Experience

Interlachen Country Club

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Purchasing Manager

  • Oct 2018 - Present

  10/2018 - Present: Purchasing Manager, Interlachen Country Club, Winter Park, FL 32792, 407-657-0850 Revenue 7 Million • Manage and implement procedures related to purchasing, receiving, and inventory storage to minimize inventory levels, reduce food and beverage cost, and maintain product quality. • Receive all incoming deliveries to ensure all products are received and invoiced correctly and accordingly. • Manage all inventory controls and physical counts of products and services ordered. • Review and oversee banquet event orders to ensure proper food and beverage supply and consult with appropriate management for special requirements. • Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local food and beverage storage laws, regulations, and codes. • Review all invoices and maintain proper accounting of log book. • Create and promote a safe working environment.



Bridges of America

• Orlando, Florida Area

• Purchasing Manager

  • Oct 2014 - Present

  • Source and negotiate pricing for 5,000 items with an annual purchase value of $7 million including establishing blanket purchase agreements and bulk commodity pricing agreements using national account/GPO purchasing programs. This resulted in $660,000 savings in two years. • Negotiate all material and equipment needed for two corporate offices and nine Transitional Housing units within the state of Florida including managing purchasing, controlling inventory, and overseeing operations. • Create purchasing list/order guides with more than 2,000 items to improve manager's efficiency and effectiveness when ordering through approved vendor lists. • Review and resolve past vendor invoices to determine over pricing of Food & Beverage products and successfully negotiated significant refund. Food cost was dramatically reduced to an industry-acceptable level through diligent invoice review, product inspection, and negotiated pricing. • Apply Strategic tactics to manage product responsibility for 125 vendors and track trends in pricing of raw materials to strategize industry forecast and saving; communicate market status to all office managers and director. • Thorough understanding of the principles of vendor management.



Shephards Beach Resort

• Food & Beverages
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Purchasing Manager

  • Mar 2012 - Apr 2014

  • Developed all new national accounts within hotel to ensure best pricing practice. • Negotiated pricing for 4,000 items with annual purchase value of $4 million. • Monitored receiving and inventory process to product, ensured quality verification, stock rotation, date documentation, and requisition completion. • Assisted in Restaurant renovation of $2 million. • Created purchasing list/order guide with 4,000 items to improve manager’s efficiency when ordering through approved vendor list. • Continuously monitored, evaluated, and improved supplier performance. • Resolved disputes and claims with vendors and suppliers. • Created and promoted a safe working environment. • Involved in selling off excess and damaged inventory and stock. • Thorough understanding of the principles of vendor management. • Successfully managed multiple priorities.



Quest, Inc.

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Purchasing Manager

  • Feb 2008 - Sep 2010

  • Negotiated all material and equipment needed for Quest Orlando, Tampa Corporate office, three Intermediate care facilities, and 15 group homes including managing purchasing, controlling inventory, and overseeing operations. • Sourced and negotiated pricing for 5,000 items with an annual purchase value of $7 million including establishing blanket purchase agreement and bulk commodity pricing agreement using national account/ GPO purchasing programs. This resulted in $860,000 savings in two years. • Developed strategic suppliers and negotiated contract agreements to reduce the number of vendors from 400 vendors to 65 core partners resulting in cost savings due to reduced administrative costs as well as quantity price breaks. • Reviewed all invoices and uncovered $35,000 in accounting over-payments. • Created purchasing list with more than 2,000 items to improve manager’s efficiency and and effectiveness when ordering through approved vendor lists. • Delivered six-figure cost savings by initiating expense analysis of equipment lease alternatives, leading to leasing recommendations. • Managed five office managers and two assistant food service buyers. • Reported to CFO.