Lauren Ostrowski Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Purchase, New York, Us

• Managed an annual portfolio of $300+ million including wheat, cornmeal, and specialty grains for all North American Quaker and Frito Lay business• Executed commodity risk management programs through monthly forward coverage strategies with treasury and suppliers • Supported 100% sustainable supplier-sourced crops by 2025 through engagement of cover crop programs

Purchase, New York, Us

• Managed $90 million (700 million lbs.) of raw potatoes annually with 8 suppliers in 15 production areas• Worked directly with potato suppliers to negotiate contracts, manage inventory, and monitor quality • Maintained open channels of communications with growers and plants including weekly quality meetings to ensure each plant received the right size and solids for their production needs• Delivered a target of $1.1 MM in 2020 Potato Productivity for the South-Central Region with an additional $1.8 MM for a total delivery of $2.9 MM• Supplier Diversity “Champion” for the Agro team supporting the growth and development of minority owned suppliers with 12.7% diverse spend penetration in 2020 (+1.8% PY)

Purchase, New York, Us

• Managed a team of 27 operators and 9 production lines across corn and PC platforms• Supported staffing including hiring, training, and communication for front-line personnel• Lead daily pre-shift meetings focused on ingredient performance, quality, service, and safety• Communicate and collaborate with packaging, warehouse, and maintenance to solve operational issues and minimize downtime• Worked a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holiday coverage

Purchase, New York, Us

• Executed 13 national packaging changes including NFP updates for Tostitos, Santitas, and Rold Gold, Cheetos Puffs sodium reduction, and the Baked graphics refresh• Coordinated with film and seasoning suppliers and the FLNA deployment team • Aligned cross functional teams with material timelines during weekly Task Force meetings to support innovation and execution business initiatives• Reduced Baked & Cheetos Obsolescence cost by $1.1 MM in P5-P13 compared to 2016 • Forecasted weekly usage of over 330 SKUs for Tostitos, Cheetos, Rold Gold, Baked, and Santitas brands• Worked 304 Business Proposals insuring in-store dates were met • Lead the Material Supply team on the integration of the new PLM Cornerstone program

Purchase, New York, Us

• Developed a robust 52 week sourcing strategy for organic potatoes for the US• Realized productivity of $1.2 MM by recommending an incentive program overhaul• Built a financial model to analyze potato data and to explain changes in recent performance• Communicated with potato growers and visited 2 Frito-Lay plants and a potato farm• Strengthened my knowledge of contract negotiation strategy, regression analysis, and potato supply

Battle Creek, Michigan, Us

• Engineered a new pilot plant process for granola cereal products• Traveled to 5 different plants to assist start-up projects and produce sale samples for cereal and snack products• Participated in 2 sensory projects in conjunction with Sensory Effects in Chicago, Illinois that included 4 days of consumer panel analysis• Assisted with flavor projects resulting in travel to FONA and the Kerry Group• Interacted with cross functional teams across multiple business units including sensory, product development, engineering, and marketing

• Formulated new projects including brownies, cakes, and breads• Assisted in quality control performing salt and pH analysis tests• Expanded my knowledge of product development, food processing andmanufacturing procedures, and ingredient functionality• Spearheaded a document management program for C of As and SOPs

Master Of Agribusiness (Mab)

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Food Science And Technology