Self-motivated, results-driven, experienced professional with key strengths, experience, and success in:
* Building long-term strategic partnerships with clients, suppliers, vendors, and contractors
* Creating and executing short-term and long-term strategic plans
* Increasing awareness of company products/services and sales significantly
* Leading domestic/global sourcing, purchasing, and supply chain operations
* Developing products from concept, sourcing, sampling, costing, bulk production to delivery
* Negotiating pricing, MOQs, deliveries on materials
* Building reference library of materials and supplier/vendor contacts
* Educating clients on features and benefits of products/services
* Trouble-shooting and developing innovative sourcing/production solutions
* Executing testing requirements with QA and materials teams
* Evaluating/forecasting bulk inventory of raw materials and sales trends
* Creating and implementing cost-effective technology- and sustainability-based solutions
* Planning operations and logistics for local/national events for consumers/community
* Capturing new business/branding opportunities by leveraging current professional network
* Providing exceptional client/vendor service and going beyond client expectations
* Assessing product/team performances
* Recruiting, training, mentoring junior staff