Laura Forde Email & Phone Number

• Associate Supply Chain Manager for Sensient Colors Canada and Sensient Natural Extraction
• Obtained significant raw material savings in 2023 through the implementation of strategic purchasing strategies that optimized order timing and quantity, direct purchasing, and consideration of various tariffs on raw.
• Lead the transition to a new external warehouse to reduce annual warehouse spend by 30% while opening up additional logistics capabilities to better serve customers
• Developed strong supplier relationships to mitigate risk and implement effective purchasing arrangements
• Motivated, mentored, and developed direct reports to optimize their performance and promote their professional and personal growth
• Took part in annual budget review of purchasing and inventory for both Canadian business units, as well as monthly financial reviews to monitor cost savings and ensure alignment with the budget

Delta, British Columbia, Canada

• Supply Chain Supervisor for Sensient Natural Extraction in Delta, BC and for Sensient Colors Canada in Kingston, ON.
• Took over the purchasing and supply chain role for Sensient Colors Canada in addition to existing role at Sensient Natural Extraction
• Managed Canadian inventory and worked to reduce obsolescence while simultaneously tracking safety stocks and building stock to target levels
• Developed and managed processes to ensure that all system data is maintained with a high degree of accuracy
• Coordinated inbound logistics to ensure on time arrival of purchased materials while balancing cost with supply reliability

• Implemented various changes that enabled the site to meet supply chain standard for the first time
• Analyzed production-to-plan for improvements to data such as lead times, bill of materials, androutings to enable the effective usage of JD Edwards (JDE)
• Lead the implementation of a new lot numbering system and work order usage to standardize procedures and improve efficiency
• Implemented an ABC cycle count program in order to manage the inventory of all raw materials and manufactured products

Tracked and analyzed production metrics using office productivity tools, monitored company inventory and conducted monthly updates, prepared monthly production reports, and prepared a variety of instructional documents detailing the tracking of production metrics.

Assisted in the development and implementation of a Workplace Health and Safety program. Completed tasks including preparing policy documents, standard operating procedures, inventories, and pricing data utilizing office productivity tools. Communicated with suppliers to source raw materials for new and existing products, and assisted with basic accounting.

Analyzed workflows in physician offices relating to immunization data capture, exchange, and usage in British Columbia. Created a document summarizing use cases showing how physician Electronic Medical Records can be linked to the Panorama immunization repository. Developed strong written and oral communication skills while working independently and with.