• Negotiated contracts for annual commodities in excess of $10 million dollars• Managed inventories of 50 plus ingredients annually• Maintained lean inventory levels helping to reduce company overhead• Collaborated cross functionally with sales, marketing, QC, R&D and production• Developed supplier relations with ingredient and packaging suppliers• Managed direct reports• Directed workflow of direct reports• Reduced packaging costs by $400k annually by implementing bid process• Supported rollout of new ERP system as a core team member• Sourced new ingredients and packaging• Qualified new suppliers• Created and implemented tracking system for repair parts in plant• Managed outside maintenance contractors

Responsibilites: Purchasing all packaging materials and scheduling deliveries in support of all plant production.Supervisor to the MRO Buyer.Responsible for various plant contracts (ie. Lawn care, Snow Plowing and food vending equipment.)

Purchased all maintenance, repair and operation repair parts.