Matthew Novitzke

Experience

1. Commodity Procurement Manager - Pork

   US Foods

   Sep 2016 — Present

   Procure fresh and processed pork items for regions and divisions using historical data and demand forecast to ensure continuity of supply.\\\\n\\\\n•Procure Center of the Plate (COP) from suppliers at lowest cost ensuring quality standards are met.\\\\n\\\\n•Analyze and monitor market conditions to identify opportunity to improve cost of goods, forward-buys, market purchase timing, risk management, and spot-buy negotiations.\\\\n\\\\n•Responsible for leading and executing weekly market conditions calls with appropriate region and division employees. Ensure regions and divisions are working with up-to-date market information.\\\\n\\\\n•Set and communicate market costs for divisions.\\\\n\\\\n•Build strong on-going partnerships with vendor community, including identifying and integrating smaller or regional packers/producers.\\\\n\\\\n•Communicate and negotiate with key suppliers for pork category, creating cost advantages through aggregation and scale.\\\\n\\\\n•Negotiate buys for national and seasonal promotions.\\\\n\\\\n•Support cost reduction initiatives with suppliers within category or commodity areas by understanding supply chain and matching to US Foods locations; work US Foods logistics team to minimize freight costs.\\\\n\\\\n•Recommend and execute buy-in opportunities in collaboration with category management.\\\\n\\\\n•Create purchasing benchmarks and monitor pork category performance to meet or exceed KPI objectives, ensuring all activities are in accordance with defined company standards and guidelines.\\\\n\\\\n•Execute supplier performance reviews.\\\\n\\\\n•Provide input into RFIs and RFPs by analyzing supplier proposals; support supplier negotiations\' process and assist in the development of supplier agreements and contracts.\\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n

Skills

• Budgets
• Food
• Customer Insight
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Market Research
• Food & Beverage
• B2b Promotions
• B2b Marketing
• Consumer Promotions
• Advertising
• Foodservice Marketing
• Retail Marketing
• Product Development
• Crm
• Marketing Strategy
• Brand Management
• Web and Social Media
• Food Industry
• Marketing
• Strategic Planning
• Management
• Marketing Communications
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Social Media Marketing
• Agency and Vendor Management