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Erin, Ontario

• Maintained strategic inventory levels to support company revenue streams and maximize finite selling space.
• Managed over 500 SKUs, including consumables, confectionary, hardware, tobacco, dairy, beverages, party items, groceries, and OLG gaming stock.
• Factored in key ordering considerations, including cost, expiry date, fast-moving stock, and dead stock.
• Supported company goals by managing up to three staff and provided consistent training, mentoring, and feedback.
• Used Microsoft Excel to efficiently schedule and forecast staffing demands for varied hours, depending on time, day, and holidays.
• Prepared several types of reports, including month-end closing, payments to suppliers, banking, and employee hours. The reports assisted in planning and strategy development.

Toronto, Ontario

• Managed 65 SKUs and co-packing from a third-party warehouse. Involved in planning work for an in-house solution to deliver significant savings and improvements.
• Set up a new warehouse system, using MRP system and AS400 when ordering materials and managing orders.
• Ensured raw materials were delivered within optimal timeframes to minimize storage space, allowing additional production space.
• Worked to close off-gap areas, including breaking production sequencing due to numerous issues and fixing processes to reduced time waste and maximize production levels.
• Ran pocket machine with minimum staff levels while maintaining production.
• Delivered on customer commitments during regular operations and on new product launches. Leveraged outside warehousing for multi-packing to boost production when needed.

Toronto, Ontario

• Processed shipments and finished products in system counts and held new products for the quality department. Added segregated bad products and filled out forms for production time and day.
• Acted as team leader for 12 staff members, managing work schedules and rotations (12-hour day and night shifts).
• Collaborated with the logistics department while working in a warehouse office.
• Safely used forklift trucks while adhering to company rules on driving within aisles and completing circle checks before and after use.
• Improved cross-functional team productivity by setting up guidelines before end of shift, which enabled receiving team to review issues at hand-over.

Markham, Ontario

• Used blueprints and other schematics to assemble and test electronics.
• Worked with an array of equipment, demonstrating strong hand-eye coordination to meet quality goals.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment, partnering with team members to reach productivity outcomes.
• Tested parts in accordance with internal procedures and processes.

Supply Chain Management Diploma

B.Sc