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Portland, Oregon, United States

Promoted to Director of Procurement for Good Food Holdings, the parent company of New Seasons Market, gaining expanded oversight of contract negotiations and cost cutting efforts across the enterprise.Key Wins: Negotiated GFH’s single largest retail spend contract, resulting in $60M in cost savings. Also, established a top-to-top meeting cadence with GFH C-suite and critical supplier partners, driving internal alignment on key supplier performance and financial asks while providing a greater level partnership with external stakeholders.

Portland, Oregon, United States

Accountable for all procurement, supplier management, and logistics activities. Led and developed a team of 12 by establishing a clear vision, mission and strategy to support New Seasons' business objectives.

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Following planned exit from Kroger Co., launched an independent consultancy that helps retail and food industry clients solve wholesale supplier challenges, identify growth opportunities, optimize product mix, address supply chain issues and ideate private label packaging concepts.

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Promoted and led a team of 100+ associates who delivered strong annual sales performance and growth through outstanding purchasing, merchandising, and product development. Accountable for product mix, merchandising and marketing planning, and seasonal event coordination. Maintained full P&L accountability.Key Wins: Achieved record-breaking sales and margin results while navigating the intricate challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic. Also, spearheaded and drove planning for a state-of-the-art general merchandise store that will now be the basis for future store remodels and openings.

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Oversaw design, development, sourcing, and financial performance for all private-label home goods and apparel. Developed team into a powerhouse unit (30) that delivered eight consecutive years of growth in sales, margin, and profitability.Key Wins: Took private label sales from 14% of total volume (2009) to 19% (2015). Also, launched the first private label product lifecycle management tool for general merchandise and created a merchant training program that improved existing talent and built future bench strength.

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Promoted to DMM and served in three distinct roles across home improvement, sporting goods, and automotive & storage. Led and developed category buying teams of up to 150 in modernizing, revitalizing and driving robust performance through a period of rapid growth and the challenging U.S. economic recession. Key Wins: Delivered strong bottom-line profitability by launching new categories / assortments to offset rising costs and shifts in consumer spending. Also, transformed in-store furniture shopping from an associate-driven model to a self-service concept to expedite the shopping experience.

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Following early career retail management and merchandising roles for Fred Meyer, was promoted to category manager with oversight of Fred Meyer’s women’s gift accessories and cosmetics. Later, directed the seasonal category with leadership over all holiday buys.Key Win: Successfully transitioned seasonal programs to direct import purchases, saving the company millions of dollars.

Coursework Toward Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Business Administration And Management, General

Coursework Toward Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Business Administration And Management, General