Kristin Kordus

Duties: • Develop vendor base by sending out formal quote requests, evaluating bids and supplier performance • Balance inventory levels against carrying costs • Discrepancy reporting to vendors and Canada customs • Process requisitions, PO’s and receipts through an SRP system for both our unit as well as our plant in Mexico • Manage import/export customs including documentation and HTS code selection • Leading cross functional meetings with management/engineering • Reporting on cost savings earned to Corporate Head Office • Inbound/Outbound transportation planning • Organization and maintenance of stores area inventory Achievements: • Reported over $30,000 in cost savings to date since January 1, 2015 • Developed the standardized quoting system we use for bids on all equipment • Lead initiatives to reduce paper waste and increase information recall efficiency

Duties: • Forecasting purchases as well as budgeting department spend allocation • Supervision of staff • Product selection and development • Vendor negotiations • Inventory analysis of all retail stores to maintain inventory balance including item selection based on sales as well as geographic and demographic indicators • Part of a cross functional team of other senior staff for budgeting, delivery schedules and planning purposes. Achievements: • Developed standard operating procedures for improved tracking of total costs and improved gross margin • Developed risk assessment and risk reduction procedure in partnership with the VP. • Conducted a review of transportation costs, customs practices and costing procedures and saved the company thousands while providing a more accurate indication of the landed cost of merchandise. • Developed and implemented a more accurate forecasting model which reduced the inventory and storage space requirements.

Duties: • Forecasting for high demand items going into flyer • Vendor negotiations • Negotiations with senior staff regarding placement of goods in flyer and amount of space allocated in flyers to our team • Application and processing of appropriate agricultural licenses. • Negotiation and entry of fluctuating commodity feed pricing to maintain appropriate margin. Achievements: • Only Category Analyst to select product and design a full planogram for a category re-alignment • Increased turns and revenues for the planogram that I implemented

Duties: • Travel to trade shows for product selection and vendor negotiations • Reviewing of competing quotes from potential manufacturers • Evaluation of raw samples and communication of adjustments required • Relationship building with vendors both domestic and overseas • Contract negotiations • Creating checks and balances to minimize shrinkage and shipping errors • Hiring and supervision of procurement staff • Customs manual development and maintenance including periodic review of HTS Code database • Budget forecasting and review • Catalogue creation and copy writing Achievements: • Developed all the standardized operating procedures and the organizational structure for this position • Created a costing system to ensure that all of the items entered showed a true cost and gross margin • Created a filing system for relevant documents to ensure ease of access to information in the event of a customs audit • Created an entire catalogue from concept to completion • Developed or sourced hundreds of new products and became the lead negotiator for product development and cost