PURCHASING & LOGISTICS MANAGER - CR METAL FABRICATORS - CAMPBELL RIVER, BC
(2025)
- Reduce inventory valuation by $100,000
- Reduce annual inventory outage to minimal change
- Manage purchasing software and train new employees in how to use
- Build and maintain strong vendor relationships
- Source, quote and procure all national and international purchases
PURCHASING MANAGER - UNIVERSAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT - RED DEER, AB
(2018)
- Train and manage purchasing and receiving team
- Create and maintain strong vendor relationships
- Keep current on economic trends to identify risks and opportunities
- Source all new items while working with budgets and actuals
- Liaise with General Manager, designers and shop foreman on job status and changes to ensure timely arrival of all products
- Process weekly reports on raw material usage, value, volume, freight expenses, and open purchase orders
- Lead semi-annual inventory counts
TACTICAL BUYER - NOVA CHEMICALS - JOFFRE, AB
(2017)
- Procure international and domestic orders
- Work closely with strategic buyers to maintain vendor contracts and changes
- Build strong relationships with end users to understand scope of work and timeframes
- Work with the finance team to ensure quick processing of all paperwork
- Establish strong vendor relationships through in person, telecommunications, and email contact
PURCHASING MANAGER - NWP INDUSTRIES - INNISFAIL, AB
(2016)
- Sourced and obtained the lowest cost through international and domestic bulk buy orders without compromising quality
- Negotiated all contracts with supply vendors and equipment service providers
- Procured all job-related orders while working closely with project coordinators and designers to ensure best cost products are used
- Liaise with shop foreman, project coordinators and MRO team regarding schedule changes to ensure product arrival meets production needs
- Establish and communicate early pay discounts, quantity discounts, contract specifics and all other vendor management details
- Manage items bought to job and bought to stock while maintaining a lean inventory
- Work closely with accounts payable and receivable to ensure timely payment and receiving of funds in addition to managing price discrepancies on PO’s and invoices
- Research and bring forward cost saving procurement methods to management to achieve better buying power as well as evaluate vendors and product pricing.
SENIOR PURCHASING ANALYST - BILTON WELDING & MANUFACTURING - INNISFAIL, AB
(2012 - 2016)
- Maintain and improve vendor relations through conducting vendor audits and building relationships with vendors committed to helping our company achieve their goals
- Set-up and maintain asset trackers for equipment and schedule regular maintenance and repairs
- Train new purchasing agents
- Place bids on freight, consumables and steel products
- Work with other departments to understand their needs and improve efficiencies to lower the cost of the overall product
- Spec alternative products if what is required on the BOM is not available or to use up material sitting in inventory
- Procure all products in a timely fashion and source out new innovative products
PURCHASER - X-TREME ENERGY GROUP - INNISFAIL, AB
(2010 - 2012)
- Review purchase requisitions to obtain competitive quotes from vendors; prepare, tabulate and analyze bids to determine lowest and best bidders; prepare and place purchase orders; record and file documentation
- Review parts drawings to ensure correct MRO parts are ordered by the maintenance team
- Schedule all service appointments for equipment and equipment repairs
- Set-up and maintain electrical department part numbers and ordering procedures
ACCOUNTING COORDINATOR/ STERILE SUPPLY TECHNICIAN - VICTORIA SURGERY LTD. - VICTORIA, B.C.
(2002 - 2006)
- Full cycle accounting duties inclusive of accounts payable/receivable, payroll, banking, bank reconciliations, preparation of financial statements and administrator of group benefits
- Provide reception duties including scheduling appointments, answering telephones, patient admissions and patient/client inquiries
- Update, maintain, index and assemble hard copy and computerized file records
- Terminal cleaning of operative rooms, cleaning, disinfecting of instruments and sterilization of instruments, discharging post-operative patients and aiding nurses
- Fill in for purchasing to place medical supply orders when required.
