John Aitchison Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Canada Area

 Purchasing for all major Toronto area hospitals including Sunnybrook and Mt. Sinai Contract management Process improvement Data analysis Customer service improvement

Mississauga, Ontario

Materials management Sales analysis Purchasing Drop shipments Reporting Project management Change management

Downtown Toronto

Mandate: manage RBC business applications, software migrations, and compliance with RBC technology standards Ownership of Information Technology Portfolio Management (ITPM) which is the application book of record, covering all RBC enterprise applications across all business platforms, supporting business alignment, risk management, cost innovation and operational efficiency worldwide Collaborate with RBC business and IT user communities Develop and execute user acceptance and business acceptance testing plans for new capabilities and enhancements Work with 3rd party vendor and RBC development teams to ensure delivery to expected standards Developing and execute user acceptance and business acceptance testing plans for new capabilities and enhancements Provide level 1 and level 2 end user support Provide consulting services to Business and IT partners on ITPM and its use Develop end user training materials and deliver end user training Document business requirements Global Directory updates to ITPM Application and technology health check Technology currency program involving software migrations for Vendor end of support Technology standards Project management

Brampton, Ontario

Reports directly to Business Manager; Mandate: improve purchasing and inventory controls, maximize inventory performance and minimize overstocked or obsolete inventoryResponsibilitiesSource and purchase food, pharmaceutical and industrial grade additivesSales analysis and forecastingInventory controlLogisticsOperations Transportation 3PL warehousingISO compliance and non-conformance reportingNDSL complianceNAFTATDG and WHMIS

Mississauga, Ontario

CPG Fine office, art, and drafting supplies; - Reports directly to President; Mandate: improve efficiency of purchasing, warehouse and customer service departments, reduce operating costs and increase profitability.Direct reports; Oversee purchasing, production, warehouse and customer service departments.Source, negotiate, purchase, and expedite finished goods and raw materials from Asia, Europe and North America.Source third party production and repackaging involving custom thermoforming, blister carding, shrink-wrapping, heat/ RF sealing, and customer special orders,promotional campaigns and build to order displays.Prepare rolling 12 month manufacturing forecasts for highly seasonal goods to manufacturing facilities in Germany, the United States and Asia.Issue purchase orders for packaging, tooling, printing, labeling, equipment, stationery, training, transportation, third party warehousing and services.RFP & RFQ and vendor performance analysis.Primary contact for all Staedtler-Mars worldwide affiliates and all vendors.Sales analysis, forecasting, life cycle and inventory performance planning. Sales and marketing support for new product launches.Create and maintain bills of material and kit tables for repackaged products.Budgeting, costing and margin maintenance.Vendor and Retail customer EDI including Retail Link and ASN for Wal*Mart, Staples, Office Depot, HBC, Canadian Tire and Zellers.Retailer Non-compliance and fine management for corporate accountsLogistics, import, export and freight audit and claims. Backup and support for IT department.Daily cycle counts and reconciliations.Reduction of surplus and obsolete inventory and waste disposal.Company operations including capital expenses, rentals, equipment leases, HVAC, and signage.

Pmp, Itil And Six Sigma (Green Belt)

Project Management and Lean Business

Education record

Bsc, Microbiology