VP Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management Executive

Nimisha Mehta

647-***-**** *******.*******@*****.***

Strategic and results-driven leader with 25 years of progressive experience in supply chain, procurement, logistics, and operations across healthcare, government, telecommunications, and energy. Proven ability to lead large-scale transformations, optimize performance, and deliver measurable outcomes. Adept at building high-performing teams and leveraging data analytics to inform decision-making. Deep expertise in both private and Broader Public Sector (BPS) procurement practices.

CORE COMPETENCIES

*Team Leadership *Healthcare Operations *Strategic Sourcing & Procurement *Team Building *Results Driver * Data-Driven Decision Making *Vendor Management *Contract Negotiations *Coaching *Motivational Leader *Supplier Relationships

WORK EXPERIENCE

Supply Ontario

SVP, Supply Chain Business Development – Supply Ontario - Sept 2023 – Present (Toronto, ON)

Spearheading the creation of a unified provincial Supply Chain & Procurement mandate through a newly formed crown agency. Bringing in value to Health & Education by harnessing provincial buying power to enable economic development, resiliency, and value for Ontarians.

Leading system integration and modernization initiatives across our public sector to reduce procurement fragmentation and drive value and deliver improved value, and outcomes across government ministries, provincial agencies, hospitals, municipalities, school boards, colleges, universities, and social service organizations.

Overseeing a transformative ERP cloud-based platform for health, education, and agencies, projected to save over $1.2B, enabling better data sharing, transparency, and operational efficiency.

Collaborating with ministries, education, hospitals, and agencies to reduce fragmentation and improve access to essential health products and services with a province-wide lens.

Rogers Communications Inc.

National Director, Wireless Supply Chain – Rogers Communication March 2021 – August 2023 (Toronto, ON)

Lead the entire $7B Supply Chain, Procurement & Operations nationally for the Rogers mobility business managing $3B in inventory and a $30M operating budget.

Achieved a 90% next-day delivery performance across Canada through a centralized 3PL operations.

Delivered $1M+ in cost savings in our in-house repair business to implement the Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) device strategy to give additional untapped revenue to Rogers.

Strengthened KPI visibility and operational efficiency through data-driven performance management.

Lakeridge Health (All 5 Hospitals; Oshawa, Ajax-Pickering, Whitby, Bowmanville & Port Perry

Executive Director, Supply Chain & Environmental Services–Lakeridge Health Apr 2020–Mar 2021

Set the entire vision & strategy for a unionized department in Supply Chain & Environmental Services in Healthcare with 4 Direct Reports and 550+ employees with a budget of $28M reporting directly to the CFO Lakeridge Health.

Ensured pandemic supply continuity to sustain critical levels across all 5 Lakeridge Health Hospitals (821 Beds) in Durham Region including Warehouse & Logistics via SAP platform to ensure $17M inventory accuracy.

Transformed our gown strategy from disposable to reusable, saving $110K weekly, aligning with sustainability and cost-efficiency goals.

Oversight of 800+ contracts to support superior patient care and compliance with BPS procurement.

Engaged in executive leadership calls to ensure strategic alignment to foster outstanding patient-centered care.

Ontario Power Generation

Head, Workforce Management (Online Reactor Planning & Scheduling) April 2018 – Dec 2019 (Pickering, ON)

Promoted to lead a department of 35 staff responsible for weekly workflow optimization using Primavera P6 for 6 nuclear reactors and working alongside EPC (Engineer, Procurement & Construct) Partners for projects are executed.

Improved Plant task completion rate from mid-80% range to industry-best range of 95-98% within 12 months; first time ever accomplished in OPG's history.

Oversight with Project Team on capital projects with an annual spend of approximately $110B

Led significant change management: Automated KPIs into real-time dashboards (Power BI); trained cross-functional Plant site teams on how to monitor & interpret results; celebrated team improvements along the journey

Visited nuclear sites in Europe, U.S., Canada to benchmark OPG against industry best-practices

Participated in bi-annual global industry audit; received praise by industry group for department’s results

Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing & Commodities Sept 2017 – Mar 2018 (Pickering, ON)

Reorganized a team of 12 Category Procurement leads; established blanket purchase orders to automate work

Ran an internal e-platform (Procure-to-Pay P2P) used by ~5,000 plant employees to place purchase orders for commodity items

Maintained vendor scorecards for key suppliers; proactively intervened to address quality and pricing issues

Senior Manager, Customer Service and Integration Jan 2016 – Aug 2017 (Pickering, ON)

Led a 15-person Procurement team for critical delivery of parts for outages and online reactors

Managed cross-functional relationships across Engineering, Plant Operations, Maintenance

Significantly improved Supply Chain's customer service and order fulfillment results with Ariba implementation

Senior Manager, Indirect Supply Services Aug 2013 – Dec 2015 (Toronto, ON)

Category manager for Transportation, Real Estate, IT Services, HR Services

Drove vendor selection process for company-wide contracts (e.g. $15M fleet transportation bid)

Developed a metrics dashboard for Chief Supply Chain Officer, which led to a 50% backlog reduction in 6 months

Manager, Internal Audit Nov 2011 – July 2013 (Toronto, ON)

Led and performed audits to understand planning, execution and operational risk across various business units

Manager, Supply Chain & Plant Operations Jun 2007 – Nov 2011 (Pickering, ON)

Led a team of 10 Materials Analysts; set up several tender/contract negotiations with global vendors

Significant supplier reduction from 1200 vendors to approx. 600 vendors for direct materials

Systems Engineer July 2003 – Jun 2007 (Pickering, ON)

Responsible for safe functioning, performance, and reliability of key nuclear systems

Modification Team Leader responsible for project oversight and execution of design changes

EDUCATION

McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (1998 – 2003)

B.Eng. & Mgmt., Mechanical Engineering and Management – graduated in top quartile of class

Rotman - Women in Business Program (2018)

PERSONAL INTERESTS - Tennis, Pickleball, Skiing, Cake Decorating & Travel (visited over 25 countries across 4 continents)

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