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Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

• Formulated Supply Chain Strategy to achieve service targets and spearheaded continuous improvements through optimization.• Mentored and supported team of 6, fostering culture of accountability and engagement, and ensured team consistently delivered results that facilitated on-time delivery to customers.• Directed demand planning through development of customer and product forecasts, and oversaw sourcing and procurement of materials required to meet product demand levels.• Successfully secured supplier contracts, ensuring raw material and finished goods availability, and achieved monthly cost savings of an average of $10k.• Oversaw logistics and warehousing operations, effectively negotiating costs and implementing top-tier internal shipping and receiving practices.• Managed inventory targets and maintained product inventory, ensuring real-time and accurate completion of inventory transactions to establish consistently reliable inventory system. Implemented cycle counting process, improving inventory accuracy by 15%.• Navigated proactively and drove execution and results within complex, high-growth, evolving, and entrepreneurial environment.

Chicago, Il, Us

• Developed advanced forecasting models, leveraging industry trends and demand patterns, to create accurate 12-18 month rolling forecasts.• Provided critical support to management by identifying and assessing risks associated with demand fluctuations. Successfully proposed and implemented strategic solutions, improving demand forecast accuracy by 8%.• Effectively communicated forecast and inventory estimations to management on Integrated Business Planning (IBP) calls. Monitored and reported significant changes in sales forecasts, budgets, and business strategies to relevant stakeholders.• Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams, including Supply Planning, Sales, Finance and Marketing, to coordinate research activities. This refined forecast models based on updated assumptions and led to development of strategic inventory plans for existing items, new products, and phase-outs, resulting in cost savings of $500K.• Regularly generated and published key metrics reports, such as Forecast Accuracy and Bias, at SKU level. Actively participated in Management by Objectives (MBO) meetings, contributing to overall strategic direction of organization.• Conducted thorough investigations into discrepancies between actual performance and MBO targets (e.g., Customer Fill Rate (CFR), Working Capital, MUDA, and Forecast Accuracy). Led implementation of corrective actions to address identified issues, driving continuous improvement within organization.• Engaged in productive collaboration with the centralized best practices team to leverage statistical models and software tools for enhanced forecasting and production planning.

Brampton, Ontario, Ca

• Leveraged analytical models and mathematical analysis to create and maintain critical performance metrics, managed to keep Days on Hand (DOH) target for Contract Manufacturing at 45 days and custom Ingredients at 76 days.• Oversaw and updated the inventory master tracker for two international facilities, and compiled detailed month-end inventory reports for both tolling and full turnkey customers. This ensured precise reconciliations and provided valuable insights for strategic planning.• Lead meetings with Material Planners across both facilities to drive actions related to no demand, expired, soon to be expired materials and high DOH items to ensure efficient inventory management, saving $250K for the organization annually.• Improved cycle count discrepancy rates by 7% through process improvements and maintaining high levels of data integrity.• Lead year end physical inventory with external auditors across all storage facilities and compiled yearend inventory reports.

Brampton, Ontario, Ca

• Strategically planned pick-up and delivery loads for drivers within Greater Toronto Area (GTA), optimizing for efficiency and cost-effectiveness.• Diligently maintained comprehensive records related to equipment usage, personnel hours, distances traveled, and maintenance and repairs, ensuring accurate tracking and reporting.• Successfully on-boarded multiple carriers to transport loads within North America, leveraging lane expertise to drive annual savings of $120K.Coordinated intermodal transfers from South America to Canada and US, working closely with individual Material Planners to consolidate shipments, enhancing logistics efficiency

Brea, Ca, Us

Communicating effectively with Sales to ensure they’re up-to date on forecast changes.➢ Analyzing and recommending items that should be made-to-stock vs made-to-order.➢ Creating targets for finished goods inventory levels by balancing customer requirements,forecasts, spoilage and shelf life requirements.➢ Identifying and driving process improvements related to various sub processes, i.e. demandforecasting tool and inventory reporting.➢ Collaborating with the Supply Chain team overseas to identify and implement best practices.➢ Improving capacity utilization and identifying solutions to eliminate waste and variancereduction in all aspects of the warehouse.➢ Using various data sources, including partnering with Sales team to build rolling demand planby customer and product code.

Brea, Ca, Us

Evaluated MRP (Material Requirements Planning), negotiate pricing, and issue purchase ordersin accordance with company policy and negotiated terms and conditions.➢ Managed bulk load planning to provide JIT delivery as per production schedule.➢ Prepared and executed purchase orders, monitored delivery performance from vendordispatch.➢ Provided information to various departments about product usage, availability and applicationwhen necessary.

Toronto, On, Ca

• Managing and coordinating (with production staff) the process of receiving, storing and distributing materials. • Processing and coordinating transactions into ERP system to maintain the accuracy of inventory, purchase orders, shipping orders, and other records. Work with warehouse personnel to maintain accuracy and compliance with control and audit system• Conducting accurate cycle counts as per schedule and comparing results to system data; making adjustments based on established policies; investigate sources of negative inventory and suggesting necessary actions.• Compiling stock control records and current demand information to determine inventory levels and needs for replenishment.• Analyzing and recommending and updating management with stock levels, item status and product deposition. Planing and organizing inventories.• Prepare requisitions for purchasing or requisitioning new or additional stock items; create purchase orders and follow up with suppliers for timely availability of products• Managing production reports of manufactured items; managing warehouse system and maintaining greater storage efficiency, location counts and accuracy• Coordinate with vendors, 3PL and in-house departments to resolve any inventory discrepancies and invoice issues• Reviewing product tagging and signage for accuracy and completeness and initiate corrective actions.• Sourcing, negotiating and purchasing items for various projects and/or ongoing processes (e.g. pallets, printing, hardware, MRO, etc..)• In conjunction with vendors, working to source parts for upcoming projects and developing strategy to source them JIT or as specified. • Coordinating and overseeing creation and receiving related to all maintenance and equipment POs; coordinating with service providers to schedule downtime.

Toronto, On, Ca

• Managed purchasing and inventory control functions to maintain inventory at adequate stock levels based on sales orders, production schedules and forecasts.• Developed and maintained safety stock levels based upon balancing cost, customer fill rates and management objectives.• Coordinated entry of inventory receipts and vendor invoices in ERP.• Conducted monthly and yearly inventory counts.• Reviewed bills of materials and performed periodic tests to verify accuracy of raw material usage.• Purchased materials, parts, supplies and services as required.• Prepared purchase orders and verified receipts against purchase orders.• Conducted meetings with vendors to review current and future business relationships,including freight forwarders for incoming and outgoing goods.• Investigated alternative logistics options for improvement in cost and/or delivery ofshipments.• Managed the compilation of data from multiple sources and implemented processimprovements using an analytical approach.• Conducted quarterly cycle count audits independently.• Provided information to various departments about product usage, availability and application when necessary.• Determined and planed transfer of desired inventory from third party warehouse.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Birmingham, West Midlands, Gb

• Worked independently as a specialist in stores conducting inventory audits on behalf of RGIS. • Part of core Shoppers Drug auditing team. • Achieved high levels of customer satisfaction by providing courteous and efficient service and resolving any concerns quickly and professionally. • Recognized for achieving target counts efficiently before the deadline set by the district manager. • Created an atmosphere of enjoyment during intercity travel.

•Played major role in bringing stability to the company in terms of safety stocks and procurement of raw material. Managed purchasing and inventory control functions to maintain inventory at adequate stock levels based on sales orders, production schedules and forecasts.• Developed and maintained safety stock levels based upon balancing cost, customer fill rates and management objectives.• Coordinated entry of inventory receipts and vendor invoices in ERP.• Conducted monthly and yearly inventory counts.• Reviewed bills of materials and performs periodic tests to verify accuracy of raw material usage.• Purchased materials, parts, supplies and services as required.• Prepared purchase orders and verified receipts against purchase orders.• Conducted meetings with vendors to review current and future business relationships, including freight forwarders for incoming and outgoing goods.• Investigated alternative logistics options for improvement in cost and/or delivery of shipments.Managed the compilation of data from multiple sources and implemented process improvements using an analytical approach

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hk

• Assured the unmanned machinery space is operating smoothly at night times. • Managed inventory of spare parts for Marine Diesel generators, marine air compressors. • Carried out planned and breakdown maintenance on the machineries in the engine room along with assisting senior engineers on major overhauls of main engine.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

Post Graduate Certificate, Project Managemnt

Post Graduat Certificate, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Be Marine Engineer, Naval Architecture And Marine Engineering

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