CHRIS BYRNE
Ottawa,ON
Summary
Enthusiastic professional with over 10 years of experience in sales, accounting, marketing, and all facets of business looking to make a difference at a new company. Holder of Government Reliability Status/Security Clearance.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Procurement Specialist
Tomlinson Group of Companies
07.2024 - Current
- Built relationships with vendors to negotiate pricing/terms of purchases
- Procured materials for facility operations and maintenance (7 industrial plants) and entire trucks fleets (70+ units)
- Maintained current understanding of pricing structures, market conditions and trends in the industry
- Implemented policies and procedures for optimal purchasing methods and cost control
- Oversaw inventory control, accounting and parts administration
- Responsible for multiple buyers within Tomlinson Ready-Mix
- Experience with RFP's, RFQ's and CAPEX purchasing & fundamentals
Equipment Administrator
Tomlinson Group of Companies
01.2021 - 07.2024
- Create filing and data-entry systems for the Tomlinson Ready-Mix Concrete division
- Completed work orders, purchase orders, and other financial reports in SAP
- Inventory management for industrial garages and plants
- Purchasing of parts and materials for multiple locations and jobs
- Organized maintenance schedules for machinery, vehicles, and other assets
- Schedule meetings with superintendents, general managers, and other staff
- Act as the divisions main point of contact for other divisions and outside clients/vendors
- Enter and process hundreds of invoices, work orders, notifications, and reports weekly.
Director of Administration
New Era Combat Sports
01.2018 - 10.2020
- Organized staff scheduling, payroll, personal training schedules, and more
- Formulated business systems, administrative procedures, and trained all employees on these systems
- Assisted and improved our sales team on growing memberships from 40 members, to 450+
- Responsible for the business email account, voicemail systems, and all incoming/outgoing calls
- Managed basic accounting and bookkeeping duties which included expense reports, cash flow statements, revenue statements, sales analysis reports, and more
- Assist clients with account adjustments, payments details, etc
- Ordering supplies
- Developed, designed, and maintained company website and iOS/Android app.
Pro Shop Attendant
Carleton Golf & Yacht Club
04.2012 - 11.2017
- Built strong relationships with clientele
- Data entry & invoicing
- Member of Health & Safety Committee
- Responsible for hosting events
- 1st point of contact for business
- Maintain daily agenda for Director of Operations.
Education
3-Year Diploma - Business Administration
Humber College
Toronto, ON04.2016
Skills
- Purchasing
- Scheduling
- Critical thinking
- Analytics
- Sales
- Communication
- Marketing
- Basic accounting
- SAP & SAP Fiori
- Microsoft office (very high proficiency)
- Inventory management
- Supervising employees
- Problem solving
- Highly skilled in accepting cash, cheques, and other forms of payment
- Event management
Certification
Supply Chain Management - Supply Chain Canada (ongoing)
Business & Intelligence Analytics - Algonquin College (ongoing)
Timeline
Procurement Specialist
Tomlinson Group of Companies
07.2024 - Current
Equipment Administrator
Tomlinson Group of Companies
01.2021 - 07.2024
Director of Administration
New Era Combat Sports
01.2018 - 10.2020
Pro Shop Attendant
Carleton Golf & Yacht Club
04.2012 - 11.2017
3-Year Diploma - Business Administration
Humber College
Supply Chain Management - Supply Chain Canada (ongoing)
Business & Intelligence Analytics - Algonquin College (ongoing)
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