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PURCHASING / PROCUREMENT / SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Offering 10+ Years of Accomplishment in Purchasing and Inventory Control
Highly innovative, proactive purchasing / inventory professional with outstanding ability to adjust engineering and supply chain management decision to maximize sales and profit, and minimize dead stock through understanding stock market fluctuations and economic changes and their influence on consumer decision. Proven construction scheduling, organizational, guidance and negotiation skills demonstrated through the purchasing and inventory management. Attentive to sales and customers needs, delivering their requirements to increase sales and profits.
* Staff Development & Leadership ƒn Cost reduction
* Supplier Relationship Management ƒn Customer Relationship Management
* Project Management ƒn Contract Negotiation
* Continuous Process Improvement ƒn Staff Development & Leadership
OBJECTIVE: Seeking a position in supply chain and project management where I can use my varied engineering, marketing, purchasing, technological, finance and problem-solving skills to help a company improve its operations
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
* Bachelor of Engineering degree, Electronics Engineer
* Bachelor's degree in Construction Engineering (Building and Repairing roads and bridges) & Supply Chain Management
* PMAC Certificate (level 4)- Purchasing Management Association of Canada
* Enrolled in CPP (Certify Professional Purchaser) program.
* Western Business Practices / London, UK/
* Conflict Management, Problem Solving / London, UK/
* Able to work independently and as a team member
* Excellent analytical and mathematical skills
* Effective written and oral communication skills
* Language skills: English & Russian
* Flexible, motivated, conscientious
* Ability, awareness and flexibility to function effectively in high stress environments
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lafarge North America /Construction Materials/ May 2005-Present
Mississauga, ON
Senior Buyer
* Manage and organize large-scale construction projects and centralized purchasing by using ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning -JD Edwards software)
* Develop excellent relations with internal and external customers: builders, subcontractors, suppliers
* Develop Management Controls for reporting Purposes
* Establish work priorities and schedules, ensuring timelines are met
* Develop and implement detailed cost reduction programs
* Build, supervise, manage and train 4 buyers
* Cost savings ¡V 600k in 2006,
* Issue annual and blanket purchase orders for raw materials
* Make corrections and modifications to requisitions or purchase orders to ensure supplier has proper information to fulfil orders
* Participated in implementation of Centralized Purchasing System for WCAN &ECAN
* Manage group budget
Work Experience Cont'd
IDQ Canada Head Office, /Food Service / June 2002-May 2005
Burlington, ON
Purchasing Coordinator
* Interfaced with the design department, subcontractors to ensure that a project is successfully brought from concept through to procurement.
* Worked with officials in regional and local authorities to ensure that the constructions complies with the Canadian Regulations and Planning.
* Developed, implemented and monitored ordering systems and procedures as required
* Negotiated with suppliers and customers on specifications, pricing, delivery to obtain optimum quality, cost, terms.
* Reviewed and analized and recommended bid awards and rejections.
* Provided as necessary, reports summarizing selected purchasing activities relating to the given area of buying responsibility
* Created value analysis, life-cycle costing analysis and weighted evaluation factors for products.
* Maintained effective internal and external working relationship with the vendors and suppliers.
* Researched products, equipment and services to ensure practicality, cost effectiveness and supply availability are met
* Expedited receipt of goods and materials from suppliers
* Developed and implemented detailed cost reduction programs
FLEET Industries Ltd, Canada, /Aerospace Company/ Nov. 1999-Jan. 2002
Fort Erie, ON
Production Control
* Established work priorities and schedules, ensuring timelines are met by using Master Production Schedule (MPS)
* Researched products, equipment and services to ensure practicality, cost effectiveness and supply availability are met
* Expedited receipt of goods and materials from suppliers
Procurement & Administrative Assistant, BP-Amoco Aug. 1997 ¡VMay 1999
Houston, USA
Procurement & Administrative Assistant
* Prepared RFP (Request For Proposal)
* Designed inventory and purchasing procedure which reduced time for inventory control
* Prepared tenders, proposals, spreadsheets, letters, reports for soliciting bids, purchase orders and presentations
* Reviewed and analized and recommended bid awards and rejections.
* Provided as necessary, reports summarizing selected purchasing activities relating to the given area of buying responsibility
* Expedited receipt of goods and materials from suppliers world-wide
AMC (American Medical Centre) April 1994- Aug. 1997
St. Petersburg, Russia
Logistics Coordinator
* Assisted in assessing the needs of customers and developed specifications for required equipment
* Researched products, equipment and services to ensure practicality, cost effectiveness and supply availability are met
* Created value analysis, life-cycle costing analysis and weighted evaluation factors for products.
Work Experience Cont'd
SAMSUNG Electronics Oct. 1993- April 1994
St. Petersburg, Russia
Buyer
* Maintained effective internal and external working relationship with the vendors and suppliers.
* Prepared tenders, proposals, spreadsheets, letters, reports for soliciting bids, purchase orders and presentations
* Reviewed and analized and recommended bid awards and rejections.
* Provided as necessary, reports summarizing selected purchasing activities relating to the given area of buying responsibility
Ministry of Defence Sept 1986 ¡V Aug 1991
Department of Housing Construction &Distribution
Production Planner
* Managed and organized large-scale construction projects (building new houses for military officers)
* Managed a multi-discipline construction teams: inspectors, subcontractors, architects and suppliers to ensure that construction projects are completed and met the Russian Construction Regulations
* Provided as necessary, reports summarizing selected construction and purchasing activities relating to the construction projects
Technical Skills
* MS Office: Word, Excel, Microsoft Access
* Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Lotus, ACCPAC, SAP, EDI / Electronic Data Interchange / ERP /Enterprise Resource Planning/JD Edwards /
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING
2007 ¡V Accounting 2 (Mohawk College), Canada
2007 ¡V Ethical Procurement and Sustainability, (PMAC), Canada
2007 - Supply Chain Technology, (PMAC), Canada
2007 ¡V Managerial Analysis, (Mohawk College), Canada
2006 ¡V Accounting 1, (Mohawk College), Canada
2006 ¡V Laws of Contracts and Agency, (PMAC), Canada
2006 ¡V Marketing, (Mohawk College), Canada
2005 ¡V Principle of Transportations and Logistics Management, (Mohawk College), Canada
2005 - Materials Management, (PMAC), Canada
2005 ¡V ERP / Enterprise Resource Planning / Certificate, Canada
2004 ¡V PMAC Certificate, level 4, Canada
2004 ¡V Strategic Management, (PMAC), Canada
2004 ¡V Negotiation and Planning, (PMAC, Canada)
2002 - Principle of Inventory Control, Mohawk College, (PMAC), Canada
2001 - Principle of Buying, Niagara College, (PMAC), Canada
2001 - Principle of Quality, Niagara College, (PMAC), Canada
2000 - ISO-9000, FLEET Aerospace Ltd, Canada, Ontario
1998 - Western Business Practices / UK, Certificate /
1998 - Conflict Management / UK, Certificate /
1991 - 1993 - Academy of Logistics and Transportation / Diploma, Russia / (Canadian Equivalency is available) Bachelor's degree in Construction and in Supply Chain Management
1981 - 1986 ¡V Military University / Diploma, Russia/ (Canadian Equivalency is available)
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Electronics Engineer
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