STEPHANIE HILL
Erie
Summary
Detail-oriented professional with 14.5 years of experience and a proven knowledge of customer service, operations management, and inventory planning and forecasting. Aiming to leverage my skills to successfully fill the purchasing role at your company.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Purchasing Specialist
Purple Carrot
01.2022 - Current
- Lead purchasing for 3 customer programs, annual spend of ~$11M, with minimal product loss.
- Contributed to company growth, avg YOY growth of 19%, supporting ~65K in monthly customer orders out of two facilities that ship nationwide
- Maintained relationships with a catalog of ~100 vendors, with product ranging from raw bulk ingredients to CPG to packaging for packing ingredients and shipping
- Support sourcing roles to help expand our offerings, contributing to an additional 65 meal options for customers. Work with sourcing roles added close to 500 additional SKUs across all programs.
- Mentored roles in both purchasing and inventory management to ensure efficiency and proficiency in the operations team
TEAM LEADER/BUYER
Whole Foods Market
09.2014 - 01.2022
- Assumed buyer role quickly covering 1000s of SKUs and 100s raw ingredients with an annual budget of over $4 million
- Maintained consistent annual sales growth, highest team growth was ~24% YOY
- Purchased and managed inventory for one of the largest stores in the company, resulting in highest team and stores sales in the company, ~$300K week in sales for the team, ~$2.5 million in store sales
- Teams ranged in size from 6 to 90, fostered growth of high performance team members into leadership roles
- Maintained professional relationships with vendors and high level buyers, resulting in a positive shopping experience for customers and consistent work environment for team members
OPERATIONS MANAGER/HEAD BAKER
Ray's Bakery
04.2010 - 07.2014
- Started at an entry level position, in charge of operations within a year, averaging annual sales of $600K
- Managed payroll and policies, administrative work, as well as recruited and trained new hires
- Directed all day-to-day operations with a team of 15 workers, ensuring all product was made with the highest standard of quality and food safety
- Expanded bread program with resources on hand to provide local retailers and consumers product, adding 15% in annual revenue and expanding to 11 local restaurants
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Meteorology
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA
Honolulu, HI12.2007
Skills
- Procurement process improvement
- Operations Management
- Customer Service
- Inventory Management
- Demand forecasting
- Vendor evaluation
- Lean principles
- Strategic sourcing
- Supplier relationship management
- Sustainability practices
Timeline
Senior Purchasing Specialist
Purple Carrot
01.2022 - Current
TEAM LEADER/BUYER
Whole Foods Market
09.2014 - 01.2022
OPERATIONS MANAGER/HEAD BAKER
Ray's Bakery
04.2010 - 07.2014
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Meteorology
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA
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