Christopher Pavaday Email & Phone Number

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Managing a portfolio of $8MM and achieving growth of 125% in volume and 127% in margin
• Initiated regular customer visits to build relationships and identify successes and areas of opportunities
• Actively growing the Lubricant and Metalworking Fluids & CASE (Coatings/Composites, Adhesives, Sealants, Epoxies/Resins) industry in Canada by prospecting new customers and promoting new products driving up to 100+ new.
• Negotiate long term & short-term contracts with… Show more
• Negotiate long term & short-term contracts with customers
• Leveraged previous experience to troubleshoot supply chain delays and ensure higher service levels to end customers Show less

• Successfully managed a portfolio of 500+ customers via telephone, virtual and in person meetings
• Grew the region by 110% for 2021 through prospecting and growing customer product portfolios
• Collaborated with customers, internal stakeholders, and suppliers to determine new opportunities and won $200K+ of new business;
• Effectively managed customer quotes, touchpoints, forecast and new opportunities through Salesforce; exceeded call targets in 115% winning monthly recognition in… Show more
• Effectively managed customer quotes, touchpoints, forecast and new opportunities through Salesforce; exceeded call targets in 115% winning monthly recognition in the Ontario region
• Created efficient and sustainable process to actively reported market trends and competitor information to product management and senior leadership to better service our customers

• Effectively using MRP and DRP systems to fulfill orders, maintain onhand inventory and minimize waste
• Identify opportunities to improve forecast and inventory to reduce total working capitol
• Successfully managing 30+ vendors across Food, Tech, Pharma, Nutraceutical portfolios from the US, South America, Europe & Asia
• Negotiating lowest cost delivery options with vendors and carriers
• Collaborate cross-functionally (sales, product management, operations) to identify business… Show more
• Collaborate cross-functionally (sales, product management, operations) to identify business opportunities for new vendors and products

Hamilton

• Creating and updating the Daily Production Plans, in the most cost-efficient manner possible, while ensuring optimal product quality by correctly sequencing the schedule while meeting all deadlines
• Maintained a daily fill rate of 99.00% in the Ontario region
• Responsible for planning 5 lines (2 Pantry lines, 2 Buns & Rolls lines & a English muffin line)
• Responsible for the production of 126 SKU's
• Lead the holiday planning of back to school and Christmas long weekend for… Show more
• Lead the holiday planning of back to school and Christmas long weekend for the Pantry category

Etobicoke

• Managed logistics and purchasing of outsourced finished products in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic regions
• Supported troubleshooting and Go Live of Oracle ERP
• Created purchasing orders in various systems including SAP and Oracle
• Responsible for 14 vendors with 84 SKUS
• Maintained a daily fill rate of 99.20%
• Responsible for all holiday planning for all vendors in Ontario (Back to school, Christmas, May 24, Canada day & Civic long weekend)

Etobicoke

• Responsible for forecasting demand for the company's products by using statistical models to forecast baseline demand and feature lift volume by SKU for the Ontario region with weekly sales that range from $2.5M to 3M
• Maintained a high forecast accuracy 89.09% against a target of 88.00%
• Responsible for the forecast of 250 SKUS at 8 distribution centers across the Ontario region
• Facilitated the S&OP Data Gathering process by working collaboratively with Sales, Marketing and… Show more
• Facilitated the S&OP Data Gathering process by working collaboratively with Sales, Marketing and Finance to reach consensus for the most updated supply forecast
• Supported a monthly consensus meeting with various key customer business teams including Walmart, Costco, Sobey and Metro banners

Brampton

• Answer telephone/written/fax queries regarding orders and deliveries and process adjustments to fulfill customer requirements via SAP and Oracle
• Supported day to day service desk needs for Quebec and Ontario regions
• Maintain on an ongoing basis an accurate data of customer profiles and product information.
• Single point of contact for customer service and fulfillment issues related hospital contracts
• Review order management activities regarding shipment and advise customer… Show more
• Review order management activities regarding shipment and advise customer accordingly of changes and delays. Show less