Experience

VITA FOOD PRODUCTS

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Purchasing Agent

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  Recruited by Director of Purchasing to lead purchasing for Midwest seafood processing operation of national food company. Work with Scheduler, Herring & Salmon Production Departments, and Receiving/Warehouse management to ensure inventory levels of all critical items are maintained and optimized.• Manage purchasing and inventory of all packaging components (corrugated, packaging film, fish boards), ingredients, and general plant supplies in the facility• Implemented offsite/delayed billing program with overall savings of 30-40% on packaging supplies• Reduced several raw material ingredient costs by average of 23%• Improved KPI downtime due to lack of inventory from 11% to 4%• Given additional responsibility of overseeing purchasing of maintenance parts/equipment in the absence of the Maintenance Supervisor



Batory Foods Inc

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Inventory Planner

  • Dec 2013 - Present

  Recruited to help develop inventory planning program for national ingredients distributor with annual sales of over $700 million. Work collaboratively with cross-functional team consisting of product managers, purchasing, sales and warehouse management.• Responsible for managing and optimizing inventory levels of over 3,000 SKUs• Developed automated system to assign partial pallet lot numbers to sales orders, resulting in average monthly cost savings of $14,500• Created procedure to reduce expired product, resulting in net savings of 21% ($55,800) in the first month of implementation. System has since been adopted companywide as SOP• Selected as team member to analyze inventory value and integration of $500 million acquisition target



East Balt

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Inventory Control Manager

  • Jan 2011 - Oct 2013

  Recruited by President to manage sourcing and inventory levels of ingredients, supplies, and packaging materials for commercial bakery predominantly serving McDonald’s Corporation.• Responsible for maintaining daily inventory levels for 24-hour, 7-day production operation• Coordinated logistics for flour rail car delivery as well as sugar, oil, and yeast tankards• Oversaw distribution of finished goods from the warehouse to distribution centers and stores Recruited by President to manage sourcing and inventory levels of ingredients, supplies, and packaging materials for commercial bakery predominantly serving McDonald’s Corporation.• Responsible for maintaining daily inventory levels for 24-hour, 7-day production operation• Coordinated logistics for flour rail car delivery as well as sugar, oil, and yeast tankards• Oversaw distribution of finished goods from the warehouse to distribution centers and stores



Pets Calvert Co.

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing

• Owner/President

  • Jul 1981 - Dec 2010

  Sole proprietor of wholesale produce distribution company. Sourced goods from domestic and international growers and served diverse customer base including food service, grocery chains, and ethnic stores.• Managed all aspects of operation including purchasing, inventory management, sales, and distribution• Purchased perishable goods from domestic and international growers at FOB level, responsible for logistics from growers to terminal market in Chicago and outbound to customers• Oversaw inventory control and product rotation of perishable goods to maximize inventory turnover and minimize spoilage • Led sales to customer base of over 250 accounts ranging from multi-national corporations to family-owned restaurants and storefronts, expanded customer base in Hispanic markets by 35%• Traveled to growers within U.S. and Mexico to establish new suppliers and trade agreements