Managed a significant purchasing budget, and responsible for the sourcing of new products for hundreds of projects, including corporate gifts and specialty food service partners.Curated a constantly refreshed and seasonal product mix across multiple categories, totalling over 3,000 SKUs, including over 800 cheeses.Proven track record of productive supplier management and negotiation skills, including onboarding hundreds of new suppliers, providing sustained support and analysis to achieve set targets.Revamped vendor selection and approval process, resulting in quicker onboarding, and bolstering of supply chain resiliency.Developed and executed an excess inventory reduction strategy that minimized loss while ensuring 95% availability of critical items across multiple sales channels. (e-commerce, strategic partners, wholesale, food service)Achieved significant improvements in inventory management through collaboration with in-house programmers, creating customizable reports and forecasting tools.Partnered with the sales team to create hundreds of gift baskets and specialty collections, designed to increase AOV across native and partner sites.Initiated multiple departmental training programs, including Customer Service, Receiving and Purchasing, ensuring informed and consistent messaging.Helped overhaul inbound freight systems to improve on-time delivery rates and reduce cost by over 30%.Coordinated with the Operations Team to ensure sufficient staffing and planning to meet inbound/outbound deadlines.Extensive experience with overseas trade missions and shows, driven by a passion for sourcing innovative specialty food items

Led small team, producing baked goods from scratch in house, for retail andwholesale operationsResponsible for procurement, recipe development

Managed small team, producing artisanal bread, for retail and sister restaurantsPartneredwith chefs to develop customized items for menu development