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San Mateo, California, US

Toronto, ON, CA

• Delivered $15M savings across the category on strategic initiatives
• Delivered $4M negotiated savings for enterprise-wide Microsoft Agreement for Azure Cloud Management and Shared Enterprise Services
• Led Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) transformation to implement enterprise-wide system for planning, budgeting, and forecasting
• Implemented enterprise-wide Vendor Governance program across all categories within Procurement
• Led Cloud Transformation Program for the enterprise managing requirements consolidation and roadmap planning with Cloud team
• Spearheaded vendor consolidation for global enterprise for all end point technology management and warehousing

Toronto, Ontario, CA

• Managed spend totaling approximately $150M CAD, and drove +$18M CAD negotiated savings across Sponsorships, Media & Advertising, and Merchandising Point-of-Connection (POCM) through negotiations, e-tenders, vendor.
• Responsible for strategic sourcing of Sponsorships & Strategic Partnerships, Media & Advertising agencies, and POCM
• Advised C-Suite level executives of spend & market intelligence metrics
• Improved core working capital through vendor consolidation, cash flow relief and holistic category payment terms strategies
• Standardized hub & spoke warehousing and DC processes across Canada for merchandising material and consolidating global sourcing processes
• Introduced standardized AdPro and post-production bidding processes, resulting improved quality, cost efficiency, and account management

Blackfriars, London, GB

• Managed spend totaling approximately $150M CAD, and owned a category of 600+ SKUs across 10 brands
• Implemented Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to reduce operational reporting on Supply Chain key performance indicators (KPIs) across North American facilities
• Achieved a step-change inventory reduction of over $1M CAD across the category while increasing on-time customer fill rate from 95% to 97.5%
• Created innovative business waste management process, resulting in +5% actual performance versus target metric
• Successfully launched newly acquired brand in Canadian market, achieving fill rates of over 97% despite go-live production and quality challenges
• Performed root cause analyses of production lines and capacity issues across 14 production plants in North America

Blackfriars, London, GB

• Earned recognition for delivering historically best Procurement savings performance globally for FY2017
• Led Robotic Process Automation (RPA) initiative to automate supply chain production processes for tea category
• Managed spend totaling approximately $220 USD across Europe and Africa geographies while delivering ~$15M USD savings
• Led strategic global buying and planning of raw material from South Asia, East Asia, South America, Africa, and Europe
• Collaborated cross-functionally with internal customers and distribution facilities to deliver supply plans based on weekly, quarterly, and annual demand forecasts
• Reduced on-hand inventory by $3M USD while maintain 99.5% service level on dispatch rate and on-time customer fill rate

- Tender and proposal preparation for key clients- On site environmental auditing- Audit report preparation based on site audits- Preparation Construction Environmental Management Plans- Training on Human Health Risk Assessment- Training on Environmental Impact Assessment- Gap analysis on Environmental Health and Safety Management Systems

Blackfriars, London, GB

- Internship project involving in depth analysis for Perfect Store optimization whereoverall opportunity in the Gulf –UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman– wasdetermined through trend analysis- Prepare briefs for media agency meetings- Attend brand building workshops- Consumer insight visits- Store visits to determine store performance

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Helsby, Cheshire, GB

• Tender and proposal preparation for key clients
• On site environmental auditing
• Audit report preparation based on site audits
• Preparation Construction Environmental Management Plans
• Training on Human Health Risk Assessment
• Training on Environmental Impact Assessment

Master Of Engineering Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Environmental Sciences With Concentration In Biology And Ecosystems & Chem Water And Soil Analysis

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