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Toronto, Ca

- Started and built out a new business function, that centralized the ownership of routing, fleet management and labour planning for all of the North American operations- Routing: Transitioned routing ownership (Parcel and Truck) from local operations to a central team, streamlining operations and achieving greater consistency and efficiency across the ten cities- Fleet Management: Ownership over the fleet utilization strategy, driver training/qualification programs, commercial vehicle licenses and overall complianceLabour Planning: Developed and executed the post-peak labour strategy (for fulfillment operations), aimed at reducing contingent and seasonal labour usage in line with the drop in volume

Toronto, Ca

- Continued to lead the Canadian Transportation team, with added responsibility of supporting the launch of multiple US sites and other strategic initiatives.- Successfully designed and launched a new compensation model for on-the-road teams, yielding labour cost savings of 20%- Coordinated the insurance renewal for the entire North American fleet, across both Truck and Parcel divisions- Ran the RFP to select and onboard a telematics partner, evaluating potential partners for cost, ease of integration and functionality

Toronto, Ca

- Oversaw the national transportation business, leading the 400+ employee team through 380% annual growth- Defined and prioritized the strategic work streams required to scale and grow the operations, partnering with Engineering, Talent Acquisition and People & Culture- Led the creation of the forecasting process that the Transportation team uses to labour and resource plan. - Created the KPI program local leadership relies on to operate their site, setting targets and building out the rhythms around a metric focused operations

Blackfriars, London, Gb

- Owner of the $190M Hair Care portfolio; led the S&OP process which was completed in collaboration with Brand and Trade Marketing - Continuously adjusted the volume and mix in response to consumption and category trends, price/promotion changes, and inventory/service impacts- Reviewed and ensured alignment on the opportunities and risks that were being used to drive gap closing activities with various teams

Blackfriars, London, Gb

- Managed 100+ unionized employees at a manufacturing facility, with a focus on delivering key plant targets (attainment, OEE, cost) - Led a CAPEX project ($150k spend) that integrates the PLCs from various machinery on the line to a digital platform, allowing for improved line efficiency- Drove increased employee engagement on waste reduction by creating a digital tracking tool that highlighted live data to the shop-floor- Partnered with operators and the equipment manufacturer to correct a material over-consumption issue on the shop-floor using Kaizen methodology, yielding a $100k annual reduction in factory waste

Blackfriars, London, Gb

- Managed a $200+ million annual business, where I optimized the customer’s replenishment process to meet in-stock, inventory and sales objectives while maintaining fill rates- Built and leveraged POS tools to influence forecasts, closing promotional gaps resulting in a 37% increase in forecast accuracy- Led quarterly order profile reviews based on the customer’s ordering patterns, and made recommendations on MOQ adjustments to improve the profile

Blackfriars, London, Gb

- Ensured on-shelf availability and on-time delivery of product by interfacing with warehousing and delivery carriers- Implemented strategies for peak volume windows that secured adequate carrier support in high volume periods, and ensured on-time performance- Refined the transportation consolidation criteria to include volume and order profile, that allowed for increased truck utilization and 60% fuller trucks

Detroit, Michigan, Us

Lincolnshire, Il, Us