1. AL I C E M. RI V E R A
S E E K I N G S E N I O R - L E V E L M E R C H A N D I S I N G / P U R C H A S I N G R O L E
9609 W 117th
Street ￨ Overland Park, KS ￨ (254) 421-2885 ￨ alicexrivera@aol.com
 Details-Focused Leader who offers a background in Merchandising / Purchasing, Supply Chain Management,
Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, Demand Forecasting, and Inventory Management.
 Top Performer who makes decisions to reflect positively on business well-being in alignment with vision,
value, and goals, and leads customer-focused teams by example to maximize results in key retail markets.
 Ambitious Self-Starter who excels at significantly reducing procurement costs by standardizing processes,
negotiating favorable terms, and streamlining supplier channels while applying skill in new product launches.
 Excellent Communicator who seamlessly liaises among senior-level management, industry teams, and
customers, and further promotes a consistently friendly and synergistic workforce motivated by teamwork.
C A R E E R H I G H L I G H T S
 Successfully trained and mentored results-focused Iowa City purchasing and category
management teams, and further enhanced policies / procedures for improved core effectiveness.
 Collaborated with local / corporate teams to streamline processes and increase efficiency levels.
 Recognized for job excellence with selection by corporate team to roll out / implement the planning
/ migration of a new category management / replenishment structure model in 2012.
 Performed workflow analysis and delivered sound recommendations for job duty realignments.
P R O F E S S I O N A L S Y N O P S I S
Great Plains Area Replenishment Lead – US Foods Kansas City, Omaha and Coralville
 Brought the Iowa division Merchandising Department from being consistently in the bottom third of the
company to being in the middle of the company in the 3 months since the restructuring by increasing
service level, cases per pallet and p.o. accuracy.
Director Merchandising & Marketing – US Foods Omaha (May 2014 – Present)
 Built the trust of the department and encouraged team work instead of individual goals.
 Brought the Merchandising Department from being in the bottom third of the company to consistently
being in the top 15 divisions by increasing service level, decreasing spoilage, E&O and DIOH.
 Increased freight income from being below plan to above plan by insuring accurate freight rates were
loaded correctly and maximizing the managed loads.
Director – Purchasing Reinhart Omaha (October 2013-May 2014)
 Decreased spoilage by $3,000/week by working closely with the Buyer’s to buy in a different manner.
Director – Category Revenue Management – US Foods Corp (NOVEMBER 2008 – OCTOBER 2013)
 Created, negotiated, analyzed and awarded RFP’s to vendors for the Southwest Region. Held weekly calls
with the division VP of Procurement to discuss the status of the RFP’s.
Senior Manager – Logistics Development – US Foods Corp (November 2003 – November 2008)
 Developed a dry drop trailer program that brought $.02/lb to the bottom line.
 Worked directly with carriers to negotiate rates, build loads and approved invoices to maximize freight
income. Took the Austin division from being below AOP to being $.09/cs above AOP.
Margin Manager – US Foods Austin (November 2002 – November 2003)
 Increased margins to $.03/cs over AOP by pushing the sales team to sell above Net/LIC. Decreased Daily
Sales Below Cost to less than $.02/cs.
 Reviewed category trends to maximize ICC (Inventory Cost Changes)
Buyer – US Foods Austin (January 2000 – November 2002)
 Started with Alliant FS as a Disposable Buyer but have also bought Dairy and COP.

2. US FOODS, OMAHA, NE (MAY 2014 - PRESENT)
Director of Purchasing
 Capitalized on the opportunity to provide excellence in team building, training, and development of a top-
performing staff of 13 to include Buyers, Category Management, and Specialist professionals to meet or
exceed goals.
 Maximized use of resources to achieve objectives by aligning work to guarantee team responsibilities are
executed, and further plan and prioritize workflow and schedule associates as necessary to complete tasks.
 Designed and developed division-based strategies to cost-effectively facilitate results-generating expense
rationalization, margin enhancement, inventory gains and loss management, customer retention, and sales
penetration, and continually ensure employee engagement and timely implementation of core strategies.
 Collaborated with teams to monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and highlight Service Level, DIOH,
Spoilage, E&O, Inventory Levels, Cases / Pallet, and Freight Income, and various sales / marketing initiatives.
 Ensure seamless operational processes by complying with pricing systems, inventory control, and general
ledger activities, as well as guaranteeing critical purchasing processes are in place.
 Initiate comprehensive changes and perform monthly testing for compliance.
T E C H N I C A L S U M M A R Y
IBM ￨ Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) ￨ Oracle BI ￨ Oracle Data Warehouse
Excellent Professional References Provided Upon Request