Bike

Creative Agencies

Fashion

Lifestyle

Outdoor

Snow

Triathlon

Yoga

Health & Fitness

Cycling

Hiking

backpacking

Fitness classes

Solo travel

Dog rescue volunteer

Wellness retreats

I am a passionate outdoor enthusiast and globe trotter with a diverse background in procurement management, purchase orders, vendor relations, project planning and process improvement over a combined 10 years of experience.  Collaborative, enthusiastic and creative, professionally adept at delivering results and elevating the customer experience.  Extensive experience in production planning, managing resources and data driven decision making. Passionate, self-motivated and innovative partner dedicated to doing the right thing.

- Demonstrated self-starter, increased efficiency of photo shoot process by +50% saving $31K with effective resource utilization
- Created and managed Mexico purchase orders from inception to execution, reduced lead time by 137 days saving $30K annually.
- Tracked, managed, scheduled and received inventory while maintaining weekly schedules of tasks and innovating procedures.
- Collaborated with Warehouse to identify incompatibilities and opportunities, identified root causes, role played solutions and mitigated risks with final implementation of new processes while gaining buy in on the long-term vision.


Purchasing Project Lead

- Formulated and implemented HR Employee Handbook for onboarding and standard procedures 
- Developed job descriptions, scope and key performance indicators with feedback process and termination policies
- Created legal documents, contracts and managed legal affairs
- Analyzed and increased efficiency, providing quotes to clients in a visual and easy to understand way


Project Lead/HR

- Promoted from Strategic Vendor Manager to Buying Lead in Watches, then Buying Lead in Outdoor Cycling Apparel
- Delivered results and improved the customer experience by negotiating, onboarding and developing meaningful selection with robust content and imaging for over $35M business category
- Proven data driven decision making through weekly deep dives on KPIs, analyzed and recommended changes based on metrics
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, complete owner of several hundred vendors from top to bottom
- Developed and managed relationships collaboratively across several disciplines both locally and remote


Purchasing Lead (Buyer), Soft Lines & Cycling Apparel

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