• Hired and trained a multi-disciplinary team to revitalize the supply chain department and improved efficiency by 50%. • Accountable for an annual global spend of $30 mn to service 4 locations in 2 provinces. • Liaise regularly with accounts payable to reduce prepayments by over $500K a month. • Worked diligently with several vendors to improve credit terms and established them as credit references. • Flagged importance of inventory locations to lessen expediting and AF costs by $26K/ month. • Returned and/ scrapped slow moving inventory and increased warehouse(s) space by 18%. • Lower intercompany company purchases by 180 POs per year by negotiating lower MOQ’s • Assist engineering staff with dual sourcing many existing and new SKUs to alleviate the pressure of on-time delivery. • Actively contributed to bi-weekly group leaders team meeting to achieve corporate goals. • Kicked off the project to reinstate MRP resulting in production efficacy. • Mastered various ERP systems in a short span namely – Business Vision and Spire for Rite Way Mfg.; Baan and BPI for Morris Equipment Ltd to gain inventory accuracy.

• Lead the project to move consumables from traditional locker system to vending machines for improved accountability, which reduced the usage by 15%.• Spearheaded the successful incorporation of VMI for fasteners to reduce cost of handling and administration for low dollar, high moving items by $12,000 annually. • Trained and developed a team to elevate the efficiency in supply chain department and reduced freight/ expediting cost by $21,500/ year. • Negotiated mutually beneficial contracts with vendors for extended payment terms and stock & draw alternative where annual purchases were over half a million dollars. • Assess and ethically award bids where purchase order requisitions valued over $10,000.• Consolidated vendors to lower costs around processing orders and making payments which positively affected the bottom line by up to 5 basis points.• Counseled executive team and coordinated the project for an IT facelift including ERP upgrade.

• Evaluate vendor performance periodically to assure they meet the contractual requirements and discuss action plans with Purchasing Manager on how to improve profitability.• Organizing annual inventory and present an analysis on year to year basis to the stakeholders. • Liaison with production and sales, forecasting future demand to pre-provision critical path raw material, reducing lead time by an average of 3-4 weeks.• Keep a tab on trade agreements (like CUSMA, CETA & CFTA) which would directly or indirectly affect corporate purchasing practices and the bottom line.• Attend seminars, conferences, and trade shows to learn about the industry and to network with attendees who in turn can bring value to the company.• Strong understanding of our ERP system (Intuitive) and Office 365 with advance Excel.

Finning International Inc. acquired the operating assets of Kramer Ltd. as of July 01, 2015• Analyze stock status on daily basis to determine what needs to be replenished.• Stock management between warehouse to fulfill customer or shop orders on timely basis.• Review and follow up on backorders from vendors and stores regularly.• Oversee warehouse operations in terms of relocating parts to create a more efficient pick path.• Monitor returns daily and keep sales history updated. • Execute annual and periodic returns to CAT and other allied vendors

• Accountable for the input and integrity of all back-end paperwork.• Assist in the coordination and preparation for the annual inventory/cycle counts as specifically outlined by company policies and procedures.• Monitor and investigate variances related to receiving documents including Purchase Orders (PO), returns and transfers. • Train, coach and develop counters/ auditors as needed.

• Research, develop and implement efficient ways to perform inventory control operations.• Delegate tasks and duties to team members; and monitor their performance on regular basis.• Maintain an efficient Storage/retrieval system for all documentation• Efficiently use DOS (AS400), SAP and Access based software (ERP) to keep a track of inventory movements and adjustments.

Being my first Canadian full time job, i had an opportunity to learn the vast culture and history of Canada and the USA by meeting various customers who used to step in the doors of one the biggest electronic stores in Western Canada. Made sure that our customers get the best value for their time and money which they spend in one of our stores. Revolved the merchandise display in the store to showcase the latest and the best in the market of consumer home electronics.

Buyers: Esprit Casual Women's, DKNY Women's, NapapijriProducts: Women's Top & BottomCost the style in terms of Fabrics, Trims and Cut - Make (CM)Planned the product range with the Buying TeamLiaised with the Buying Agents on a regular basis to get closure on pending issues for the quick and efficient flow of workPerformed vendor coordination and follow up on products from suppliers & vendors Worked closely with colleaguesTracked the complete process from yarn to shipment as it was a vertically integrated unit (Knitting, dying, finishing, cutting, line planning, production, packing and shipping)

Buyers: PVH - IZOD, Perry Ellis/ Pacific Trail/ Jantzen for Grand National Apparel (GNA) Product: Men's knitted tops and outerwears.Handled sampling and development independentlyCorresponded with buyers on daily basis for product understandingWorked with factories/ vendors on product costing parametersAnalyzed and allocated the order's and made a Time and Action plan (TNA) for the related order. Set target dates for all the related processes and raw materialsEnsured that all the dates set as per the initial TNA were met and any delays reported to the managementTraveled to supply regions to check sampling and production processes on a timely basis

Learned the trade terms in my first of kind on the job training in garment exports. Visited various mills and factories to know the difference of how some thing (we wear on the daily basis) is manufactured and shipped to the customers like me.