 Managed 110 raw items across 21 suppliers with an annual spend of $25 million.- Commodities including: Carrots, Apples, Lettuce, Spring Mix, Potatoes, Celery, Corn, Peas, Radish, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Peppers & Avocados Negotiating supply and price terms with suppliers Networking with growers and shippers across the country Developing seasonal pricing programs, supply and market strategies for designated produce Managing inventory for assigned SKUs / items for multiple suppliers Logistical management; preparing and communicating daily trucking routes to contract carriers for inbound commodities Reading daily forecasting systems and adjusting the inbound plan Placing daily orders with suppliers and revising outstanding orders based on demand fluctuations Managing business / supplier relationships with frequent phone calls or meetings Visiting suppliers and the growing areas, increasing knowledge of the growing & packing operations Communicating with operations teams where necessary Monitoring yields and adjusting purchasing plans based on this data Managing rejection dispositions between the technical team and the suppliers Creating and managing the weekly Master Production Scheduling spreadsheets and reports Working directly with production to help fulfill their needs and reduce waste Working directly with Technical to understand their needs from the current supply base Working with suppliers on sourcing new items for product development Monitoring market pricing to ensure the business is priced accordingly Communicate promotional activity between the business and supply base Work closely with sales and marketing team delivering target budget prices

 Reading daily MRPs and adjusting the inbound plan Placing daily raw orders with suppliers and revising outstanding orders based on forecast fluctuations Maintaining business / supplier relationships with frequent phone calls or meetings Providing necessary raw data to the production group Monitoring yields and adjusting purchasing plans based on this data Managing rejection dispositions between technical and the suppliers Creating and managing the weekly Master Production Scheduling tools Working directly with production to understand their needs and treating them as my customer Working directly with Technical to understand their needs from the current supply base Working with suppliers on sourcing new items for the NPD team Monitoring market pricing to ensure the business is priced accordingly Communicate promotional activity between the business and supply base Executing Margin calculations to ensure buys are within business targets

 Contributed in creating the very scheduling processes still in use today. Manual inventory management on a daily basis Overnight scheduling to ensure plans were ready for the production teams at the start of each day Participating in morning meetings to hand over schedules and address any concerns for that day’s runs Managing forecasts for finished goods requirements and developed an understanding on how these forecasts affect the business. Created and manipulated daily production schedules based on orders and raw availability Reported daily on service level to stores and communicated reasons for shorts Communicated with planning to understand upcoming shorts and adjust schedules as necessary

 Equipment operator Customer service representative Inventory control / Inventory management Maintained stock levels to business expectations Managed inventory turns by adjusting production forecasts and schedules Constructed an off line MPR in Microsoft Excel to manage day to day raw consumption planning Managed monthly inventory counts and data input