Susan Zayas

Innovative Supply Chain Leader

Role
Business and Supply Chain Strategist at Avid Center
Location
San Diego, CA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Susan Zayas

As a passionate supply chain and operations leader, I am an expert in negotiating and…

Experience

  1. Business and Supply Chain Strategist

    Avid Center

    Apr 2019 — Present · US

    AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a nationally recognized, nonprofit organization that is dedicated to closing the opportunity, expectation, and achievement gaps in education by partnering with schools all over the country to prepare students for college, careers, and life. Key contirbutions include:• Help to achieve the organizational mission by ensuring that AVID is pursuing actions that make the organization financially strong and maximize its impact.• Aid in the creation and optimization of sales/growth target lists• Analyze and project cost and revenue data, including trend analyses• Conduct thorough analysis of existing and prospective business processes to document workflows and recommend improvements using my Six Sigma Black Belt knowledge• Establish guidelines for best practices pertaining to negotiations and purchasing, and act as a liaison in dealings between vendors and user departments• Execute benchmarking and competitor analysis projects evaluating services within the educational nonprofit sector; maintain competitor annual event pricing database• Lead and support development and research activities involving building on company strengths, identifying potential new markets and business opportunities, increasing market presence, and obtaining a sustainable, competitive position in the industry. Create a streamlined operations model for key business services areas including Logistics, Purchasing, Events and Travel. Analyze and recommend key business services information systems and the processes connected to them.

Education

  • Management and Strategy Institute

    Black Belt Certification

  • University of California, San Diego

    Bachelor of Arts (BA)

  • San Diego State University-California State University

    Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Skills

  • Marketing
  • Restaurants
  • P&L
  • Supply Chain
  • Product Development
  • Purchasing
  • Process Improvement
  • Retail
  • Strategy
  • Food & Beverage
  • Sales Operations
  • Pricing Strategy
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • 3pl
  • Food Service
  • Hiring
  • Business Process Improvement
  • Forecasting
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Procurement
  • Income Statement
  • Process Engineering
  • Team Building
  • Management
  • Logistics Management
  • Budgets
  • Food
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Leadership
  • Strategic Planning
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Six Sigma
  • Profit
  • P&L Management
  • Pricing
  • Project Management
  • Transportation
  • Team Leadership
  • Operations Management
  • Negotiation

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