Supply Chain Management

BARBARA HUSSAIN, CSCMP (CPP)

Phone: 416-***-**** Email: **************@*****.***

Procurement & Inventory Management Professional

Dedicated and skilled Procurement and Inventory Management Professional with extensive experience in departmental leadership, global purchasing procedures, customer relationships, contract negotiation, internal policies and procedures, health and safety management, compliance issues, and a passion for delivering management excellence in inventory and materials management. Dynamic communicator recognized for excellent management and administrative skills and the ability to contribute technical expertise to ensure purchasing best practices in the wholesale distribution field.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Global Purchasing Processes & Protocols ● Team Leadership & Training ● Health & Safety Emphasis

Inventory Reduction ● Contract Negotiations ● Pricing & Costing ● Import & Export Customs

Centralized Purchasing Processes ● Written & Oral Communications ● Cycle Counting Procedures & Reporting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CANADIAN INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC., Brampton, Ontario 1987 to June 2015

Corporate Materials Manager, 1995-2015

Successfully oversees more than $4M of inventory based in seven warehouses throughout Canada, while managing and mentoring a team of 1 Mid-level Purchasing Clerks/Buyers and 1 Inventory Control Clerk for the National Distributor of industrial tools, fasteners, and shipping room supplies. Directly supervises approximately $17M in annual purchases in goods, and total annual transportation and logistics purchases of $1.5M and $2M. Manages all aspects of the purchase of $8M of required supplies from both the U.S. and Asia, as well as the procurement of $5M of spray foam insulation products from the U.S. Completes all NAFTA certificates.

Meticulously researches, negotiates, and purchases fastening products, pneumatic tools, and shipping room supplies from the Far East, Columbia, and the U.S.

Ensures the proper management of approximately 50 containers per year from the Far East, which requires supervision of cross-border traffic, cross-docking, and distribution worth $1M a year for the seven warehouses.

Accurately performs the pricing and costing of 10k SKU’s for the four regions of Canada consisting of Pacific, Prairies, Central, and Atlantic.

Introduced and implemented cycle counting procedures and reporting systems.

Orchestrated and executed a new centralized purchasing process that is being expanded to the warehouse level for the $17M in annual company purchases including $7M at the branch level and $10M by the Corporate Purchasing Supply Management Department.

Contributes expertise in import and export customs, as well as NAFTA, AMPS, CSA, FAST, PIP, and C-TPAT.

Corporate Warehouse Manager, 1993-1995

Enhanced national inventory turns from a 3.5 to 5 annual average, while minimizing nationwide inventory from $2M to $1.5M in less than two years. Effectively negotiated with suppliers regarding price and terms.

Previous Position: Office Administration, Customer Service & Warehouse Manager, 1987-1995

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Certified Supply Chain Management Professional, CSCMP (CPP)

Certificate in Purchasing, Humber College

Certificate in International Business, Humber College

Joint Health and Safety Management Member

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System – WHMIS Training

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Infor’s SXe ERP System (Inventory Control Module, Purchasing Module & G/L),

Windows XP. Windows Vista, Windows 7, Microsoft Office Suite, Access 2000, Adobe Acrobat Professional 7

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