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Purchase, Ny

• Manage 5 direct reports who are responsible to work with suppliers on the design, bidding, negotiation, and reporting for an annual spend of $100MM in marketing equipment• Negotiation of contracts with suppliers that delivered cost savings of 5% to the organization and establishing terms and conditions that meet requirements of the organization.• Influenced stakeholders to source marketing needs by applying proven sourcing strategies ensuring market timelines were met and reducing overall cost of displays by 20% ($2.1MM).• Collaborated with Marketing and identified opportunities to value engineer existing portfolio ensuring quality, optimize cost, and driving $1MM in savings. • Designed and sold in modular display design that creates flexibility, keeps creative, and reduce speed to market by 50%. • Conduct bi-annual reviews key suppliers that are designed to improve overall performance for both organizations.• Lead the implementation of 3PL to manage Point of Sale Freight and saving the organization $200K on freight costs.

Somers, Ny

PepsiCo, Somers, NY August 2011 – PresentCategory lead for Warehouse Automation and Construction related capital responsible for driving cost reductions, quality improvements, and contract negotiations for an annual spend greater than $300MM • Developed Global Category strategies for Large Scale Construction projects that reduced overall construction cost, increased standardization, and supplier rationalization• Negotiated and leveraged multiple contract agreements with suppliers maintaining partnerships secure preferred pricing, increased payment terms, and maximize savings• Responsible for the RFP process and contract finalization for a new plant in Singapore that included civil and equipment purchases with spend of $72MM saving 5% vs capital plan• Managed the RFP process for an Automated Warehouse solution that spanned across multiple departments that included supply chain, construction, and information systems with a project spend of $40MM• Conducted a Strategic Supplier Sourcing Initiative for Waste Water suppliers in Russia to create consistency & standardization across 18 plants and a project spend of $150MM. • Executed productivity program resulting in $400K in annual savings with a category spend of $5MM• Initiated global cross-functional project teams to trial and commercialize new technology, resulting in improved safety and annual productivity savings by 15%. • Drove contract negotiations and minority spend for a $100MM construction project resulting in $3MM of savings and 15% of total spend with Diversified suppliers.

Norwalk, Ct

Key player in Diageo Guinness USA S&OP process solely responsible for Sales Forecasting and distributor inventory targets to support annual targets communicated in Monthly S&OP. • Built continuous improvement process to support annual targets and business objectives. • Sales Lead for S & O P, working closely with Field Sales Teams building promotional calendars and plans to drive annual shipments of 36 million cases.• Lead for Diageo Beer Innovation and Renovation accounting for 2.5 million cases annually key components, allocations forecast and sales alignment to ensure on time shipment with excellent sales execution. • Manage club commitments timeline for Key Account Manager verifying on shelf dates at retail are adhere to accounting for $500K cases annually.• Report and Management of Diageo Guinness distributor inventory key input to the distributor monthly reporting.• Implemented new procedures on aging inventory and decreased annual write offs by 85%.

Norwalk, Ct

Team Lead with responsibility for 10 Markets overseeing day to day operation accounting for 20MM cases annually.• Developed and lead high performance team by building individual management plans that allow each employee to utilize individual strengths and develop others areas in need of improvement.• Tracked and managed customer orders to support Diageo strategic growth platforms and Market Targets.• Worked Cross functionally within the Diageo Supply Chain to ensure daily order management execution through Available to Promise, Backlog, Inventory Allocations and network out of stocks. • Managed promotional packaging strategy ensuring promotional product was ready to ship on time.• Developed and managed order management KPI’s for key promotional periods and day to day management. • Network Sourcing and Transportation Analysis for Strategic initiatives

Pepsi America Rolling Meadows, Il

• Functional process owner of the dispatch process for Pre-Sell implementation, using supply chain technology covering 88 locations and 300 million cases annually.• Responsible for the supervision of two employees, • Operations lead for Pre-Sell implementationo Implementation of Dispatch Software reducing the cost in warehouse and delivery costs o Training of dispatchers, warehouse, and Account Sales Managers on operational changes on proven supply chain software.o Develop and maintain delivery route solutions for each location • Oversee Annual Operating Plan for Pepsi Americas production plants• Analysis of Plant efficiencies through KPI’s and financial reporting tools• Assisted in the implementation of an intranet based order management system

Bachelor'S Degree, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

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