Martin Alain
Corporate Procurement Manager at Colas Canada Inc.- Claim this Profile
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Chris Rowland
I had the pleasure to work with Martin when we set up our new Canadian Support Group in Burlington for PetSmart. He is a very personable, dependable and skilled Supply Chain professional, who works hard to build strong teams and collaborate with both internal and external partners. Martin and his team, helped us to achieve unprecedented results in Canada, taking the company from a small regional player to the largest pet specialty retailer in Canada. Along the way, we significantly increased sales and in stocks, while leveraging our costs through chain wide inventory reductions. Martin would be a strong asset to a company looking for an experienced Supply Chain Manager.
Mike Preston
As a colleague of Martin for almost 7 years, I can easily recommend Martin for several different types of roles. Martin was a highly successful and easy to work with colleague. Martin is the type of individual that you can learn from, and count on in as part of your team. Martin has developed expansive knowledge in most elements of the Supply Chain, and can offer critical technical, analytical and leadership qualities that are becoming increasingly difficult to find. I am fortunate to still be in contact with Martin, and I am positive he would hit the ground running with any new opportunity that he chooses to pursue.
Chris Rowland
I had the pleasure to work with Martin when we set up our new Canadian Support Group in Burlington for PetSmart. He is a very personable, dependable and skilled Supply Chain professional, who works hard to build strong teams and collaborate with both internal and external partners. Martin and his team, helped us to achieve unprecedented results in Canada, taking the company from a small regional player to the largest pet specialty retailer in Canada. Along the way, we significantly increased sales and in stocks, while leveraging our costs through chain wide inventory reductions. Martin would be a strong asset to a company looking for an experienced Supply Chain Manager.
Mike Preston
As a colleague of Martin for almost 7 years, I can easily recommend Martin for several different types of roles. Martin was a highly successful and easy to work with colleague. Martin is the type of individual that you can learn from, and count on in as part of your team. Martin has developed expansive knowledge in most elements of the Supply Chain, and can offer critical technical, analytical and leadership qualities that are becoming increasingly difficult to find. I am fortunate to still be in contact with Martin, and I am positive he would hit the ground running with any new opportunity that he chooses to pursue.
Chris Rowland
I had the pleasure to work with Martin when we set up our new Canadian Support Group in Burlington for PetSmart. He is a very personable, dependable and skilled Supply Chain professional, who works hard to build strong teams and collaborate with both internal and external partners. Martin and his team, helped us to achieve unprecedented results in Canada, taking the company from a small regional player to the largest pet specialty retailer in Canada. Along the way, we significantly increased sales and in stocks, while leveraging our costs through chain wide inventory reductions. Martin would be a strong asset to a company looking for an experienced Supply Chain Manager.
Mike Preston
As a colleague of Martin for almost 7 years, I can easily recommend Martin for several different types of roles. Martin was a highly successful and easy to work with colleague. Martin is the type of individual that you can learn from, and count on in as part of your team. Martin has developed expansive knowledge in most elements of the Supply Chain, and can offer critical technical, analytical and leadership qualities that are becoming increasingly difficult to find. I am fortunate to still be in contact with Martin, and I am positive he would hit the ground running with any new opportunity that he chooses to pursue.
Chris Rowland
I had the pleasure to work with Martin when we set up our new Canadian Support Group in Burlington for PetSmart. He is a very personable, dependable and skilled Supply Chain professional, who works hard to build strong teams and collaborate with both internal and external partners. Martin and his team, helped us to achieve unprecedented results in Canada, taking the company from a small regional player to the largest pet specialty retailer in Canada. Along the way, we significantly increased sales and in stocks, while leveraging our costs through chain wide inventory reductions. Martin would be a strong asset to a company looking for an experienced Supply Chain Manager.
Mike Preston
As a colleague of Martin for almost 7 years, I can easily recommend Martin for several different types of roles. Martin was a highly successful and easy to work with colleague. Martin is the type of individual that you can learn from, and count on in as part of your team. Martin has developed expansive knowledge in most elements of the Supply Chain, and can offer critical technical, analytical and leadership qualities that are becoming increasingly difficult to find. I am fortunate to still be in contact with Martin, and I am positive he would hit the ground running with any new opportunity that he chooses to pursue.
Experience
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Colas Canada Inc.
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Canada
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Construction
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100 - 200 Employee
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Corporate Procurement Manager
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Sep 2022 - Present
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De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited
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Canada
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Airlines and Aviation
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700 & Above Employee
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Procurement Line Manager
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Mar 2020 - Sep 2022
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Carillion Canada Inc.
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Facilities Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Supply Chain Manager
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2011 - 2018
• Developed and negotiated Key preferred vendor master purchase agreements to support all divisions and acquisitions of Carillion Canada • Led project management, implementation and audit of Carillion Canada national credit card program • Delivered and managed national procurement savings more than $2.5MM annually • Facilitated signing bonus for Commercial Credit card providers (BMO & Scotiabank) and responsible for P card implementation for all Carillion and Carillion entity Employees with $30,000,000 spend annually • Developed and implemented National program for Health & Safety PPE • Delivered vendor rebates of over $1,000,0000 per year Show less
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PetSmart
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Supply Chain Manager
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2008 - 2011
• Introduced inventory replenishment to Canada, and established and developed a team of three. • Manage a $22 million inventory portfolio for 68 retail stores across Canada • Achieved disposition of $2 million of non-performing and obsolete inventory by identifying and consolidating the product to hub stores and then offering it at a markdown • Managed the impact of new legislation on pet food products and their distribution imposed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency • Improved and simplified receiving at all stores by reengineering the supply chain process and introducing ASN’s • Achieved 98% of the financial goal to cover freight, fuel surcharge and cross docking costs by negotiating freight allowances with vendor base to support the new freight consolidation process Show less
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Acklands Grainger Inc.
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Toronto, Canada Area
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Demand Planning Manager
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2005 - 2008
• Created a demand management department to support strategic sales initiatives for new business and key events in four Distribution Centres and 151 branches across Canada. • Developed forecast accuracy measures and other key performance indicators to improve customer fill rate and meet asset management objectives. Improved customer retention and grew sales by $2 million annually • Initiated continuous process improvement (project management) to manage new business (National and Regional Accounts) including KPIs and ensured successful business launches • Implemented Marketing Intelligence software in order to achieve direct impact to purchasing planned requirements in MRP and ERP systems • Re-engineered National Flyer Process using Six Sigma methodology, focusing on increased customer fill rates, asset management and enhanced sales capabilities Inventory Services Manager 2005 • Established annual Inventory Budget of $22 million for Eastern Canada to manage inventory investment for 41 branches including new openings • Communicated and coached inventory strategies with branches on minimizing, avoiding and disposition of obsolescence • Coordinated annual Physical Inventory for Eastern Canada resulting in a decrease of book to physical variance year over year Show less
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Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee
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Canada
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Food and Beverage Services
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400 - 500 Employee
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Demand Planner
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2000 - 2004
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Education
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Centennial College
Production & Operations Management, Diploma in Business Administration, Production and Operations Management
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