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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area

Oak Brook, Il

VP and General Manager – Snack Bars VP and General Manager – Soup and Infant FeedingVP and General Manager – ST Specialty FoodsDoubled granola bar gross margins, through product offering simplification. Sustained double-digit sales growth through execution co-pack agreements. Increased soup and infant feeding $20 million, reversing operating losses. Simplified portfolio 15%, reduced quality holds $5 million, reduced points of distribution, reduced distress $4 million, and increased salesIncreased baby food profits $5 million through repurposed of unused capacity.Increase ST Specialty Foods profits 15% through new organic and gluten-free products and reformulation of current product to eliminate artificial colors and preservatives. Improved cash flow $30 million through use of advanced analytics, focusing on forecast accuracy, adjusting finite and macro plans by changing run sequencing while creating a team approach to manage inventory and cash.

Oak Brook, Il

Increased planning accuracy 10% through implementation of sales and operations planning processes. Maintained 98% service level through continuously adjusting purchasing and production schedule processes.

Optimized $400 million budget through global purchasing team of 35. Led global contract negotiations. Managed 40 stations/warehouses and 130,000 truck and 20,000 annual rail/intermodal shipments.

Global Strategic Purchasing Manager (2004 – 2006)Senior Supply Chain Auditor (2001 – 2004)Operations Coordinator (1997 – 2001)Inventory & Purchasing Planner (1996 – 1997)

Mba, Supply Chain Management

Bs, Logistics / Computer Information Systems