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Greater Seattle Area

 Promoted to sourcing manager in February 2015 Developed and implemented prepared food strategy, reducing significant risk and liability on short shelf life products in a complex fresh prepared food network. Led complex negotiations and partnered with supplier on value engineering and improve manufacturing efficiencies. Managed supplier relationships in excess of $200M+ in spend annually, including right sizing of the supply base. Led cross functional Key Business Review. Responsible for commercializing over 20 new product innovations annually. Conducted cost analysis TCO on average of 20-25 ingredients for each launch and influence ingredient recommendation to meet company profit margin target. Mentored team members on product launch readiness and system set up.

Seattle, Wa

 Managed various product transitions, collaborated on exit strategies and built contingency plans to ensure successful product launches. Managed on average about ten beverage promotions at one time, reconciled sales and store inventory levels to minimize write off, and problem solved potential issues to support launch.

Led the planning and execution of retailer leadership conference events, successfully secured support from key retailers for the Verismo launchPartnered with merchandise category and SCO merchandise procurement to identify a cost effective glassware assortment for launchEstablished and strengthened team processes and tools by working collaboratively with market analytics team to identify reporting solutions

 Launch Frappuccino in 1,100 targeted accounts in Foodservice. Led the 15 partner cross functional team to enable on time launch of Frappuccino. Created the Profit Calculator to assist eighty five national accounts and field sales partners with the sales strategy and program execution. Partnered with Finance to develop the 3 year sales and pricing strategy including revenue and margin targets.

 Recommend and implement an accelerated supply recovery plan with minimal turnaround time to support leadership decision to early launch Frappuccino Reinvention platform in selected markets. Communicate business unit requirements to Planning and responsible for product availability of Limited Time Offer (LTO) Coffee items for Seattle’s Best Coffee, Company Owned, Licensed, Food Service, International, and Global Consumer Products.  Lead multiple cross-functional rework projects to maximize profitability and reduce the write-off risk by $1.6M. Mentor and coach three SCO partners on influencing and communicating effectively with Category and within the cross functional team.

 Improved current planning/delivery process for small wares by creating standardized weekly reporting structure for supplier and Starbucks. Led a cross functional team to establish the SCO Beverage Sensitivity Matrix, a rating tool using cost, complexity, and risk as criteria to align focus and resources for each LTO Beverage launch.

• Provided directions and led project team of eight people to improve the material flow from receipt through delivery to production cell, delivered expected results within timeline and successfully implemented a new process.• Developed, recommended, and implemented business plans for shipping and receiving team, achieved productivity goals while improving upon inventory accuracy without additional headcount. • Enhanced and automated several key tools for cycle counts, key performance indicators, and cross functional reports.