Leah Dowd Email & Phone Number

Orlando, Florida, United States

Oversee 80+ 7Eleven store locations in the Greater Orlando area.

Batavia, Il

- Decide assortment and variety of special buy items along with their packaging designs- Negotiate with suppliers to achieve best prices for agreed quality - Make proposals on product prices and suppliers as well as contract quantities and durations- Work closely with logistics and suppliers to ensure on-time product arrivals - Carry out market place, competitor and price research - Participate in sampling sessions- Manage Buying Assistants - Liase with divisions to ensure timely and efficient information flow - Review customer complaints

Batavia, Il

* Recommend Milk Commodity Special Buy items * Verify monthly cost changes (Milk, Egg, Cheese, Butter) * Advise Buying Director on dairy market trends * Serve as liaison between divisions and dairy personnel * Oversee competitive retail analysis for the business * Manage dairy regulation compliance and communication within the business * Complete proposals and compile memos for dairy related changes and recommendations* Manage a team of data entry assistants

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Manage millions of dollars in business and drive sales growth• Run up to five stores in a district and provide direction to the store managers• Recruit, train, develop and lead 50+ employees • Make decisions that drive efficiency and business results• Help ALDI remain a grocery industry leader• Play a key role in new store openings• Public speaking and project based work

* Obtain knowledge on specialized database searches * Assist professor with course related material

Tallahassee, Florida

* Tutor Operations Research undergraduate students* Assist professor with organization of course materials* Grade assignments

Madison-Lee, Florida

* Work on DMAIC project to reduce amount of under filled bottles on a production line by 25%. * Improve efficiency of full bottle change overs and full bottle change over training. * Create a procedure to gather more accurate data on change overs. * Gain knowledge of TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) processes* Present to senior management

* Develop and lead weekly lesson plans ta a class of 29 college freshman* Provide guidance on the rudimentary skills required for engineering majors* Mentor students

* Plan and organize an average of 30 group reservations on a weekly basis.* Train new employees within my department* Ensure high level of customer satisfaction with a focus on customer service* Propose innovative ideas to increase effeciencies* Handle issues that arise from staff or customers* Compile employee schedules

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General, 3.85

Activities and Societies: MBAA Historian

Bachelor Of Science, Industrial Engineering, 3.66