John Anderson, Cpsm Email & Phone Number

Mckinney, TX, US

Texas, United States

• As the Vegetable Procurement Manager, I am responsible for leading all aspects of sweet potato, jalapeño and zucchini procurement activities directing domestic and international sourcing decisions to support finished.
• Manage all raw material planning to include volume analysis and supply recommendations.
• Conduct all contract negotiations including annual agreements, multi-year contracts and spot market purchases.
• Manage all active contracts to ensure compliance and material availability.
• Develop strategies to maintain supplier relations and enhance future supplier development.
• Foster both internal and external cross functional relationships to build enterprise value and supply chain strength.

Led and managed national potato supply chain across 38 supply areas and 25 manufacturing sites, directing 230 million dollars in annual spending. Utilized demand planning tools and data analysis to establish volume trends, determine necessary future supply needs and establish price objectives, in coordination with Product Supply and Sales/Marketing.

Negotiated agreements, collaborating with two direct report Regional Purchasing Managers, to contract all potato requirements for 12 Western Division manufacturing sites managing 110 million dollars in annual spending. Implemented contract incentive programs to offset inflation and provide increased manufacturing value. Leveraged relationships and worked.

Worked with Senior Group Manager to negotiate agreements and contract potatoes needed to meet the manufacturing requirements for seven Central Region plants. Reviewed proposals, prepared quotations, performed price cost analysis as appropriate, conducted negotiations, awarded purchase orders, approved payment, maintained necessary records, and followed up.

Led Traffic Center team of 34 over-the-road drivers, four dispatchers, a financial analyst and a network manager to coordinate all outbound finished product shipments to distribution centers in Phoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas and Southern California, and remote service bins located in Arizona. Effectively executed continuous improvement techniques that.

Coordinated 60,000,000 pounds of annual manufacturing capacity across four production lines to meet baseline and promotional sales demand throughout the Southwest region. Successfully developed and implemented product build-up strategies that met holiday demand sales spikes that exceeded production capacity. Successful plan execution also allowed for.

Led Potato Chip Unit consisting of 78 technicians and three shift managers to produce approximately 30 million pounds of annual production. Effectively managed department budget of over 4.5 million dollars. Led initiatives focused on improving unit cost, quality, safety, and service KPIs utilizing a team-based Performance Process. Successfully navigated.

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