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Christine Karenev

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Global Industry Partnerships Manager at IFSA who developed its first global Salesforce CRM ecosystem for 500+ partners.

At Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA), I developed and implemented the organization’s first global Salesforce CRM ecosystem, consolidating 500+ industry partners and creating infrastructure for partnership strategy and pipeline visibility.

I designed a multi-market employer engagement framework across Prague, London, and Barcelona, and launched IFSA’s Career Accelerator Alumni Network, which achieved 42% alumni engagement.

At AB InBev, I led transportation procurement for France and oversaw €150M in Zone Europe transport spend. Capacity forecasting, allocation optimization, and spot-cost mitigation helped overdeliver the 2024 budget by 15%.

At Nestrade Malaysia (Nestlé), I managed global Robusta coffee supply and led sustainability initiatives that achieved 1.3M tCO2e in carbon reductions in 2023. Earlier at Nestlé, I worked in demand planning, warehouse operations, and soft commodities sourcing, including delivering $3M in savings through 2017 tenders.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Global Industry Partnerships Manager

Current

Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA)

Sep 2025 - Present (1 year 1 month)

Developed and implemented IFSA's first global Salesforce CRM ecosystem, consolidating 500+ industry partners. Designed and scaled a multi-market employer engagement framework across Prague, London, and Barcelona, and launched the Career Accelerator Alumni Network achieving 42% alumni engagement.

Salesforce CRM Partnership Strategy Stakeholder Engagement Pipeline Management Community Building Virtual Programming LinkedIn Outcome Measurement

Senior Category Buyer

AB InBev

Apr 2024 - Sep 2025 (1 year 5 months)

Led Transportation Procurement for France, managing supplier relationships and securing additional capacity for the 2024 Olympics during a 17% oversell vs. forecast. Oversaw Transport Strategy for Zone Europe (€150M spend) and overdelivered the 2024 budget by 15%.

Procurement Supplier Relationship Management Transportation capacity forecasting Allocation Optimization Spot Cost Mitigation Budget Management

Global Procurement Manager

Nestrade Malaysia (Nestlé)

Jan 2021 - Apr 2024 (3 years 3 months)

Managed global Robusta coffee supply ($960M spend) and supplier/market relationships as Global Coffee Buyer and Asia & Oceania SPOC. Led global Green Coffee sustainability initiatives, achieving 1.3M tCO2e carbon reductions in 2023 and $2.5M annual coffee savings in 2021-2022.

Procurement Coffee Supply Chain Supplier Relationship Management Sustainability Carbon Reduction Cost Savings Market Analysis

Demand Planner (Coffee mate Liquid)

Nestlé USA Beverage

Apr 2019 - Jan 2021 (1 year 9 months)

Managed the rolling 18-month operational forecast for the $1.5B Coffee mate business, incorporating shipment & consumption trends, SKU velocities, new item launches, and inputs from Sales, Marketing, and Finance. Managed demand planning accuracy and bias to help Total Creamers reach 99.1% Customer Order Fulfillment in 2019.

demand planning Forecasting Supply Chain SKU Management Sales Marketing Finance Customer Order Fulfillment

Project Manager, Warehouse Supervisor

Nestlé USA Beverage

Nov 2017 - Apr 2019 (1 year 5 months)

Led an 11-person warehouse team and managed Project Gemini's new production-format supply chain, mitigating inventory, vendor, and production risks while reducing WIP storage spend by 70%.

Project Management Warehouse operations Team Leadership Supply Chain Inventory Management Vendor Management Risk Mitigation Cost Reduction

Soft Commodities Sourcing Specialist

Nestlé USA

Jun 2016 - Nov 2017 (1 year 5 months)

Managed supplier relationships across $50M in nut and sugar spend, delivering $3M in savings through 2017 tenders and supporting Responsible Sourcing measures.

Sourcing Supplier Relationship Management Negotiation Cost Savings Responsible Sourcing Commodities