Mark Sawitsky Smt Email & Phone Number

Calgary, AB, CA

Calgary, Canada Area

• Senior purchaser responsible for managing the procurement activities of the company
• Assist in processing of Purchase Orders based on assigned material or service requisitions, in a timely and cost-effective manner ensuring company policies are met.
• Review Purchase Orders in order to detect discrepancies and prevent any misunderstandings or errors that could potentially cause delays or invoicing issues.
• Assists with managing the PO/Inventory systems data, including updating info records, reviewing material, vendor and miscellaneous reporting.
• Responsible for obtaining quotes, resolving invoice discrepancies, expediting and general inquiries.
• Manage general procurement support / inquiries for key stakeholders.

Calgary, Canada Area

• A part-time retail sales position with Canada's oldest woodworking retailer.
• Increase sales through a combination of relationship building with customers, use of communication skills to determine customer needs and relaxed no pressure sales environment
• Promote brand awareness by acting as subject matter expert and brand ambassador
• Reduce lost sales through continual restock and merchandising of impulse sales areas

Calgary, Canada Area

• A part-time position coaching people who are new to running on how to run, and motivating them to improve and grow as runners.
• Developed training plans for new runners and helped them manage their own training expectations and goals
• Oversaw a 5 KM running curriculum, and coordinated clinic guest speakers
• Over 75% of clinic members graduated to longer distance clinics
• Increased sales for local Running Room through cross selling of vendor partner’s services, creating promotional tie ins with vendor partners and building relationships with students

Calgary, AB

• Operations position supporting the Vice President of Operations and sales staff. Responsible for overseeing $5 million in inventory (200+ SKUs), and managing company purchasing, and logistics.
• Negotiated and placed orders with approved suppliers establishing price, delivery, quantity, payment, scope of work and change orders.
• Facilitate communication between vendors and internal stakeholders involved in the supply chain activities.
• Review Purchase Orders, Receiving Documents and all Inventory records in order to detect discrepancies and prevent any misunderstanding that could potentially cause project delays or invoicing errors.
• Provide reliable and up-to-date information on inventories and orders with in the procurement cycle, to identify potential delays, analyze the root causes and propose the corrective actions needed to minimize errors.
• Managed a stock program consisting of 200 SKUs, to allow for timely completion of installation jobs.

• The leader of inside sales team of 4, who supported the outside sales team, contractors, and retail customers.
• Demonstrated superior product knowledge & customer service by becoming the expert ‘Go- To’ technical sales person for Calgary branch, which increased customer base by 5% due to word of mouth referrals
• Identified key needs of clients to provide prompt, courteous & knowledgeable service to develop three new accounts into key accounts & increase repeat business by fourfold
• Led inside sales team of 4, to exceed quarterly sales goals by 10% in 2011

Calgary, AB

• Store Manager of a 2000 sqft. retail store, with 16-24 employees and a product inventory of $1 million. Oversaw weekly ordering to procure a merchandise mix specific to location’s demographic needs.
• Implemented inventory system that kept demographically demanded products at high stock levels, which increased yearly sales profits by 6% in 2006 & 9% in 2007
• Developed a training program to develop new managers & key holders in store, which reduced training cycle by a week
• Led retail sales team of 16 to exceed sales targets by 9% in 2006 & 7% in 2007

Supply Chain Management Training Diploma, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Bachelor’S Degree, Communication And Culture

High School, 12