 Communicate vendor capabilities to stakeholders and manage vendor performance against those capabilities/requirements Manage the vendor relationship end-to-end, including contract, invoicing, payment, adherence to service expectations and support Understand all spend components and drivers with key vendors with corrective action if spend does not meet budget expectations Must have the ability to ask questions, listen, and observe to identify obstacles in a persuasive/empowering manner to drive accountability and confidence that our vendros are proactively addressing b usiness objectives of the services provided Proactiverly engage with leadership to identify new vendors to support marketing goals Participate in RFP efforts for requested new vendor Responsible for budget management, monthly accruals, Ariba processes for onboading new suppliers, invoicing, paymen processes and quarterly budget alignment Work across tams to build collaborative working relationships across the organization and with vendors to identify process gaps, bottlenecks and opportunity areas to strenghten alignment and increase speed to market Proactively engaging with stakeholders to identify challenges, recommend solutions and manage expectations. Proactively engaging with stakeholdres to identify challenges, recommend solutions and manafge expectations  Work with legal, security and privacy offices to assist with vendor onboarding and evaluation

 Manage vendor’s performance of service expectations and commitments in agreements Work with internal stakeholder teams to identify areas of improvement, develop and implement vendor solutions Communicate vendor capabilities to stakeholders and manage vendor performance against those capabilities/requirements Operational understanding of vendor relationship to identify and implement improvement initiatives resulting in improved end-user customer experience Understand all spend components within budget expectations and corrective action with vendors if required Proactively engage with leadership to identify new applications to support digital transformation  Manage vendor relationship end-to-end including contract, invoicing and payment Budget management, accruals and Ariba processes

 Develop short and long term purchasing strategies for all raw components (food to packaging).  Utilize ERP/MRP system, review and maintain appropriate inventory levels.  Build and maintain partnerships with suppliers while negotiating pricing strategies, supply agreements and quality agreements.  Work with internal stakeholders to determine prospective suppliers for company needs.  Evaluate suppliers on quality, pricing and on-time deliveries.  Work with cross functional team to monitor inventory, determine supply needs and meet demand. Develop and maintain contracts across multiple categories.

 Develop and improve post-award, indirect supplier processes designed to enhance relationships and ensure effective delivery of goods/services, while minimizing risk. Support competitive bidding and other supplier qualification processes, development of agreements and ensure strong operational performance. Trusted advisor to internal stakeholders and facilitates strategic sourcing initiatives and contract negotiations in Human Resources, Marketing and Non-IT professional services. Conduct ongoing benchmarking, conduct business reviews with supplier and internal stakeholders. Escalation point for supplier performance issues, develop key-performance indicators and service level agreements.

 Responsible for category strategy and developing process improvement efforts aimed at reducing total cost of ownership and overall savings objectives. Settles vendor disputes and builds alliances and relationships with strategic suppliers. Applies project management experience in creating and managing multiple project schedules. Managed $25M RFQ which included working with stakeholder to develop RFP questions, compiled responses, created scoring matrix, lead finalist meetings, negotiated final agreement and statement of work. Implement and manage category including negotiations of new agreements, renegotiation of existing agreements. Prepares statements of work according to company policy in collaboration with stakeholders. Collaborate with company attorneys and business units on contract negotiations.

 Implement and manage category including negotiations and execution of agreements according to company policy involving stakeholders.  Overseeing operational activities, managing adherence to contracts, understanding of SAP, developing supplier scorecards, managing cost-saving initiatives and sourcing strategy. Ensure first level of management in assessing issues, meeting day-to-day customer and stakeholder procurement needs. Collaborate with consultants and internal stakeholder on $100M RFP including selection of consultant, development of requirements, awarding committee and coordination with legal team on contract terms. Managed the process with all involved. Exercise judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.

 Analyze data, policy, regulation and business information, follow established practices to ensure continuous supply and timely procurement of materials or services to maximize key stakeholder value. Adhere to the company’s procurement to payment processes, procedures and policies. Perform all tactical functions of indirect materials, film, shipping material and services directly for the Golden Colorado brewery.

 Works across multiple “supplier-customer” relationships (internal and external) to develop the best approach to get results. Communicate perceived risks, as they relate to Logistics, to senior staff members with mitigation recommendations. Influencing multiple stakeholders across end-to-end Supply Chain. Proactively identify and implement enhancement opportunities and cost reduction projects.

 Ensure adequate distribution center (DC) inventory levels to support customer demand each week through accurate setting of target and replenishment order generation. Manage DC inventories to minimize out of stocks while balancing minimizing finished goods loss and maximizing freshness to distributors. Work with team to identify out of stock/finished good loss trends, determine root causes, develop and implement action plans to correct. Support CDC financial goals of reducing DC inventory levels and ensuring replenishment follows segmentation rules.

 Develop long and short term plans for material supply. Provide materials forecast information and inputs to joint venture partners/suppliers for planning purposes that help to reduce costs and overall inventories. Develop and implement material run out plans for Brands and plants with regards to promotions (mega and otherwise) as well as major graphic changes to minimize obsolescence costs. Participate in Brand Implementation meetings to advise on operation, suppliers limitations and help lay out plans for successful execution of programs.

 Develop production plans, run strategies and inventory strategies at appropriate product group level in a make-to-stock and make-to-order environment.  Partner with Engineering, Operations, Quality, R&D, Finance, customers & joint venture partners to provide business case and supply chain planning support for projects and testing. Generate rough–cut capacity plan by analyzing and modeling capacities for individual plant operations from raw materials through delivery of finished product. Identify process constraints with enough lead time to ensure resolution prior to reaching capacity. Communicate production, shipments and inventory plans to all internal and external stakeholders as appropriate to optimize the flow of materials through the supply chain.