•Sourcing and contracting for any IT related purchases, including software, cloud, hardware and consulting services of medium to high complexity.•Responsible for leading the sourcing and contracting process for medium to high complexity tasks for vendor investigation, developing sourcing strategy, bid solicitation, negotiating contract pricing, terms and conditions, and completing all IT Procurement related sourcing and contract documentation for projects, standard renewals, conversion to cloud contracts, and SOWs/CRs with existing vendors.•Use standard technology contracts and liaise with internal and external legal counsel to finalize contracts and facilitate the contracting process following compliance review processes (Security, CIF, Tax, Privacy & Insurance).•Contribute to and demonstrate the value of IT Procurement services for each project, working with the objective of increasing the use of IT Procurement services. Ensure that the IT Procurement Lifecycle is followed, and industry practices are introduced throughout the project lifecycle.•Work with the IT Operational teams to ensure contract terms, Service Level Agreements and escalations are understood throughout the sourcing/contracting phase and communicate their ownership of the contract upon execution.•Facilitate and develop RFx documentation by working cross-functionally with internal project teams and business teams and make recommendations, negotiate agreements with the vendors and contract the best vendor.•Populate Vendor Portfolios provided by Sourcing Specialist/Manager. Monitor vendor performance, collect team member SME input, and communicate portfolio updates to the appropriate team members.•Create, analyze, group, and interpret technology-related data. Provide ad-hoc reporting and analysis as required. Use industry research services to identify trends and techniques. Develop and analyze various reports for metrics tracking.

•Work with Project Managers across different business areas (Demolition, Remediation, Hazmat, Emergency Response and Training) to source project related Consumables (such as fuel, electricity, water, utilities etc.) from various vendors.•Work with the Fleet management team to source vendors for fleet related product and service acquisitions needed at the project sites.•Work with internal HR, Finance and Health & Safety team to source products and services for internal stakeholders (Licensing, Office Supplies, Travel & Accomodation) from multiple vendors.•Responsible for sourcing new vendors for the above project related and non-project related purchases.•Negotiate vendor contracts (pricing, terms and conditions) and complete all vendor management related documentations in order to onboard the vendor or to update the vendor card in the system.•Build and maintain vendor relationships, streamline procurement process and analyze the data to find cost-saving opportunities for the organization.•Monitor the KPI’s of vendors using various metrics. •Work with Finance to ensure vendor invoicing is accurate. Resolve with vendors if there are any invoice discrepancies.•Generate daily reports for the internal team and generate report for monthly Procurement Slide deck meeting. •Maintain and consistently update SharePoint site with vendor contract and documentation repository.

•Prepare equipment list for new restaurants and renovations based on architectural drawing, design audit and other special instructions. •Input data from design department and project managers into the SAP ERP system. •Create and maintain files on each project for company records. •Liaise with design department, project managers and vendors to ensure that equipment list is accurate and delivered on time. •Issue purchase orders to several vendors based on approved equipment list. •Provide support for resolution of issues on site and work with project managers solve any problems that arise which may impede restaurant opening, including missing or damaged equipment, returns and additions. •Prepare a final cost reconciliation of the project ensuring that all credits / debits have been processed against each. •Cultivate and maintain relationships with Project Managers in the US/Canada market and vendors to ensure the understanding of processes and procedures.

• Worked with Project Managers to source multitude of complex products (food service equipment) for customers from different types of vendors. • Co-ordinated delivery dates with Customers and Vendors to ensure that projects are being shipped as per deadlines.• Communicated with the Design & Manufacturing Operations teams of customer requirements and followed up to ensure manufacturing products are being delivered on time along with sourced products.• Managed and maintained physical copies of multi-term vendor contracts. Ensured a 60-day negotiation grace period prior to contract expiry.• Negotiated Vendor Contract Terms – Ensured FOB, payment, warranty, cancellation, and rebate terms with vendor are as per standard.• Created and maintained a product catalogue to obtain the most competitive sourcing for each project.• Communicated with Finance to ensure vendor invoicing is accurate. Negotiated with the vendor for any vendor invoicing discrepancies.Achievements:• Reduced overall vendor costs by 3.3%.• Helped achieve increase in vendor rebates by 0.65%.• Utilized GFS shipping company to bring shipping costs down by 5.47%.

Tim Hortons is the Canada’s largest quick service restaurant chain, specializing in coffee and donut items. The company has its headquarters in Toronto ON.• Part of the rebill team creating purchase orders, revising orders and making any changes according to either the vendor or 3PL’s needs and deadlines.• Performed my above tasks using SAP MM.• Observed the delivery process and reported on any damages or missing items.• Performed continued follow-up for every order being processed based on the deadlines.• Used models such as Lean / Six Sigma for the continuous process improvement of the business.