Experience

Quadra Chemicals

• Canada
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Product Coordinator (Purchasing)

  • Nov 2015 - Present

  Responsible for inventory monitoring/control and placing replenishment orders with supplier. Monitor's customer product demand and adjust inventory and procurement levels as needed. Run and analyze several system generated reports. Responsible for inventory monitoring/control and placing replenishment orders with supplier. Monitor's customer product demand and adjust inventory and procurement levels as needed. Run and analyze several system generated reports.



Tembec

• Canada
• Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Traffic Specialist

  • Jul 2014 - Nov 2015

  Managed the transport carriers to ensure on time delivery and minimize costs. Coordinated shipments and warehouses with the mills via reloads to minimize costs. Managed the transport carriers to ensure on time delivery and minimize costs. Coordinated shipments and warehouses with the mills via reloads to minimize costs.



Emery Oleochemicals Canada Ltd

• Supply Chain Specialist - Canada

  • Jan 2001 - Jun 2014

   Researched market conditions, the selection of, the negotiating for and the contracting of alternate sources of supply for existing and new raw materials and/or services.  Managed inventory of supplies and finished goods system-wide, ensuring proper handling of critical substances, and accuracy in billing and record keeping.  Developed and enhanced strong vendor relationships.  Established exclusive agreements with suppliers and administrated key accounts.  Evaluated vendor performance with respect to delivery, pricing and quality of materials supplied.  Positioned and assigned freight for import/export of shipments & processed customs clearance documents.  Generated and analyzed status reports on overall sales/ purchases of material.  Managed all operating supply products stocked at outside warehouse.  Ensured products are in compliance with standards and resolved quality issues.  Determined system parameters to accurately forecast lead times, safety stock, batch size etc.  Maintained SAP software values and generated Certificate Of Analysis documents  Responsible for releasing of Quality Inspection re-occurrences   Managed Standard Costing updates on all materials for Finance.



Global Upholstry

• South Africa

• TRAFFIC COORDINATOR / DISPATCHER

  • 2000 - 2001

   Coordinated rail, trucking and air shipments across Canada  Ensured that all shipments were properly routed throughout Canada  Arranged for all equipment such as Trailers, Terra Boxes, and Containers in preparation for shipping product  Responsible for dispatching all shipments and ensured that Customs documents were complete  Calculated freight rates to ensure that available shipping equipment was optimally used  Organized in house Fleet.  Liaison for several shipping companies



BEL-TRONICS

• United States
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing

• CUSTOMS & TRAFFIC SUPERVISOR

  • 1993 - 2000

   Ensured operations department were in accordance with all NAFTA and overseas trade regulations  Responsible for supervision, training and mentoring of department staff members.  Created policies and procedures to ensure the efficient operation of the department  Acquisition and administration of contracts with Freight Forwarders, Couriers and Customs Brokers  Responsible for coordinating, scheduling and expediting shipments  Audited budgets in order to identify opportunities to implement cost-saving measures  Processed sales orders, invoices, and goods for transport  Reconciled all month-end unprocessed orders; and confirmed invoices for accounting purposes PURCHASING  Replenished MRP inventory and generated purchase orders  Performed inventory adjustments using CINCOM software  Placed orders with vendors and followed up on status of purchase orders