Brenda Dorame
Associate Category Buyer at ALDI
- Role
- Associate Category Buyer at ALDI USA
- Location
- Joliet, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Associate Category Buyer
Mar 2022 — Present · Batavia, IL, US
o Oversees the product lifecycle including development, tendering, and maintenance of the ice cream commodity including core range, seasonal, and in and out promotions.o Facilitates and grows strong vendor relationships to ensure high quality partnerships, product launch execution, and quality compliance.o Creates and maintains RFPs and contracts in multiple systems including SAP.o Negotiate terms, cost, and overall annual buys with vendorso Identify and assess market trends to improve assortment and increase saleso Analyze business to find cost savings via logistical changes, packaging updates, and ingredient changeso Responsible for minimizing out of stock products by improving forecastso Track competitor assortments and retailso Proactively planning 6-12 months ahead of the tendering schedule by prioritizing projects and setting deadlines for the team
Education
Loyola University of Chicago
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
2012 — 2016
Skills
- Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- English
- Event Planning
- Matlab
- Adobe Indesign
- C
- Microsoft Office
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Sony Camcorders
- Microsoft Word
- Photoshop
- Html
- Public Speaking
- Tumblr
- Windows
- Final Cut Pro
- Social Media
- C++
- Research
- Mac & Pc Platforms
- Customer Service
- Java
- Teamwork
- Time Management
- Adobe Photoshop
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