Experience

Element5

• Canada
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Master Scheduler

  • Jun 2021 - Present

• Purchasing Specialist

  • Nov 2020 - Jun 2021



StarTech.com

• Canada
• Computer Hardware Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Category Specialist

  • Oct 2018 - Nov 2020



Salford Group

• Canada
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Buyer

  • Sep 2017 - Sep 2018

  - Maintaining lean levels of inventory while continuously collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure changing product flow requirements are met. - Supporting the company wide system update from SalfordERP to Infor. - Processing purchase requisitions and negotiating purchase orders, applying strategic materials management. - Expediting orders and continuously developing vendor relationships. - Managing non-conforming supplier shipments. - Maintaining lean levels of inventory while continuously collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure changing product flow requirements are met. - Supporting the company wide system update from SalfordERP to Infor. - Processing purchase requisitions and negotiating purchase orders, applying strategic materials management. - Expediting orders and continuously developing vendor relationships. - Managing non-conforming supplier shipments.



Canadian Solar Inc

• Canada
• Renewables & Environment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Jr Buyer/Purchasing Coordinator

  • Apr 2016 - Jul 2017

  - Coordinated with regional manufacturing, project management, purchasing, warehousing, and logistics groups to ensure on-time order completion. - Issued Purchase Orders to maintain material and production flow requirements for concurrent projects: material procurement to fulfill 300+ item bill of materials (individual POs valued up to $1,000,000 CAD). - Sourced new materials domestically and internationally; cultivating and maintaining strong vendor relationships. - Supported the Materials Requirements Planning program to proactively deal with potentially problematic material timelines, shortages, and overages.



Canadian Solar Inc

• Canada
• Renewables & Environment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-op, Production Planner/Purchasing/Domestic Content Assistant

  • Jan 2015 - Aug 2015

  Co-op Position - Input Purchase Requests to support production forecasts. - Released Manufacturing Orders and picked raw materials in K3, coordinating several departments to plan, allocate and stage materials based on daily/weekly production needs. - Investigated material shortages and facilitated bill of material changes to improve production quality and efficiency. - Supported the collection of information required to substantiate the Domestic Content provisions based on contracted project requirements.



Ontario Ministry of Transportation/ Ministère des Transports de l’Ontario

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Co-op, Assistant Environmental Planner

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  Co-op Position - Reviewed technical environmental reports and contract drawings. - Facilitated First Nations and stakeholder consultation, drafted notices and provided correspondence for multiple highway projects. - Conducted environmental monitoring site visits and participated in field work studying species at risk bird nesting patterns. - Developed templates, drafted presentations, and provided research on special items. Co-op Position - Reviewed technical environmental reports and contract drawings. - Facilitated First Nations and stakeholder consultation, drafted notices and provided correspondence for multiple highway projects. - Conducted environmental monitoring site visits and participated in field work studying species at risk bird nesting patterns. - Developed templates, drafted presentations, and provided research on special items.



Ontario Ministry of Transportation/ Ministère des Transports de l’Ontario

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Co-op, Assistant Environmental Planner

  • Sep 2013 - Dec 2013

  Co-op Position - Collaborated to prepare an Environmental Screening Document to fulfill the Class EA requirement for a project being 'stepped down'. - Facilitated and participated in a Public Information Center; prepared notices, newspaper ads, and display boards for the event. - Reviewed contract drawings and managed tracking tables for clearances, Environmental Concerns and Commitments, and culvert work. - Acquired Noise Bylaw exemption approvals from Municipalities and Townships. Co-op Position - Collaborated to prepare an Environmental Screening Document to fulfill the Class EA requirement for a project being 'stepped down'. - Facilitated and participated in a Public Information Center; prepared notices, newspaper ads, and display boards for the event. - Reviewed contract drawings and managed tracking tables for clearances, Environmental Concerns and Commitments, and culvert work. - Acquired Noise Bylaw exemption approvals from Municipalities and Townships.



Region of Peel

• Canada
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Co-op, Assistant Technical Analyst

  • Jan 2013 - Apr 2013

  Co-op Position - Delivered whole school waste reduction presentations on the importance of waste management. School sizes ranged from 200-700 students, 2 days/week were dedicated to these presentations. - Performed waste audits for Region of Peel facilities. - Managed weekly data input and processing for several staff projects. - Prepared for and participated in several community outreach events. Co-op Position - Delivered whole school waste reduction presentations on the importance of waste management. School sizes ranged from 200-700 students, 2 days/week were dedicated to these presentations. - Performed waste audits for Region of Peel facilities. - Managed weekly data input and processing for several staff projects. - Prepared for and participated in several community outreach events.



Dynamic Connections

• Canada
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Solutions Planner/Customer Care Representative

  • Apr 2012 - Aug 2012

  - Traced shipments and provided customers with updates several times daily. - Identified and resolved problem loads on a daily basis. - Improved team efficiency by proactively updating carrier and customer information and standards in order to streamline communications. - Processed invoices, managed filing, and undertook document imaging. - Traced shipments and provided customers with updates several times daily. - Identified and resolved problem loads on a daily basis. - Improved team efficiency by proactively updating carrier and customer information and standards in order to streamline communications. - Processed invoices, managed filing, and undertook document imaging.



Meeting Encore

• Canada
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Coordinator

  • Sep 2010 - Aug 2011

  - Interacted with clients and assisted with their requests, distributed Request for Proposals, built proposals, and contracted program requirements. - Prepared for Industry Trade Show exhibit and associated functions. - Tracked sales targets, outcomes and commissions for the company's team of Partners and 5 Regional Director in order to support the company's growth targets. - Interacted with clients and assisted with their requests, distributed Request for Proposals, built proposals, and contracted program requirements. - Prepared for Industry Trade Show exhibit and associated functions. - Tracked sales targets, outcomes and commissions for the company's team of Partners and 5 Regional Director in order to support the company's growth targets.