Corporate Supply Chain Analyst ~ Alcohol TeamSupporting Washington, California and Arizona statesSelected by the upper management team to support the Supply Chain Alcohol Department. • Sustaining over $30 million in inventory and target service levels with effective forecasting, analyzing promotion history, scan sales, seasonality, price points, promotion length.• Cost effective purchasing while incorporating investment buys, quantity discounts, and monthly cost increases/decreases.• Management of aged inventory to help alleviate the negative impacts on sales and profit• Strategic planning to achieve year-end working capital goal.• Collaborate with multiple vendors, logistics team, distribution, and retail in the liquor department.• Established and executed allocation initiatives to maximize business opportunities.

Corporate Supply Chain Analyst ~ Produce TeamSupporting All United States Corporate Divisions • Responsible for management of various large vendors including 11 Distribution Centers across the United States totaling $10+ million in warehouse inventory; ensuring proper product mix and volume from new product arrival to discontinuation process.• Productively managed and maintained targeted service level of 97.0% and daily inventory level of $12 million, while exceeding aged inventory goal of under 5%• Increased Vendor sales 20% year-over-year by completing forecasting and procurement for promotions while analyzing cost-saving opportunities to maximize profitability and minimize promotional overstock.• Collaborated with Consumer Demand/Vendors to discuss expectations and special plans for upcoming promotions ensuring most economically feasible operations were executed.• Allocated product to stores in order to support promotional and seasonal events ensuring highest in-stock levels and optimal sell-through.• Communicated with parties involved with entire product life cycle to maintain transparency across all units.• Utilized systems such as SSIMS, EXE, QMF, and Terradata while using SQL for daily execution and to compile historical data for analysis of past/future promotions.• Managed item discontinuation process for large team to make sure necessary steps are taken; ensuring product is out of warehouse within time guidelines.• Responsible for tracking POs and rushing trucks when necessary.• Provided warehouse/store support for product issues and other special requests.

Corporate Procurement Specialist ~ Perishable Dairy TeamSupporting All United States Corporate Divisions • Supported Perishable Category Teams in Grocery Dairy Merchandising Department.• Developed inventory plans and strategies for increasing sales and profits by product vendors and all United States warehouses.• Developed and coordinated product firm orders and allocation programs.• Monitored product inventory levels in all 11 distribution centers across the United States.• Buying at lowest cost and maintaining targeted service levels.• Reviewed weekly ads and verified promotional retails for accuracy.

• Created and developed all financial reports for all grocery category managers in our Nor-Cal grocery merchandising department for all weekly ads and coupon savings book promotions. • Communicated all weekly special ads, grand opening ads including all details for our Jewish and Hispanic calendars. • Developed and created all Nor-Cal grocery merchandising planners and communicated to all Nor-Cal field merchandising teams for all Nor-Cal store implementation and execution of MEDS.• Coordinated and communicated all Nor-Cal grocery promotional activity including our buying team, pricing team and Grocery Category Managers and Sales Manager.• Developed and implemented reports for allowance billing for all Nor-Cal grocery promotional marketing events and advertisements including merchandising displays.• Prepared all Nor-Cal grocery merchandising plans to support grocery sales plans with Grocery Sales Manager and Category Managers.

• Review and coordinated all weekly ads including changes in order to meet financial goals.• Proof and finalize all ad details prior to release of weekly ads, savings books, special ads.• Create in-store signage for all stores including grand openings and special ads.• Create in-store satellite advertisements for all categories within meat department.

• Create and maintain coupons and attach coupons to correct resale items to ensure that coupon limits and purchase requirements are met for all Nor-Cal stores.• Receive, research, and resolve store pricing problems and questions. Communicate to store on reported promotional pricing activity issues.• Identify and recommend solutions to promotional overlap issues.• Create and input retail items for promotional discounts for advertised and unadvertised specials.• Proof ad vehicles for pricing accuracy.

Accounting Departments include:• General Ledger • Direct Store Delivery • Warehouse Payables • Expense Department •.