Experience

Cladco Limited

• Canada
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Purchasing Manager

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  Lead and transition the purchasing department of the company to industry best practices and standards Lead and transition the purchasing department of the company to industry best practices and standards



Dana Incorporated

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Buyer

  • 2013 - Oct 2022

  • Successfully manage the procurement of multiple designated commodities for Dana NA in the past 9 years, supporting the production needs within ten Dana plants (approximately $120M annually purchasing spend). • Lead all aspects of the procurement for assigned commodities, including RFQ management, global sourcing, cost and risk analysis, total cost of ownership negotiations, sourcing strategies development and supplier selections • Conduct contract management with strategic and preferred suppliers, including negotiating contractual T&C's, pricing, and execute agreements with a goal of maximizing operational and financial performance, all while reducing financial risk • Aggregate the demand of planned purchases cross Dana network (including tier 2 suppliers) and leverage this scale to negotiate competitive contracts or prices • Identify and evaluate cost saving opportunities and risks within the commodity category, supporting the corporate’s annual business plan with various initiatives, including initiating benchmarking & resourcing projects, coordinating VA/VE activities, and Lean & Value Stream mapping events, working closely with cross functional team including engineering, quality, materials, program management, etc. • Develop and maintain strong personal relationships with key suppliers and internal stakeholders, ensuring supplier development efforts are aligned with the sourcing strategy • Perform continuous risk analysis, actively monitor supplier performance, audits results, and financial updates; manage supplier scorecards, identify high risk suppliers, and present management with risk mitigation plans • Manage the supply chain to ensure optimum workflows, take active steps to remove non-value-added work, resolve 'roadblocks’ for successful program launch and material supply within all plants • Support the business globally, coordinate global commodity strategy and support other Dana regions when required



Multi-Tech System International

• Oakville, ON

• Buyer

  • 2011 - 2012

  • Managed the overall procurement function for both Direct and Indirect materials, in support of manufacturing initiatives achieving cost effective • Identified high impact cost reduction opportunities, leveraging the organization’s buying power to optimize costs, access new suppliers, reduce lead times, and guarantee supply • Prepared and issued commercial RFQ's with extensive technical inputs from the engineering department • Developed scoring criteria, evaluated vendor quotations and proposals, and selected qualified suppliers for pricing negotiation and purchasing • Coordinated product trails, collaborating with engineering and vendors to ensure correct materials and parts to be purchased • Tracked supplier performance, addressing when suppliers are not performing according to agreed terms by discussing the problems with suppliers to find mutually acceptable solutions and negotiate new terms • Maintained optimum inventory levels to ensure on-time deliveries to meet client requirements • Performed and supervised ongoing cycle counts as well as annual physical inventory and audits



CPW Industrial Services

• Toronto, ON

• Procurement Consultant

  • 2007 - 2011

  • Worked closely with end-users and suppliers in a bidding/ tender environment in Energy, Petrochemical, Chemical, and Automotive industries • Commodity categories sourced included pipes, fittings, measurement/test instruments, lubricant and other industrial materials • Developed a secure and responsive supply base that was capable of providing quality, delivery, costs, technologies, flexibility and services to meet the current and future business needs of the clients • Identified and surveyed vendors in the market for competitive bids by initiating RFQ’s & RFP’s, and then evaluating vendor quotations& proposals • Developed evaluation analysis that highlighted key areas where suppliers had strong or weak positions, then negotiated prices or contracts with selected vendors • Prepared quotations and sent them to customers by bidding deadline, following up with them and collecting feedbacks • Once became an order-winner, issued purchase orders or contracts and their related terms and conditions, and liaised with suppliers and other supply chain parties to resolve issues and satisfactorily settle any claims • Helped N.A. manufacturing with offshore sourcing needs for lower cost options



Honda Canada Inc.

• Toronto, ON

• Customs Associate

  • 2005 - 2007

  • Expedited customs clearance, ensuring that shipments were released in a timely and accurate manner adhering to all government policy and regulations • Reviewed customs entries for compliance, including NAFTA eligibility • Processed high volume of documentation, including NAFTA parts refunds claims in allowable time limits, ensuring that all legislative requirements were met • Trouble-shoot of problematic shipments and took correct actions to ensured that all anomalies were analyzed and resolved before delaying clearance, liaising with the brokerage company and carriers on a day-to-day basis • Maintained and updated HS tariff code & CSA vendors databases in CICS systems • Assisted on CSA & C-TPAT programs and traffic analysis, preparing monthly landed cost reports • Reviewed customs brokerage and freight invoices then sent to A/P for payments