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Burnaby, BC

- Leading IT projects for the Corporate Information Security Office (CISO)

Burnaby, BC

- Performing requirements analysis for major IT change management projects and initiatives- Management of open IT change management tickets- Assessment of deployment of virtual testing scenario project

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Maintained reporting and forecasting models in MS Excel using inputs from vendors and LDB systems (Oracle, Tableau) to support 6 demand planners in a $3 billion business
• Documented and performed analyses on forecasting, inventory levels, and category types to determine the financial and business cost/benefit impacts of proposed decisions
• Analyzed requirements and proactively coordinated implementation with the IT, Business Intelligence, and Wholesale Supply Chain management teams
• Created and implemented tools and metrics for in-stock fill-rate percentage tracking, leading to an improvement from 84% to 95% over 6 months

Burnaby, BC

• As the original prime for construction materials for the high-speed cable fibre build project, I was the primary interface between the contractors and the internal supply team
• Worked extensively with departments such as PMO, Supply Operations, Field Inventory, and Build Implementation to implement, measure, and improve supply chain processes
• Performed 8 months as a build project manager and capital prime for the PMO, managing milestones, permits, reporting, and resource scheduling, plus accruals and budgeting
• Successfully led a high-visibility initiative to shift two streams with $25 million in materials to be procured, warehoused, and shipped by a third-party distributor
• Initiated and executed a cross-departmental PMO initiative to close off over 20,000 lines ($21 million) of stale-dated material orders, avoiding approximately $3 million in purchases
• Worked extensively with PMO and Supply Operations to research and present executive business cases for technology cost/benefit planning to improve supply chain processes

Burnaby, BC

• Responsible for the procurement of over 25,000 electrical repair parts and assemblies for air conditioners, freezers, and furnaces to stock nine warehouse locations across Canada
• Performing core procurement functions such as developing strategic sourcing decisions, negotiating and revising contracts, and leading supplier performance reviews
• Maintained various elements of the purchasing department, reviewing overdue orders and transfers, planning shipment logistics, and addressing order discrepancies
• Undertook projects to reduce obsolete inventory by almost 50%, consolidate more than 10 vendor lines, and standardize hundreds of part numbers and descriptions

Burnaby, BC

• Purchased $4 million in electrical goods from over 25 suppliers to stock two distribution centers, as well as supplying 50 branches across Canada and logistics
• Rotated through sales, support, and operations departments as a management trainee (March to June 2007), then moved into a position in the purchasing department
• Completed several cross-departmental projects, such as creating a data communications catalogue for national distribution and resolving over 300 open shipment discrepancies

Burnaby, BC

• Managed a portfolio of over 1,000 materials for assembly in industrial batteries and power supply systems, based on planning output from a Just-In-Time (JIT) ERP system
• Prepared reports and performed analyses of inventory levels, conducted negotiations with suppliers, and maintained a Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI) system with over 300 items
• Engaged in daily communication with offshore factories in China, including purchase order revisions, order expediting, defective returns, and some logistics arrangements

Delta, BC

• Used SAP ERP system on a daily basis to execute production planning output, fulfill inter-company purchase orders and transfers, and settle inventory discrepancies
• Maintained a parts department with over $3 million in high-volume and high-value inventory for printing prepress equipment and electronic subassemblies
• Managed a cycle-count program with an accuracy level that reached 99% for over 13,000 parts in a Just-In-Time (JIT), Kanban, and Lean manufacturing environment

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Activities and Societies: Team-based projects, developing networking skills Master’s level education with studies in supply chain.

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Comm), Business/Commerce, General, Distinction (Honours)

Activities and Societies: Presentation skills, analysis and critical thinking Concentration in general management, including reports on.

Diploma Of Technology, Operations Management

Activities and Societies: President of the APICS Student Chapter, award for Top Student, award for Contributions to the APICS Society.

Grade 12 Senior Secondary, General Studies

Activities and Societies: Languages