Strategic Buyer Resume
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Resume:
Profile Nearly years experience as professional.
&#; Ability to direct complex projects from concept to fully operational status.
&#; Goal-oriented individual with strong leadership capabilities.
&#; Organized, highly motivated, and detail-directed problem solver.
&#; Proven ability to work in unison with staff, volunteers, and board of directors.
Education Current Concordia University executive MBA
June Purchasing Certificate from the PMAC
Relevant Experience & Accomplishments
-current Strategic Buyer
Draxis Pharma
&#; Managing Productions for clients such as (J&J Canada, GSK, Pfizer…) all raw materials, all primary packaging and any new product lines introduced for our sterile and non-sterile productions.
&#; Establish cost leadership through cost reduction and continuous improvement target setting process, and deliver cost savings for selected components.
&#; Identify potential suppliers/contract and manufacturing partners and facilitate the qualifying process as well as lead supplier selection, development and management systems.
&#; Ensure that the company is aligned with the highest quality suppliers/manufacturers that provide the lowest total cost.
&#; Develop required documentation for supplier contracts and management including specifications, QA documents, Terms and Conditions, and other agreements, as needed.
&#; Lead the forecasting, planning, material requirements and inventory management processes
&#; Plan and integrate the implementation of alternate sources as defined in strategic plans
- Purchasing Manager
Richard’s Packaging
&#; Successfully wrote, and implemented new SOP for our Purchasing Department.
&#; Over viewed $ million in purchases and $ million inventory.
&#; Evaluated and reorganized processes within the purchasing department.
&#; Skilled in freight consolidation and air and ocean transport; strong knowledge of customs, tariffs, carriers, rates, services, and routes.
&#; Skilled in reorganizing operations to save money.
&#; MRO services
Management/Supervision
&#; Directed recruitment and retention of staff of employees.
&#; Trained, coached, supporting and evaluated staff.
&#; Successfully refined and implemented new projects.
Relevant Experience & Accomplishments (continued)
- Buyer
Abbott Laboratories / Hospira Healthcare Corp., Hospital Products Division
&#; Received nomination for Outstanding Performance from QA.
&#; Manage the inventory purchases for the complete Hospital Product Division, for the only Canadian manufacturing site approximately million under management.
&#; Enforce policies and priorities concerning the procurement of material in such a manner that the maximum value is obtained for all expenditures.
&#; Develop annual standards for all assigned commodities.
&#; Provide input and data for Purchase Price Variance report by category, which includes year-to-year Purchase Price Variance and explanations to changes; monthly and quarterly. Participate in Financial Update processes including forecast of variances.
&#; Assure that vendors supply in the quantity and at a price, quality and time frame required for the effective operation of the company.
&#; Initiate cost reduction/cost improvement programs, to improve the profit position of the Corporation.
&#; Elicit active co-operation from other groups in Hospira and provide active support on all cost reduction and product improvement projects as well as new product introductions.
&#; Ensure timely receipt of product specification changes with vendors, Quality Assurance, Technical Services, Manufacturing and Marketing.
&#; Develop new and alternate sources of supply as appropriate.
&#; Interview current and prospective vendors to keep abreast of current product and sourcing opportunities. Assure all pertinent information and ideas are passed on to the appropriate divisions.
&#; Keep informed of current laws, rules and regulations affecting the purchasing function.
&#; Handle special projects as assigned.
&#; Participate and initiate changes in systems related to purchasing function.
&#; Support all operational areas and plants with respect to vendor related issues including resolution of quality concerns.
&#; Participate in vendor Quality/Business audits as appropriate.
&#; Participate in global sourcing initiatives, cost improvement programs and other combined projects with Hospira affiliates groups.
&#; Networking with other purchasing professionals within and outside the industry.
&#; Extensive interface with Hospira\\\'s suppliers including Senior Management.
&#; Internal interface with all Plants, Operations and Q.A. groups, Marketing, Technical, Finance departments.
&#; On going communication & interaction with other affiliate and corporate groups.
- Assistant Home and Healthcare Buyer
McKesson Canada
&#; Opening and setting up new and maintaining existing Vendor’s accounts approximately vendors (AMG, Formedica, Johnson & Johnson, BD Source Medical, Mansfield, Obusforme, Pharmasystems, Smith and Nephew).
&#; Listing new products of our vendors, discontinuing items, verifying on hand inventories, Liquidating stock in Distribution centers.
&#; Maintaining the Home and Healthcare Catalogue.
&#; When setting up new items, no errors can be made in descriptions because items when listed are viewed by online e commerce, pricing has to be accurate not to have billing problems with payables or receivables, expiry dates, taxation, scanning UPC codes.
&#; Programming items that are on formularies nationally.
&#; Setting up Hospital contracts.
&#; Setting up promotion that vendor many offer for us and/or to our customers.
&#; Maintaining upcoming pricing lists from vendors.
&#; Working with excel reports generated daily.
&#; Speaking with our DC’s nationally of discrepancies daily, from wrong inventories shipped to scanning problems and regulating problems, which can affect service levels and lost sales.
- Accounts Receivable (Temporary Position)
Tyco Healthcare
&#; Managing a Portfolio of Customer Receivable Accounts.
&#; Collections of outstanding invoices, making sure that they are being paid on time.
&#; When collecting, verifying short paid invoices to see if there is a cost discrepancy or if merchandise has been returned and that credits should be generated to customer.
&#; Verifying that a customer is properly taxed depending on the Province they are in, having the client send us their tax exemption document and updating the file.
&#; Faxing or calling the right departments to get Proof of deliveries.
Personal Banking Representative
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
&#; Managing a Portfolio of Clients, meeting with clients and assessing their financial needs providing them with excellent service.
&#; Issuing Personal loans, Mortgages, Personal lines of Credits providing client meets approval requirements by analyzing the client’s assets and liabilities, debt ratio, credit bureau by Equifax.
&#; Attaining Sales objective of Million dollars per year (new money into transfer to CIBC, either in investments or credit).
&#; Investment planning, GIC, term deposits such as T-Bills, Mutual Funds, RRSP, RRIF.
&#; Opening new customer accounts, offering Overdraft protection.
Professional Associations PMAC/CAQ, Member
Professional
Completed courses/seminars in hazardous waste, safety, employee involvement, and leadership.
