Desiree Sova

About Desiree Sova

I have a passion for building cross-functional relationships to support collaborative cost reduction, process improvement, and long-term strategic planning. My experience spans across direct/indirect sourcing, and logistics cost planning; including contract negotiation, supplier consolidation, driving preferred supplier penetration, and eliminating non-value add work. I\'m grateful that the employers throughout my career have allowed me to explore both professional and personal interests like event planning and volunteering in my community. Through culture & engagement initiatives, I\'ve led the planning for an internal services fair, organized a block party, planned full day training sessions, and set up events for Bring Your Child to Work Day. I\'ve also helped to beautify Cincinnati Parks through cleanup Enterprise Sourcing is growing! Check the link below for our current job postings and reach out to me with any questions.

Experience

1. Director, Sourcing Transformation & New Initiatives

   Kroger

   Nov 2025 — Present

Education

• Crotonville Alumni

  Dialogue to Decision

• Audencia

  International Business Study Abroad

  2008 — 2008

• University of Cincinnati

  Bachelor of Science, Industrial Management

  2002 — 2009

Skills

• Workforce Management
• Purchasing
• Process Improvement
• Sourcing
• Supply Management
• Forecasting
• Quality Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Supply Chain
• Operations Management
• Kaizen
• 5s
• Supply Chain Management
• Manufacturing
• Procurement
• Automotive
• Strategic Sourcing
• Leadership
• Inventory Management
• Contact Center Operations
• Product Development
• Six Sigma
• Management