David Rausch Email & Phone Number

Duluth, Georgia, United States

• Directly accountable for managing product purchases for the company’s top categories including Packaging, Cups, Retail, and Coffee.
• Responsible for overseeing a team of six Buyers and one support role through a mix of hybrid and work from home environments.
• Collaborated with Program Management, Inspire Brands and Operations on the launch of Limited Time Offers, special offers, product issues, vendor performance, and new product launch.
• Trained and evaluated Buyers on overall job functions, day to day activities and system functionality.
• Reduced inventory days on hand across nine distribution centers while improving out of stock percentage.
• Managed vendor relationships through daily communication regarding inventory buys, product issues, transportation, forecasts, new products, hold notices, sales increases and upcoming promotions.

Duluth, GA

• Responsible for managing a team of six direct report Buyers creating thousands of Purchase Orders per month across multiple key categories including Retail, Packaging and Coffee.
• Collaborated with multiple teams to ensure smooth rollout of SAP ERP implementation.
• Improved inventory turns while reducing overall inventory dollars.
• Reduced internal transfer costs through item optimization.
• Monitored multiple daily reports on key company metrics and took action to resolve issues and improve team performance.
• Supported vendor chargeback process rollout to reclaim millions of dollars annually in freight costs.

Duluth, Georgia, United States

• Purchased over $300 million dollars in product annually for the company’s top product category, Coffee and K-Cups.
• Accurately tracked and accounted for K-Cup inventory stored in our 3PL managed warehouse facility.
• Evaluated sales trends, seasonal changes and market conditions to accurately forecast and purchase inventory while improving inventory turns.
• Collaborated on quarterly supplier meetings to review supplier performance and future initiatives.
• Improved efficiency through use of data queries, excel reports and effective time management.

Duluth, GA

• Managed several important categories including Coke, Paper Products, and Smallwares.
• Collaborated with Program Management, Dunkin Brands and Sourcing on the launch of Limited Time Offers, special offers, product issues, vendor performance, and new product launch.
• Evaluated sales trends, seasonal changes and market conditions to accurately forecast and purchase inventory while improving inventory turns.

Lawrenceville, GA

• Responsible for managing $55 million dollars in product purchases per month in tier one IT and accessory vendors.
• Accountable for increasing revenue and gross profit through strategic sourcing, sales interlock, customer focused programs, inventory turns, and marketing coordination.
• Managed key vendor relationships and coordinated with executive members on market strategy, customer count, revenue, inventory forecasting, and growth.
• Negotiated with vendors to achieve improved pricing, extended payment terms, return privileges, rebates, and increased VIR and MDF funds.
• Coordinated with sales on customer opportunities, inventory planning, product knowledge, allocation, pricing, aged inventory, special buys and customer focused programs.
• Worked closely with marketing on customer promotions, show specials, and sales focused incentives to drive business.

Lawrenceville, GA

• Collaborated with vendor partners on product mix, opportunity buys, executive visits, product roadmaps, forecasting, show specials, and inventory logistics.
• Assessed sales, pricing, and seasonality fluctuations to effectively source product from Tier 1 computer and accessory vendors.
• Arranged in person and virtual vendor meetings to discuss upcoming Buying opportunities and future category growth.
• Coordinated with product and sales management on inventory projections, sales trends, competitive market analysis, margin growth and evaluation potential vendor partners and products.

Tucker, GA

• Evaluated sales trends to accurately maintain and replenish inventory.
• Monitored product pricing to ensure correct purchase cost.
• Worked with vendors and manufacturers to verify pricing, product availability, lead time, technical specifications, and special pricing requests.
• Placed PO's, setup new sku's, entered programs, created price protections, and analyzed inventory trends.
• Assisted two product managers.

Norcross, GA

• Accountable for all aspects of the restaurant and its success including P&L responsibility, sales building, purchasing, inventory, cost control, sanitation, guest satisfaction, maintenance, scheduling, and public.
• Exceeded sales goals and objectives with a YOY sales increase of 10%.
• Responsible for staffing, training, hiring and coaching associates.
• Managed a team of seventeen associates in a fast paced restaurant environment.
• Prepared corporate catering and training events for three hundred people managing set up, food preparation, food safety, time management, and staffing for the events.