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New York, Ny, Us

Brooklyn, New York, Us

Leading warehouse operations and overseeing the entire lifecycle of food ingredients and packaging products, from inventory restocking to outbound order fulfillment for Chef Partners.Achieved a remarkable 65% reduction in recipe meal costs within the first 7 months by implementing a successful distribution model and improving recipe accuracy.Identified and executed logistics strategic initiatives, including standardizing ingredient specifications, supplier score-carding, and building strong supplier relationships.Instituted metrics to measure overall Marketplace performance, collaborating closely with the Expansion Team to align warehousing and logistics plans with supply chain strategy.Analyzing warehouse and delivery opportunities and implementing solutions for continuous improvement.Developing annual and long-term plans, fostering a culture of excellence, and strategizing for efficiencies and cost savings, including the launch of a new inventory management system.

Jersey City, New Jersey, Us

Managed a $2.5M weekly spend, achieving a 20% increase in profit margins.Implemented automation for forecasting, digitizing new technology for inventory, receiving, and packing control.Led procurement, inventory control, and receiving teams of 30 individuals, specializing in large-scale initiatives.Developed inventory control and workflow management tools, increasing supply procurement efficiency and cross-functional efficiency of a team of 25 individuals.Organized the resale process of $300K+ worth of additional unusable product, achieving $1.5M+ of savingsImplemented performance scorecards and sample testing protocols to maintain the highest standards for the product catalog.Optimized operations, negotiated item and freight costs, and achieved a 20% increase in profit margin.Created a "special item" order process for the sales team and pioneered automation of forecasting and ordering tools.Digitized inventory control for better accuracy and cost control.

Berlin, Berlin, De

Acted as a Category Manager, maintaining inventory and vendor relationships and achieving $1M+ in savings by reducing surplus ingredients.Advanced price reduction tactics and improved packaging design to enhance supply chain efficiency.Managed supplier relationships, implemented cost reduction strategies, and ensured customer supply guarantee.

Berlin, Berlin, De

Oversaw ordering operations, maintained weekly facility purchasing budget of $800K+, and achieved a 40% profit margin increase through trusted partnerships.

Piscataway, Nj, Us

Leveraged subject matter expertise to improve performance, conducted competitive analysis, and supported public relations presentations and strategic plans.

Piscataway, Nj, Us

➢ Liaised between IEEE’s customers and review product’s external staff, while supporting development of all electronic submission systems and ensuring that all defects, complaints, configurations and enhancements are addressed effectively and in a timely manner➢ Supported IEEE societies in the receipt, database management, review, and timely publication of journal manuscripts by creating detailed metric and user performance reports➢ Continually improved peer review sites to produce more user-friendly experience while maintaining IEEE Board policy compliance that preserves solidarity amongst engineering societies➢ Established file transfer/export protocols for production and archiving databases

Piscataway, Nj, Us

➢ Acted as first point of contact for all daily author and editor support queries and liaised between IEEE Society staff and in-house production, scheduling upcoming issue lineups to ensure a continually expedited review process for assigned journals➢ Gathered publication metrics for monthly/annual PowerPoint presentations for Editor-in-Chief use

Piscataway, Nj, Us

➢ Editorial technical support, coordination of editor workflow, correspondence with authors, sequence journal articles and page layouts for production, and resolving discrepancies to facilitate productivity

Bachelor'S Of Arts & Science, English Language And Literature, General

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New York Demonstration Of Knowledge Food Safety, Food Science