material cost reductions through strategic negotiations: - Reduced DHA costs from $78/kg to $59/kg through contract optimization - Decreased HOSUN contract pricing from $1.65 to $0.98/lb - Secured.
• Led inventory optimization initiatives resulting in: - 90.73% value reduction and 93.16% volume decrease at Progressive facility - 57.65% value reduction and 89.78% volume decrease at Steuben facility - Significant UPI.
• Established cross-functional collaboration frameworks: - Implemented raw material tracking system bridging R&D and procurement - Created supplier qualification process reducing development timelines - Developed.
• Streamlined systems and processes: - Led deactivation of 621 obsolete items in NetSuite - Unified system data architecture for MRP implementation - Consolidated pricing updates across platforms, reducing administrative.

Farmington, Utah, US

• Led strategic procurement operations across 7 manufacturing facilities, managing $450M direct spend and $18M freight budget:
• Orchestrated $10.2M annual cost savings through strategic sourcing initiatives and supplier consolidation across 40 categories and 15,000+ SKUs
• Developed and implemented structured sourcing processes: - Created comprehensive supplier quality management (SQM) system - Established ethical sourcing framework advancing ESG initiatives - Implemented standardized.
• Orchestrated supply chain transformation driving 27x revenue growth (from $17M to $450M)
• Managed strategic partnerships resulting in: - Streamlined supplier base reducing operational complexity - Improved contract terms through volume consolidation - Enhanced supplier performance tracking and accountability
• Built and mentored high-performance procurement team: - Established culture of accountability and continuous improvement - Developed succession planning framework - Implemented cross-functional training programs

Benicia, California, US

• Steered sourcing initiatives, contract negotiations, and logistics, managing a $75M annual direct spend. Built high-performance teams and managed with a culture of respect, integrity and accountability focusing on.
• Ensured supply chain requirements were met to support huge rapid growth of 27 times sales growth – from $17M to $450M within 10 years for the Muscle Milk Brand
• Facilitated revenue targets to be met by ensuring products / ingredients availability, navigating spend, budgeting, forecasting, and supply chain for Hormel and their Dairy division ($6.8B organization with 44.
• Created $4.8M cost savings through effective contract negotiations, and identifying / initiating strategic cost saving sourcing initiatives
• Ensured supply chain efficiency as a key leadership focus for both short-term and long-range planning, budgets, strategic planning, and supply chain growth strategies

Walnut Creek, CA, US

• Led global procurement strategy for $6.8B organization, managing $150M spend portfolio:
• Drove $4.8M cost savings through strategic sourcing initiatives and contract optimization
• Supported exponential business growth through robust supply chain management: - Scaled operations supporting revenue growth from $17M to $450M - Managed procurement for Hormel's Dairy division ($125M revenue).
• Established comprehensive procurement management strategy: - Developed category-specific analysis frameworks - Created short and long-term strategic planning processes - Implemented inventory optimization program

US

Manufacturing Manager – purchasing, new product development, distribution, and production through co-packer sites. Managed and monitored inventory control functions. Management of manufacturing consumer-packaged goods (CPG) thru co-packer facilities.

Project Management Manager, leading product development coordination for four company-owned manufacturing plants. Decreased production costs and reduced implementation errors by 20% thru continuous improvement while creating job structures, processes, and procedure to reduce variances.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Adminstratation With Emphasis In Organizational Leadership

Bachelor'S Degree, Nutrition