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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Responsible for leading multifaceted projects with senior stakeholders across VCH, overseeing all aspects of competitive bid processes for service contracts throughout the health authority.Main duties include ensuring adherence to fair business practices, legislative and regulatory compliance, and internal policies and procedures through meticulously.

British Columbia, Canada

• Develop and execute multi-year category strategies, optimizing procurement processes to enhance organizational efficiency and supplier relationships.
• Oversee the entire lifecycle of categories, from strategy development and sourcing to supplier relationship management, benefits realization, and contract management.
• Build and manage relationships with internal business groups, stakeholders, and suppliers, leading cross-functional teams to achieve targeted business outcomes.
• Ensure strict adherence to procurement policies and department practices, mitigating risks and maintaining operational compliance.
• Track industry trends, forecast risk profiles, and proactively manage supplier relationships to fortify the organization against market fluctuations.
• Partner with Warehouse & Logistics peers to monitor and enhance supply chain performance, ensuring continuous value improvements.

Halifax, Canada Area

• The Contracts Manager performs tasks requiring a strong public procurement knowledge and a solid understanding of business and supply processes, including processes specific to the post-secondary educational.
• Managed broad and diversified contracts for the ISI member institutions in accordance with applicable legislation and the policies and procedures.
• Led/facilitated cross-functional teams or cross-function communication to ensure that member stakeholders are appropriately engaged in the ongoing contract management process.
• Drove the development and approval of recommendations and actions related to the contracts within the ISI contracts portfolio, RFP’s developed and managed, options exercised, etc.
• Fostered and enhanced professional business relationships with the supplier community.
• Collaborated with members and suppliers to maximize value achieved by ISI members from their participation in ISI contracts.

Dartmouth

• Regional Marketing Manager (North America)I served as the Regional Marketing Manager for North America, which accounts for the majority of the company’s business interests. Stepping into this role, my mandate was to.
• Inspired the brand messaging and creating the corresponding marketing collateral to empower the ground sales team with the tools needed to promote the Acadian brand.
• Opened up new revenue streams by planning and implementing a complex local customer event that attracted 300 key influencers across 6 locations from North California through to San Diego.
• Developed a targeted marketing strategy aimed at Pesticide Crop Advisors (PCAs), which I deployed at the CAPCA tradeshow in Reno.
• Refined the existing marketing strategy to better align with region-specific crop schedules, an initiative which not only maximized our opportunities for revenue generation, but also stretched out marketing budget.
• Harnessed the critical mass of our strategic partnerships with key distributors to drive our advertising strategy across targeted ads, advertorials, direct mailers, and billboards.

Dartmouth

• Regional Marketing Manager (APAC&EMEA)During my tenure as the Regional Marketing Manager for APAC and EMEA, I directed marketing efforts for the regions while working with distributors to augment their individual.
• Developed high-impact marketing plans that drove growth in both regions.
• Created a wide range of marketing materials including trade show booth design, branded brochures, corporate videos, and print ads for publication in agriculture magazines.
• Reduced waste and operational costs through an innovative new label production process.
• Contributed to the success of increasing website traffic through a redesign of the existing site.

Dartmouth

My time as the Marketing Coordinator served to allow me to grow as a leader while learning the ins and outs of marketing in a real-world context. During this time I was able to leverage my fluency in Mandarin to aid the Marketing Manager with efforts for product registration in China. I also gained valuable experience in navigating relationships with local.

Beijing, China

• Skillfully navigated long-term projects, expertly budgeting time, managing stakeholder expectations, and coaching and mentoring project execution teams to ensure that critical milestones and deliverables were met.
• Partnered with technical teams and engineers on the client side to gather requirements, effectively translating those requirements into RFPs.
• Collaborated closely with clients on the evaluation of submitted bid from prospective vendors, showcasing analytical strengths to evaluate risk, define project parameters and negotiate contracts that delivered on.
• Managed the full-cycle of project implementation from cost management and logistics planning through to quality assurance, and after-sales client support.

Supply Chain Management Professional (Scmp)

I am proud of achieving my SCMP designation in August 2021.

Mba, Marketing

Bachelor'S Degree, Trade And Economics