Francis Jocelyn GUELE
Ottawa,ON
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Procurement Specialist
College La Cite
02.2020 - Current
- Researched and identified potential new suppliers to increase vendor base
- Maintained effective and lasting vendor relationships through dynamic communication, collaboration, and intelligent questioning skills
- Maintained ongoing communication with suppliers to promote workflow and respond to inquiries
- Established relationships with vendors and suppliers to streamline procurement operations
- Negotiated contracts and agreements with suppliers to achieve best pricing and terms
- Carefully read and interpreted requisition orders to understand specialized terms and requirements
- Monitored pricing trends and negotiated pricing to optimize profitability
- Made valuable contributions to planning of promotions, pricing and inventory levels, enhancing inventory flow, revenue, and profits
- Implemented policies and procedures for optimal purchasing methods and cost control
- Maintained up-to-date database of suppliers, vendors and contracts to support accurate recordkeeping
- Identified new and more cost-effective suppliers through participation in industry networking events, purchasing advantageous packages, and cutting costs
Logistics Coordinator
Ovation Logistics
11.2018 - 10.2019
- Tracked orders and notified customers of status or potential delays
- Generated documentation and information required for customer shipments
- Devised routing plans and schedules to facilitate safe and timely delivery of goods
- Created reports to provide insights into logistics operations and performance
- Assisted in development and implementation of logistics policies and procedures to provide roadmap for daily operations
- Planned and supervised shipments from production to end-user and scheduled daily and weekly routes
- Scheduled and coordinated truck, ship and air transport to maximize productivity and maintain organized calendar
Operations Manager
PepsiCo Food
02.2016 - 10.2018
- Supervised operations staff and kept employees compliant with company policies and procedures.
- Developed systems and procedures to improve operational quality and team efficiency.
- Managed inventory and supply chain operations to achieve timely and accurate delivery of goods and services.
- Led hiring, onboarding and training of new hires to fulfill business requirements.
- Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
- Developed and maintained relationships with external vendors and suppliers.
- Analyzed and reported on key performance metrics to senior management.
- Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices.
Agency Manager, Air Freight Department
PANALPINA TRANSPORTS
01.2014 - 12.2015
- Answered phone calls and e-mails regarding inquiries and arranged meetings for official business.
- Approved staff hiring, termination, promotions and department transfers.
- Attended seminars, conferences and organizational activities to maintain management expertise.
- Managed staff performance of staff by proactively addressing deficiencies and training weaknesses.
- Conserved agency resources and minimized waste by accurately logging company property, supplies and equipment to avoid duplicative ordering.
- Created annual budgets and monthly expenditure reports for different offices and departments.
Head Of Logistics Department
Bouygues Energies & Services
02.2011 - 12.2013
- Conducted audits to improve office logistics practices and procedures.
- Managed logistics assets for timely and cost-effective delivery of cargoes.
- Managed functional areas of logistics.
- Developed logistical checklists to guide activities support.
- Organized unit training operations and managed details when unit move was required.
- Generated payments for program-related activities to keep accurate records of financial expenditure.
- Analyzed procurement requests to identify service providers' information with performance, quality and prices to determine transaction requirements.
- Defined logistics strategy within standard policies and procedures for effective integration of logistics operations
- Organized records of vehicles, schedules and completed orders.
- Reduced worker accidents by implementing improved safety standards and monitoring procedures.
- Divided and categorized cargo received and redirected shipments in response to customer requests.
- Conducted research to address shipping errors and packaging mistakes.
- Reviewed established business practices and improved processes to reduce expenses.
- Maintained established levels of goods based on sales forecasts and demand to fulfill orders on time.
- Integrated warehouse operations with existing and new business processes.
- Created and enforced detailed organization processes to increase quality and service standards.
- Reviewed and negotiated contracts with carriers to optimize shipping costs.
- Developed and maintained knowledgeable and productive team of employees.
Education
MBA - Business Administration and Management
ESGCI
Paris, France06.2021
Skills
- Knowledge of processes procurement to flow smoothly and create value
- Ability to be effective in any situation of change
- Can work constructively alone or as part of a team
- Thinks "solutions", not "problems"
- Able to manage team
- Proficiency in MS Office and Google applications, Sage, SAP, Quick Books, ERP, Zoom, Microsoft Teams
- French, English
Languages
French
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Procurement Specialist
College La Cite
02.2020 - Current
Logistics Coordinator
Ovation Logistics
11.2018 - 10.2019
Operations Manager
PepsiCo Food
02.2016 - 10.2018
Agency Manager, Air Freight Department
PANALPINA TRANSPORTS
01.2014 - 12.2015
Head Of Logistics Department
Bouygues Energies & Services
02.2011 - 12.2013
MBA - Business Administration and Management
ESGCI
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