Stephanie Bendykowski Email & Phone Number

Westminster, CO

Henderson, CO

• Problem resolution and assistance to 34 Account Managers and District Sales Managers
• Deciphers and implements vendor contract pricing for all independent and regional customers while coordinating with account managers, brokers/suppliers, and purchasing.
• Posts pricing with the Colorado Milk Marketing Board.
• Processes and submits vendor chargeback’s enabling the OPCO to retrieve monies from suppliers for negotiated prices already passed onto the customer.
• Generates usage and pricing reports for customers, suppliers and brokers.
• Creates new customer communication as well as product discount flyers for sales and internal associates.

Greater Denver Area

• Lead daily communication and activity with brand owners and their customers/national distributors while coordinating their needs internally with production, warehousing, and management.
• Built customer costing model by product and its components.
• Ensured that all ingredients and packaging met specifications.
• Oversee all procurement functions within the organization.
• Work closely with the Production Manager to ensure all products arrive in time for production.
• Developed min, max and re-order points for all ingredients and packaging.

Greater Denver Area

• In charge of sourcing and procuring packaging and ingredients for production and R&D testing.
• Resolved production issues connected with materials procured.
• Managed inventory levels and costs of goods through analysis of sales forecasts and historical data.
• Coordinated and approved existing dielines for art changes and to create new packaging resulting in elimination of costly sizing, design and printing errors.
• Actively participated on product quality and new product development teams to ensure supplier cooperation and project completion goals.

Greater Denver Area

• Responsible for all procurement decisions involving packaging and key ingredients used to package sugar.
• Negotiated warehousing agreements with suppliers allowing for 2-3 day access to materials for production with no increased freight or inventory costs.
• Delivered a bi-yearly budget and forecast for materials.
• Mastery in putting materials out to bid and the implementation of new suppliers to reduce spend without sacrificing quality.
• Control of pricing through negotiated price indexes and formulas used in contracts.
• Tracked commodity markets for negotiating and forecasting purposes.

Broomfield, CO

• Drove down costs by tenaciously negotiating price increases/decreases, developing rebate programs, and requesting cost reduction initiatives from suppliers.
• Prepared and updated extensive cost analysis used to compare materials and suppliers.
• Built strong supplier relationships resulting in quality products at the right cost delivered when needed.
• Developed a time saving method of downloading supplier data into the purchasing database. These numbers were used to determine cost of goods sold and supplier competitiveness.

Greater Denver Area

• Responsible for servicing various national accounts including two worth 10 million in sales.
• Chosen to set up and service all new incoming national account business.
• Called on franchisees and management to build product line and maintain customer relationships.
• Supervision, training and motivation of three customer service representatives.
• Responsible for hiring customer service and sales representatives.
• Made cold calls to generate new business.