As a Global Senior Purchasing Manager at Caro Nut, I lead and oversee the procurement of raw ingredients, packaging, and indirect spend for a state of the art manufacturer of snacking nuts, nut butters and food ingredients. With more than 10 years of experience in procurement and supply chain management, I have a proven track record of delivering cost savings, quality improvement, and operational efficiency for various manufacturing and retail businesses.My core competencies include material resource planning (MRP), supply chain operations (SCM), sales and operation planning (S&OP), high value negotiation, vendor management, inventory control, operational efficiencies and project management. My mission is to support Caro Nut's growth and sustainability by providing and maintaining optimal performance of sourcing, utilizing market trends analysis and benchmarking performance metrics which result in profits year over year.