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Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada

Taking one more big step to become the face of the equipment and technology business with Henry Schein Canada. I have a great TEAM to support me and am excited for this new opportunity.

• With my AWESOME Team of Henry Schein TSMs across Canada: Support and initiate priorities required to drive Equipment & Technology sales of $125M with a focus on a strong Vendor relationships and collaborative planning.
• TEAM: Develop & coach team to potential, allowing for an independent support group that deliver results and effectively initiate and support sales strategies and support processes. Focusing on aligning team members.
• RELATIONSHIPS: Build an environment of trust with diverse levels of coworkers within the corporate organization from Sales to Reporting. Balance the needs of all with a reliance on good listening, dependability and.
• PROCESS: Working collaboratively, identify pain points in processes, reporting and systems to drive focus towards streamlined / simplified workflows, improved communications and updated technological solutions that.
• SELF-DEVELOPMENT: Embrace technological changes and knowledge of Equipment products and sales process with a self-directed learning journey. Data-mine and explore to uncover sales opportunities and to identify where.

Niagara

• Love a company that values and supports their employees and that has given me many opportunities. They knock, I come. Leading team of 13, manage procurement activities required to support sales of $370M with a focus on.
• Plan and exceed annual budget expectations: departmental ($900K); inventory ($35M). Report budget vs. actual to the executive team.
• Support and lead negotiations of Supplier discounts and contracts, rebates, promotional recovery and pricing management with contribution to margin in excess of $7M annually.
• Develop and initiate strategic best practices that improve forecast accuracy (>81%) and inventory planning to reduce inventory, while minimizing write-offs (<$80K/yr.) and maintaining excess at 2% of base or less and.
• Support Sales with “Best in Class” fulfillment rates exceeding 98%, while partnering with 3 Distribution Centers and optimizing SKU mix and stratification.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Finance, Distribution, Accounting and Special Markets teams: increase operating margin (>10.5%); improve Supplier contribution (>$2M); expand gross profit (+6%); reduce accruals (<$200K) and.

Milan Area, Italy

• A maternity leave contract that threw me into the Italian culture. Che Bella!Reported directly to the CAO of Henry Schein, Krugg, in Italy, and to the Vice-President of European Inventory Management. Responsible for.
• Maintained and improved existing Key Performance Indicators: order fill-rate (> 98.5%); inventory (improved turns by.2%); and profitability (4% increase in Special Buys; 6% increase in Inner Margin).
• Supported daily decision making and training of the team (E3 Level I and Freight Tool).
• Coached and mentored new employee to implement tools and best practices for E3 Vendor set up, forecasting, and fill-rate tracking.

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

A giant, exciting project with Henry Schein that took me out of my day job and into Project Management.With 2 other colleagues, supported and trained business units to implement JD Edwards (ERP software): developed project plans for Executive reporting; performed gap analysis; communicated requirements to IS resources; established risk identification and.

Niagara-on-the Lake

• My early days with Henry Schein....Purchasing Supervisor, Henry Schein Canada 2002-2006
• Directly supervised 8 team members and provided daily support and performance management. Participated in interviews, hiring and team assessments.
• Streamlined Purchasing Team’s activities through resource reallocation, departmental reorganization, outsourcing and training manual development.
• Supported Supply Chain and acquisition projects: Distribution Centre start up (Calgary), 2002; Ash Temple, 2005.Equipment Buyer, Henry Schein Canada 2001-2002Worked with the Equipment Team to standardize purchasing.

St. Catharines, Ontario

This company taught me the value of people and working together as family.A 10-year career with a local, family-owned Security Systems provider. Promoted from Locksmith and Service Department scheduler to a position implementing the first computerized inventory tracking system (Accpac), to support 10,000 SKUs and inventory of $3M. Responsibilities included.

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