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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, ON

• Managed product selection within the categories of responsibility to fulfill organization market strategic needs. Manage and negotiate commercial agreement and pricing with suppliers to meet company financial goals
• Prime Product Synegry project by reviewing and consolidate purchasing contracts and achieve $200K cost savings per quarter
• Source new products and vendors in the market to increase profit margin from 13% to 20%
• Centralize procurement for all banners under Lowe’s Canada to increase buying power and obtain 2% cost saving

Toronto, ON

• Managed $50M annual store setup budget for new store and store refresh. Coordinated large-scale store reset project with merchandisers, vendors, contractors and store managers. Developed strategic plan in collaboration.
• Analysed, prepared, and presented business case and requirement for smooth approval
• Sourced new display fixture vendors and generated 20% savings on store setup cost
• Executed bidding events and made recommendations on option with highest return on investment (ROI) value
• Performed freight cost analysis and standardised logistic practices to save 25-40% shipping expenditures per store
• Sustained zero waste on surplus materials by re-purposing in another store, return to vendor for billing credit, or removed by awarded recycling company

Toronto, ON

• Managed US$24M annual purchasing budget within the categories of responsibility to meet corporate turn objectives. Developed and executed tactical inventory forecast and replenishment strategy by product groups.
• Improved inventory flow plan, resulting decreased in DC inventory carrying requirement and 15% related cost saving
• Identified budget variances and analysed impacts to recommend actions for minimizing markdown activities and improving revenue
• Liaised with vendors by negotiating with preferred vendors and debriefing unsuccessful bidders to maintain strong long-term relationship
• Fulfilled inventory requirement, meeting budgets, timelines, and 100% of key performance indicators (KPI)

Toronto, ON

• Managed US$67M annual purchasing budget. Arranged product fulfilment including prototyping, RFP, preferred vendor selection, and contract details.
• Accelerated customer satisfaction by improving product in-stock rate from 90% to 98% without increase in operating cost
• Revised oversea and cross border logistics process, ensuing products arrive 100% on time and with lowest cost

Brampton, ON

Managed US$10M budget for Frozen Seafood programs. Coordinate inventory and flow of goods through the network with Vendors, Transport, Distribution centers and Stores

Markham, ON

Managed $10M budget for Frozen food and pharmaceutical programs. Established Fish Licenses and Certificate of Origin to fulfill purchasing requirement. Resolved pricing issues with Customer coordinators in a timely manner to fortify customer retention.

Markham, ON

Managed inventory and forecasted requirement for computer, software and electronic components based on project requirement. Sourced hard to find parts and devices to meet customer special requirement. Arrange surplus asset disposition.

Certification, Purchasing

Certification, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Certification, Autocad Level 1& 2

Certification, Advanced Project Management