• Submit payroll and GST/HST remittance to the CRA as well as Workers Compensation Board.• Keep business files, accounts and spreadsheets up to date.• Assist with corporate and provincial taxation and end of year financial statements.

• Managed the full cycle solicitation process for complex procurements, mainly for IT services. Wrote and negotiated contracts, drafted custom contract clauses for approval by legal counsel.• Created new and upgraded existing procurement reporting. Developed a procurement dashboard in Excel to be used by procurement and Executive team to increase analytics and insights driven decision making.• Analyzed contract statistics and spend data to provide recommendations to clients and leadership.• Researched market and alternative procurement strategies to support complex procurement planning for business areas.• Overhauled department templates for contracts, statements of work, evaluation criteria, direct award justifications and requests for proposals. • Acted for the Assistant Director, Procurement Services while away.• Supervised the Contract Administrator role: o Developed the role through support, training, coaching, feedback and accountability. o Assigned individual tasks and communicated performance expectations and standards. o Conducted employee performance evaluations and monitored completion of performance plans within established timeframes.

• Imported bulk and packaged containers purchased from offshore vendors. Negotiated competitive pricing, payment and delivery terms in conjunction with our China office.• Managed $9.18 million in inventory in BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan. Responsible for each product’s full life cycle including: pricing and term negotiations, placing purchase orders, negotiating competitive transport, customs clearance, delivery and invoice discrepancies.• Coordinated and resolved conflicts with forecasters, sales, product management, customer service, vendors, carriers, finance and operations to ensure Purchase Order accuracy.• Improved container offloading procedures in conjunction with operations staff to minimize detention fees and create efficiencies.• Built relationships with drayage carriers and negotiated reductions in freight rates. Ensured continuity of service during the Vancouver port trucking strike and also when the port revoked small trucking company licenses.• Sourced new products based on leads from the sales and customer service team. Developed relationships with new suppliers and negotiated initial costing and terms.• Supervised and organized yearly physical inventory counts for the Richmond branch.• Assisted in the testing phase of a new error identification program add on for our ERP system. Trained BC employees on the new software and managed local implementation and reporting.• Mentored and trained new buyers.• Point of contact when the Purchasing Manager was on vacation or away on business.• Liaison for all customs inquiries for the Richmond branch. Knowledge of Canadian trade agreements including extensive NAFTA and Korea-Canada Free Trade Agreement experience.• Improved service-levels for customers. Analyzed vendor performance and provided feedback based on KPIs.• Member of the hiring team for new purchasing staff.• Applied for Health Canada Precursor Chemical Import permits and ensured legal entry into Canada as well as post-import reporting.

• Responsible for planning products sourced from North American suppliers. • Provided expediting options to sales reps and executed urgent orders to meet customer deadlines.• Coordinated stock transfers from other Unviar branches in Canada and the US.• Lead the data entry team during annual physical inventory.• Ordered railcars of bulk products.• Managed $1.03 million in inventory following the products full procurement life-cycle.

• Managed operational production scheduling for warehouse tank farm staff, following the products full procurement life-cycle.• Worked closely with the warehouse manager to balance customer needs and man power constraints. Communicated raw material requirements to buyers to ensure timely delivery for blend production.• Reconciled cost support GL accounts and submitted remittances to suppliers.• Entered accounting pricing and quantity adjustments.• Performed periodic warehouse inventory cycle counts.

• Maintained accurate customer price quotes in ERP by working closely with sales and customer service.• Announced and implemented product price increases.• Formulated and distributed sales reports to colleagues and management.

• Negotiated financial items on behalf of RBC.• Worked to mitigate fraud and adhered to strict banking regulations.• Assisted customers with transactions and answered questions.• Educated customers about product offerings and how to use new banking technology.