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Grants Pass, OR, US

Dallas, TX, US

Scottsdale, Arizona, US

Scottsdale, Arizona, US

Scottsdale, Arizona, US

• Oversee the sourcing strategy and a $300 Million annual spend for both food and non-food.
• Manage 5 Category Managers; set and measure annual team sourcing and supply chain goals that align with organizational strategy and roadmaps.
• Provide reporting and communication on spend analysis, savings realized, and future opportunities for additional favorability, strategy, goals, projects, and updates to Executive Leadership.
• Develop both annual and long-term sourcing strategies that deliver overall business value across the Supply Chain, Marketing, and Commercial sectors.
• Analyze low-cost country sourcing opportunities across China, Mexico, Thailand, Vietnam, Korea, Norway, and India.
• Develop and implement a supplier relationship management strategy to deploy across supply base including segmentation, scorecarding, and risk management.

Scottsdale, Arizona, US

• Provided oversight and guidance for a $100 Million non-food contract and spend budget.
• Managed 3 employees including 2 Category Managers and a Procurement Specialist; set strategy, updated on projects, provided guidance, and approved contracts.
• Conducted and negotiated regular sourcing events and contracts related to IT software, furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FF&E).
• Met with leadership across Sourcing, Culinary, Marketing, IT, and Operations to review projects, align on goals, help set strategy, and produce executive updates.
• Directed and monitored progress toward department and organization goals for cost savings, procurement category strategies, operations, and capital expense tracking and management.
• Collaborated with the Chief Supply Chain Officer and reported on projects, presented business case opportunities, and aligned goals and responsibilities. Key Accomplishments

Scottsdale, Arizona, US

• Managed category budgeting, strategic sourcing, category strategy, cost optimization, and alternate supplier qualification for more than 400 domestic restaurant locations.
• Oversaw front- and back-of-house spend for kitchen equipment, stainless fabrication, refrigeration, furniture, fixtures, décor, external signage, and more.
• Served as the Sourcing Lead for corporate travel and expense management SaaS solutions.
• Aided in a procurement-wide supplier scorecarding process for segmented supply base.
• Led a print management sourcing solution effort for various internal stakeholders.
• Built and maintained relationships with suppliers; discussed project updates, troubleshot supply issues, and negotiated contracts and pricing agreements.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Oversaw procurement for both supplier development and demand-driven supply chain efforts.
• Managed a team of 5 including 3 Senior Procurement Specialists and 2 Procurement Specialists and conducted supplier and internal workshops related to cost-saving identification and tracking.
• Provided executive reporting on organization procurement cost savings targets.
• Developed playbooks for procurement professionals and category managers to leverage in their day-to-day vendor interactions to work on extracting value.
• Held meetings with employees to discuss progress status reports, provided overall guidance, and reviewed savings progress toward goal.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to discuss project status, next steps, and ensure that objectives were aligned.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Developed an automated material price forecasting system using CTRM (Commodity Trade Risk Management) software Right Angle to improve the speed and accuracy of procurement forecasts.
• Performed strategic design and aided Procurement Managers with automating forecasting.
• Enhanced reporting to understand physical and financial ownership, risk exposure, spend coverage, and other metrics to facilitate strategic discussions with P/L owners.
• Served as a Change Management Lead using ADKAR Change Management Methodology.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Facilitated and led cross-functional productivity ideations with strategic suppliers.
• Managed cross-functional teams to execute projects across various ingredient and packaging categories.
• Leveraged various tools including clean sheeting, specification optimization, and demand transparency.
• Created an online training playbook for internal employees.
• Identified $37 Million in cost savings across ingredient and packaging categories.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Chicago, Illinois, US