Hi, I’m
Mohsen Mirtaheri
Strategic Sourcing Specialist
North York,ON
Summary
Professional procurement specialist with over 10 years of experience in supply chain management industry in strategic sourcing, contract management, vendor relationship management and international transportation and logistics. Effective at sourcing products, vetting vendors and managing bid process. Strong relationship-builder and problem-solver with methodical approach and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Overview
10
years of professional experience
1
Certification
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
Cardinal Health Canada Inc
New Supplier Development Manager
01.2022 - 11.2023
Job overview
- Directed business development efforts using in house Cardinal Health market research and analysis tools to increase topline sales
- Developed new strategic partnerships with over 55 major medical device manufacturers by leveraging non-franchise partners, Cardinal US supplier base, 3PL partners, and direct supply sources from acute market customers
- Managed new supplier onboarding projects from sourcing, contract negotiation to RAQA evaluation, vendor registration, mechanizing, digital marketing planning and product and sales launch
- Performed in-depth market share and strategic analysis, market-segment price analysis, sales projection and forecasting, preliminary P&L and supply chain impact analysis and digital marketing and customer-incentive programs planning
- Designed and implemented full suite of corporate processes for new supplier development (supplier evaluation tools and metrics, cost-to-serve model, profitability and fee models, opportunity tracking system and sales funnel in Sales Force)
- Co-developed and led innovative "Spotlight Commercial Growth Program" for key partners: 3M and Diversey
- Standardized and redesigned full package of corporate supplier facing materials for marketing and product management teams
Cardinal Health Canada Inc
Strategic Sourcing Manager
01.2021 - 01.2022
Job overview
- In charge of sourcing diverse range of medical devices for national and cardinal brand business divisions supporting product management team to avoid supply disruption and maintain reliable supply levels for acute and non-acute customers
- Centralized supplier onboarding process, from sourcing to merchandizing, serving as main communication hub for major stakeholders
- Liaised with internal and external stakeholders to identify and leverage contract value opportunities.
- Supported internal stakeholders by producing quarterly reports offering in-depth insights into partnership performance, growth opportunities, and key milestones achieved, ensuring transparency and alignment with organizational goals
- Introduced and managed $20 million dollars topline growth in PPE category in FY 2022
- Implemented proactive sourcing measures to mitigate and eliminate over $4 million of excess inventory through close collaboration with key stakeholders (ELT, Sales, Supply Chain and Marketing)
- Achieved 15% reduction in bottom-line costs through successful price renegotiation with major PPE suppliers
Extendicare Canada Inc
Procurement Contract Specialist
07.2019 - 12.2020
Job overview
- Managed a diverse portfolio of contracts with total value of $30 million, encompassing both Direct (Chemical supplies and services) and Indirect (facility maintenance services and consumables) categories
- Monitored contracts' performance to detect non-compliance with terms and organize proactive resolutions through business quarterly reviews
- Managed RFP processes from drafting to contract award
- Collaborated closely with leadership in administration and final contract negotiation of Chemicals RFP, resulting in $1.2 million in savings over a 3-year contract term for managed long-term facilities
- Successfully capped price increases at 2% for extended two-year term in chemicals contract with Wood Wyant resulting in annual saving of $100,000 for Extendicare owned long-term care facilities
- Optimized and standardized utilization processes within Corporate and Employee Discount programs, expanding program's reach to GPO (Group Purchasing Organization) members, enhancing value and participation.
Celestica
Senior Project Buyer
09.2018 - 05.2019
Job overview
- Managed a vendor portfolio of 25 suppliers, for purchasing electrical and mechanical components for government, commercial, and military NPI programs
- Worked closely with production and planning team to minimize PO errors by maintaining the latest accurate items requisition list for PO issuance
- worked closely with inventory management and warehousing to maintain key item stock levels through issuing or expediting purchase orders.
- Introduced $50,000 cost savings on the Tailwind project through price negotiations with vendors, breaking MOQs, and preventing excess inventory buildup
- Expedited the overall purchasing process in purchasing team by programming and automating data retrieval of parts and specifications from the QSPEC intranet website using Excel VBA, Streamlining PO appraisal process, reducing PO corrections, minimizing waste in cross-functional communications, and .
Hudson's Bay
Product Specialist
11.2014 - 10.2016
Job overview
- Recognized as one of top ten revenue contributors nationwide, having achieved impressive revenue generation of over $1.2 million in 2015.
VISO Trading Shanghai Co. Ltd
Strategic Sourcing Specialist
08.2012 - 09.2014
Job overview
- Managed strategic sourcing and contract negotiation of 18 trade projects with value of over $10 million dollars
- Negotiated trade contracts with Chinese suppliers on behalf of clients, ensuring that pricing, quality, and product delivery schedules aligned with clients' specific business requirements
- Achieved significant cost savings of 10% to 15% on clients' COGS by securing competitive pricing and leveraging VISO strategic partnerships and market position
- Conducted on-going vendor qualification analysis and provided valuable insights to clients' stakeholders through production-line audits and assessments of production capacity and economic stability of manufacturing partners and new strategic suppliers in China
- Developed and maintained strong strategic relationships with range of high-profile Chinese suppliers, fostering trust and collaboration for successful business outcomes.
Ravan Gostaran Sanat
Procurement Specialist
10.2008 - 07.2012
Job overview
- Managed full cycle of procurement process for different categories of raw materials
- Sourced and procured raw materials with annual value of over $5 million dollars
- Reduced bottom-line costs by deploying lowest landed-cost strategy through intensive supplier relationship management and strategic sourcing
- Successfully eliminated inventory overstock and reduced safety stock by 5% through optimizing scheduling processes and improving communication with production and vendors
- Identified $100K of distribution and transportation cost savings through proposing renegotiation of distribution contracts and liquidating distribution assets improving cash flow by eliminating non-competency assets
Education
Seneca CollegeToronto, ON
Bachelor of Science from Supply Chain Management
01.2018 - 09.2018
University Of Science And TechnologyIran
Master of Arts from Linguistics
09.2008
Skills
- Advanced Excel (VBA Programming)
- Power BI Programming
- SAP
- Tableau
- Advanced Power Point
Accomplishments
- Introduced and managed $20 million dollars topline growth in PPE category in FY 2022(Cardinal Health)
- Initiated three new strategic partnership projects, collectively valued at $15 million topline sales (Cardinal Health)
- Initiated and developed strategic relationships with over 55 medical device suppliers in Canada with potential of future partnership for full franchise distribution model (Cardinal Health)
- Successfully eliminated over $4 million in excess inventory through close collaboration with key internal stakeholders and a strategic approach to rationalizing new sourcing requests (Cardinal Health)
- Produced $1.2 million saving over a 3-year contract through intense negotiations with Diversey Inc (Extendicare)
- Expanded chemicals category revenue by $3 million dollars through onboarding Haddon and BOD on our GPO chemical supplier base, addressing GPO members requirements and improving our sales competitive advantage in the market (Extendicare)
- Co-led national Chemicals RFP, resulting in the successful negotiation of a contract with Diversey Inc, generating $1.2 million in savings over a 3-year contract term (Extendicare)
- Introduced 50K costs saving on Tailwind project by breaking MOQs resulted in avoiding obsolete inventory and improving cash flow targeted for more strategic components (Celestica)
- Produced $100K cost savings in distribution and transportation through outsourcing logistics services and liquidating non-competency distribution assets, improving cash flow (RGS)
- Recognized as one of top ten revenue contributors Canada-wide with generating over $1 million revenue in 2015 (HBC)
- Post Graduate Certificate: Supply Chain Management, Seneca College, 2018
- CPSM in progress 2023
Certification
Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), ISM, In Progress (2023)
Affiliations
Member, PMQA, 2018 t o2019
Board of Directors Member, PMQA
Cycling, Playing Guitar, Tennis, Programming,
I enjoy long cycling rides in groups around Toronto. I am a blues and classic rock music fan with interest in playing the guitar. I am always fascinated by solving problems and programming is something that helps me satisfy that need in the form of a hobby.
Timeline
New Supplier Development Manager
Cardinal Health Canada Inc
01.2022 - 11.2023
Strategic Sourcing Manager
Cardinal Health Canada Inc
01.2021 - 01.2022
Procurement Contract Specialist
Extendicare Canada Inc
07.2019 - 12.2020
Senior Project Buyer
Celestica
09.2018 - 05.2019
Seneca College
Bachelor of Science from Supply Chain Management
01.2018 - 09.2018
Product Specialist
Hudson's Bay
11.2014 - 10.2016
Strategic Sourcing Specialist
VISO Trading Shanghai Co. Ltd
08.2012 - 09.2014
Procurement Specialist
Ravan Gostaran Sanat
10.2008 - 07.2012
University Of Science And Technology
Master of Arts from Linguistics
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