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Benjamin Ramos

Montreal,Canada

Summary

Results-oriented Analyst skillful in managing and breaking down large volumes of information. Proactive at heading off issues in operations, workflow and production by uncovering trends affecting business success.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Analyste aux inventaires

Labatt Breweries of Canada
08.2023 - 07.2024
  • Daily Inventory Balancing of SAP Vs WMS (3PL), Performed Daily Operations, Good Issues, Good Receipts, Cycle Counts, Reversals on errors, etc., Closed Opened POs (received) on daily Basis on BOL reception, Managed Returnable Items & Reporting actions, Created tools in SharePoint and Excel, such a accuracy trackers, Automated balancing files between warehouses, to quickly target Discrepancies, Ownership on bi weekly inventory balancing, reported always at 99.99%, Ownership on month-end Balancing where 99.99% was reported each month, Performed daily Count of items not count a month prior, SME and Tools creation on the following: Microsoft Excel (Macros and functions, expertise on VBA), Microsoft BI (Reporting and Creating), Microsoft SharePoint (Creation; Forms, List, Libraries, workflows, email automations, VBS scripting), WMS /3PL Software such as Extensive, & High Jump, Experience with Yard Management and Scheduling system for transportation, SAP Pruriency (WMS) as Contractor and Specialist, MM03, MM60, ME21N, ME22N, ME2L, MIGO (MvtS 101, 102, 301, 309, 344, 343), VL01N, VL02N, VT01N, VT02N, MB5T, MD04, MB52, MB51, MI01, MI02, MI04, MI20, Achievements: Restored and maintained Inventory accuracy to 99%, Inventory was kept through the months and cost of transportation and cycle count errors was reduced to 0 during this period, I gladly supported my colleagues improving tools in all Microsoft apps to better perform balancing exercises as I good example, Was successfully trained twice as the role evolved into managing more warehouses

SAP Consultant Warehouse Management System Contractor / Trainer

Conagra brands (Spruce Contractor)
01.2023 - 05.2023
  • SAP WM implementation / Trainer, Inbound ME2M, VL31N, Assigning dock doors/trailers VT02N, Printing and splitting Handling Units in VMUS, Handhelds and PC (LM00), Printing paperwork i.e
  • ZBOL ZMAN ZPAC, Outbound ZOUT, Assigning STO dock, Printing HUs by EOL bin locations using FIFO on Materials, Resetting user passwords, Creating warehouse profiles LMDR, Support with Bin-to-Bin moves (LTOs) Lift truck Drivers LM00, Basic trouble shooting COOISPI É MIGO 551 552, WMS and EWMS Experience, On site training in best practices (production orders), On site forklift training for SAP WMS mobile users, Soft intro to EWMS, Proficiency in English- French – Spanish, Coordinated with multiple teams aligning tasks and logistics, Full Implementation Cycle flow WMS module, Trained staff at warehouse (forklifts, processing production orders and receiving key players, Cross functional Departments Training, Trained Staff to key process (HU’s on site training, VF74, MM01, MIGO102, 103, VL02), Trained Staff on Receptions, Expeditions and productions SAP best practices, Trained staff on best use of mobile devices
  • (LM00) scanners, gun scanners, and VMU

Order Administrator

Schneider Electric
08.2021 - 12.2022
  • SAP POs acknowledgement, Invoice admin
  • SAP, BA, BFO, Customer portals Management CAD, Projects, Ship & Dropship Admin, Various Reports & BPI Initiatives, SharePoint Architecture assistance

Inventory and Shipping Agent

Kitco Metals Inc.
08.2020 - 02.2021
  • Physically pack and Ship Gold, Silver, Platinum & Rhodium, Daily Inventory Vault Count Precious Metals and 3 Currencies CAD, USD, EUR, Coordinated Daily High Value shipments (FedEx, UPS, GARDA, LOOMIS), Coordinated Air expedition, Interinstitutional markets (Hong Kong, Barbados, US), Create commercial invoices and documentation for customs, in UPS & FEDEX portals, Coordinated logistics and communications with Armored / High Value Transport Vehicles (both National and International)

Operations/Warehouse Supervisor

Welcome Hall Mission
06.2019 - 08.2020
  • Ensured Inventory Accuracy of the Clothing and Donations Warehouse, Coordinated Annual Inventory count and Cyclic counts, Supervised Operational Activities (Receptions, Warehousing, Production Lines, Labeling, Shipping, fulfilled both Internal and External Customer’s needs (over 5 external Partners), Supervised a Multi-layer Team, composed of 1 Team Lead and 15 employees, Coordinated the Backoffice team for all the above operations, Planned, Supervised and Coordinated Distribution for Massive Internal Events, Planned and Supervised labour for groups of 30 to 50 people for main events, Distributed over 2,700 toys (Christmas for Everybody event), over 2,500 backpacks (Back to School event), Planned operations and Supervised day to day Volunteers operations for groups from 5 to 50 volunteers, Coordinated and Planned Operations to fulfill the inventory needs of our Boutique Bon Accueil, Supervised all Sorting Operations (clothes, shoes, beauty products, and many more products), Supervised all labelling/Ticketing Operations, Arrange transportation between Partners like RENAISSANCE on a daily basis, Oversaw transportation of good between Warehouses, Booked and confirmed commercial shipments

Buyer

Essilor Canada
09.2017 - 09.2018
  • Perform Regular Purchases on IBM Syntax (AS400), Successfully planned and insured deliveries to be made to the company on a timely manner, Placed re-supply orders, calculating volumes of needed products in direct relation with current stocks, magazine capacity and productions centers taking into account established parameters on the ERP Systems (SINTAX), and respecting the allocated budgets within the company, Maintained and executed reorders, including placing, confirming and receiving products of set orders, all this respecting negotiated quantities between the buyer and the provider, Proposed continued improvements to all delivery programs, and ensured proper steps were taken to improve the supply chain processes, Prepared and distributed status reports all around the supply chain to Key Decision Makers, Coordinated with the Purchasing Service Department agreements for the purchases with providers, Participated to Several Programs, especially improvement processes, Built Macros and Streamline the current purchasing process

Supply Chain and Process Improvement Specialist

Brother Canada
10.2015 - 02.2017
  • Procured on a Daily bases Inventory Management for extensive array of products from different departments, such as printers, sewing machines, labelling machines, etc., Created and maintained different reports to inform upper management about the situation of the company day to day, Created and Maintained SharePoint Sites for different Departments with pertinent Supply chain status, safety stocks, Inventory potential issues and more, Backed up all 4 tasks of different agents on the Product Department (Assist in document creation for internal processes, as well as improve them and create them, Provide information for daily meetings with different departments/Products in regard of Supply Chain Issues that they may encounter, Created and maintained different reports to inform upper management about the situation of the company day to day, Handled numerous Databases for Inventory Management, Sales projections, Cost analysis in several software’s, (File Maker Pro, Microsoft Access, all of these lasts connected to SharePoint, Microsoft Excel, SAP, SAP BW/BEX, Achievements: Received a letter nominating me for the Presidents Awards, for Innovation and Team work

Reporting and Process Improvement Specialist

Brother Canada
11.2014 - 10.2015
  • Analyzed monthly costs from SAP & Business Warehousing (BW) and ensure information is accurate, Assisted to create test plans for upgrades/configuration changes on BW, Analyzed the needs of the internal clients, develop and validate the results through reports and tools produced (BW, M
  • Excel, M
  • Access, PRM, & SharePoint), Proactively suggested reporting and process improvements to the Finance Department, Assisted in providing ongoing support and guidance to users in BW, M
  • Excel, M
  • Access, PRM Filmmaker, & SharePoint, prepared training materials and delivered end-user training, Monitored process chains in BW, Produced and maintained daily and monthly reports in BW as required, Successfully mapped and improved over 30 Main Processes on the Finance Department, Assisted Management and Upper Management in the Creation of several tools to improve efficiency, Maintained & updated POS PRM Database, (process has been improved and reduced in at least half)

Inventory Management Specialist

Kitco Metals INC
12.2010 - 11.2014
  • Coordinated weekly Inventory Management Meetings for the company with Director and Managers, Defined and coordinated High Value Vaults Inventory Armored Splits to improve shipping profitability, Daily Inventory Status Balance from several depositories of over 1,000 high value products, Created and updated Share Point Inventory Page for the Company with graphics and several analysis (Top Performing Products, Live Inventory, product life cycles and many more), Proposed purchases and regulate proper stock in 7 different depositories based on cost, inventory levels and many other factors, Analyzed and coordinated armored vehicle runs between US, Canada, Barbados & Hong Kong markets, with available or incoming inventory, Generated daily reports requested directly from the Director and upper management, Achievements: Received medal in 2014 from Senior Management to recognize Teamwork and Innovation (only a few employees out of 115 employees received these awards), Created a tool for the whole company to see all Inventory pertinent information to proceed with decisions in regards of high value purchases, inventory levels (per country, per location), sales and more, this tool is now used by all the company and major business decisions are made based on it, Created an Inventory Management web page, (Share Point) where the entire company has access to charts, updated levels, meeting agendas, incoming products to advise our customers, market prices, and relevant announcements, Improved exponentially all processes in place for inventory control and created new ones for different tasks, Analysed transportation Cost efficiencies merging Carriers price Matrix’s, and automating “Best quote Service”, Reduced company storage costs in half, proposing and executing new processes, Awarded with “Exceeds Requirements” twice on Annual Evaluations

Customer Service Agent

Kitco Metals INC
11.2010 - 02.2011
  • Provided World Class Customer Service to US and CAD customers, Created calculation tools (Excel for CSR, to deal with complex transactions)

Education

B.A in Marketing -

University of Sotavento

5 English Levels -

College Plateau

3 Advanced Levels of French Language -

College Plateau

Skills

Analytical Thinking

MS Excel

Team Collaboration and Leadership

Documentation And Reporting

Project Management

Excel proficiency

Data Research and Validation

Process Improvements

Data Processing

SQL and Databases

Root Cause Analysis

Report Preparation

Workflow Analysis

Audit Support

Account Reconciliation

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
French
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Italian
Elementary

Timeline

Analyste aux inventaires

Labatt Breweries of Canada
08.2023 - 07.2024

SAP Consultant Warehouse Management System Contractor / Trainer

Conagra brands (Spruce Contractor)
01.2023 - 05.2023

Order Administrator

Schneider Electric
08.2021 - 12.2022

Inventory and Shipping Agent

Kitco Metals Inc.
08.2020 - 02.2021

Operations/Warehouse Supervisor

Welcome Hall Mission
06.2019 - 08.2020

Buyer

Essilor Canada
09.2017 - 09.2018

Supply Chain and Process Improvement Specialist

Brother Canada
10.2015 - 02.2017

Reporting and Process Improvement Specialist

Brother Canada
11.2014 - 10.2015

Inventory Management Specialist

Kitco Metals INC
12.2010 - 11.2014

Customer Service Agent

Kitco Metals INC
11.2010 - 02.2011

B.A in Marketing -

University of Sotavento

5 English Levels -

College Plateau

3 Advanced Levels of French Language -

College Plateau
Benjamin Ramos