Expert Details
Supply Chains, Quality Assurance, Operations and Procurement Strategy
ID: 736521
Canada
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Requirements gathering, Project Management Methods, Certified Project Manager, Process Optimization & Mapping, Risk Analysis, Use Cases, Workflow Analysis, Logistics & Supply Chain, Budgeting & Cost Control, Six Sigma Black Belt Certified, Advanced presentation and communications skills, Reporting, Standard of procedure elaboration, Advanced Excel skills (Vlookup, Pivot, functions, data analysis), KPI Management, Business case development, Risk analysis, KANBAN Certified, PMP trained CBAP trained
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2009 | Degree: MBA | Subject: Business Administration | Institution: Université de Québec à Montréal |
| Year: 2007 | Degree: BS | Subject: Electrical Engineering | Institution: American University of Sharjah, UAE (Accredited by the Quebec Engineering Order (OIQ) |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2019 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Project Manager | Department: Supply Chain Operations |
Responsibilities:Leads projects, acting as a process knowledge leader for the Procurement Operations and Procurement Strategy teams.Drives initiatives aiming at streamlining processes, eliminating non-value added activities, and generating total cost reductions and buy-side revenues. Plays a subject matter expert role in the data collection and analysis methodology. Collects and analyze data to identify and resolve bottleneck points in the value stream analysis. Recommends potential initiatives that are supported by fact-based business cases. Provides Management with decision-making information on potential and ongoing projects, as well as conducting post-project reviews for closed projects. Acts as a cross-functional project manager representing Procurement as a change agent around continuous improvement opportunities by identifying, coordinating and implementing initiatives. Drives continuous improvement initiatives that are supported by fact-based business cases, leading to efficiency gains. Conducts process reviews and implements new work methods to streamline procurement processes and increase productivity. Partners with the Six Sigma team to implement lean programs within Procurement Operations. Continuously identifies and implements business process improvement (BPI) opportunities where technology could be leveraged to enable process automation and better support revenue generation. Responsible for improving existing processes and efficiency by working closely with both the Procurement Operations and Procurement Strategy teams. Leads the dissemination of project management practices (Six Sigma, Lean, Project Management Institute (PMI)) across the department. Develops and deploys training programs, and provides end-user training and orientation as required to educate staff on the end-to-end supply chain and procurement processes. Participates in the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the Procurement Strategy and Procurement Operations teams. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2017 to 2019 | Employer: Belron | Title: Quality Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:Manage quality and purchasing for auto-parts, and analyze claims related to qualityManage quality budgeting Coordinate and liaise with different supply chain stakeholders, warehouse managers and distribution centers to streamline and optimize internal processes Responsible for internal reporting to upper management Responsible for purchasing and vendor management for direct automotive products In charge of internal process mapping and execution Lead continuous improvements initiatives on a national level, to ensure error reduction and to meet quality standards Responsible for developing category reviews and analysis to current and potential products, in order to provide recommendations that align with the medium and long-term business strategies Responsible for drafting RFP's, and keeping a competitive bidding between suppliers throughout the negotiation process |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2015 to 2016 | Employer: Morgan Stanley | Title: Business Manager (Contract) | Department: |
Responsibilities:Manage Headcount labor staffing to meet budgetary constraints while balancing delivery needs.Conduct use case scenarios and diagrams Liaise with mini-COOs, SME’s and project managers to update staffing on an ongoing basis to reflect current realities with regards to named resources and open positions. Gather business requirements from various users and conduct UAT testing of a new SAP platform, to eventually communicate those needs to developers and help them build the software that answers exactly to the concerns of the stakeholders Understand tower workforce strategy while assessing the individual resource requests. Coordinate with mini COOs and central team to ensure resource requests are included in the weekly headcount agenda and provide required information on funding, workforce strategy, location levels etc. Handle consultant transactions in resource management system. Address staffing exceptions & requirements. Participate in Resource management forums to discuss tower specific issues. Validate headcount reports for accuracy and relevance. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2013 to 2015 | Employer: Fournelle electrique | Title: Associate Project Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:Brought on board with this high-volume custom manufacturing environment to lead the optimization of processes from assembly to shipping by analyzing and evaluating the relevance of each step to identify and capitalize on opportunities for improvement. Played a key part in ensuring all products adhered to quality standards, policies, and custom requirements.Led the design and performance testing of small electronic circuits for PCBs and created process plans for in-depth inspections to ensure all products adhered to quality control and assurance standards. Recognized and responded to critical gaps and defects with production and inspection processes by introducing an improved list of inspection criteria and materials requirements. Work as a liaison between directors and team leads. Communicate clearly with employees to promote an engaging, collaborative workplace environment and supported the timely and satisfactory resolution of issues through continuous and open dialog. Sourced and highlighted opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of day-to-day workflows, drove conflict mediation to maintain high productivity levels. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2010 to 2012 | Employer: AllState Insurance | Title: Business Development Executive | Department: |
Responsibilities:Responsible for developing and maintaining business relations through direct sales. Actively cross sold and up sold current product portfolio, as well as promoting new product solutions.Established a business plan with clear and specific objectives to drive sales targets. Generated new business activity through prospecting and from a leads generation program. Responsible for maintaining relations with centers of influence, participating in business trade fairs and community . |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Project Management Institute (PMI) MBA Associates of Québec Québec Order of Engineers Futurpreneur |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Six-Sigma Trained IIBA business analysis trained Completed Management Consulting Professional training Certified Coach Practitioner (CCP), specializing in business coaching |