Functional Skills

Warehouse Management
Strategic Planning
Vendor Management
Project Management
Supply Chain Management
Customer Relationship Management
Accounting
Procurement
Purchasing
Risk Management
Supply Chain Optimization
Inventory Management
Strategic Sourcing
Contract Pricing / Negotiation
Supply Chain Integration

Software Skills

Microsoft Office
PowerBI
Microsoft Excel
Netsuite

Sector Experience

Agriculture
Consumer Goods
Social & Public Sector
Transportation & Logistics
Travel & Hospitality

Experience

FreshRealm Operations
Director of Procurement & Supply Chain Operations
1/2023 - Present
Retained through acquisition and promoted to report to EVP Sourcing and manage integration and teams of up to 13 in combined operations as FreshRealm acquired Blue Apron and Marley Spoon operations. In an ever-evolving role, define strategy for integration and operation of worldwide purchasing, packaging, and supply chains, collaborating with varied cross-functional stakeholders to achieve seamless, cost-effective continuity in supply with cost savings.Led senior management / buying teams successfully through 4 major leadership and role changes.
• Delivered $23.7M annualized savings on $252M spend for FY24, by consolidating purchasing power from growth and acquisitions, cross-pantry utilization and SKU Rationalization delivered $10M of the $23.7M in savings:identified and integrated best sourcing strategies, vendors, ingredients, and SKUsacross 4 networks.
• Led integration of multiple siloed teams into consolidated category-driven, strategic sourcing organization
• Led onboarding o
Blue Apron Operations
Director of Procurement & Supply Chain Operations, Produce, Grocery, & Packaging
1/2022 - 1/2023
Promoted to optimize and directoperational and end-to-end procurement and logistics strategies for 300+ ingredients and 150+ packaging SKUs across international, national, and regional supply chains. Reporting to SVP Supply Chain, directed category management / buying team of 13 (Senior Managers, Directors, Buyers, Analysts) plus supply chain operations team managing onboarding for all ingredients in Blue Apron's "pantry"and ERP / MRP systems, ensuring data consistency and consistentuser experience across platforms.
• Improved packaging inventory and forecast accuracy by 100% by collaborating with Planning, Software
Engineering, and Analytics to enable MRP with current demand forecast, historical and future demand data
• Generated $700K in annual savings for the packaging category by negotiating contracts with 3 vendors and bringing Inbound Freight in-house – also decreased supply chain risk while increasing SKU recyclability
Blue Apron Operations
National Director of Produce & Grocery Categories
1/2021 - 1/2022
Promoted to direct a team of 11 to define and manage operational and end-to-end procurement strategies for 300+ ingredients across regional and national supply chains. Reporting to VP Procurement& Sustainability, collaborated cross-functionally with PMO, Legal, Operations, Accounting, Supply Chain Operations, and FSQA teams.
• Slashed Dry & Dairy costs 1.7M+ in FY22 through specification changes, developing make vs. buy models to drive format changes, onboarding 15 suppliers, pricing negotiations, RFPs and collaborating cross-functionally with Operations and Vendor Compliance teams to improve product quality and reduce waste
• Reduced total YOY Produce and Grocery costs $1.5M in FY21 by renegotiating contracts with 20+ vendors, partnering with Culinary and Planning teams on a make vs. buy decision system that reduced costs
• Cut quarterly inventory by 23% by optimizing national supply chain cadence
• Increased vendor compliance 26% by developing supplier score cards and a NetSuite
Blue Apron Operations
Senior National Category Manager
1/2019 - 1/2021
Drove produce sourcing strategies, leading a team of 7to develop a national and regional source-to-pay procurement process for 70+ produce ingredients. Selected by leaders to develop 5-year sustainable produce sourcing roadmap.
• Onboarded 30+ new produce suppliers while increasing compliance with safety and quality standards
• Achieved 15% in monthly savings by reducing ingredient specifications to maximize value and key changes to the supplier bid-award process – new timelines and automation improved efficiency and reduced supplier risk buffer.
• Expanded portfolio with 20 new produce items; partnered with Culinary & Fulfillment on SKU rationalization
• Refined RFPs to identify supplier labor policies and developed produce calendars to improve quality and reduce costs – avoiding transition and peak use seasons
Fresh Nation Operations
Purchasing Manager
1/2017 - 1/2019
Managed 7Vendor Onboarding Specialists and CRM processes; collaborated with Finance, Operations, Merchandising, Technology in startup providing grocery chains with local products across all categories.
• Helped win top clients – Amazon, Peapod, MDI, and Fresh Market, among others
• Led onboarding of 1K+ vendors – included research, vendors and distributors pricing and fee negotiations, safety evaluations, logistics
• Grew productivity from 66% to 100% within 1 month – removed bottlenecks by redesigning vendor CRM
• Expanded vendor portfolio across meat, poultry, dairy, and fish/seafood – price negotiations, delivery logistics, food safety, sustainably criteria, onboarding, technology
GrowNYC Operations
Healthy Exchange Project Manager
4/2008 - 9/2017
Promoted to Healthy Exchange Project Manager (from Farmers Market Coordinator) at GROWNYC, overseeing 20+ staff developing farmers’ market debit / credit / SNAP processing systems across 54 markets.
• Grew SNAP program a staggering 25,000% – from $40K in 8 markets to $1M+ across 54 markets
• Presented to CDC, USDA, National Farmers Market Networks, and Organic Farming Groups