Matthew Thompson

Experience

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  Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity at UF

  Nov 2015 - Nov 2017

  -Oversaw team of fraternity members in carrying out house improvements, additions, and projects valued up to $10,000-Worked as direct link between fraternity chapter and fraternity housing corporation in voicing concerns and ideas-Conducted business and negotiated prices with companies both in town and out of town -Managed $80,000 budget to maximize the number of events our fraternity was able to hold-Negotiated prices with all venues and places we planned on holding events to further stretch the $80,000 budget-Collaborated with other Greek organizations to combine efforts to host social events for 200+ people

  • Special Projects Head Coordinator

    Aug 2016 - Nov 2017

  • Social Chair

    Nov 2015 - Nov 2016
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  Natural Elements Painting and Repair

  May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Estimator

  -Worked as an estimator putting together bid proposals for painting projects and acted as the direct link between our company and different general contractors-Recorded cash flows and reconciled monthly accounts through QuickBooks-Requisitioned information from specifications, plans, and general contractors on projects valued up to $20,000

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  Florida Blue Key Speakers' Bureau

  Feb 2017 - Oct 2017

  Assistant Director of Sales

  -Organized sales of merchandise to maximize profit for the annual Speech and Debate Tournament-Worked with the finance division to coordinate and track sales throughout the tournament-Assisted with designing and ordering apparel for all members of the tournament staff

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  LA ROCHEFOUCAULD & SONS LIMITED

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Finance Intern

  -Conducted market research and analysis for recommendation of investments in emerging technologies-Utilized financial analysis solutions to create and compile market reports and forecasts using metrics and multiples-Recorded and alerted supervisors of actionable news that could change price of stocks the company was invested in

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  University of Florida

  Sept 2017 - Dec 2018

  -Helped educate the University community on the Student Honor Code and Conduct Code-Held events to promote the importance of the Student Honor Code and Conduct Code at UF -Assisted Robert W. Emerson, J.D. with BUL4310, Legal Environment of Business-Proctored exams throughout the semester for students taking the course-Helped students that had questions about the course and content taught

  • Student Honor Code Administration Staff

    Sept 2017 - Dec 2018

  • Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

    Sept 2017 - Dec 2017
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  Kroger

  May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Cost Management Intern

  - Worked as an analyst on the clamshell herbs fresh grocery category to provide data-driven insights when negotiating product costs with suppliers- Utilized SAP Business Objects, Citrix applications, and Microsoft Excel to perform full category analysis- Delivered feedback to department leadership on suppliers and category commitment structure, resulting in over $1M cost savings

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  Kroger

  Jun 2019 - now

  - Manage a team of three Analysts and oversee their projects by providing onboarding training for new analysts and additional support for current analysts with work in progress- Lead profit improvement projects on major grocery categories as well as cost increase pushback and management with national brand suppliers- Support Merchandising department Category Managers and Director by providing category analytics reports, presentations, and assisting with supplemental cost-focused assignments Show less - Collaborated directly with Kroger category managers and national brand suppliers to negotiate product pricing and promotional strategies for categories within the grocery segment- Applied quantitative metrics from scheduled reports along with ad hoc analysis to understand category performance and drive gross margin enhancement- Organized data-driven joint business discussions with grocery suppliers to discuss category improvement and develop stronger partnerships for the category Show less

  • Manager, Enterprise Sourcing

    Oct 2022 - now

  • Sr. Analyst, Enterprise Sourcing

    Feb 2021 - Oct 2022

  • Analyst, Enterprise Sourcing

    Jun 2019 - Feb 2021