BIJAL PATEL CSCMP

**** ******** *****, ***********, ** L5V 1Z2

Phone: 647-***-****

Email: abzr3w@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

A Certified Supply Chain Management Professional (CSCMP) with over 15 years

of experience in the industrial manufacturing. A seasoned procurement

professional specializing in raw material, inventory control, negotiation

skills and implementing purchasing policies

SKILLS SUMMARY

. More than fifteen years of procurement experience in industrial

manufacturing environment

. Certified Supply Chain Management Professional (CSCMP - Earlier known as

C.P.P.)

. An analytical mind with a flair for problem solving.

. Engineering background.

. Good on sourcing new products and excellent negotiation skills.

. Experience in Purchasing Procedures like Order processing, Vendor

Management, Material Planning and Inventory Management.

. Proficient on of Microsoft Office Suit. Hands on experience with MRP

system.

. Excellent communication and interpersonal skill.

. Equally effective working in management project as a team member.

WORK HISTORY

Canatal International 2008 Inc., Brampton ON November

2011 - Current

Sr. Buyer

Canatal International 2008 Inc. is provider of Climate Control solutions in

Mission Critical Areas like Data Centers and Telephone Exchange

. Scrutinized historical spend data and identified cost reduction

opportunities.

. Initiated cost reduction efforts and already have achieved up to 20% cost

reduction in targeted commodities by introducing new vendors.

. Introduced and established Pull / Kanban system for regularly used low

value items.

. Inventory management of more than 5,000 SKUs

Mobile Climate Control, Vaughan ON October 2009 -

November 2011

Buyer

Mobile Climate control is leading manufacturer of Heating and Air-

conditioning systems for Buses, Coaches, Off-Road Vehicles and Military

vehicles.

. Handling purchases amounting of more than $5 M for raw materials like

Steel, Aluminum and copper

. Regular review of MRP and ordering and controlling of over 4,000 SKUs

with Local and off shore vendor base

. MRO item purchase management

. Working with Kan-Ban system / Pull System

. Part of team implemented UOM for major sheet metals in MRP system

. Implemented Vending Machine system for MRO item with a objective of

reducing consumption of consumable items

Soneil International Ltd, Mississauga ON June 2007 -

September 2009

Supply Chain Coordinator

Soneil International Ltd is manufacturer and Distributors of battery

chargers having locations in Canada, US and Europe

. Coordinating purchases and logistics with vendors based in Far East.

. Sourcing and coordinating special parts for value addition to regular

products.

. Supply management of chargers to customer based in North America and

Europe.

. Identifying and developing new chargers based on customer's requirement.

. Solving customer's technical questions on present / new range chargers.

Gujarat Orthofix, India August 2003 -

March 2007

Area Manager

Gujarat Orthofix is is largest distributor of Orthopedic & Ophthalmic

Implants / Instruments in Western India

. Handled business intra Ocular Lenses.

. Handled team of three sales representative in assigned territory

. Increased customer base of indigenous orthopedic implants by 50%.

. Organized and participated in regional and national level Tradeshows /

conferences.

. Coordinating business with various Government offices and hospitals for

their RFQ & Tenders

Ruby Coach Builders, India December 1996 -

July 2003

Purchasing Manager

Ruby Coach Builder is one of largest Bus Body Manufacturing Company in

India

. Managed Purchasing department of one of largest Bus Body Manufacturing

Company in India.

. Planning, sourcing, negotiating, ordering and coordinating timely

delivery of over 5000 bus body parts to continuous production lines.

. Contributed as an important team member to increase production of 40

buses / month to 100 buses / month in span of 3 years.

. Implemented strategic supply chain plans like backward integration and

off loading to support production for JIT scheduling.

. Worked as a management representative on new facility development

projects.

TRAINING AND EDUCATION

Certified Supply Chain Management Professional CSCMP (Earlier known as

C.P.P.)

Purchasing Management Association of Canada - PMAC / Humber Collage

2007 - 2010

Electrical Engineering, Diploma

Technical Education Board, Gujarat University, Rajkot, India

1987 - 1990

COMPUTER SKILLS

MS-Office suit - Word, Excel, Power Point

MRP

Outlook, E-mail & Internet

LANGUAGES

English, Hindi & Gujarati

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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