JAMIE STOUTENBURG
Category Manager
Kitchener
Summary
A driven and motivated Category Manager known for building long-term, value-driven customer partnerships as well as being extremely organized and detail oriented. Skilled in multi-tasking and working under pressure in a team environment as well as independently. A true team leader who can make rational decisions on the fly. Believes in personal growth, to keep challenging oneself professionally and personally. Thrives to live a healthy lifestyle and can be found enjoying the outdoors.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
4051
4051
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Category Manager
Greenbridge Food Service
03.2022 - Current
- Promote our sales and marketing strategies to our vendor partners to grow our portfolio and earn additional revenue.
- Analyze national cost of goods savings for stakeholders and identify gaps and discrepancies along with managing progress and growth for a +$6M yearly revenue budget and +$180M sales budget.
- Develop and manage 30+ key vendor portfolios to build long lasting relationships/partnerships.
- Manage/maintain vendor relationships by quarterly reviews, focusing on YOY growth, budget targets, individual member goals, and marketing activities to drive success throughout the year.
- Negotiate pricing and vendor agreements/contracts and renewals that are mutually beneficial for our vendors and Greenbridge members.
- Experience in organizing and executing various RFP tenders to earn stakeholders additional revenue.
- Identify inefficiencies in workflows and make recommendations for improvement.
- Organize and execute annual vendor summit meetings and annual sales conferences which focuses on collaboration between vendor partners, national sales and procurement teams to further strengthen relationships and grow the overall business.
- Collaborate with Marketing on cross-functional strategies to drive sales.
Purchaser
Blendtek Fine Ingredients
07.2020 - 03.2022
- Reviewing in detail, daily inventory management in a fast paced commodity industry for all portfolio items along with managing inventory turns to meet company targets.
- Establish, source, and maintain long lasting vendor relationships globally to gain insight and knowledge on commodity products, pricing, quality and logistics.
- Negotiate and collaborate with vendors on contract pricing and terms, hedge buying to secure the best price and availability for customers, and forecasting details to manage sales throughout the year.
- Collaborate with Customer Service, Sales, and Quality Control departments to manage customer needs using Salesforce.
- Assist with training current and new hires on purchasing processes and best practices.
Assistant Purchasing Manager
Yen Bros Food Service
01.2017 - 07.2020
- Assistant Purchasing Manager for a wide variety of fresh and frozen produce along with dry goods who managed strategic purchasing, inventory, quality control, budgets, costs, customer pricing and margins.
- Develop and analyze supplier programs and gaps to capitalize on cost savings to support our business.
- Identify, evaluate, improve, and resolve, the strengths and weaknesses in the procurement and cross functional departments.
- Establish & maintain key vendor relationships and contracts.
- Collaborate with sales to support customer expectations and needs.
- Train and mentor junior purchasing staff.
- Greenbridge PAC committee member.
Operations Administrator
Steve Nash Fitness World & Sports Clubs
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Purchaser for raw materials, furniture, and fixtures.
- Building relationships with vendors and ensuring accurate pricing, discounts, and warranties were applied along with tracking shipments.
- Assisted with the ERP integration in 2016 along with daily maintenance of the system and employee training.
Education
Certified in Planning and Inventory Management -
Association For Supply Chain Management (ASCM)
Supply Chain Procurement Certificate -
Association For Supply Chain Management (ASCM)
Operations Management - Materials Management
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Burnaby, BC 01.2011 - 01.2014
Business Admin - Materials & Operations Management
Conestoga College
Kitchener, ON 01.2005 - 01.2007
Skills
Supplier relationship management
Supplier contracts
Pricing strategies
Data analytics
Sales tracking
Multitasking
Timeline
Category Manager
Greenbridge Food Service
03.2022 - Current
Purchaser
Blendtek Fine Ingredients
07.2020 - 03.2022
Assistant Purchasing Manager
Yen Bros Food Service
01.2017 - 07.2020
Operations Administrator
Steve Nash Fitness World & Sports Clubs
01.2015 - 01.2017
Operations Management - Materials Management
British Columbia Institute of Technology
01.2011 - 01.2014
Business Admin - Materials & Operations Management
Conestoga College
01.2005 - 01.2007
Certified in Planning and Inventory Management -
Association For Supply Chain Management (ASCM)
Supply Chain Procurement Certificate -
Association For Supply Chain Management (ASCM)
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