• Strong and accomplished leader in charge of the inbound supply chain strategy for the entire organization on all PO’s from placement to receipt, then inventory management until sale. • Leading and directing a team of 4+ buyers and coordinators reporting directly into the CFO. • Oversee and be responsible for stock replenishment on 5,000+ SKU’s, seasonal inventory with appropriate deadlines and timing on over 1,000 Q4 SKU’s, customer promo allocations and inventory success to not tie up company dollars for an extended period or out of season. • Coordinating production schedule, demand and raw material needs with overseas manufacturers that produce our imported private label. • Responsible for driving key company metrics and strategic priorities on customer service level, inventory turns, excess and product spoils which includes closeout of at-risk inventory. • Accountable for up to $15 million in inventory and maintaining stock levels for up to 150million of business yearly and with double digit growth each year during my tenure.• Reporting and presenting inventory status to senior executive ownership/leadership weeklyPanelist on “Supply Chain Crisis" at Fancy Foods East Show in New York City for June 2022Video link: https://vimeo.com/730215404/b9db582ce2

LTL Transportation company shipping between NJ and New England. We meet 3-4 times per year to go over P&L and industry strategy to ensure company success.

Panelist on “Supply Chain Crisis" at Fancy Foods East Show 2022.

• Leading and directing a team of 5 members purchasing light and heavy restaurant equipment buyers while managing stock and purchase performance tasked with coordinating stock ordering and construction job needs to significantly reduce costs while raising efficiencies and purchasing power. (This was a practice not previously focused on and executed until my position was created. I was to bridge the gap between strategic purchasing and ordering as needed.) • Complete oversight and responsibility for stock levels, managing improved turns and reduction of years of built up on inventory valued at $5+ million.

• Manage and mentor a team of up to 12 buyers and 4 purchasing assistants in 4 different offices located in Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Colorado, and Iowa. • Responsible for inventory over $100 million in value between all DC’s for over 10,000 SKU’s • Oversee demand exception-based Manhattan buying system and review buyer adjustments to ensure inventory efficiencies are attained with core settings and regular maintenance.• Drive and attain company metric goals of high service level, inventory turns, days on-hand, cost savings on inventory buy-ins/forward buys, maintaining budgets and overall inventory management of discontinued product, excess inventory, and slow movers in all DC’s. • Report and present to upper Executive leadership on status of metrics and actions developed.• Build, develop and manage relationships with suppliers to improve all aspects the company supply chain into 18 distribution centers nationwide in a newly designed department.

• Manage over 2,000+ items from purchasing each item, inventory management and marketing• Responsible for managing relationships with vendors and customers to increase sales• Set market selling price and factoring in internal expenses to cover costs on the sale• Negotiate pricing on all items, RFQ/RFQ bids and supplier rebate programs for each vendor

• Sell entertainment services to prospective individual and corporate clients then build solid relationships to lead to the sales of additional services, contracts and referrals• Handle all operations including scheduling events, management of office, purchasing all needed equipment/supplies and also provided input on marketing decisions • Supervise, manage and coordinate schedules/bookings for up to 8 employees and 2 interns

• Foodservice buyer focusing on flatware, china, smallwares, disposables and custom print. • Maintain over 2,500 highly active SKU’s for a 99.5%+ fill-rate and turns of 12-15 depending on category for full vendor management with over 200 domestic and international vendors. • Manage and own the category to select where particular items were stocked and what brands would be supported by the company to then be launched to sales and marketing. • Responsible for negotiations of company purchase price and supplier yearly rebate programs for entire corporation to maximize rebates exceeding 10% along with growth tiers. • Push business to aligned buying groups and key program suppliers to maximize profitability. • Work with salesforce with product updates, inventory status and all materials to support the sale.

• Responsible for over 5,000 parts SKUs to support 4 musical equipment brands (Numark, Alesis, Akai and Ion) from 3rd party Asian factories for sale and in-house factory repairs. • Coordinating container consolidations and proper lead-times on international shipments. • Manage and oversee all aspects of parts operation of the company’s RI and CA warehouses which included item creation, purchase, tracking, inventory to final sale or use. • Supervised up to 8 associates in covering 2 locations (RI and CA) with assigned KPI’s. • Researched and developed new strategies to achieve company goals and objectives in the ever changing market of musical equipment from CD to digital music including negotiating a free parts program on all new items from all factories during the first production run.

• Commission sales to over 200 wholesale and retail tire dealers throughout New England• Attained company set goals for gross sales, profit margin and net sales monthly and yearly• Maintained strong relationships with all existing accounts while opening new accounts to hit goal