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St. Louis, MO, US

• Promoted to Vice President Supply Chain & Procurement, leading continued Supply Chain initiatives while developing a strategic effort to reduce direct and indirect spend. This includes five teams consisting of.
• Champion Supply Chain, Demand Planning, and COE teams in a continuous optimization of days on hand inventory. Maintaining a 41% reduction post Covid with increased service levels of +95%.
• Lead Procurement Directors in identifying key initiatives through strategic category planning, and product development to beat CPI indexing and deliver net cost savings.
• BI Steering committee advisor identifying needed tools across SC & Procurement teams with cross functional application; including Sales, Bids, and Business Development teams.
• Advising on inventory reserve policy with CFO/CPO identifying obsolescence, optimization opportunities.
• Aligned teams to focus on liquidation outlets, developing SOP, KPI's, and category partnerships that increased our return 200% YTD.Team Development

• Promoted to Vice President Supply Chain while leading several successful strategic initiatives, including network optimization, item rationalization, transportation, and menu management. Strategic Initiatives
• Menu Management: Aligned master data, sales, supply chain, and operations teams in an end-to-end enhanced menu management project. Improving life cycle management, menu item optimization, and operational efficiencies.
• Data enrichment and utilization: Utilizing current software systems to enrich the customer experience and accessibility to data for operational excellence. Providing a competitive edge in service needs and wants as a.
• Successfully identified 2 new Optimal DC locations with a multi-million freight savings and reduced transit times to customers. New locations supported the launch of additional internal fleets and have reduced inbound.
• Implemented training opportunities increasing adoption rate and efficacy of new technologies.
• Championed development of additional KPI power BI tools increasing inventory availability 5 points and streamlining inventory risk assessment for disposition.

• Change Management Leadership
• Increased fill rate to 98% and perfect order (CPO) to 96%
• Increased EBITDA YOY and contained cost of goods (under CPI/AVG)
• Standardized menus with sales team lowering SKUs by 2k, and optimizing purchasing efforts
• Created supplier scorecards tracking OTIF – On Time & In FullNetwork Optimization
• Leading a task force developing strategies to improve TKC networks including: capital improvements, warehouse relocation, and racking optimization

• Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
• Developed exclusive products and packaging with Frito-Lay, PepsiCo
• Partnered to build a pouch protein facility in Vietnam with Mitsui North America in an emerging market
• Netted yearly cost of goods savings through a cost-plus partnership with key Seafood commodity supplierBid & RFP Oversight
• Head bid management team responsible for RFP submissions, identifying market advantage and defining overall margin strategy
• Established bid specific supplier and item partnerships to further market advantage

• Lead Purchasing Agents in identifying cost reduction opportunities
• Monitor OTIF and implement strategies that maximize cash flow and customer satisfaction
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to achieve the greatest outcomes in support of supply chain management strategic goals and initiatives
• Routinely meet with suppliers to bring new and improved product solutions to market and drive continuous improvement
• Manage transportation costs and focus on reducing total landed cost
• Analyzed purchasing trends to reduce spot purchase needs and maximize order efficiency

• Lead objectives related to the supply chain function (inventory turns, material planning, contract and sourcing compliance)
• Responsible for Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) related to Supply Chain in the Region
• Product life cycle management
• Supplier consolidation initiatives
• Team development and performance improvement
• Supply chain optimization support

• Inventory management.
• Responsible for tracking and reporting improvement of supplier performance.
• Analyze commodity pricing and trends to forecast raw material pricing.
• Identified potential new suppliers for review.

• Coordinate sales effort with team members, maintaining positive business and customer relationships focused on quality outcomes.
• Identify and pursue potential new business clients.
• Identify, prioritize, and integrate business partners’ long-range plans.
• Manage internal and external stakeholder expectations & satisfaction.