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Toronto, Canada Area

- In position, responsible for supply chain delivery of technology projects in the forecast/replenishment, transportation, space /floor planning, assortment optimization, customs, and 3rd party vendor hosted supply chain cloud services portfolios- Delivery portfolio includes JDA supply chain solutions, SAP supply chain and external services vendors.

• Led information technology and business functions through execution of technology initiatives to deliver business solutions.
• Key leadership roles on project management team, including: systems integration and delivery, data migration, resource and relationship management, cut-over planning and execution, and production support processes.
• Designed and executed strategies for conversion of legacy systems, data, interface development, and systems integration for SAP 'procure-to-pay' and 'order-to-cash' implementation - accurately and on time.
• Facilitated and collaborated with business stakeholders, implementation team, and internal and external IT services providers, to deliver architectures and releases meeting organizational standards and project delivery.
• Mitigated business risks with aggressive delivery strategies.
• Drove accelerated development, integration, and testing cycles of critical processes with key business partners

• Managed, led, and supported application implementaion, upgrades, delivery, and support to various lines of business.
• Led the design and implementation of a North American wide HRMS and payroll system (VIP-Ceridian) which allowed for automation of associated resources for employee self-serve, integrated time and attendance tracking.
• Led system integration and supply chain implementation of WMS-ERP (Red Prairie - Intentia/Lawson) to franchisee customer portal.
• Successful implementation of warehouse management system (Red Prairie) into the company’s primary distribution centre, with successive roll-outs to 4 national locations distribution centres
• Managed IT implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance through the identification and development of risk-control matrices and supporting procedures.

• Improved networks and communications standards across the enterprise. Introduced key infrastructure changes to the enterprise including: first corporate LANs, first data centres, networking and WAN infrastructures.

International consumer packaging organization focused on growth via acquisitions. Key activities were product formulations, packaging, and distribution to retail supply chains. - Responsibilities included technology and hardware management, software licensing management, client support, systems analyst, and cost management of telecom services for both.

Honours Bachelor Degree, Business Administration

Certificate-Diploma, Telecom Management

Program's Gold Medal Award Recipient

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