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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Manage Global Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Negotiation and Supplier Management for Direct and Indirect Category• Develop and secure commercial contracts with suppliers ensuring cost effective quality product• Evaluate supplier proposals by interpreting and analyzing proposals against business requirements• Interacted with stakeholders to understand the spend requirements and trends to build spend data• Develop sourcing strategies for business units using industry analysis and competitive analysis • Prepare, coordinate and conduct all non-complex supplier negotiations for key categories• Responsible for designing, coordinating, and improving the internal and external processes• Analyze spend patterns across varied categories and discover cost saving opportunities• Identify and recommend alternative suppliers against the sourcing execution plan• Actively pursue effective and efficient operations for all procurement operations• Identify and analyze business unit opportunities, service levels and consolidate key categories• Monitors and analyze operational data to identify trends, issues and opportunities for savings• Negotiate non-complex contract strategies that will provide cost effective, sustainable solutions• Deliver cost reductions on an ongoing basis in accordance with the annual budget targets

Toronto, Canada Area

•Analyzed forecast and monitor procurement needs for sixty plus vendors and 30,000+ parts• Managed forecasting system to determine low stock situations and manage fill rate for high demand parts • Prepared purchase requisitions, approve and issue purchase orders in accordance with negotiated terms • Monitored trends in supplier base category using synthesis, data visualization• Tracked orders and form system lead times, delivery dates, and costs for all orders• Analyzed and establish proper inventory levels that minimize carrying costs• Maintained tracking of all contracts and pricing for purchasing activities• Managed surplus, excess and obsolete inventory and prepare inventory reports

Mumbai Area, India

• Initiated Request for quote (RFQ) for direct and indirect category requisitions• Managed Purchase to Pay (P2P) systems aligned to Procurement Policy and Procedures for Sites• Planned and oversaw list of dependent projects needed to reach the overall strategic objectives• Interacted with business unit employees and suppliers for P2P platform onboarding, catalog set-up • Initiated training, and purchase order issuance for all categories• Managed purchase orders as per MRP requirements and ensured timely follow up with supplier• Negotiated best price and ensured site supply base meets in terms of quality, supply and compliance• Analyzed total spend to identify vendor consolidation and cost saving opportunities• Participated in process improvement projects to reduce cost of materials and savings• Coordinated for implementation of global sourcing decisions at manufacturing sites• Interacted with site stakeholders on near expiry and negotiated contracts for consumables and projects• Prepared, reviewed, recommended for approval and followed Standard Operating Procedures • Interacted with manufacturing sites to ensure requisitioning is executed as per agreed SLA• Managed to balance strategic and operational requirements as per business requirements• Interacted with accounts team to resolve invoice queries• Ensured alignment to global procurement processes, policies, guidelines and compliance

Mumbai Area, India

Work with a Sourcing Specialist to identify, qualify and create a new source of supply• Handling US, EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa), APAC regions in terms of sourcing suppliers, negotiating, processing purchase orders. Sourcing new products & Vendors.• Reviews and analyses purchase requisitions.• Review targeted electronic requisitions to ensure all approvals and supporting documents have been submitted, as per policies.• Follow up with appropriate stakeholders to reconcile issues and complete processing if and when required.

Mumbai Area, India

Expertly managed Replenishment, Purchasing - PO Placement, Inventory Management for four Major Distribution Centers• Monitored Inventory and replenishment for Stationery, Private Label, Consumable and Housekeeping Categories. • Issued Purchase order based on inventory and daily sales reports. • Demand planning and forecast analysis for Corefill stock. • Monitored incoming orders at distribution centre and updated team for any unforeseen delays• Analyzed Sales and inventory data to make adjustments in ordering cycle to ensure optimal space utilization and maximize Sales order completion• Communicated product status and availability timelines to distribution centers on stock out and back ordered items• Liaised with cross functional teams, Vendors to ensure performance targets were met.• Facilitated for weekly reporting on Inventory management, Purchase order reports for internal review • Created action plan for slow, non moving inventory ,future de listed items at Distribution centers

Mumbai Area, India