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10 Costco procurement leaders
These ten people hold or have held director-level or higher procurement, purchasing, sourcing and merchandise buying roles at Costco. A reader can learn how Costco's buying and sourcing teams select items, negotiate with suppliers and support categories, including its private label.
Professionals to explore
01—10Adam Matkin
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Merchandising · Costco Wholesale
Vice President Merchandising at Costco Wholesale since August 2024, based in Shanghai. His other Costco roles include Assistant Vice President GMM - International (2023–2024), Assistant General Merchandise Manager (2019–2023), Buyer - Corporate Foods - Poultry, Shrimp (2017–2019) and Buyer - Corporate Foods- Fin Fish (2013–2017), and his profile cites item selection and negotiation and building strong relationships with suppliers.
Adam Wilson
LinkedInExperience: Director Strategy, Sourcing & Partnerships · Costco Wholesale
Director Strategy, Sourcing & Partnerships at Costco Wholesale since January 2025, a role his profile lists at director level, and Senior Manager Strategy and Sourcing there since March 2021, supporting the category team on assortment. He was previously Senior Category Manager - Food (2018–2020) and Category Manager - Food (2014–2018) at Walmart.
Ali Moayeri
LinkedInExperience: SVP construction and purchasing · Costco Wholesale
SVP construction and purchasing at Costco Wholesale since February 2004, a tenure his profile lists as 22 years and 6 months; the profile also lists an SVP role at Costco Wholesale dating from June 1990. His headline reads SVP construction and purchasing at Costco Wholesale Inc.
Amber Linden
LinkedInExperience: Assistant Vice President GMM Non Foods Merchandising · Costco Wholesale
Assistant Vice President GMM Non Foods Merchandising at Costco Wholesale since October 2025. Her other Costco roles include AGMM Special Events and Costco NEXT (2023–2025), AGMM Imports (2021–2023), Buyer (2005–2021) and Assistant Buyer (2000–2005), and her profile cites a history of tough but fair negotiations on a global scale.
Craig Richards
LinkedInExperience: AGMM Director Produce · Costco Wholesale
Former AGMM Director Produce at Costco Wholesale (1986–2023); his profile describes him as a retired AGMM/Director of US Produce Operations who helped start and build Costco's Produce Department, with Costco experience covering distribution logistics and buying. He was also AGMM Director Food Court Operations at Costco Wholesale (2015–2018).
Patrick Kulbisky
LinkedInExperience: Director National Procurement and Merchandising · Costco Wholesale
Director National Procurement and Merchandising at Costco Wholesale since March 2024, where his profile says he supports buying teams across food and beverage categories as part of the decision-making team. He was previously Director Merchandising Strategy at Costco Wholesale (2023–2024), and Director - Food (2020–2023) and Senior Category Manager (2018–2020) at Walmart.
Stacey Schukar
LinkedInExperience: VP General Merchandise Manager · Costco Wholesale
VP General Merchandise Manager at Costco Wholesale since June 2023; her other Costco roles include General Merchandise Manager (2019–2021), Assistant General Merchandising Manager (2018–2019) and Buyer (2012–2018). Her profile cites over 17 years of global supply chain management for Costco, supporting international operations in Asia, Australia and New Zealand, and Europe.
Ted Williamson
LinkedInExperience: Director, Strategic Sourcing and Procurement EVP Supply Division · Costco
Director, Strategic Sourcing and Procurement EVP Supply Division at Costco since January 2019, based in Shanghai, where his profile says he led the organization's transformation to a strategic procurement model by establishing a collaborative model and a formalized foundation. He was previously Senior Procurement Officer, SVP at IKEA (2015–2018) and SVP, Supply Chain Management at Amazon (2007–2012).
Tess Wilkins
LinkedInExperience: AVP, General Merchandise Manager - Kirkland Signature · Costco Wholesale
Former AVP, General Merchandise Manager - Kirkland Signature at Costco Wholesale, with a Costco tenure listed from 1983 to 2017. Her profile says she led all shelf-stable food categories for Costco's Kirkland Signature brand, with annual sales of $4B+, covering item creation and management from concept to consumer. She has run Tess Wilkins LLC since 2018.
Theresa Dodge
LinkedInExperience: IT Business, Procurement and Supply Chain Manager · Costco Wholesale
IT Business, Procurement and Supply Chain Manager at Costco Wholesale since May 2021, based in Issaquah, Washington; her profile lists the role at director level. The profile describes Costco Wholesale as a retail company that sells electronics, computers, furniture and other goods.
Choose the right perspective
Pick a merchandise buyer or general merchandise manager for questions about getting items into Costco and negotiating with its buying teams, and a sourcing or procurement director for questions about what Costco buys to run the business. Match category and region too, since food, non-food, private label and international buying work differently.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What does a Costco buying team look for when deciding whether to take on a new item or supplier?
- 02How are pricing, pack sizes and promotions negotiated with suppliers?
- 03How does sourcing for Kirkland Signature differ from buying national brands?
Reaching Costco procurement leaders
How can I contact one of these Costco procurement leaders?
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