The City of Sterling Heights is the fourth largest city in Michigan.● Ensure the integrity of City’s Purchasing Ordinance is upheld on a daily basis.● Assist all areas within the city, including Police Department, Fire Department, Department of Public Works, Parks and Recreation, Library, Information Technology, Planning, etc. with Invitations To Bid (ITB), Request for Proposals (RFP), and Requests for Quotes (RFQ).● Implemented new systems to manage contracts, bonds and insurances for vendors utilized by the City.● Write and prepare formal Agenda recommendations and documents for City Council approval.● Manage departmental budget and staff.

Continental specializes in several channels of food service management in the Southeast Michigan area. A Franchisee of Compass Group, Continental offers services in Catering, B&I Food Service, Vending, Micro Markets, and Office Coffee Services.● Responsible for managing, training, and maintaining purchasing functions within the department while maintaining daily support to 70+ Café locations, multiple Catering venues, Corporate, and Micro Markets.● Analyze buying decisions for best possible outcome for the company. This includes reviewing contracts, GPO’s, rebates, negotiated terms, etc. Buying decisions included food product decisions, equipment, packaging, services (including IT), and more. Communicate decisions at all levels of the company.● Lead several cross functional teams to implement new companywide initiatives; including but not limited to inventory management program, new product launches, new site openings, rebate accrual system, new requisition software, etc.● Actively participated in several contract and rebate negotiations for multi-million dollar contracts. Total purchases of $85M managed for the company.● Expanded contract, rebate and compliance tracking that resulted in increased data driven decision making by collecting and analyzing purchase data. ● Prepared and evaluated RFP’s for several categories and projects and awarded as appropriate.● Project Management skills utilized with Smartsheets.● Developed and maintained analytical document that tracked Procurement Department KPI’s.● Continuously build vendor relationships with manufacturers, brokers, and distributors.

SSA is a contract management services company focusing on the cultural attraction markets. Their focus is food service, retail, and facilities management. Based in Denver, CO, they service zoos, aquariums, and museums.● Assist Corporate cash flow by tracking purchases, terms, and make sensible buying decisions at opportune times while managing multiple high volume accounts.● Maintain inventory levels and shrink by implementing inventory control measures and reconfiguring product mix annually for all locations. Resulted in reduced COGS and increased profitability.

● Doubled the size of the account within 4 years by continuously strategizing growth opportunities in order to exceed profitability expectations. Created and analyzed online customer surveys, comment cards, etc to better understand customer expectations and experiences.● Partnered with the client on master planning to continuously evaluate and strategize for future growth opportunities. For example, partnership remodeled existing food and retail stands to improve customer experience, market penetration, sales and profitability. Secret shopping scores improved by 25%, sales and profitability continue to increase year over year!● Provided leadership to all culinary and retail associates by motivating and fostering an environment of growth, opportunity, and fun! Returning employees account for approximately 35% of seasonal staff. Mentored Culinary Manager for 20 months, which lead to promotion.● Continuously improved operational efficiencies in all Retail and Food Service locations through proper inventory controls, purchasing, training, cash controls, and incentive programs.

Various experience in hospitality and general business including, procurement, retail, sales, customer service, inventory control, event planning, research, and administrative. Including, but not limited to, successfully working for ARAMARK Services, Inc., a multi-billion dollar company, for 7 years with increased responsibility and graduated from their “Fast Track” program for high achieving operators. Last position with ARAMARK was as the Lakewide Retail Operations Manager for Lake Powell Property, located in Page, AZ.