• Working directly with all Officers of the company to support the strategic direction of the company• Hired and developed a strong team of 4 individuals. Promoting 3, backfilling with new hires and making key decisions in the procurement team roles.• Leading team meetings that driving increased business focus, boosting employee engagement and increasing skills of procurement team through training.• Working cross functionally across all departments in the company, as the role supports all of our 15 internal plants from an Indirect spend and all of our external Contract Manufacturers• Managing, negotiating SG&A Indirect spend (Capital Equipment, HR & IT systems/spend)• Driving implementation of insourcing of CoMan skus to fill capacity of new facility expansion leading to plant utilization and cost savings.• Negotiating multiple contracts to drive Cost Savings of $3MM+ YOY

Reporting directly to Chief Procurement Officer, also working directly with all Officers of the company to support the strategic direction of the company.Working cross functionally across all departments in the company, as the role supports all of our 16 internal plants from an Indirect spend and all of our external Contract Manufacturers. Indirect SpendDriving savings, quality & service at the plant level by procuring: -Uniforms, cleaning chemicals, PPE, maintenance & repair parts, waste services, etc. Negotiating contracts at a corporate level that include: -Health care coverage, IT systems, real estate leases and HR programsImplementing new systems and facilitating change management for: -Corporate credit cards, travel booking system, travel expense systemHiring and coaching indirect manager role -2 managers hired, excelled in the role and promoted to additional responsibilitiesContract Manufacturing-Managing the complexity of multiple skus for both retail and food service across multiple CMs-Creating processes to manage cost across the bill of materials and insure invoice/PO/GR match-Set up multiple CMs each year to support business growth and new projects-Work directly with innovation and brand teams to support new project initiatives-Built a team of 2 direct reports to support the external manufacturing needs of the company

External Supply Solutions for P&G Professional(commercial products)• Supported 14 Contract Manufactures to deliver multiple initiatives and drive Sales of over $35M(10x target)• Negotiated extended payment terms with 6 CMs to achieve 33% of total division goals for Cash Acceleration• Delivered 153% of Savings target for Home Care and 154% of savings target for P&G Professional• Led training for North America EM organization on stewardship policies and contract compliance• Influenced cross-functional stewardship team to develop raw/pack material purchasing system & processes• Leading quarterly “PurchasesX Talks” – external speakers to influence innovation with Purchases organization• Simplified the supply chain across multiple Suppliers and Contract Manufactures to drive transportation savings

Purchases manager for External Supply Solutions(external contract manufacturing). • Managed multi category bid to drive savings and successful transition of 230+ Everyday Available skus• Negotiated second largest external manufacturing contract• Developed and executed Global Sourcing Strategy for bar soap.• Delivered over 30% of Total EM savings goals• Completed Value Stream Mapping at CM to create $4M+ of savings

Second year student in the MBA program

Worked cross-functionally to design savings tracker tool and implemented the use of this tool by training over 80+ buyers globally.

• Raised customer retention 10% by implementing project management system• Increased business 17% by amplifying company reputation as an on-time installer

Became an Accredited Professional (AP) of LEED and built the 1st LEED Platinum Certified building in Utah.