Marlene Marshall Email & Phone Number

Professional experience:Responsible for entire purchasing dept. functionsManaged all food categories, be it commodity, flour, oil, cheese, dairy, mayo or non-commodity items, chicken, beef, pork, seafood, produce.Worked through many supplier negotiations with long standing relationships.Managed all smallwares and equipment.Maintained contract compliance for all product specs, rebates, service and all food related products.Invoice reconciliation for ADT (fire & burglary), Direct TV, Ecolab (equipment, pest & chemical), NuCo2, SLM (grease & trash), Unifirst Linen, Dunwell (hood cleaning) and Muzak.Monitored product and price logistics, ie freight via truck and railHandled issues between 6 food distribution centers related to deliveries, restaurant credits and center slow/excess inventory for 41 Don Pablo's and 7 HOPS.Met with R&D and Marketing to prepare for LTO’s and menu flips.Sourced samples for value added product, to include follow up of new item set up, transitioning of old product from inventory to new product replacement.Goals:To continue a career path in purchasing and furthering a food industry education as it pertains to national restaurant chains.Specialties: Purchasing, distribution, transitioning of products, testing and quality assurance.