10 Costco procurement leaders
Costco's buying side appears here in GMM and AGMM titles for Kirkland Signature, non-foods and produce, alongside sourcing and purchasing roles such as an SVP of construction and purchasing and a director of strategic sourcing in the EVP Supply Division. Suppliers preparing to pitch an item to a Costco buyer, and teams looking at Costco's strategic sourcing, construction purchasing or procurement systems, can find people on both sides of that line.
Professionals to explore
Adam Matkin
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Merchandising · Costco Wholesale
Shanghai-based Adam Matkin has been Vice President Merchandising at Costco Wholesale since 2024. Adam's other Costco titles include Assistant Vice President GMM - International (2023-2024), Assistant General Merchandise Manager (2019-2023) and Buyer - Corporate Foods roles for poultry and shrimp (2017-2019) and fin fish (2013-2017), backing a stated focus on item selection, negotiation and supplier relationships.
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Adam Wilson
LinkedInExperience: Director Strategy, Sourcing & Partnerships · Costco Wholesale
As Director Strategy, Sourcing & Partnerships at Costco Wholesale since 2025 and Senior Manager Strategy and Sourcing there since 2021, Adam Wilson supports the category team on assortment. Senior Category Manager - Food (2018-2020) and Category Manager - Food (2014-2018) at Walmart add a second retailer's view of how food assortment decisions get made.
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Ali Moayeri
LinkedInExperience: SVP construction and purchasing · Costco Wholesale
SVP construction and purchasing at Costco Wholesale since 2004, Ali Moayeri has also held an SVP title there since 1990. Construction and purchasing sit together in that one senior title, which makes Ali a fit for questions on the purchasing side of Costco's construction work and on how a long-tenured Costco executive approaches buying decisions.
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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, Amber Linden has also held AGMM Special Events and Costco NEXT (2023-2025), AGMM Imports (2021-2023), Buyer (2005-2021) and Assistant Buyer (2000-2005) titles there. Amber describes a history of tough but fair negotiations on a global scale, which fits non-food and import supplier questions.
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Craig Richards
LinkedInExperience: Former AGMM Director Produce · Costco Wholesale
Retired from Costco Wholesale, Craig Richards held AGMM Director Produce (1986-2023) and AGMM Director Food Court Operations (2015-2018), and describes helping start and build Costco's Produce Department. With Costco experience that covers distribution logistics as well as buying, Craig fits fresh produce suppliers asking how the category is bought and moved.
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Patrick Kulbisky
LinkedInExperience: Director National Procurement and Merchandising · Costco Wholesale
Food and beverage buying is where Patrick Kulbisky sits: Director National Procurement and Merchandising at Costco Wholesale since 2024, supporting buying teams across a number of those categories as part of the decision-making team. Patrick was Director Merchandising Strategy at Costco Wholesale (2023-2024) and Director - Food at Walmart (2020-2023), useful for comparing how the two retailers make category calls.
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Stacey Schukar
LinkedInExperience: VP General Merchandise Manager · Costco Wholesale
Stacey Schukar holds VP General Merchandise Manager (since 2023) and AVP General Merchandise Manager (since 2021) titles at Costco Wholesale; other titles there are General Merchandise Manager (2019-2021), Assistant General Merchandising Manager (2018-2019) and Buyer (2012-2018). Stacey cites over 17 years of global supply chain management for Costco supporting operations in Asia, Australia and New Zealand, and Europe.
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Ted Williamson
LinkedInExperience: Director, Strategic Sourcing and Procurement EVP Supply Division · Costco
Ted Williamson has been Director, Strategic Sourcing and Procurement EVP Supply Division at Costco since 2019, in a role listed in Shanghai and described as leading the organization's transformation to a strategic procurement model. Senior Procurement Officer, SVP at IKEA (2015-2018) and SVP, Supply Chain Management at Amazon (2007-2012) round out a record that fits questions on setting up formal procurement inside a retailer.
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Tess Wilkins
LinkedInExperience: AVP, General Merchandise Manager - Kirkland Signature · Costco Wholesale
From 1983 to 2017 Tess Wilkins was at Costco Wholesale, leaving as AVP, General Merchandise Manager - Kirkland Signature, where Tess led all shelf-stable food categories for the brand, with annual sales of $4B+, covering item creation and management from concept to consumer. Owner of Tess Wilkins LLC since 2018, Tess suits suppliers weighing a private label program.
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Theresa Dodge
LinkedInExperience: IT Business, Procurement and Supply Chain Manager · Costco Wholesale
Theresa Dodge is IT Business, Procurement and Supply Chain Manager at Costco Wholesale, a role held since 2021 in Issaquah, Washington and listed at director level. The title ties IT to procurement and supply chain, so Theresa can speak to the systems side of how Costco's purchasing and supply chain teams work.
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Choose the right perspective
For getting an item onto the floor, the merchandising titles fit best: Stacey Schukar, Adam Matkin, Amber Linden, Tess Wilkins and Craig Richards, with Patrick Kulbisky and Adam Wilson closer to food and beverage assortment. Ted Williamson, Ali Moayeri and Theresa Dodge hold sourcing, purchasing and procurement titles outside merchandising, so they suit questions on strategic sourcing, construction purchasing and procurement systems.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What does a Costco buyer need to see from a new supplier before an item gets a first test in warehouses?
- 02How do Costco buyers negotiate cost and pack size when an item could move from a national brand to Kirkland Signature?
- 03How does buying for Costco warehouses outside the US differ from buying for US warehouses?
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