Caryn David
About
Caryn David is from Walnut Creek, California, United States. Caryn is currently Vice President Planning & Procurement at INW ProForm Laboratories, located in California, United States. In Caryn's previous role as a Vice President of Procurement at Ripple Foods, Caryn worked in Berkeley, California, United States until Jul 2025. Prior to joining Ripple Foods, Caryn was a Vice President of Supply Chain at INW Group and held the position of Vice President of Supply Chain at Benecia, CA. Prior to that, Caryn was a Vice President of Supply Chain at INW Pro-Form Laboratories, based in Benecia, CA from Jun 2018 to Feb 2019. Caryn started working as Director of Procurement & Strategic Sourcing at CytoSport, Inc. in Benica, CA in Jan 2004. From Jan 1998 to Jan 2004, Caryn was Purchasing & Production Manager at Promax Nutrition, based in San Francisco Bay Area. Prior to that, Caryn was a Director of Project Management at Weider Nutrition International, based in Salt Lake City, Utah from Jan 1994 to Jan 1998.
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Led end-to-end strategic sourcing initiatives for rapidly growing plant-based food manufacturer, driving operational excellence and cost optimization through: • Spearheaded comprehensive digital transformation, implementing NetSuite MRP system and developing custom reporting capabilities, resulting in enhanced inventory tracking and reduced operational costs • Achieved significant material cost reductions through strategic negotiations: - Reduced DHA costs from $78/kg to $59/kg through contract optimization - Decreased HOSUN contract pricing from $1.65 to $0.98/lb - Secured 15.2% reduction in shrink sleeve costs with zero operational impact - Negotiated vitamin category savings of $268K annually • Led inventory optimization initiatives resulting in: - 90.73% value reduction and 93.16% volume decrease at Progressive facility - 57.65% value reduction and 89.78% volume decrease at Steuben facility - Significant UPI (Unsaleable Product Inventory) reduction through systematic review processes • Established cross-functional collaboration frameworks: - Implemented raw material tracking system bridging R&D and procurement - Created supplier qualification process reducing development timelines - Developed BCorp-aligned sustainable sourcing strategies for 2024 product launches • Streamlined systems and processes: - Led deactivation of 621 obsolete items in NetSuite - Unified system data architecture for MRP implementation - Consolidated pricing updates across platforms, reducing administrative burden
Led strategic procurement operations across 7 manufacturing facilities, managing $450M direct spend and $18M freight budget: • Orchestrated $10.2M annual cost savings through strategic sourcing initiatives and supplier consolidation across 40 categories and 15,000+ SKUs • Developed and implemented structured sourcing processes: - Created comprehensive supplier quality management (SQM) system - Established ethical sourcing framework advancing ESG initiatives - Implemented standardized contract management procedures • Orchestrated supply chain transformation driving 27x revenue growth (from $17M to $450M) • Managed strategic partnerships resulting in: - Streamlined supplier base reducing operational complexity - Improved contract terms through volume consolidation - Enhanced supplier performance tracking and accountability • Built and mentored high-performance procurement team: - Established culture of accountability and continuous improvement - Developed succession planning framework - Implemented cross-functional training programs
Steered sourcing initiatives, contract negotiations, and logistics, managing a $75M annual direct spend. Built high-performance teams and managed with a culture of respect, integrity and accountability focusing on coaching, experiential learning, training, and performance management. • Ensured supply chain requirements were met to support huge rapid growth of 27 times sales growth – from $17M to $450M within 10 years for the Muscle Milk Brand • Facilitated revenue targets to be met by ensuring products / ingredients availability, navigating spend, budgeting, forecasting, and supply chain for Hormel and their Dairy division ($6.8B organization with 44 companies, and hundreds of brands, $125M Dairy division revenue) • Created $4.8M cost savings through effective contract negotiations, and identifying / initiating strategic cost saving sourcing initiatives • Ensured supply chain efficiency as a key leadership focus for both short-term and long-range planning, budgets, strategic planning, and supply chain growth strategies
Led global procurement strategy for $6.8B organization, managing $150M spend portfolio: • Drove $4.8M cost savings through strategic sourcing initiatives and contract optimization • Supported exponential business growth through robust supply chain management: - Scaled operations supporting revenue growth from $17M to $450M - Managed procurement for Hormel's Dairy division ($125M revenue) - Implemented LEAN manufacturing initiatives • Established comprehensive procurement management strategy: - Developed category-specific analysis frameworks - Created short and long-term strategic planning processes - Implemented inventory optimization program
Manufacturing Manager – purchasing, new product development, distribution, and production through co-packer sites. Managed and monitored inventory control functions. Management of manufacturing consumer-packaged goods (CPG) thru co-packer facilities.
Project Management Manager, leading product development coordination for four company-owned manufacturing plants. Decreased production costs and reduced implementation errors by 20% thru continuous improvement while creating job structures, processes, and procedure to reduce variances.