Market Fresh Produce Announces New Hires

Nixa, MO – Market Fresh is excited to announce another addition to your procurement team. Dan Disseler will be based out of the Market Fresh Nixa, MO campus. He will work as a Category Manager and will report to Director of Procurement, Stacy Holthaus. His responsibilities will include building relationships and maintaining contact with vendors, sourcing product, and negotiating a competitive cost of goods in his assigned produce lines and creating logistical efficiencies throughout the supply chain.

Dan graduated from Evangel University in Springfield, MO where he earned his Bachelor of Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing and Management. Dan has worked for Bass Pro for the past 6 years working his way up to a Retail Specialist where he would help coordinate promotions and track sales, inventory, and pricing. He will be a valuable asset to the procurement team.

Market Fresh would like to announce the newest addition to the Vendor Managed Inventory team, Kayla Raymond. Kayla will be working out of the Market Fresh Nixa, MO campus as a Vendor Managed Inventory Specialist and will report to Brian Morris, Director of Vendor Managed Inventory. She will be responsible for managing inventory, placing accurate daily orders, collecting data, preparing reports, and interpreting data to improve key vendor managed inventory performance metrics.

Kayla graduated with a Bachelors degree from Missouri State University. She worked as a Merchandise Inventory Maintenance Assistant at O’Reilly Auto Parts and then later accepted work at Bass Pro Shops where she worked up to an Inventory Specialist. Kayla brings expertise in analytical, financial and organizational skills as well as project and assignment management.

Market Fresh Produce is pleased to announce the addition of Tyler Johnson to the Market Fresh team. Tyler will be based out of the Market Fresh Nixa campus where he will report to Stacy Holthaus, Director of Procurement. His responsibilities will include negotiating a competitive cost of goods in his assigned produce lines, developing and maintaining rapport with growers, shippers, and other vendors. He will accomplish this by assisting in sourcing product and logistics, and ensuring that suppliers meet the quality and design standards for all products.

Tyler graduated with his Associate of Arts from Ozark Technical Community College in Springfield, MO. He has a strong background in management and merchandising. Tyler began his career working at Pacific Sunwear where he was hired as seasonal help and was promoted to Lead Sales associate within the first year. He was then hired by Journey’s Kidz as Store Manager before moving on to his most recent position for the past 8 years as an Assistant Merchandiser/Buyer for Bass Pro Shops.

Market Fresh Produce is one of the fastest growing brands in the produce industry offering full line procurement and category management in commodities such as Avocados, Peppers, Potatoes, Onions, Sweet Potatoes, Tomatoes, and more. For more current information on Market Fresh, visit us at www.marketfreshproduce.net or follow us on our Twitter, Instagram or Facebook.

Source: Market Fresh Produce, LLC