Cara Gefrerer, Mba Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

⮞ Advised the Vice President of Legal and Corporate Affairs on all financial planning matters and provided cost cutting alternatives resulting in optimizing several team budgets⮞ Developed a visual monthly financial report in Power BI showcasing results, forecasts, and risks⮞ Created and maintained a relevant stakeholder database for government relationship management⮞ Learned SAP to accrue, monitor, and report on $13.5MM budget items⮞ Prepared PowerPoints for team meetings, updates with the President, and North American Town Halls⮞ Managed simultaneous projects involving different functions within the business such as the planning and execution of national stakeholder receptions

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

⮞ Assessed the current pricing position to identify and evaluate potential opportunities for pricing adjustments to drive the profitability of the business, i.e. upwards to $1MM annualized⮞ Analyzed competitive pricing indexes and market-specific pricing sensitivity to present recommendations to senior leaders to maintain/ grow market share at the SKU level⮞ Implemented time-sensitive legislative and contractual pricing changes and played a major role in key strategic pricing initiatives and negotiations⮞ Extrapolated data from multiple sources to analyze industry trends and current events⮞ Improved and enhanced the pro forma model used for RFPs to assess the business’s financial return (IRR) and adjusted earnings (EBITDA)⮞ Acted as a Pharmacy Pricing Subject Matter Expert (SME) in resolving and managing pricing specific issues and collaborated with relevant stakeholders (e.g. Regional Resources, Operations, Professional Affairs, Payor Management, and Procurement) on various pricing initiatives⮞ Advanced the team’s capabilities through mentoring, coaching, developing, and enhancing the analytical techniques of the Pharmacy Pricing team members

Toronto, Ontario

⮞ Developed, consolidated, and presented the Loblaw multi-year and current year pharmacy financial plans and forecasts at the corporate and store level⮞ Liaised between Operations, Finance, category owners, and senior leadership teams to build and align on measurable and achievable growth plans⮞ Assessed and layered on impact assumptions such as seasonality, deflation, and new product launches⮞ Contributed to the success of the biggest campaign of the year, i.e. the flu program, by providing continuous analysis and forecasts which aided in securing public inventory across Canada⮞ Identified opportunities through service-led initiatives resulting in 5-10% conversion rates⮞ Monitored business performance on a weekly and periodic basis and provided commentary regarding potential changes to the rest of year forecast⮞ Supported cross functional teams across all levels of management with analytical and strategic projects

Supply Chain & Transportation Unit: 2111 Steeles Ave E, Brampton, On

⮞ Collaborated with the DC Optimization team to create a graphical user interface to proactively identify current regional target areas through Tableau Software⮞ Conceptualized projects, like re-allocating deliveries to the internal fleet resulting in weekly increases, i.e. up to 3%, to the overall corporate on-time delivery performance⮞ Presented the performance and interpreted the results of pilot programs to senior leadership⮞ Automated regular reporting through Microsoft Access and Excel tools while also generating standard operating procedures (SOPs) necessary for the future sustainability of the business

Supply Chain & Transportation Unit: 2111 Steeles Ave E, Brampton, On

⮞ Compiled and analyzed data to convey areas for improvement, such as validating an approximate annual $767M in cost savings for using a third-party consolidation hub in Eastern Canada⮞ Reduced process errors by using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic Programming to create and maintain tools for planners to select cost effective transportation services⮞ Assisted the Finance Department with invoice validations worth thousands of dollars in discrepancies⮞ Created a rate analysis database for negotiating domestic bids during RFPs⮞ On-boarded and trained new transportation services, as well as internal business analysts

321 Cityview Blvd, Unit 3, Vaughan, On

Time of employment: May 2015 - August 2015; June 2016 - August 2016.⮞ Assisted the team in surpassing previous months’ purchase, sale, and mortgage transactions by 5-10%⮞ Created relationships with clients, legal professionals, and institutions by offering diligent customer service

York University

⮞ Maintained a $36,000 budget planning weekly social, academic, and community outreach events⮞ Managed multiple projects and coached a small team⮞ Negotiated procured goods to achieve efficient resource allocation while sustaining supplier relations

Food Services

⮞ Audited monthly inventory management reports at 11 restaurants to improve accurate costing methods

Vaughan Mills Mall

⮞ Surpassed sales goals and awarded ‘Employee of the Month’ on several occasions during employment⮞ Improved store dynamics by assuming tasks ranging from in-store marketing to back stock replenishment

⮞ Enforced the safe and efficient operation of water attractions, achieving minimized incidents through preventative measures

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration, Management And Operations

Activities and Societies: Enactus: Project Manager

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Operations Management

International exchange term.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), International Business & Responsible Business

Activities and Societies: Calumet College Council, OAC - Open Arms Committee

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), International Business

International exchange term.