MRP Planning and Procurement Specialist
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A Procurement Specialist with 10 years of experience in materials management and logistics planning within Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Public, and Defence environments. I ensure that accurate BOMs are delivered in alignment with forecast production schedules within contract requirements. I facilitate cross-functional cooperation to foster accessible and transparent procurement processes, improved services with accurate consultative sourcing, and opportunities for cost saving efficiencies with dynamic sourcing strategies.
As a Procurement Specialist at Irving Shipbuilding, I oversee the sourcing strategy development and procurement planning for structural sub-IPT packages for the upcoming production of the Canadian Surface Combatant fleet. I negotiate contracts to support long-term manufacturing strategies while ensuring that materials are delivered to support technical SOWs and real-time production capabilities. During my time at Irving I have identified planning and operational gaps within the established procurement strategies to convert business area and customer requirements into executable strategies.
Buyer (2022)| Finance and Asset Management
As an Buyer within HRM, I managed the stock purchasing for inventory, parts, and equipment for all of the HRM general stores locations. Showing an aptitude for quickly learning new roles; I successfully oversaw the work of three absent personnel while training and coaching multiple new hires. After onboarding several new candidates, I was promoted to the position of Procurement Support Representative where oversee the procurement of goods and services for Halifax Transit at the largest transit repair facility in the municipality.
At Insight Canada, I negotiated with potential client-partners to foster innovative sourcing and procurement strategy for unique project developments. I’ve taken this training in cooperative communication to ensure that requests for proposals are presented succinctly, mitigating risk to my client while facilitating fair proposal evaluations.
Peerless Clothing 2013–2015
Quality Control Engineer Canadian Production
Proficient in resource scheduling and allocation, I managed the materials resource planning for over $20 million in annual production materials cost as a Quality Engineer for Peerless Clothing, the largest manufacturer of fine tailored clothing in North America. In my current role I use this knowledge to ensure that tenders are processed efficiently to align with project schedules.
NSCAD University Bachelors Degree| Halifax, Nova Scotia 2013
Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute | Jingdezhen, China 2011
HACC College | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 2010
