Jay Taylor Email & Phone Number

Boise, Idaho, US

Boise, Idaho, US

Boise, Idaho, US

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• Tapped to take the management lead of procurement for the Northwest Division, chain-wide vendor management of three high profile paper manufacturers, as well as, chain-wide inventory management of all Safeway.
• Appointed to Acting Director of Purchasing in December 2014.
• Manage the efficient utilization of $100M daily average inventory investment in the Northwest Division, while maintaining superior product availability to the Safeway stores.
• Led the consolidation of purchasing for all Safeway’s Self-manufactured Cultured Dairy products resulting in efficient production to order with limited waste. Efforts taken opened production capacity and prevented the.
• Cultivate the relationship and results of the vendor managed inventory for the top three paper vendors.

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• Led Supply Chain’s support of Safeway’s merchandising and sales plan through product allocation and vendor engagement for the Beverage/Snack/Main Meal/Meals and Ingredients Business Unit. Lead a team of 6 embedded.
• Created best practices to facilitate the support of the 4th Quarter holidays plans while ensuring maximum efficiency and communication for our distribution and retail partners.
• Defined process and reporting to communicate promotional volume recaps and expectations for warehousing and retail which enabled labor, space, and logistic planning.
• Developed best practices for allocating product to support marketing plans while adhering to retail mapping.
• Drove efficiencies for the warehouse, including cross docks and the flow of all products from vendor to shelf.

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• Primary management lead of procurement for the Vons and Texas Divisions. Lead a team of 8 direct reports (1 manager, 1 supervisor, and 6 analysts) and 12 indirect reports.
• Developed process to set working capital and turns goals across all centralized supply chain at all levels. Process became the basis for an automated process developed later.
• Initiated and created the basis for post event analysis process to gain understanding of promotional movement and drive future improvement.

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• Promoted to define and drive Supply Chain’s support of Safeway’s merchandising and sales plan through product allocation and vendor engagement. Lead a team of 6 embedded managers and 10 analysts supporting the.
• Drove the development of Supply Chain support of the Beverage, Snack and Alcohol/Tobacco (BSAT) Business Unit during a Supply Chain restructure.
• Redefined the allocation process for Liquor utilizing store specific sales.
• Led the development of Live Event Management process training document and trained all Supply Chain teams.

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• Promoted to drive vendor performance and efficiencies through scorecard reviews and development of Joint Action Plans..
• Took a lead role developing and testing of Live Event Management and Net Landed Cost applications.
• Secured and developed Live Event Management partnership with five key vendors. Presented formal training to ensure understanding and success of the process.
• Drove strategic and tactical solutions for Safeway’s Supply Chain through cost benefit analysis and facilitating communication with key stakeholders.

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• Promoted to maximize Texas sales and profits through overseeing the purchasing and efficient management of perishable and non-perishable inventory.
• Motivated and mentored the Texas Procurement team to meet and exceed the team's goals, including: service level, warehouse inventory, and aged inventory.
• Designed and implemented a planning and forecasting program to support merchandising end displays. The program was successfully implemented into my team, followed by full implementation to all procurement teams.
• Defined, implemented, and monitored the 2006 hurricane preparation and exit strategy plan for the Texas division. Processes set are still being utilized in 2015.

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• Purchased and managed inventory across 8 divisions and 12 distribution centers, including Center of Store and Service Deli products.
• Successfully forecasted product needs to support retail sales during promotional and seasonal periods.
• Took a lead role in developing an embedded procurement team within the Service Deli/Bakery Business Unit.
• Supported the Vons Division in a key role that involved prioritizing purchase orders and coordinating deliveries with the Vons warehouses, vendor, carriers, and backstage personnel

• Managed store merchandising of promotional and seasonal inventory to support expected sales.
• Developed and implemented weekly product merchandising plan.
• Executed daily operations of the entire store, including supervision of all store union and non-union employees.
• Engaged effective leadership and encouraged team concepts.
• Albertson’s Third Person during the period of August 1997 to September 1999, when my location was sold to Ralphs Grocery Company.
• Assisted in the successful merger of the two companies’ cultures to maintain moral, productivity, and sales.

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