Sherri Giles Cscmp, Cpm, Cim, P.Mgr, C.Mgr Email & Phone Number

Hamilton, ON, CA

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Strategic Procurement

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

• Resulting from a 4-way merger in 2017 serving approximately 1M homes and businesses across an 1,800 sq km service territory and 17 communities across the GTA with energy, energy conservation and new technologies to.
• Develop and implement new procurement, RFx and contract management strategy, policies, processes, risk assessment and communication tools to assist internal customers with procurement and logistics workflows
• Developed RFx Procurement and Contract Management Framework and Tool Kit consisting of over 60 frequently used templates, forms and tools and resulted in successful contract management audit (2017/2018)
• Implemented supplier evaluation and contract management platform to raise awareness, visibility and improve procurement, supplier and contract performance (2020)
• Implemented Procurement SharePoint site to assist internal customers in finding needed information to meet corporate procurement governance
• Implemented Bonfire’s electronic RFx software to draft, solicit, receive and evaluate bids online reducing RFx cycle time and making RFx evaluations efficient and transparent (2018)

Hamilton, ON

• Managed the department to support corporate and departmental objectives for the strategic and operational procurement of inventory, goods and services; procurement governance for competitive procurements; contract.
• Implemented and trained employees on best in class corporate procurement framework (2016).
• Developed Corporate Policy and Document Drafting Guide; technical writing guide, corporate contractor prequalification program, competency and H&S requirements and prequalified contractors (2015/2016)
• Represented Procurement and Logistics on the Planning and Scheduling project to ensure capital and maintenance jobs were aligned with SCM’s inventory management, procurement and contractor management resulting in.
• Ensured the MMM form and process for new/revised/obsolete inventory integration that resulted in a formal return goods program, obsolescence stock procedure (2015)
• Implemented external online Supplier Registration Portal that reduced time and improved supplier outreach (2015)

Burlington, Ontario

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• Director, MRO Supply Chain (2006-2011) (Manager, 2004 – 2006 Buyer 1999-2004)Managed the strategic and operational procurement, inventory and distribution of indirect procurement / maintenance, repair and operating.
• MRO lead for $450M plant expansion project in Alabama and successfully obtained ISM procurement designation for USA buying.
• $60M portfolio for domestic and international (MRO and capital expenditures). Consistently achieved annual cost savings 7-20%
• Implemented blanket POs and release forms that the company still uses to this day
• Worked closely with Engineering and Maintenance departments to optimize SKUs, reduce carrying costs and develop suppliers for value-add services including vendor-managed inventory and point-of-use, J.I.T. deliveries
• Project leader to the first successful implementation of on-site dispensing vending machines for MRO consumables

Held various roles including order desk/inside sales, warehouse and inventory management, customer JIT manager, shipping receiving, accounting and administration.

Cscmp, Supply Chain Management

C.I.M., Management