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Miami, Florida, United States

Miami, Florida, United States

Miami, Florida

Buyer III, F&B Procurement - Sustainability, Seafood, Lobster Stock Sales-Negotiate annual price agreements for $80M+ Seafood category for domestic and export markets-Plan and procure seasonal purchases of Lobster Tail supply (1.5M+ lbs) directly with vertically integrated suppliers from Canada and New England-Manage supplier relationship and RCG SCM expectations for performance -Assist Culinary Teams with menu and venue development, providing viable sourcing strategies to deliver quality products reliably for highest guest satisfaction-Directly oversee New Orleans,Galveston, Los Angeles/West Coast, and South American Market sourcing and provisioning development strategies-Cooperated on developing and executing crisis revenue generation via stock item sales Lobster Tail inventory sales have mitigated potential losses caused by aging product in cold storage-Process and reconcile supplier statements -Developed multiple Specialty Dining Venue Procurement roadmaps for consumption transparency and sourcing efficiency between culinary and F&B Procurement teams-Search for any available cost savings within current Standard Items listing, via consolidation of SKUs, specification adjustments and or alignments to capture below market prices for higher quality product-Negotiate and propose opportunity buys to culinary teams to increase cost savings-Driving sustainability goals within the category to meet or exceed 90% MSC certified Wild species and 75% ASC certified farmer species

State College, Pennsylvania

Conduct research and analysis on agricultural commodity, AgTech, insurance, food production, and export markets.

New York, New York

Observed trading while dealing with extensive quality control and logistics with Central and South American Arabica as well as Southeast Asian Robustas. Developed NA sales expansion strategies and data analytics.

New York, New York