John Stowell Email & Phone Number

Manchester, Nh, Us

Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States

Responsible for all fresh meat purchases and category management for fresh meats for 240+ club chain.

Family-owned distributor of quality portion-controlled meat and food service products with annual revenues exceeding $35 million.Director, Fresh Meats and Sustainable ProgramsCommand all facets of meat operations/sales as product specialist. Collaborate with regional suppliers to establish geographic link among Northeast suppliers and customers to encourage environmental sustainability and protect local communities. Spearhead operation of live animal procurement, processing, and distribution, in addition to sales/marketing for private label, locally raised, natural beef, veal, pork, and poultry programs.Curtailed costs $75,000 through consolidation of purchasing and receiving staff, made possible via implementation of upgrades to purchasing methods and inventory control.Designed and implemented Locally Grown Meats Program, which was 1st of its kind in northeastern US and is presently most fruitful and rapidly-growing program.Tripled manufacturing ability and improved yield 4% with no change in labor force through robotic automation of portion-cutting operations; process also resulted in 70% reduction in overtime costs.Corporate Director, Center of the Plate ProgramExplored opportunities to expand existing customer base and acquire additional accounts. Administered operation of fresh/frozen meat, including protein sales of 30 associates. Maintained mutually-beneficial relationships with customers and vendors. Director, Meat OperationsCoordinated purchase and price determinations for fresh meat and portion-cutting operations. Led ISO 9002 quality management system. Played key role in identification and formulation of opportunities for acquisition of new business.Meat specialist providing knowledge capital and results orientation to 20+ outside sales professionals. Manage fresh meat vendor relationships and develop new brands

Leading food and drug retailer with over 1,700 supermarkets in North America and vast network of distribution, manufacturing, and food processing facilities with annual revenues topping $42 billion.Fresh Meat Buying ManagerCharged with all corporate meat purchase options, maintaining favorable relationships with suppliers, and price modeling nationally for 9 sales divisions and distribution centers. Controlled annual expenditures of $1.2 billion utilized by purchasing agents to attain fresh meat products. Established and oversaw private label brands and corporate category management for entire spectrum of fresh meat programs.Delivered $5 million dollars in annual savings after design and implementation of private label-branded beef program; brand still active decade later.Generated $8-10 million dollars in yearly savings through creation of data tracking program for forward purchasing.Reduced expenditures $10-15 million dollars annually via tactical initiative that decreased purchase order management, warehouse deliveries, and vendor returns.

Primary trade association for US cattle industry, contributing, lobbying, educating, and advertising on behalf of its members.Director, Beef Improvement and EducationHeaded multiple producer education programs, including development and marketing strategies. Oversaw National Carcass Data Collection Service. Supervised National Beef Grading Committee and National Seedstock Council.Career Note: Additional previous positions included Director of Supply Development for Certified Angus Beef Program as well as Cattle Buyer

Work directly with all phases of beef production and marketing from seedstock production through retail and food service distribution to increase supply of premium beef.

Purchased live cattle for beef packing plant

Mba, Business Administration

Bachelor Of Science, Agriculture

Education record