Benoit Girard Email & Phone Number

Deux-Montagnes, Qc, Ca

Montréal, Québec, Canada

-Lead the financial solution and Workday team before, during and after the implementation of the SCM, supplier and P2P modules for Cogeco's US and Canadian operations.-Lead the team and maintain the Oracle AMS “asset management system and inventory” solution.-Lead project team to improve ERP solutions.-2023-2024 - Member of the implementation team for the new Oracle 12.2.13 platform.-Act as owner of the Oracle 12.1.3 application and ensure compliance with audit rules.Achievements-Successfully led and supervised the transition and implementation of the Workday financial solution, in collaboration with the departments concerned, while mobilizing change management;-Built a team of operational specialists whose mandate was to ensure ongoing support and improvements with our customers;-Successfully decommissioned the financial and human resources modules from the Oracle 12.1.3 platform, while keeping the inventory and asset tracking solution active;-Participated as an expert in the selection of the new platform to replace the inventory solution in Oracle.

Région De Montréal, Canada

-Lead analyst for the following modules: procurement, I-proc, inventory, order management, asset tracking, install base, WMS and supplier;-Support Oracle users and provide them with the support required to use their module; -Participate in the Oracle improvement project;-Responsible for the development of BI reports for procurement;-Ensure the proper functioning of Oracle modules in production;-Research Oracle support, follow up on 'SR' with Oracle and support the implementation of solutions.Achievements-Implementation of the asset tracking module to track 5,000,000 HTD equipment;-Review of Oracle picking order for Burlington and Trois-Rivières warehouses. Time savings equivalent to one resource saved per warehouse;-Implementation of sourcing run and quotation rules for procurements;-Implementation of position-based approval hierarchy for purchasing;-Participated in Oracle implementation at Cogeco CP1 subsidiary companies;-Responsible for PO, INV, iProc, OM and AP modules;-Upgrade Oracle platform from version 12.1.1 to 12.1.3.

Montréal, Québec, Canada

-Maintain the company's relationship with suppliers;-Negotiate with suppliers;-Responsible for Oracle procurement module;Identify and document process and procedural improvements, establish follow-up plan for Oracle activities;-Ensure that Oracle problems in the module are known to the Oracle team, that solutions are documented and communicated;-Responsible for providing the required user support for the entire procurement module portion;

Montréal, Québec, Canada

-Responsible for the procurement module of the Oracle project;-Guide the department manager in the validation/cleaning of current data prior to conversion to Oracle R12.1;-Identify and document process and procedure improvements, establish follow-up plan for post-implementation activities;-Ensure user training on iProc module and Oracle during the project;-Obtain and collate user feedback on various deliverables;-Ensure that user needs are known to the project team, and that decisions are documented and communicated;-Keep my team members informed of project progress and decisions;-Responsible for liaising between the Oracle team and the Procurement team during the project;-Responsible for providing the required user support for the entire procurement module portion of the project;-Responsible for unit and integrated testing for procurement and user support;-Responsible for developing procurement reports;-Analyze, document and test all change requests;-Create documentation required for processes, procedures and training.

Canada

- Manage a team of 9 unionized employees;- Manage all company inventories in Canada. Raw materials and finished products. - Manage inventory levels and age;- Manage export and import customs for Pretium Canada and Pretium USA;- Corporate signatory and declarations manager;- Manage Oracle requirements for production, inventory, OM and PO modules.- Member of the management team for both plants;- Plan and coordinate delivery routes and daily shipments;- Manage transportation files for Canada and Pretium plants (Nashua, Hazleton and Peru).- Buyer for packaging products;- Responsible for contract management;Achievements- Closure of WH6 warehouse. Major project underway. Expected annual savings of $500,000;- Warehousing of Nashua products in Canada;St-Laurent plant:Director operations/logistics and Oracle EBS optimization 2007 à 2009- Manage a team of 65 unionized employees;- Maintain/manage union relations (CEP, FTQ Local 700);- Responsible for OHS committee;- Responsible for managing plant improvement projects;- Responsible for Oracle EBS projects;- Manage all company inventories. Raw materials and finished products. Value of $2,000,000;- Implement inventory reduction programs;- Manage plant production and purchasing;- Plan machine utilization priorities, planning management;- Optimize resource utilization;- Ensure the smooth running of the plant and monitor priorities;- Management team member and logistics advisor for the corporation;- Review financial/budgetary results once a month.

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Renowned adhesive manufacturer;- Evaluate production efficiency;- Analyze production yields;- Plan, negotiate raw material and MRO purchases;- Manage warehouse inventory levels;- Implement inventory reduction programs;- Evaluate suppliers on an ongoing basis;- Improve delivery times;- Maintain AS400 computer system (production model);• Selected as an analyst for the new Oracle project.Achievements- Programmed an Excel file to track machine efficiencies;- Improved machine output by identifying bottlenecks;- Reviewed and analyzed the entire product nomenclature. This enabled us to identify unprofitable products;- Reduced monthly inventory variances from $100,000 ± 10% unexplained to $5,000 ± 0.5% explained;- Savings of $35,000 per year for MRO products;- Save $25,000 by re-evaluating the propane file;- Review and adjust all BOMs for finished products. In the end, the impact was to ensure accurate consumption of raw materials.

Baa, Operations Management

Activities and Societies: President of RELET in 2000. Logistics and Transportation Student Group.

Dess, Supply Chain Management

Activities and Societies: Organisation de midi-conférences à l’université du Québec à Montréal, 2000 ; HEC, 2007Organization of lunch.