Laurie Savoie
Scarborough,Ontario
Summary
Results-oriented professional with extensive experience in ingredient lifecycle management and team leadership. Known for fostering customer-centric relationships and integrating feedback to enhance product quality. Committed to delivering operational excellence and strategic product initiatives.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Ingredient Product Manager
HelloFresh
Toronto, ON
09.2021 - Current
- Ingredient Lifecycle Management: Onboarding, Specification Management, and SKU Optimization.
- Lead a high-performing team to manage thousands of active SKUs, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Feedback Integration: Closing the loop between Customer Feedback, Quality, and Procurement.
- Financial Stewardship: Established and project managed the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of all new and existing ingredients
- Own the 360-degree lifecycle of core and seasonal ingredients, ensuring they meet the high standards expected by customers of Canada’s meal kit leader.
Product Development/Innovation Lead
Longo Brothers
Kleinburg Station, ON
04.2017 - 09.2021
- Cultivated a proactive approach to responsibilities, ensuring high standards of performance and reliability.
- Thrived in dynamic, high-pressure environments to ensure operational efficiency.
- Enhanced team dynamics and sustained productivity by effectively applying strong interpersonal skills in various assignments.
- Showcased agility in learning and flexibility in responding to changing situations.
- Spearheaded recipe creation and development initiatives, presenting innovative concepts to senior management.
- Fostered collaborative relationships with vendor partners to achieve product delivery aligned with rigorous cost objectives.
- Led initiatives to plan and launch new products within a manufacturing environment. Delivered foundational training to commissary kitchen teams. Implemented innovative working methods to enhance efficiency.
- Created intuitive recipe build sheets and storyboards to facilitate consistent and accurate product launches.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
Education
Certificate of Completion - Nutrition
Vanderbilt University of Nursing
Nashville, Tennessee01-2014
Diploma - Culinary
Liasion Culinary Institure
Barrie, ON01-2009
Diploma - Gastronomy
Univeristy of Reim & Le Cordon Bleu
Champagne-ardenne And Paris, France01-2009
Skills
- Project managing
- Product roadmap support and execution
- Product lifecycle coordination
- Data Driven decision making
- Team work and collaboration
- Product vision and strategy
- Critical thinker
- Stakeholder relationships and communication
- Relentless prioritization
- Customer centric
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Limited Working
Timeline
Ingredient Product Manager
HelloFresh
09.2021 - Current
Product Development/Innovation Lead
Longo Brothers
04.2017 - 09.2021
Certificate of Completion - Nutrition
Vanderbilt University of Nursing
Diploma - Culinary
Liasion Culinary Institure
Diploma - Gastronomy
Univeristy of Reim & Le Cordon Bleu