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ERP selection and integration.CBSA Duty Deferral Program Owner.White Glove delivery vendor relationship owner.Network distribution facility expansion and commissioning.

Leading North American team for S&OP, procurement, inventory management, demand planning.Project Leader for new Toronto Distribution Centre commissioning and material handling design. Supply Chain Process Leader for first time ERP integration.

Leading dynamic operations teams in Customer Service, Warehousing, Transportation, Procurement and Inventory S&OP.

Leader of the (5) Ontario refrigerated warehouse network.• Provided leadership on refrigeration renovations of 140,000 sq-ft facility which sped up the launch date to achieve additional savings and to allow for the closure of the struggling Don Mills warehouse.• Led the start-up with 130 employee hiring, quality systems, health & safety, and creation of new 100 trailer yard management process.• Created and implemented a 140 trailer shipping/receiving integration into the new facility.• Managed (4) Satellite facility including P&L responsibility, lease renewal, operational performance.

Leader of (2) frozen food distribution centres.• Commissioned a new 180,000 sq-ft warehouse with 60 staff, new clients and SOP’s, acheiving BRC British Retail Consortium AA certification within the first year of operation.• Led national continuous improvement team of Operations Managers to bring standardized best practices across the (10) warehouse network.

Operations lead of (2) distribution centers and transportation for truck, passenger, (2) 3PL clients.• Implemented inventory control team, staff training and cycle count process which achieved weekly inventory accuracy and avoiding year end physical inventory. This delivered immediate customer back order communication during order entry.• Executed a forklift fleet RFP, and purchase of a 23 vehicle fleet to supersede a status quo plan to prolong the lease of failing equipment and equipment not best suited for heavy tire handling.• Developed and implemented an employee schedule optimization from 24/7 to 24/5 with 20% reduction in labour and overtime cost.

Supply Chain optimization project management. Facilities rationalization and expansion; IT ERP automation and enhancement; Transportation White Glove vendor integration; Cross functional process improvement order to customer; Labour resource planning; Change Management analysis.

A dedicated logistics provider for the health care industry. Key accounts include the Canadian Pharmaceutical Distribution Network.National responsibility of (3) pharmaceutical warehouses with same day shipping; $2 billion 3PL sales; $15 million budget. Director of client integration, product launches, capital investments and facility renovations.• Implemented Receiving Cycle Time improvements from 48 hours to 12 hours with unaffected labour cost. Manufacturer scheduling collaboration was introduced successfully to 18 clients.• Redesigned and delivered reverse Logistics decreasing cycle time from 22 hours to 4 hours for customer returns. Labour was decreased by 25%.• Lead a LEAN project on Cold Chain pick/pack/ship fulfillment which reduced labour from 20 to 16 direct labour employees while decreasing order fulfillment time from 21 to 11 minutes.• Launched and owned a company-wide Succession Planning & Talent Development program. Employees with high potential were given development opportunities to utilize their engagement, while flight risk employees had their positions backed up to reduce the impact of a sudden departure.

Board of Directors 2009-2010Treasurer to the Board of Directors 2011-2013

Dual role of Distribution Strategy and managing a team of 13 employees in a unique surgical instrument loaning, scheduling, shipping and decontamination business; $1 million budget.LEAN project champion of a multi-functional team which innovated the sales and supply chain process.

Manager of shared distribution center for seven companies; 60 employees; 3 direct reports; $4 million budget; 135,000 sq ft; High Value Shipments, pharmaceutical and cold chain.

Manufacturing site Supply Chain Manager owning distribution, transportation, production scheduling, inventory management and bringing new products to market. An orbit of 4 manufacturing sites.

Corporate position which delivered national demand planning, inventory management, new product to market ownership for supply chain, and import purchasing management.

Department leader for dry packaged food goods(desserts and beverages). Ownership of $58MM budget, $1.1MM productivity target, union relations, and coaching supervisory team.

Building reliability processes and autonomous maintenance routines to increase production line output.

Direct supervision of production and material handling staff.

Ceramic and plastic manufacturing site with Demand Flow Management supply planning process. Member of management collective bargining team with union.