Julius Parente Email & Phone Number

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

• Leader and coordinator for MMC’s MitigAID Supply Disruption Portal.• Build and execute quarterly and year-over-year vendor performance data.• Onboard and train vendors into adaptation of the MitigAID Portal; build relationships between vendors and MMC.• Collaborate with IT and Senior Leadership to test, finalize, and implement Portal enhancements.• Build reporting, on a consistent deadline, for weekly supply disruption updates for an audience that includes Hospitals and Senior Leadership.

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

• Owned and led a large project to reroute seasonal products from US DCs to Canada DCs, creating Petsmart Canada’s first direct import program. Realized $250,000 in annual savings of supply chain costs, improved inventory efficiency, and shortened lead times. • Owned and led project targeting low-turnover brands, leading to SKU rationalization recommendations and negotiations with vendors resulting in $8,000 in weekly order reduction. • Created new process improvement, including creation of seasonal ordering and allocation dashboards for biannual Dog Apparel programs and Winter Needs programs, to ensure the right amount of stock was ordered, and production and shipping capacities were more efficient.• Collaborated directly with all cross-functional S&OP partners in Finance, Sales, Stores, Marketing, and Leadership to define strong sourcing strategies for inline and seasonal categories• Developed weekly in-stock reporting dashboards to track key performance indicators and report on supply chain performance (in-stocks, days of supply, inventory turns, fill-rates).• Successfully managed multiple projects at a time, including seasonal stock deployments to 150 stores using DC-to-store outbound Master Schedule to coordinate trucks.• Mentored Demand Planners in sourcing strategies and KPI reporting, particularly around strategic events like Black Friday, and built training documents and manuals.

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

• Created new process and improvement areas, including creation of seasonal ordering and allocation dashboards for Halloween and Holiday Dog Treats front-of-store displays.• Every Monday, pulled weekly sales, forecast, and in-stock data and provided reports to senior leadership and cross-functional teams on progress for improvement, changes in supply chain, and recommendations for changing business strategies.• As the main point of contact for vendors, maintained strong and healthy relationships with all vendors while holding them accountable for issues stemming from their supply chains. • Maintained regular fill-rate reporting.• Reviewed forecast exceptions as part of weekly planning.• Created, tracked, and maintained purchase orders, as well as material master data.

Burlington, Ontario

• Led monthly demand reviews with commercial teams to ensure order accuracy and on-time delivery of product.• Worked with RHI Canada factory on capacity planning for manufacturing of ceramic molds.• Managed on-hand inventory of refractories, safety lining materials, and manufacturing materials for approximately $14 million in annual sales for steel mills in Canada (Dofasco), as well as United States, Mexico, and Trinidad (Arcelor Mittal).• Created monthly customer invoices for product usage, per strict end-of-fiscal-month deadlines; required coordination with on-site programmers.• For Dofasco account, created weekly invoices for product usage (usually 20-30 per week).• Order entry and processing in SAP for factories in Europe, Canada, US, Mexico, China and India.• Produced monthly forecasts for service orders for on-site RHI reps.

Toronto, Canada Area

 Recognized for efficient inventory levels with “Homer Award” in January 2012 as a result of thorough and accurate data accrual, and deriving conclusions from this data. Leveraged excellent analytical abilities into identifying slow-moving articles and inefficient inventory to reduce inventory levels in Vanity class by $2.2 million.

Toronto, Canada Area

 Employed dedication for collaboration with colleagues to identify inventory with return-to-vendor opportunities to ensure inventory levels stayed below Open-to-Buy allowances. Exercised passion for book industry and excellent product knowledge, in concert with data-backed evidence and proactive forecasting conclusions to make buying recommendations.

Oakville, On

 Promoted from Customer Experience Representative role due to enthusiasm for book-retail industry, exceptional leadership abilities and keen aptitude for communication. Detail-oriented approach and led to 50% improvement to Profit and Loss metrics. In Q3 2008, used keen merchandising eye to overhaul Magazines department, delivering only positive sales comps in the region by percentage over previous year (+3%).

Burlington, On

 Promoted to Cashier on Duty within four months of beginning work as a seasonal CER for excellence and proficiency in cash related duties (processing returns, opening and closing tills, filing Sales reports) In 2008, given control over Magazines department, including all merchandising and customer experience duties