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Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Support suppliers and customers in the areas of marketing, pricing and documentation to help maximize both sales and profit in the Plastics Division by providing commercial support to Product Managers.- Co-ordinate with Product Manager in the purchasing and inventory control for commodity and engineering products.- Monitor and price all pending purchase orders.- Communicate commodity product availability to Product Manager.- Liaise with suppliers for product data… Show more Support suppliers and customers in the areas of marketing, pricing and documentation to help maximize both sales and profit in the Plastics Division by providing commercial support to Product Managers.- Co-ordinate with Product Manager in the purchasing and inventory control for commodity and engineering products.- Monitor and price all pending purchase orders.- Communicate commodity product availability to Product Manager.- Liaise with suppliers for product data, certification specifications, product approval.- Document and maintain material forecasts/requirements & communicate regularly to suppliersto assure product availability, as required.- Review, develop and organize with Product Manager publication of commodities list pricing tomaximize sales and gross profits.- Document and maintain customer price supports to ensure acceptable sales margins.- Issue and monitor claims on suppliers for price supports and others where arrangements havebeen negotiated (i.e. third party).- Analyze low margin root cause on assigned products and communicate findings to ProductManager.- Investigate and resolve invoice/credit discrepancies between suppliers and accountingdepartment.- Maintain all customer price records for commodities/engineering products to provide accuratecustomer quotations, as directed by Product Manager.-Maintain all supported pricing, renewals, expiries, inactive quotes and make sure supports arecurrent. Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

- Manage shipments from small parcels to large skids with various freight forwarders including air, ocean and ground shipments.- Evaluate and negotiate freight to obtain the best rate from freight companies on a case-to-case basis.- Set up and maintain manual and computerized information filing systems such as CRM and MRP systems- Complete all necessary documents (Commercial Invoice, USMCA, Export Declaration, Certificate of Origin, Bill of Lading, etc.) for exporting and importing… Show more - Manage shipments from small parcels to large skids with various freight forwarders including air, ocean and ground shipments.- Evaluate and negotiate freight to obtain the best rate from freight companies on a case-to-case basis.- Set up and maintain manual and computerized information filing systems such as CRM and MRP systems- Complete all necessary documents (Commercial Invoice, USMCA, Export Declaration, Certificate of Origin, Bill of Lading, etc.) for exporting and importing products to and from all continents.- Enter and coordinate timelines of all new purchase orders to organize production and shipping schedules.- Providing customer service when needed to assist customers who require additional information on products, services, timelines, etc.- Supporting the sales team on Demo shows, from explaining how products work to providing technical information about the products to potential new customers.- Invoice and follow up payments with customers by using accounting systems such as QuickBooks.- Work under pressure to meet various interlinked deadlines both individually and in teams.-Enter and coordinate timeline of all new purchase orders with the Production Manager. Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

-Schedule and confirm meetings, appointments and travel arrangements for sales director and president.-Set up and maintain manual and computerized information filing systems-Maintain discretion when dealing with sensitive information-Trained various administrative assistants in different locations due to change of personnel and expansions to comply with the company’s policy-Work under pressure to meet various interlinked deadlines both individually and in teams, reducing… Show more -Schedule and confirm meetings, appointments and travel arrangements for sales director and president.-Set up and maintain manual and computerized information filing systems-Maintain discretion when dealing with sensitive information-Trained various administrative assistants in different locations due to change of personnel and expansions to comply with the company’s policy-Work under pressure to meet various interlinked deadlines both individually and in teams, reducing application process times Show less

Venezuela

-Assisted the accountant and CEO with keeping track of accounts receivable and payable-Scheduled and confirmed meetings and appointments-Organized calendars for Project Manager and CEO to help track of deadlines to file necessary documents for various projects-Completed various office tasks as needed

Bachelor Of Arts, Bilingual

Certificate

Ontario Diploma