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New Westminster, BC, CA

Delta, British Columbia, Canada

• Built a comprehensive project plan, outlining task, timelines and resources required to execute the project.
• Manage and control production schedule on a daily and weekly basis to meet goals project timeline.
• Oversee inventory tracking and reconciliation on a weekly, monthly and annual basis.
• Develop, manage, and continuously refine the Bill of Materials (BOM).
• Monitor project task assigned to each department to update risks or potential bottleneck.
• Evaluate scenarios/impacts due to disruption of the materials flow, root-causes analysis and solutions.

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

• Create project structure according to customer scope, timelines, cost, resources, quality and risks.
• Leading cross-organizational teams on the project management methodologies to use for each project.
• Manage project communications with external and internal stakeholders.
• Monitor project task assigned to each department to update risks or potential bottleneck.
• Develop, manage and control production schedule (rolling 2-weeks) considering priorities/innovations.
• Built and update production plan (rolling 6-months) to meet customers requirements and company goals.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Developed and updated production/project schedule (rolling 4-weeks) to meet goals and projects timeline.
• Analyzed and reported production/project performance, identifying deviations, causes and solutions.
• Supported Project Management on project scope, schedule, cost, risks, resources, and procurement, across all project life cycle.
• Managed day-to-day activities of the project management team.
• Analyzed MRP to ensure raw materials (150+) and packaging (150+) are available for production on-site, at co-packers and re-packers.
• Forecast (rolling 5-months) inbound materials coming from overseas and from the same region, ensuring an on-time delivery, considering lead times, production timing, customs, transportation time, and external factors.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Analyzed MRP to ensure raw materials (250+) are available for production.
• Forecasted (rolling 6-months) critical inbound bulk materials (50+) to ensure the right quantity is available at the time required.
• Forecast (rolling 4-months) inbound packaged materials (200+) coming from overseas and the same region, ensuring an on-time delivery, considering lead time, production timing, customs, transportation time, and external.
• Supported Project Management on resources and procurement across all project life cycle.
• Scheduled and adjusted purchase orders in EDI to ensure “just-in-time” delivery and “proper demand flow”.
• Evaluated multiple scenarios and different impacts of a disruption of the materials flow, as well as analyzed root cause and provided solutions.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Analysed MRP to ensure raw materials (250+) and packaging (350+) are available on time for the production process.
• Evaluated on a weekly basis (rolling 2-weeks) which orders can be completed, considering volume to pack, line efficiency, supplier constraints and safety stocks.
• Scheduled and adjusted purchase orders to ensure “just-in-time” delivery and “demand flow”.
• Forecasted (rolling 6-months) critical inbound raw materials (20+) coming from overseas and the same region to ensure the right quantity is available for production at the time required.
• Forecasted (rolling 4-months) inbound raw materials/packaging (300+) coming from overseas and the same region, ensuring an on-time delivery, considering lead time, production timing, customs, transportation time, and.
• Created/updated production schedule during peak season to maintain line efficiency.

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

• Managed replenishment production orders for existing SKUs.
• Assisted Master Planner/Scheduler to process Work Orders and FG transfer.
• Analysed and reported variance between produced vs planned finished goods.
• Monitored inventory levels and adjusted allocations for performance trends.
• Provided updates on material status to master planner.
• Identified error settings in Microsoft Dynamic.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Analyzed and liaised with accountant receivable and payable.
• Reconciled expenditure and liabilities on projects to issue invoices.
• Documented journal entries ensuring timely, accurate and efficient record and analysis of month-end.
• Coordinated and prepared data, which was migrate to other ERP system.
• Prepared working papers for the internal and external audits.

Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

• Analyzed and reported the financial feasibility of the projects, supported on MS Excel.
• Structured Project Charter for renewal of IT equipment, supported on PMBOK and MS Project.
• Assisted with accurate project information as well as with execution of overall work plan and schedule.
• Supported the PM/Delivery Manager to prepared ad-hoc presentation and reports.

Caracas, Venezuela

• Created monthly reporting and financial analysis considering variance of costs and expenses.
• Forecast multiple scenarios and apply stress test, for decision-making to adjust the annual budget.
• Planned the budget salaries, wages benefits, and deductions related to 1,200 employees.
• Monitored actual spending vs budget and forecast.
• Developed master plan, with the input from multiple stakeholders/teams. To monitor and control the implementation of new KPIs (Project scope: automatize the forecasting process).
• Coordinated the development of new KPIs in order to automatize the process of cost forecasting using MS Excel (vlookup, macros, pivot table and graph, and SQL).

Caracas, Venezuela

• Controlled budget execution from Fixed Assets department, representing US$ 32MM annually.
• Monitored actual spending vs budget and forecast.
• Collaborated with IT department on Project Asset Control in order to develop a georeferenced platform to improve time-efficiencies on reported output, supported on MS Project.
• Supported the PM with the Project Asset Control (project scope: monitored the physical and financial execution of fixed assets, to alert and make the necessary adjustments), used MS Project.
• Developed KPIs designs for various departments to ensure Service Level Agreements.
• Reported an effectively and accurately communication relevant project information.

Caracas, Venezuela

• Forecast revenues, costs, and expenses of the department.
• Analysed and reported variances forecast vs actual for revenues, cost and expenses.
• Monitored performance indicators, highlighting trends and variances for the forecasting process
• Elaborated budget for costs and expenses of the department (US$ 30MM annually).
• Developed KPIs for control the budget, and automatized forecasting process, supported on MS Excel.
• Established procedure manuals for the preparation of the monthly forecast.

Caracas, Venezuela

• Analysed and reported variance Budget vs Performance, for cost and expenses.
• Monitored cost and expense management of Supply Chain Unit, supported on SAP FI-CO.
• Controlled annual budget (US$ 5MM) and planned contract extensions of Supply Chains Unit.
• Identified error settings in SAP FI-CO.
• Organized quarterly reports of new assets to the department that require to be capitalized.
• Structured the Purchase Plan of the department for other government institutions.

Acarigua, Venezuela

• Planned weekly cash flow and thus payment schedule.
• Leaded the accounting practices of the organization.
• Developed KPIs for cost and expenses management.
• Reported monthly financial situation of the company.
• Prepared monthly budget focus on the results expected by the stakeholder.
• Conducted market research to identify new suppliers and business opportunities.

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