Jeremy Tunstill

Strategic operations leader with more than 15 years of experience directing complex, multisite foodservice operations, procurement strategy, financial stewardship, supplier governance, operational improvement, and leadership development. Proven record transforming underperforming operations through data-driven decision making, operational redesign, and disciplined financial management. Experienced partnering with executive leadership, procurement, finance, facilities, manufacturers, distributors, and operational stakeholders to improve operational performance, reduce costs, strengthen supplier accountability, and deliver measurable business results.

Senior Manager, Food Service Operations at Charleston County School District (2011-01 – Present)

• Delivered more than $3.1 million in documented operational cost savings over two years through procurement strategy, labor optimization, waste reduction, supplier negotiations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Led a multi-year operational transformation that reduced food and supply expenditures from 46.52% to 40.55% of revenue through strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, inventory optimization, forecasting improvements, and financial discipline, returning millions of dollars to the district while maintaining service quality.
• Redesigned supplier negotiation strategies using historical pricing analysis, reimbursement trend evaluations, competitive benchmarking, and purchasing leverage to stabilize and reduce pricing from national manufacturers and distributors while improving long-term financial sustainability.
• Rebuilt the district's Summer Meals Program into the organization's only consistently profitable foodservice operation by redesigning menus, accountability systems, labor deployment, procurement strategy, and operational processes, achieving 13–17% operating margins while increasing participation and improving meal quality, transforming a financially underperforming operation into the district's only consistently profitable foodservice program.
• Designed and implemented a districtwide participation-based forecasting and inventory allocation system that standardized limited-time-offer (LTO) planning across 80 schools, significantly improving inventory accuracy while reducing product shortages and excess inventory.
• Developed a Days-on-Hand inventory management system and standardized end-of-year inventory strategy that reduced year-end inventory from approximately $550,000 to approximately $227,000 while improving purchasing discipline and financial accountability across all locations.
• Provide operational leadership and strategic oversight for 23 foodservice operations serving approximately 11,000 meals daily, leading 132 employees, including 26 managers and assistant managers, while supporting districtwide procurement, financial planning, supplier strategy, and operational initiatives across Charleston County School District.
• Lead and develop management teams through coaching, performance evaluations, accountability measures, operational reviews, and ongoing professional development.
• Increased districtwide foodservice revenue by 20% over three years through strategic operational improvements, menu enhancements, and participation growth initiatives.
• Lead districtwide procurement strategy for food, supplies, and equipment supporting approximately 80 schools while directing more than $15 million in annual purchasing through strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, product standardization, commodity planning, financial analysis, and long-term purchasing initiatives.
• Analyze labor utilization, sales, participation, inventory performance, procurement trends, and operational KPI data to identify performance gaps, improve operational performance, and implement corrective action plans.
• Build executive dashboards utilizing procurement, labor, participation, inventory, and financial KPI data to support operational decision-making, forecasting, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop and standardize operational procedures, training programs, compliance protocols, and performance expectations across multiple locations.
• Direct a multi-site Summer Food Service Program generating approximately $800,000 annually while increasing participation 37% since 2021.
• Managed emergency feeding operations during COVID-19, coordinating staffing, logistics, compliance, and meal distribution of approximately 40,000 meals weekly.
• Direct approximately $3.5 million annually in capital equipment planning, facility improvements, and operational modernization while prioritizing investments based on operational needs, lifecycle planning, and long-term sustainability.
• Partner with executive leadership to develop long-term operational strategies, financial planning initiatives, procurement decisions, and organizational improvements supporting one of South Carolina's largest institutional foodservice operations.

Owner / Operator at Quiznos (Multi-Unit Franchisee) (2004-01 – 2011-12)

• Owned and operated three high-volume restaurant locations generating approximately $2 million annually while directing staffing, procurement, inventory management, food production, equipment maintenance, customer service, budgeting, marketing, vendor relationships, and financial performance.
• Managed all operational functions including staffing, scheduling, inventory, food cost controls, training, marketing, customer service, and financial performance.
• Led approximately 30 employees across multiple locations in a fast-paced quick-service restaurant environment.
• Improved profitability through labor optimization, operational efficiencies, and cost management initiatives.
• Developed and executed local marketing campaigns that increased traffic and sales through community outreach, direct mail, radio advertising, and business partnerships.

Communications Writer at Charleston County School District (2002-01 – 2004-12)

Staff Writer at Beaufort County School District (2000-01 – 2002-12)

Bachelor of Arts in Spanish – College of Charleston