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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Tasked with developing new function dedicated to supporting inventory management, shrink mitigation, buying optimization, and analytics for this natural and organic food company. Built center of excellence into more proactive view of how to buy better.• Improved shrink performance for national procurement from $3.9M unfavorable to favorable within 6 months by rebalancing supply in network, partnering with vendors on returns and donations, and adjusting forecasts based on actuals vs… Show more Tasked with developing new function dedicated to supporting inventory management, shrink mitigation, buying optimization, and analytics for this natural and organic food company. Built center of excellence into more proactive view of how to buy better.• Improved shrink performance for national procurement from $3.9M unfavorable to favorable within 6 months by rebalancing supply in network, partnering with vendors on returns and donations, and adjusting forecasts based on actuals vs. projections.• Reduced costs and eliminated redundant efforts following consolidation of vendors, logistics, procurement operations, and analytics into one team.Improve shrink performance in six months for national procurement from $3.9 million unfavorable to favorable by fiscal year endSuccessfully consolidate vendor logistics, procurement operations, and analytics into one team and remove redundant work Show less

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Developed domestic and global packaging supply chains for this beauty membership service with goal of ensuring business continuity through optimized prices, quality, and service. Managed team of 3 direct and 2 indirect purchasing managers who maintained relationships with suppliers and developed SOPs for sourcing. Established and cultivated consistent, cross-functional stakeholder relationships across US and with teams in China and the Philippines.• Positioned company for rollout of new… Show more Developed domestic and global packaging supply chains for this beauty membership service with goal of ensuring business continuity through optimized prices, quality, and service. Managed team of 3 direct and 2 indirect purchasing managers who maintained relationships with suppliers and developed SOPs for sourcing. Established and cultivated consistent, cross-functional stakeholder relationships across US and with teams in China and the Philippines.• Positioned company for rollout of new, more profitable membership tiers following acquisition of Boxy Charm into IPSY Color Way with creation of new go-to-market strategy.Manage team of five (three direct) purchasing managers to manage suppliers and develop SOPs for sourcing processes Show less

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Established beauty care contract manufacturing sourcing strategy, including supplier segmentation, business continuity planning, supply risk mitigation, inventory management, and supply base management across all categories. Recruited and development team of 3 purchasing managers to coordinate spending, including oversight of RFQs, contract management, and supplier relationship management programs.• Generated $4M in working capital improvement and $2M in annualized cost of goods savings via… Show more Established beauty care contract manufacturing sourcing strategy, including supplier segmentation, business continuity planning, supply risk mitigation, inventory management, and supply base management across all categories. Recruited and development team of 3 purchasing managers to coordinate spending, including oversight of RFQs, contract management, and supplier relationship management programs.• Generated $4M in working capital improvement and $2M in annualized cost of goods savings via development and implementation of metrics. Show less

Greater Los Angeles Area

As purchasing lead for professional haircare business, developed strategy and provided operational support for direct materials and indirect services. Crafted and implemented sourcing strategies for make-versus-buy for innovation and ongoing cost optimization. Spearheaded development of new external manufacturers supporting innovations for global laundry and homecare business.• Delivered more than 3% annualized cost savings, exceeding business unit target, following integration of Sun… Show more As purchasing lead for professional haircare business, developed strategy and provided operational support for direct materials and indirect services. Crafted and implemented sourcing strategies for make-versus-buy for innovation and ongoing cost optimization. Spearheaded development of new external manufacturers supporting innovations for global laundry and homecare business.• Delivered more than 3% annualized cost savings, exceeding business unit target, following integration of Sun Products, through contract negotiation and strategic tendering.• Repositioned and relaunched Renuzit brand as manager of company’s biggest air-care innovation, overhauling portfolio and introducing 4 new products.• Saved 15% on portfolio by leveraging electronic reverse auctions, conducting company’s first ever in North American market.• Reduced manufacturing costs 20% through consolidation of haircare vendors from 4 across US to one US vendor and company’s first Mexican contract manufacturer supporting the US and Canadian business. Show less

Hartford, Connecticut Area

Managed supply base for tail-end materials across multiple business units. Focused on reducing supply base by strategically partnering with 2 chemical distributors to manage vendors on company’s behalf.• Rationalized supplier base 40% while saving 10% on costs via creation and implementation of new strategy.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

In initial role, managed grain, oil, premix, and pea protein pipelines across $80M raw material spend. With promotion, oversight expanded to managing pipelines from Asia, Australia, and Europe, in addition to critical North American pipelines, for incoming raw materials. Developed and optimized material supply chains targeted at supply risk mitigation, innovation support, continuous improvement, and full product lifecycle management support. • Reduced annual spending $6M through… Show more In initial role, managed grain, oil, premix, and pea protein pipelines across $80M raw material spend. With promotion, oversight expanded to managing pipelines from Asia, Australia, and Europe, in addition to critical North American pipelines, for incoming raw materials. Developed and optimized material supply chains targeted at supply risk mitigation, innovation support, continuous improvement, and full product lifecycle management support. • Reduced annual spending $6M through negotiations, specification optimizations, and cross-business unit volume consolidation. Show less

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Bachelor Of Science, Economics

Studied Economics with a focus on microeconomics and how consumer behavior influences buying decisions. As a part of Barrett, the Honor's.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Supply Chain Management