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Sr. Sourcing Manager with Global sales experience

Highly experienced in rigorous and fast pace raw material purchases for food/beverage manufacturing plants. Trained to contract and negotiate using RFP/RFQ/RFI through 7 step purchasing process. Experience in risk mitigation in Commodities/Raw materials subject to high volatility. Subject matter expert in various different categories from ingredients to harvested crop. Experiences/exposed in project management, presentation, HACCP, ISO 13485:2003, ISO/TS 16949:2002, Clean room (ISO class 8, 100,000 particle), food manufacturing, BRC/SQF/FSSC/GFSI/FDA audits, Allergen monitoring, and SAP user. Sales experience in managing oversea harvested crop, distribution in North/South America. Capable of business development process from beginning to the end.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

-MBA, Rochester Institute of Technology*

Concentration: Marketing (New product development and commercialization) Minor: Technology management

*Expect graduation 2021

-Bachelor of Biotechnology, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2008

-Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, 2012

CORE COMPETENCIES

Supplier Management

Annual Budget/Forecast

Cultural Competency

Customer Focus

Aseptic Techniques

Personal Autonomy

SAP (Expert)

Commodity Market Analysis

Lean six sigma

Commodity Trade Knowledge

Import/Export document review

Validation study

Food manufacturing

Strategy

Logistics

Sales Experience (Target base)

HACCP (FOOD SAFETY)

Agriculture (crop/harvest)

RFI, RFQ, and RFP

Insource distribution

Prophet X

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Aryzta April 2019-Present

Sr. Sourcing Manager (Fats/Oils, Sugar, Emulsifier, Grains, Specialty Flour, Sauce, Yeast)

-Spend $130MM per annual (20 bakeries in U.S/Canada)

-Cost Savings project via cross-functional teamwork (Annual savings 250-300K Sugar/Oils categories)

-Commodity Market Knowledge (publicly traded categories Sugar, Oils)

-Negotiation skills (RFI, RFQ, RFP)

-Knowledge in Hedging futures for #11 Sugar market, Palm oil, and SBO

-Seasonal/Harvest knowledge

-Vendor management using scorecard

-New supplier approval process

-SAP and Prophet X user

Olam Edible Nuts and Seeds March 2018 – April 2019

Key Account Manager (Sesame, Tahini, Quinoa, Chia)

-Customer relationship management (12 large customers U.S and Canada)

-Annual sale over 7000MT (sesame).

-Position report management of purchase and sale

-Business development in Tahini, Quinoa, and Chia market. Expected sale for 3 categories are 2000-3000MT annual.

-Import/export customs process management

-Market Analysis (Sub Saharan Africa growing region, Peru, Bolivia, and Paraguay)

-Cross functional team work

-Commodity Market Knowledge (R&D, Quality, and C&D)

-Seasonal Crop/harvest knowledge (sesame (tahini), quinoa, chia)

-RFP, RFQ, RFI review skills

-Contract creation/Contract management

-Global strategy to establish new business development in Americas

-Logistics Team Management (Container shipments, local distribution in U.S/Canada Market)

CSM Bakery Solutions, Sandy Springs GA May 2017 to Feb 2018 Strategic Sourcing Manager

-Managed Strategic sourcing for direct materials (1500 SKUs, 11 manufacturing sites)

-Direct categories: Food acid, Emulsifiers, Buffering agents, Hydrocolloid, Flavors/Colors, Ambient Decoration

-Annual Spend over 25-30 Million USD

-Contract Negotiation (National tender using RFI/RFQ/RFP) for 6 categories

-Implemented cost savings projects (cross functional team work with R&D, C&D, and marketing/sales) save over 1 million USD in year 2015-2016.

-Implemented strategies to harmonize and consolidate SKUs and vendors through cross functional team work -Contract

-Vendor relationship management (scorecard)

-Commodity market knowledge (Sugar, Flour, and Edible Oil)

-Expert in SAP

Global Sourcing Manager: FEB 2016-Apr 2017

-Direct ingredient sourcing for bakery manufacturing plants (34 manufacturing sites)

-Annual Spend over 30 Million USD

-Direct categories: Hydrocolloid, Food acid, Ambient Decoration, Yeast

-Initiated Contract negotiation (Global tender using RFI/RFQ/RFP)

-Implemented cost savings projects (cross functional team work with R&D, C&D, and marketing/sales)

-Seasonal crop knowledge on Fruits and Nuts

-New supplier approval process

-Vendor Management (Scorecard)

-Expert in SAP

Corporate Commodity Buyer: JUL 2015-JAN 2016

-Managed Strategic Sourcing for direct materials (11 manufacturing sites)

-Annual Spend over 30 Million USD

-Direct categories: Fruits, Nuts, Herbs/Spices, Seeds, Flour

-Initiated Contract negotiation (National tender using RFI/RFQ/RFP)

-Commodity market knowledge (Chocolate, Flour, Sugar, Oil)

-Implemented cost savings projects (cross functional team work with R&D, C&D, and marketing/sales)

-Seasonal crop knowledge

-New supplier approval process

-Vendor Management

-Expert in SAP

BALDWIN RICHARDSON FOODS CO. MACEDON NY MAR 2013-JUNE 2015

Commodity Buyer

-Cross functional team work for cost savings project (Lead the team of 3)

-Commodity market research

-Annual spend of 5 million USD

-Strategic sourcing of raw materials from market competitors (2 plants)

-Contract/negotiation (managing contract, creating contract, and editing contract)

-Vendor management

-SAP experienced.

Val-tech Holdings, Rochester NY FEB 2011-FEB 2013

Microbiology Technician: Validated Clean rooms, Microbe testing on onsite manufactured medical devices, Laboratory material purchasing management

University of Rochester, Rochester NY JUL 2008-Jan 2011

Laboratory Technician IV: Performed human pathogen testing, B-cell proliferation, Blood processing (BSL II), ordered lab supplies for the group of 20.

Reference Available upon request

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