Lisa Menard Email & Phone Number

San Antonio, Texas Area

Wheat Ridge, Co

Purchase anything and everything for the Agency. Furniture, office supplies, recreational supplies, printing, and medical consumables.

Denver, Co

Managed purchasing for ingredients, oversaw supplier relationships and inventory levels. Acted as liaison between plants and suppliers in cases of potential out-of-stock conditions.• Reduced freight costs more than $100K per year by working with major ingredient supplier to position critical ingredients in warehouse in close proximity to factories, reducing lead times for transporting ingredients to factories.• Researched sources for new ingredients and collected food safety documentation and pricing information to support new product roll-outs.• Established minimum / maximum inventory levels for key ingredients in company-owned warehouses.• Worked with business intelligence team to develop recall report for raw materials and trained other members of the team on using the recall report, enabling identification of specific raw materials, semi-finished and finished goods affected by recall.• Monitored inventory levels of ingredients with major suppliers, ensuring adequate inventory to cover demand, but not so much that it went out of age.• Ensured correct and timely deliveries by creating and confirming purchase orders.• Developed positive relationships with suppliers and internal customers, resulting in quicker responses and better service to company from suppliers willing to go above and beyond.• Provided point of contact for internal customers with purchasing questions, facilitating transactions.• Collected and analyzed data for supplier scorecards, providing data for reviewing with suppliers.

Provided administrative support to the Client Services Manager.