Jalynn Brown

I have started my own business so that I could develop and grow my understanding of the challenges that Indigenous business encounter. With also giving me the opportunities to share my knowledge and skills for positive economic change.

• Collaborated with clients to develop action plans to address specific challenges and objectives.
• Provided advice on operational processes, business development initiatives, organizational changes and other areas of improvement.
• Collaborated with stakeholders to gain complete understanding of project goals and objectives.
• Maintained positive working relationship with fellow staff and management.
• Participated in training and managing new hires to bring new team members up to speed.

• Procurement Advisor, Enforcing policy and processes, Documentation Drafting, Facilitate complete competitive bid process, Facilities evaluations and consensus meetings, Facilitates negotiation between Supplier and Division, Follow up on contract performance issues, Spend Analysis, Liaison with Legal, Refining processes, Resource for procure to pay cycle, Maintain division relationships, Maintain supplier relationships

• Purchase order management, Annual spend over 2.5 million, Maintain vendor relationships, Maintaining inventory tracking, Asset set-up; management, Maintaining office supplies, Refining processes, Data tracking, Lease vehicle services, Follow up on contracted prices, Month end invoices, Event purchasing, Travel arrangements

• Scanning files, Reception, PDFing files, T4 and T5 tax returns, Tax Cycle/Profile, CaseWare

• Hiring and training of staff, Merchandising, Scheduling staff hours, Weekly paperwork, Staff reviews, Ear piercing, Loss prevention, Customer service, Handled customer complaints