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Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

• Implement strategic sourcing strategies to ensure the procurement of high-quality food products while achieving 22% cost savings in Proteins and 15% Overall. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, operations managers, and finance, to understand business needs and align procurement strategies accordingly.• Identify and evaluate potential suppliers, negotiate major contracts, and establish pricing agreements to secure the Maximum value and leverage exceptional cost for the Organization• Manage supplier relationships with Distributor, conduct SKU evaluations, and drive continuous improvement initiatives to ensure the highest level of product quality and service delivery.• Lead contract negotiations, terms and conditions, and vendor selection processes, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and restaurant industry standards.• Monitor market trends, food cost, identify emerging suppliers, and assess their suitability for potential partnerships, promoting innovation and driving competitive advantage.• Oversee inventory management, demand forecasting, and supply planning to maintain optimal stock levels and minimize stockouts and excess inventory.• Implement procurement best practices, standardize processes, and develop key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and track supplier performance, cost savings, and overall procurement efficiency.• Collaborate with sustainability and CSR teams to ensure ethical sourcing practices, support local suppliers, and promote environmentally friendly procurement initiatives.• Train and mentor procurement team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional development.

Toronto, Canada Area

•Strategic Sourcing, Negotiation, managing vendors, Identifying excess Inventory from existing accounts, Transferring dead stocks for new Business Opportunity, Completion of other Ad-hoc request from Program Managers and Corporate Account Managers.•Maintain account consistency and support sales for $50M food accounts and facility packaging segment with accounts across Canada, USA, and Mexico and lead all account maintenance and program implementation initiatives.•Manage catalog consisting of 1000 SKUS and conduct article maintenance such as creating and delisting articles, implementing cost changes, and communicating changes to business units.•Overlook $2M in inventory and ensure accurate allocation and depletion of stock based on market trends, forecast, usage reports and sales analysis.•Build strong relationships with an interface on a day­‐to­‐day basis with head office contacts, regularly meeting with category managers and directors across business categories.•achieved a 5% improvement in inventory accuracy from 80%­‐85% by reviewing forecast monthly.•Negotiated vendor support contract & earned cost­‐savings of $30,000 annually and improved overall margin by 7%. •Draft contracts for customer specific inventory in terms of quantities produced and price and outlined the depletion plan within the Specified timeframe to avoid dead stock.•Product Activation in the system, working on the Customer Portal for SKU Activation, Cost changes, Product Validation, Implementation of Customer Portal.

Toronto, Canada Area

Mumbai Area, India