Experience

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• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Procurement Buyer

  • Oct 2021 - Present



Fairmont Grand Del Mar

• United States
• Hospitality
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Director of Purchasing

  • May 2016 - Feb 2021

  Directly managed over $1.6M of assets in inventory and $10M in direct spend for the only Forbes triple five star resort in Southern California. Responsible for full cycle procurement, strategic sourcing of innovative food & beverage items and all guest supplies. Managed a staff of 3 direct reports. Developed cost saving's initatives through strategic partnerships such as Avendra. Leveraged vendor relationships to drive compliance resulting in 15% increase in rebates. Directly managed over $1.6M of assets in inventory and $10M in direct spend for the only Forbes triple five star resort in Southern California. Responsible for full cycle procurement, strategic sourcing of innovative food & beverage items and all guest supplies. Managed a staff of 3 direct reports. Developed cost saving's initatives through strategic partnerships such as Avendra. Leveraged vendor relationships to drive compliance resulting in 15% increase in rebates.



US Foods

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Coordinator

  • Apr 2014 - 2016

  Actively developed relationships with independent and chain restaurant owners to increase margins and lower product costs. Monitored product usage to ensure sufficient inventory through collaboration with procurement. Collaborated directly with executive chef's to understand menu engineering and product specifications. Actively developed relationships with independent and chain restaurant owners to increase margins and lower product costs. Monitored product usage to ensure sufficient inventory through collaboration with procurement. Collaborated directly with executive chef's to understand menu engineering and product specifications.



Park Hyatt Chicago

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Purchasing Director

  • May 2012 - Mar 2014



W Hotels

• Hospitality
• 700 & Above Employee

• Purchasing Coordinator

  • Jun 2009 - May 2012



Trump SoHo New York

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accountant

  • Jun 2008 - Jan 2009