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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Maintaining an extensive portfolio of the bank's strategic, integrative and enterprise critical suppliers, I'm increasing the maturity level of supplier mangers, ensuring a best in class SRM program amongst Financial Institutions.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Advising supplier managers with an extensive portfolio of the bank's strategic, integrative and enterprise critical suppliers, I'm increasing the value of their relationships and contracts while holding them to account of various contract SLAs and deliverables.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Created detailed reporting metrics of wireless data with Verizon, AT&T and Rogers, resulting in savings of over $150,000 per year• Spearheaded procurement operations at 10+ offices, ensuring a consistent logistics network of critical IT infrastructure through the pandemic’s major supply chain shortages• Worked cross functionally with our corporate legal team and vendors to ensure contract terms meet business requirements and comply with new data privacy regulation

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Conceived process improvement in Lenovo leasing operations, resulting in 20% savings in laptop spend while ensuring a consistent 3-year asset management lifecycle• Lead a team that built a contract management database to ensure timely contract renewals by ensuring stakeholders were given important metrics in advance of contract expiration• Eliminated roaming charges through an analysis of our employee’s wireless data and adding key features to wireless contracts upon renewal

Toronto, Canada Area

• Managed an inventory of hardware on site that through database management ensured stock levels were always available• Created and managed the IT Service Catalog in ServiceNow for fast and cost-effective solutions for employee and corporate infrastructure requirements

Toronto, Canada Area

• Managed a database of products with dozens of vendors and used data driven techniques such as creating vendor scorecards to make key decisions on what products our customers are likely to spend their loyalty points on• Ensured orders were delivered in an efficient manner to key stakeholders including TD Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, Nestle and Avon Canada

• Managed all logistical planning as well as strategic marketing and targeted ticket sales for speaking and networking events by politicians and major businesses including Samsung Electronics, TransCanada Corporation, Rogers Communications and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment• Generated sponsorship and membership opportunities and retained key strategic partnerships with strong communication skills and customer service attitude• Audited the CRM database and successfully implemented… Show more • Managed all logistical planning as well as strategic marketing and targeted ticket sales for speaking and networking events by politicians and major businesses including Samsung Electronics, TransCanada Corporation, Rogers Communications and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment• Generated sponsorship and membership opportunities and retained key strategic partnerships with strong communication skills and customer service attitude• Audited the CRM database and successfully implemented new ways to increase its efficiency by creating a system of recording client activity in Microsoft Dynamics• Managed issues as they came in and adapted to resolve conflicts to ensure successful events Show less

• Planning committee member for a three day conference to recruit top Canadian talent by bringing together successful ex-pats living abroad with leading and emerging businesses• Researched and targeted large and small businesses, and helped create strong partnerships in order to attract talented ex-pat applicants• Developed and implemented a schedule for more than 120 participants and 25 businesses including daily communications to ensure a successful event• Oversaw the maintenance… Show more • Planning committee member for a three day conference to recruit top Canadian talent by bringing together successful ex-pats living abroad with leading and emerging businesses• Researched and targeted large and small businesses, and helped create strong partnerships in order to attract talented ex-pat applicants• Developed and implemented a schedule for more than 120 participants and 25 businesses including daily communications to ensure a successful event• Oversaw the maintenance of the website and actively managed all event emails, phone calls as well as social media feeds. In 3 months I doubled our twitter followers and created strong discussion among past and future Toronto Homecoming participants on our Facebook and LinkedIn groups. Show less

• Responsible for all customer facing issues including tracking and resolution of all customer inquiries via phone and e-mail• Assisted sales, logistics and marketing managers including preparation of vendor reports, sales presentations and office administration

• Along with Tennis Canada and the City of Toronto, created the Sports Leadership program which taught students basic tennis skills and how to become leaders in the community

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Sociology

Activities and Societies: Fundraiser for Dream Makers Foundation Graduated on Dean's Honour Role

Psychology