Advising and consulting procurement, supply chain, and sourcing programs among hospitality and food service clients for food, supplies, and goods/services categories with an emphases on Finance, Operations, and Culinary synergies. Client set includes major hotel brands, entertainment and leisure brands, hotel/property management companies, REIT’s, PE firms, asset managers, airlines, and cruise lines, among others. I have negotiated, actively managed, or advised strategic decision making on $600M in spend on average annually across the client set in my time at Foodbuy, growing each subsequent year.

•Enterprise category management of Direct/Indirect spend within Food, Beverage, Hospitality, MRO categories•P&L improvement through contract negotiations and OpEx, CapEx, Labor, cost avoidance savings programs•Responsible for department leadership, coaching, and direct supervision of a team of employees. •Enterprise supplier management, including a global Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) contract, multiple distribution partnerships, strategic brand marketing partnerships, and hundreds of regional/specialty suppliers•Responsible for budget planning, commodity inflation forecasting, savings tracking, and program compliance in support of corporate FP&A and Operations teams•Robust senior stakeholder and cross functional planning, communication, and program management across Operations, Finance, AP, Legal, Sustainability, and Marketing as well as Executive Committee•Creation, implementation, management of a VMS•Contributor to company’s Coupa P2P system architecture, including category content control, process workflows, approval hierarchies, PO/Invoice setup, user interface, and program compliance processes and reporting, enabling ease of use and decision making for field purchasers•Lead on spend aggregation, supplier rationalization, and product standardization as a means of supporting the company’s aggressive growth through acquisition•Responsible for procurement Project Management of new resort acquisitions, including systems and staff integration, supplier onboarding, program implementation, training, etc•Major achievements include individual contribution of over 50% of company’s annual savings targets, multiple enterprise category strategies creating “360 degree value” in sustainability, labor, supplier/product rationalization, food safety and quality assurance, and legal/risk mitigation, CAO nomination to Finance Experience Engagement Team, CFO nomination to Finance Mentorship program, and 2x CFO Award recipient

• Responsible for procurement, supplier development, and end-to-end supply chain management of products and services for 1100 stores across 22 countries• Global strategic sourcing of $96 million in spend across multiple categories, enabling over $550 million in system sales.• Supply Chain department head, reporting directly to CFO and GM, responsible for operational budget and coaching of multiple direct reports.• S&OP leader responsible for execution of all regional products and LTO/promotional campaigns with multi-million dollar marketing budgets.• Principal consultant of warehousing, distribution, transportation, and 3rd party logistics for 36 franchisee SCM managers across the region.• Major achievements include development and launch of a web-based platform for internal procurement and order management, realignment of SCM department following global restructuring resulting in minimal employee redundancy while delivering SG&A savings, chairing Global Supply Chain Council to drive knowledge sharing and cooperation across global business units, development of new RFP and supplier bidding methodology to leverage growing BU’s purchasing volume, and creation of “Spend Smarter” program to generate creative cost reduction ideas, product negotiations, and alternative supplier development resulting in $6.7 million in system savings.

• Procurement, supplier development, and end-to-end supply chain management of products and services for 650 stores across 12 countries• Management of $32 million spend for food, packaging, 3rd party services, kitchen equipment, and supplies supporting $450 million in system sales• Regional department leader and career development coach of 3 direct reports• SCM lead within cross functional management team for S&OP planning and execution of all products• Advisor of 3rd party logistics, warehousing, distribution, and transportation for 17 franchisee SCM managers within the region• Major achievements include development and launch of a web-based platform for internal procurement and order management, implementation of a supplier scorecard system, and creation of regional “Spend Smarter” program to generate creative cost reduction ideas, product negotiations, and alternative supplier development that resulted in $6.7 million in system savings

• SME of agricultural commodities and shipping processes, management of intermodal transportation of food related imports and exports• Management of chassis and empty container positioning in support of operations servicing VIP clients inbound via US West Coast ports - Tesla Motors, Gap Inc., Costco, IKEA, Target, Kohl’s, and the US Military• Responsible for vendor contracts with value of approximately $30 million, including procurement of new equipment, repair, and insurance claims• Achieve import/export container balance and inventory optimization across 8 Western US States • Manage and optimize cost efficiency of company assets and vendor contracts in Western USA with value of approximately $30 million, in addition to reducing storage facility costs• Budget reconciliation and vendor invoice auditing and authorization• Regional equipment inventory supply and demand forecasting, planning round trip optimization of assets• Ensure sufficient equipment inventory is available to support customer bookings and manage repos cost effectively from deficit and surplus domestic locations• Audit equipment inventory movement history and reconciliation, including EDI data • Maintain delinquent and aging inventory at or below target dwell times • Recovery, disposal and sales of lost, stolen, or delinquent assets, coordinate M&R and 3rd party recovery

• Strategic planning, execution, tracing and customer service• Vendor management of chassis leasing companies and chassis pools • Manage chassis inventory reposition cost effectively at intermodal facilities and water ports• Supervise completion and quality of work by union clerks in Equipment, M&R, and Transportation departments• Execute management directives for Equipment, M&R, Sales and Marketing, Network Operations, and Transportation• Meet or exceed monthly, quarterly, and yearly KPI’s - departmental and personal

• Efficiently meet various customer needs for service oriented requests; bookings, rates, equipment, contracts, etc.• Effectively navigate APL’s Ops, Customer Service, and Sales networks to quickly troubleshoot solutions for customers • Assist accounts as part of 5 member sales team with a multi-million dollar budget • Sales preparation and contract administration in various trades• Develop new business, and engage customers in APL’s line of products and services• Report for profit and growth opportunities, ad-hoc reporting and projects based on management needs, and cost analysis to ensure focus on low cost solutions