Maria Amato

Procurement Analyst - Schratter Foods

Staten Island, NY 10309

acrwgn@r.postjobfree.com - 347-***-****

WORK EXPERIENCE

Procurement Analyst

Schratter Foods - Fairfield, NJ - April 2012 to August 2014 Analyze retail demand on the Alouette line on the North Eaast Coast based on daily pulls, promotion and seasonality.

Assist Forecasting Analyst and Sales in achieving accurate forecast to meet and achieve the retailers demand. Assist in demand planning for supplies used in production of Alouette items. Achieved and maintained 98% service level.

Assisted West coast and the South in more accurate forecasting to supply the retail chains in that region. Assisted in New product launches to reach customer and keep daily inventory. Worked with Walmart Account and Retail Link

Sales Analyst - Wakefern Food Corp

RDD Associates - Elizabeth, NJ - October 2004 to March 2012 Analyze in house data at Wakefern's Dairy and Deli Divisions based on retail store chain demand, sales.price point and seasonality while achieving and maintaining optimum service level.

Trouble shoot retail chain inquires

Assist reducing out of code items

Track and monitor warehouse movement to retail chain stores Assist in distribution and product delivery to chain stores Assisted Category Managers with forecasting movement on items Worked with Divisional Store Managers on special item distributions and deliveries. Worked on achieving timely deliveries on New items Forecast Analyst

Arthur Schuman - Fairfield, NJ - January 2004 to October 2004 January 2004 - October 2004

Forecast in house production of cheese/Dairy items for the Cello brand name/private label and Foreign brands for major retail clubs: Wal-Mart, Costco and other retailers based on history sales data, commodity pricing, seasonality and dollar exchange for warehouse production. Monitor movement and orders of Warehouse to price clubs and other distribution of weighted items. Assist in reducing inventory turn in the Warehouse. Category Analyst

CROSSMARK - January 2000 to March 2003

Procurement of HABA/Non Food items for Wakefern based on retail chain /consumer demand, price point and past sales data utilizing in house system.

Associate Buyer

C&S Wholesalers - January 1998 to January 2000

Procurement of 1400 food items in the Household Category for high Pathmark and Key Foods based on past sales data, weekly/daily movement, consumer demand and projections. Establish programs with Manufactures to meet quarterly sales quotas. Implement programs to meet/exceed ROI's.

Category Analyst

Pezrow Corporation - January 1997 to January 1998

Procure items based on extensive analysis of internal data and projections Work side by side with Account Executives to implement setting up new items, FSI's, Catalina Inserts and sale items.

Proven accuracy invaluable in balancing product procurement in meeting consumer demands. Sales Analyst

Food Enterprises - January 1997 to January 1998

Analyze Sales Data in Pathmarks Dairy division based on regular sales movement, price point and seasonality based on Just in Time theory.

Work with Category Managers and assist in forecasting item movement on sales. Financial Analyst

Boerner Company - Whitestone, NY - January 1994 to January 1997 Analyze and track Advertising Spending and budget for manufacturers to ensure within the budget. Monitor advertising done on retail chain level was within the spending parameters. Received the lowest budget analysis in Nestlé's History at that time, which in turn produced a bonus for the Nestlé's Regional Sales Manager and The Boerner Company. Assistant Project Director Analyze and interpret consumer data Ziment Associates - January 1988 to January 1993

from Marketing Research questionnaires for use in consumer goods companies to make critical decisions regarding the items and consumer preference.

EDUCATION

BBA in Marketing Management

Baruch College

1991

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