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Camden, NJ, US

Camden, NJ, US

• Actively manage and procure for an agriculture category of 100+ items with a total spend of ~$60MM
• Appointed as the lead liaison between the Co-Manufacturing & Ingredient Procurement team, acting as the project lead for Plum Organics Co-Manufacturing related activities involving ingredient needs
• Successfully implemented over $1MM in cost saving projects across the Plum Organics, Pacific Foods, & Campbell categories in FY20
• Managed multiple end to end RFP processes from the category manager side that led to 4+ new ingredient approvals
• Currently leading the business case for a Centralized Storage Program (Hub & Spoke Model) for the Plum Organics category in order to raise service levels, drive cost savings/working capital, & improve business continuity
• Developed a full Category Strategy playbook across the Fruit/Veg Puree space that includes harvest/contract season calendars, spend visibility, approved suppliers, open contracts, enabler pipelines, etc.

Camden, NJ, US

• Successfully managed 20+ sourcing initiatives through the Ariba e-sourcing platform with a total spend of ~370MM across the following categories: Paper Packaging, Flexible Packaging, Fresh Ingredients, Commodities.
• Created an analysis in the fresh ingredient space utilizing the excel solver add-in to help optimize the current portfolio of the Campbell grower network. The project led to a 3% cost avoidance from the previous year.
• Assisted in the creation of the Corrugated, PET, & MRO category strategies by adding the following insights: spend analytics, business continuity, market research, current contracts, SWOT analysis, etc.
• Led a project on analyzing the Packaging High Risk Categories and created a Supplier Risk Scorecard to discover the categories that needed to be resourced by cross functional stakeholders to help mitigate supply risk
• Supported negotiations in the Flexible Packaging RFP by creating a tool within excel that can delegate volumes, show coverage, and account for added savings potential that led to a savings of 15% on 24MM in spend
• Responsible for on-boarding and training new sourcing analysts in the following tools and processes: 7-step Strategic Sourcing Process, SAP, Ariba Suite, CLM, Pricing Analysis, Enabler Reporting, etc.

Leuven, BE

- Responsible for managing and staffing 120+ union drivers/helpers both in the warehouse and trade to facilitate the service of 6,500+ accounts in the NYC area - Successfully planned and executed 20-70 routes (volume dependent) on a daily basis across Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island with the average route grossing ~$10,000-15,000 - Worked.

Leuven, BE

- Optimized the Warehouse pick process by developing a multi-order Match Tool in excel that combines similar orders to then be picked together on walkie-riders that have multiple pallet capabilities. This led to ~12% time efficiencies in the overall pick process -- Completed a PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act) project over the course of a 5-month training and.

Camden, NJ, US

• Successfully managed 10+ sourcing initiatives with a total spend of ~$46MM that generated a hard savings of 15% across the following categories: Flexible Packaging, Adhesives, Food Grade Chemicals, Dairy Products.
• Led a global collaborative sourcing initiative across 30 manufacturing sites with another large food manufacturing company that resulted in 25% hard savings and inspired further collaborative sourcing initiatives and.
• Enhanced my skills in analytics, negotiation, organization, problem solving, professional communication, and leadership
• Created high level analysis documents for senior managers to assist in negotiation strategy development and execution
• Participated in 15+ negotiations across both Direct and Indirect Procurement
• Effectively developed the business case for justification of implementing a Procurement Card program, as well as a new e-sourcing technology platform

Charlotte, NC, US

• Performed many tasks as a merchandiser, including accurately forecasting trends in consumer buying, managing demand levels, and working in the warehouse pulling/loading orders on a daily basis
• Enhanced my understanding of the distribution to retailer process of the Supply Chain
• Produced layout plans and merchandised short-term displays based on seasonal preference
• Controlled stock levels based on forecasts for the spring and summer season
• Resolved warehouse stock issues by identifying alternative products that sold successfully and met the needs of the customer
• Successfully bought and merchandised product on a route grossing $20,000 per week as a vendor

• Performed multiple tasks as a server, including waiting tables, processing food orders and providing effective customer service
• Demonstrated leadership skills through training newly hired employees on waiting tables, processing orders through the point of sale system and opening/closing restaurant tasks
• Achieved the annual customer appreciation bonus award for providing effective customer service
• Successfully enhanced time management skills as well as formal communication skills by interacting with multiple customers and colleagues on a regular basis