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Accomplishments

Food Procurement Brand Programs

❱ 4% cost reduction in the Applebee’s market basket ❱ Reorganized the Brand Programs function to

❱ Sourced a new top sirloin steak to replace tri-tip support DineEquity move to Glendale

muscle ❱ Transitioned steak platforms with no inventory

❱ System savings of $1.4M annually through spin exposure or out-of-stocks
dip alternate source project ❱ Executed on an increased level of testing activity

❱ Developed a new risk management program to with majority of scorecards exceeding expectations

align system objectives with buy decisions

Administration
Non-Food Procurement ❱ Rolled out a Member financing program to support

❱ Helped design and source a new energy efficient purchases of Imperial grills

broiler, and rolled out in five months to support ❱ Achieved a clean audit opinion for the eighth year
HCWF in a row

❱ Introduced ConserveWells to drive energy and ❱ Increased supplier insurance compliance through

significant cost savings third party program
❱ Researched and put into place a national wood

program to support HCWF Technology

❱ Increased participation in optional service

programs ❱ Implemented technology to increase invoice price
compliance

Logistics ❱ Made enhancements to the CSCS vendor portal to
increase collaboration
❱ Returned a total of $5M+ in freight savings, ❱ Rolled out customer relationship management

including $1.8M through redistribution functionality to better track Member information
❱ Completed the multi-year distribution optimization

project to gain logistics efficiencies

❱ Continued increase in produce program compliance

by distributors

2016 sources of
STRENGTH

LOGISTICS BRAND PROGRAM PROCUREMENT