Sandra Collins Email & Phone Number

Stittsville, Ontario

Ottawa, Canada Area

Instruction of yoga and Nia public and private classes, workshops, and retreats.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Kanata, On

•Negotiate and apply knowledge of commercial contract law and guidelines, practices and requirements to assess, plan and negotiate best terms and conditions and to minimize risk.•Maintain professional relationships with suppliers. Resolve issues (e.g. pricing, quality, timing, claims, contract disputes, etc.) associated with terms and conditions of service agreements.•Understand demand/spend profile for commodity areas, and provide this information as necessary.•Execute and generate purchase orders based on MRP approved requisitions, requests for proposals, bids, and other necessary documents related to purchasing.•Track and report cost savings or avoidances.•Maintain current accurate records and files of all vendor agreements and related procurement records.•Sourcing initiatives.•Communicate supplier performance.•Support monthly Estimate at Complete (EAC) and Estimate to Complete (ETC) data collection and validation.•Maintain optimal safety stock inventory levels via MRP requisition generation, various reports and planning requirements.

Carleton Place, On

•Established Expedite Log Report for increased efficiency and order tracking purposes.•Set up weekly expedite reporting system to proactively track purchase order delivery schedule, identify non-responsive suppliers, and expedite critical path parts.•Developed excellent relationships with suppliers across all buyers' commodities.•Maintained on-going materials status reports and communicated the status to internal and external customers.

Barrie, On

•Saved the company more than $250k in 1st year of employment – sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing items throughout North America and overseas.•Overhauled Inventory Management System – due to tremendous growth after company acquisition.•Corrected inventory control issues, allowing for accurate forecasting and timelier re-stocking.•Researched and assisted in development of new products.•Established several new suppliers, who were instrumental in substantially reducing overall costs.

Burlington, On

•Responsible for Customer Service and Distribution Dept., Design & Production Dept., and Telecom Platform.•Senior manager on the merger/change management team throughout 3 complex company acquisitions.•Analyzed operational requirements and processes for each merger/acquisition, which resulted in the development of several key business documents.•Created comprehensive RFP (Request for Proposal) for new supplier negotiations, reducing production and packaging costs, saving the company over $450k for the 2000 fiscal year.•Cut delivery timelines in half.•Lead and managed the implementation of all major account launches - post-sales through distribution.•Directed the standardization of all legal guidelines and the artwork approval process for client sign-off.•Administered departmental expense analysis, which lead to overhaul of the distribution processes.•Defined and monitored Quality Assurance standards for Telecom platform, production, packaging, customer service and distribution.

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area