Dhruv Patel

Results-driven purchasing, inventory, and warehouse management professional with over five years of experience in purchasing, inventory, warehousing, supplier management, and PO management across various industries. Adept at engaging purchasing teams, optimizing purchasing processes, and ensuring compliance with organization procurement policies. Seeking a long-term career in procurement to leverage expertise in sourcing goods and services, PO management, and process improvement to enhance operational efficiency and contribute to the organization's procurement goals.

Buyer - S. Motiram - Scarborough, ON

(2024-12)

• Review purchase requisitions, obtain and evaluate competitive quotations, issue PO, and blanket PO for consumable items
• Monitor PO status daily and follow up with suppliers on delivery status
• Process Goods Receipts (GR) for all incoming materials for stock accountability and ensure invoice payment is made promptly, Goods Issues (GI) for all outbound materials
• Address quality issues with suppliers and arrange replacement items
• Conduct cycle counts on every quarter and submit discrepancies to the purchasing manager for replenishment
• Amend active Purchase Orders upon receiving verified email authorizations from the internal client, thoroughly logging all correspondence to maintain an audit trail
• Process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) label to return defective goods when required, and expedite delivery status when needed
• Investigated the market and conducted research to identify whether a potential acquisition is feasible and beneficial
• Utilized data extraction from SAP/MRP and spend analysis to identify cost reduction and supply optimization opportunities

Purchasing and Warehouse Management Coordinator - Mary Macleod's Shortbread - Mississauga, ON

(2023-10 - 2024-12)

• Sourced and procured new parts for the maintenance and engineering department
• Edited purchase requisitions, RFQ, and purchase orders (PO), issued purchase orders for services, equipment, goods, and indirect supplies for 2 facilities
• Planned, organized, directed, and controlled activities related to the Purchasing function
• Negotiated for contracts and payment terms
• Worked with subcontract managers and the contracts team in the resolution of disputes with suppliers
• Implemented a central warehouse system in SAP for emergency breakdown parts, where we were able to achieve 97% of success in reducing production line downtime
• Performed supplier due diligence in qualifying potential new suppliers and ensured suppliers' compliance with Company guidelines as per company policy
• Managed inventory, reviewing competitive sources, negotiating contracts, and overseeing supplier procurement processes
• Developed and maintained purchasing policies and procedures
• Excellent working experience at Business Central for procurement and inventory functions, ERP, Monday board, etc.

Junior Buyer - InspirOn Engineering - India

(2018-06 - 2021-09)

• Supported production planning and scheduling team based on the availability of raw material
• Maintained partnership with suppliers, negotiating and selecting 3PLs for arranging FTL and LTL shipments
• Inventory cycle count, reviewing RFQs
• Worked under the purchasing manager to ensure there is a proper flow of documents and information between vendors and internal stakeholders, responding quickly to all inquiries using effective communication
• Worked with the production team, sales department, and continuous improvement team to improve the overall supply chain process
• Maintained accurate and up-to-date records of all assigned suppliers
• Performed the responsibility of finding suppliers for new projects, office, and workplace supplies

Post Graduate Degree - Global Supply Chain Management - Georgian College (2022-09 - 2023-04)

Post Graduate Degree - Project Management - Georgian College (2022-01 - 2022-08)

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering - Gujarat Technological University (2013-06 - 2017-04)