Jonathan Reid
Mississauga,ON
Summary
Dependable Procurement Specialist with a background in tracking products from vendor shipments to the consumer pipeline. Analytical performer with price dispute resolution experience. Considered an enthusiastic employee with great decision making skills.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Procurement Specialist
Astound Group
04.2022 - 03.2024
- Research suppliers of goods and services
- Gather quotes, proposals, and purchase terms and conditions
- Execute the purchase of goods or services approved by management
- Evaluate and negotiate vendor contracts
- Track inventory and submit purchase orders as needed
- Recommend new products, services, or materials in keeping with industry trends
- Supplier relationship management
- Determine the lowest cost for products/materials
- Monitor order expenses
- Monitor job budgets and control overspending
- Organize and schedule procurements in a timely manner
- Communicate with vendors, clients, customers, team members, and managers to align goals.
Project Coordinator
Astound Group
08.2021 - 04.2022
- Coordinate job related items such as purchases, RFQs, vendor requirements, transportation requests, client walkthroughs, site delivery, instillation teams, material purchases, problem solving
- Daily work order management
- Quality control
- Working directly with the project managers to insure prompt and accurate completion of jobs on the shop floor.
Shop Foreman
Astound Group
08.2017 - 08.2021
- Shop foreman
- Cabinet maker
- Installer
- Problem solving of shop drawings
- Inventory management
- Daily work order management
- Quality control
- Purchase requisitioning
- Directing staff on tasks and completion of projects
- Employee evaluation
- Working directly with the project managers to insure prompt and accurate completion of jobs on the shop floor.
Production Supervisor/ Installer
Artland Custom Work
10.2016 - 08.2017
- Cabinet maker
- Installer
- Problem solving of shop drawings
- AutoCAD detailer
- Quality control.
Cabinet Maker
Mimico Plywood Inc
10.2013 - 10.2016
- Cabinet Maker
- Driver (deliveries/Pickups of merchandise)
- Installer
- AutoCAD detailer
- Problem solving of drawings on the shop floor
- CNC operation.
Warehouse Supervisor
Visual Elements Inc
05.2010 - 10.2013
- Assembly Supervisor
- Welder
- Polisher
- Fabricator
- Problem solving of drawings on the shop floor
- Joint health and Safety member.
Assembler
IDX Inc
09.2008 - 05.2010
- Assembly
- Problem solving of drawings on the shop floor.
Edgebander Operator (Co-op)
Mainframe Industries
01.2007 - 05.2007
- Ran edgebanding machine
- Shop assistant.
Assembler (Co-op)
Nova-Link LTD
05.2006 - 09.2006
- Furniture construction
- Finishing
- CNC operation.
Education
DCS / DEC - Woodworking Technologies
Conestoga College
01.2008
DCS / DEC - Youth recreation Leadership Program
Conestoga College
Kitchener, ON12.2004
DCS / DEC - Recreation leadership
Conestoga College
01.2003
Skills
- Procurement (2 years)
- Effective Communication
- Purchasing Processes
- Order Placement
- Supplier Contracts
- Price Negotiation
- Supply chain planning
- Writing and verbal communication
- New Vendor Setup
- Purchase order creation
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Purchasing
- Purchasing strategies
- Vendor Relations
Timeline
Procurement Specialist
Astound Group
04.2022 - 03.2024
Project Coordinator
Astound Group
08.2021 - 04.2022
Shop Foreman
Astound Group
08.2017 - 08.2021
Production Supervisor/ Installer
Artland Custom Work
10.2016 - 08.2017
Cabinet Maker
Mimico Plywood Inc
10.2013 - 10.2016
Warehouse Supervisor
Visual Elements Inc
05.2010 - 10.2013
Assembler
IDX Inc
09.2008 - 05.2010
Edgebander Operator (Co-op)
Mainframe Industries
01.2007 - 05.2007
Assembler (Co-op)
Nova-Link LTD
05.2006 - 09.2006
DCS / DEC - Woodworking Technologies
Conestoga College
DCS / DEC - Youth recreation Leadership Program
Conestoga College
DCS / DEC - Recreation leadership
Conestoga College
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