Purchasing Manager Executive Chef
Resume:
Bradley Owen
Foodservice Professional
Los Angeles, CA 90068
*******@*****.***
Professional Purchasing Manager and Inventory Control. Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Purchasing Manager
Edition Hotels - West Hollywood, CA
August 2021 to August 2022
Edition is a Marriott luxury lifestyle brand. The West Hollywood property has 190 rooms, a fine dining restaurant, lobby bar, rooftop pool with a bar and restaurant and a nightclub. Responsibilities
• Oversee Purchasing function for hotel food, beverage and operating supplies
• Manage monthly beverage inventory control
• Supervise staff of 3 receiving clerks
• Manage all incoming guest packages
• Process all invoices received with daily deliveries Accomplishments
• Implemented beverage inventory system using Accu bar
• Implemented incoming package tracking using MS Shift
• Worked with Outlet Managers to reduce beverage storeroom inventory Purchasing Manager
Soho House--Released from position due to Covid related budget cuts. - Los Angeles, CA September 2019 to October 2020
Private club with numerous amenities including roof-top pool, fitness center, two restaurants and 3 bars. This is a new property opened in November 2019.
Responsibilities:
• Purchasing of all equipment and supplies for the property
• Manage staff of 1 Beverage Controller and 6 Receivers
• Inventory control and cost management
Accomplishments
• Roll-out of Adaco procurement and inventory control system.
• Training managers for Adaco ordering procedures usage
• Establishing par levels for products and maintaining inventory levels
• Training receiving staff on proper procedure for receiving and disposition of deliveries Purchasing Manager
Bel-Air Bay Club - Pacific Palisades, CA
October 2016 to August 2019
Responsibilities
• Purchasing of all food, beverage and supplies for full service dining in two outlets and two bars
• Purchasing of all related equipment and supplies for janitorial services and fitness center
• Inventory control and food cost management
Accomplishments
• Reduced food cost by 2% using aggressive price shopping between vendors
• Implemented a complete ordering guide system
• Designed a PO form used in Outlook email for Managers requesting purchase of non-food items
• Re-negotiated non-Entegra compliant contracts for up to 250% savings on linens and floor mats. Purchasing Manager
Gardenfresh Corp - Fullerton, CA
October 2014 to February 2016
Responsibilities
• Purchasing of all food and supplies for daily production of product for 80 restaurants
• Responsible for managing 7 truck fleet for daily deliveries to restaurants
• Warehouse and inventory control
Accomplishments
• Lowered inventory to under 10 day turnover by closer control on daily production
• Reorganized warehouse to simplify the ordering process
• Passed first successful inventory audit in over 10 years Purchasing Manager
Revolution Foods - Los Angeles, CA
March 2013 to October 2014
Responsibilities
• Purchasing all food and packaging for daily production of 75,000 school meals per day
• Track inventory, manage food cost and provide vendors with usage projections
• Assist Compliance Manager in menu planning
• Supervise storeroom personnel
Accomplishments
• Reduced food waste due to over-ordering
• Organized warehouse to facilitate movement of product to production floor Director of Purchasing
The Hyatt Lodge
2007 to 2013
Hyatt Hotel with 250 rooms, 2 restaurants, 1 bar, 50,000 sq. ft. of meeting room space and off-site catering.
Responsibilities
• All food and beverage purchasing
• Smallwares and dining room supply purchasing
• Inventory control and food cost management
Accomplishments
• Lowered food cost by 4% by consolidating vendors, and increasing Avendra compliance from 60% to 90%
• Lowered beverage cost from 18% to 16% by increasing order efficiency and par levels
• Consolidated all food, beverage and supplies ordering under a new installation of BirchStreet software system
• Took control of Accounts Payable function without increasing staffing using Birchstreet
• Worked with Executive Chef on menu planning, F&B Director on beverage selections for the bar and banquet functions, and Controller on budget and food costing Education
AAS in Culinary Arts
Kendall College of Chicago
2004
BA in Philosophy and English Literature
San Diego State University
Skills
• Birchstreet, Adaco
• Cost Management
• Purchasing, Sourcing and Forecasting
• Contract Negotiation
• Menu Planning
• Kitchen Management
• Warehouse and Inventory Control
• Microsoft Office, Outlook
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