Vertically integrated companies offering end-to-end solutions in contract manufacturing and packaging. Customers include some of the world largest consumer brands in the household, beauty/personal care and food industries.Led the sourcing and procurement strategy for the Chemicals category.• Drove cost-saving opportunities and negotiated large scale agreements with suppliers through rebates, cost reductions/avoidance and terms extension • Mitigated costs increase and supply chain risks by sourcing new or alternate suppliers.• Designed and implemented tools to streamline business processes including supplier scorecards and reviews, SOPs, spend forecast, costing and material shelf-life management.

Kraft Heinz is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world with net sales over $25 billion.Executed the external innovation strategy development and deployment for the food categories.Special Project - Primal Kitchen (Ingredients)• Lead the procurement initiatives for time-sensitive major in-sourcing project spanning 150 ingredients.• Negotiated pricing and mitigated waste loss with suppliers.• Supported suppliers development strategy and enterprise-wide change initiatives.• Established and fostered partnerships within a high matrix environment to meet KPI and target.Innovations for US and Canada (Retail and Foodservice)• Searched and assessed External Manufacturers/Co-manufacturers/Co-packers’ capabilities and capacities.• Partnered with internal and external stakeholders to develop and execute innovative products.• Guided co-manufacturers through the selection process to meet Kraft Heinz high quality and safety criteria.• Negotiated agreements, contracts and pricing including CAPEX, new equipment integration and infrastructure build-out.Digital and Global Procurement Excellence:• Assessed procurement process gaps to deliver a digital solution within the first 90 days.• Initiated, drove and delivered a custom intuitive user interface digital application to streamline and expand the global suppliers’ network and data management with Digital/IT and Global Procurement teams.

Leading B2B & B2C e-commerce organization servicing beauty professionals and distributors worldwide.Led sourcing and procurement strategy across all direct and indirect categories.Sourcing/Procurement, Category, and Supplier Management• Restructured categories to optimize spend management and reduce costs by 5-10% YoY• Sourced, negotiated and nurtured vendors’ relationships in US and International (OEM & ODM)• Developed strategic plan to assess suppliers• Ensured performance, reliability and quality of suppliers through defined KPIs and ROI• Identified and implemented opportunities for cost savings/avoidance• Directed complex RFQs/RFIs/RFPs and contracts negotiations• Partnered with suppliers to resolve problems and minimize critical losses• Ensured timely product and service delivery in compliance with laws and regulationsMarketing and New Product Development• Evaluated competition, industry trends analysis to curate innovative products• Collaborated across teams to formulate omnichannel business strategies• Sourced and developed full product lines of private labels (1000+ SKUs)IT and E-Commerce• Partnered with outsourced IT teams to develop strategy and implement e-commerce• Spearheaded the user’s interface integration of e-commerce website and ERP/CRM• Served as co-lead in development of buyer’s journey and pricing within the non-linear CX experiencesOperations• Maintained consistent growth and increased profit margin: targeted initiatives expanded company global reach and included development of private label lines of products.• Identified gaps and restructured operational process flow and procedures from end-to-end• Managed and mitigated risks in supply chain through market trends and constraints analysis• Created and implemented risk payment procedures to eliminate fraud loss to near 0%

Leading global manufacturer of creative, graphic, security and technical papers.