Maintain over 60 current contracts in the snack, cereal and juice category. Usethe principles of strategic sourcing. RFP development to leverage the spend of each category.Directly involved in developing a new vending strategy.Negotiate with suppliers on contract details, pricing, rebates and growth incentives.Track program growth and work with suppliers on ideas and marketing activities to increase sales at our units. Present industry info, purchase data and future forecasts to an internal review council from various departments.Assisted suppliers onto our new software platform for sales, allowance and pricing tracking.

. Managed over 4,500 frozen items for 12 distribution warehouses, with weekly sales over $1.2 million. Duties included: maintaining floor stock, controlling dead and overstock merchandise, accurate pricing, and working closely with vendor's customer service department and our warehouse personnel to have the right product on hand to sell.Given the opportunity in July of 2003 to become the Corporate Buyer Trainer. Traveled to multiple divisions across the country to train new buyers and run training classes. Developed and taught weekly training classes for over 100 buyers on costing, forecasting and freight for nine months. Promoted in May of 2004 to Product Group Manager. Managed a group of 11 buyers for five warehouses across Florida, Georgia and Alabama, with over 21,000 line items and weekly sales above $10.0 million, while maintaining a service level of 99% to our customers. Communicate daily with national vendors such as Nestle, ConAgra and Coca-Cola. Review logistic opportunities to earn extra income by using in-house and third-party carriers.