Leads a team of five direct reports overseeing $30+ million in purchasing volume. Supports three life-plan communities and several entities including Goodwin House At Home, Goodwin House Home Health, and Goodwin House Palliative Care & Hospice.Manages all GPO and Vendor relationships.Reviews and Manages contracts and service agreements.Conducts all Vendor and Product due diligence.Analyzes products by category.Oversees Vendor and Product Risk Management.Oversees Vehicle Fleet Management and Insurance Administration.Develops all Departmental Policies and ProceduresLeads the RFP/RFQ/RFI process.Oversees Materials Management.

Sourced and procured all products and services, volume 10m.Negotiated and managed service agreements and contracts.Managed vendor and GPO relationships.Performed annual business reviews.Collaborated with internal stakeholders.Reviewed all service agreements and contracts.Resolved invoice discrepancies.

Worked in various buying positions as an Assistant Buyer, Buyer-in-Training, and Acting Buyer in the Ready-to-Wear and Accessories Departments.Performed the weekly Open-to-Buy (financial budget) process.Attended market to source new products.Monitored fashion trends. Analyzed and forecasted sales.Created merchandise plans.Ordered and planned the distribution of merchandise to stores.Transferred merchandise.Communicated with vendors and merchandise managers.Analyzed sales by classification.Analyzed slow selling merchandise.Planned sales promotions and markdowns.Reviewed purchase journal and submitted corrections.Coordinated vendor returns and mark-out-of-stock goods.Negotiated with vendors.

Procured educational toys and novelty clothing for Disney's e-commerce company called Childcraft.Attended market to review and select new products.Worked with the Marketing and Advertising departments on catalog selections and layout. Monitored sales and placed reorders.Communicated with the customer service team.Performed invoice resolution. Planned and monitored my budget.Attended weekly product review meetings.Performed sales analysis.Monitored the warehouse inventory and distribution.Placed and monitored all drop shipped orders.