ROBERT MILO

• Sourced vendors, built relationships, and negotiated prices.
• Managed supplier relationships to ensure timely delivery of products and services.
• Achieved cost savings by negotiating contracts and pricing with suppliers.
• Performed monthly reconciliation of open purchasing orders.
• Solved diverse supply chain problems involving numerous sources, logistics, and scheduling factors.
• Established long-term agreements with strategic suppliers, securing favorable pricing and delivery terms.
• Implemented policies to reduce cost and eliminate waste.
• Implemented strategic sourcing initiatives, reducing overall purchasing costs.
• Optimized inventory levels by implementing demand forecasting techniques and purchasing strategies.
• Trained junior staff members on best practices in purchasing management, contributing to their professional development and growth within the organization.
• Collaborated with internal stakeholders to create timely and accurate purchase orders.
• Devised and implemented strategies to optimize purchasing processes and reduce costs.
• Communicated regularly with suppliers to uphold accountability for quality standards and timely delivery of goods.
• Reduced costs by streamlining contract procurement processes to assure best prices for materials and services.
• Hired and trained purchasing staff to improve effectiveness of purchasing operations.
• Reviewed and approved purchase orders and invoices for accuracy and completeness.
• Cultivated strong relationships with vendors to maintain and improve levels of customer service.
• Negotiated pricing and terms with vendors to secure best value for company.
• Streamlined procurement processes for increased efficiency and reduced lead times.
• Led cross-functional team in executing cost reduction initiatives, resulting in significant savings on material purchases.
• Adjusted procedures to maximize department effectiveness.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify cost-saving opportunities in the supply chain.
• Developed risk management strategies to mitigate potential disruptions in the supply chain.

• Manage, and evaluate vendors’ profiles, compile and analyze data, facilitate the sourcing process
• In Charge of 6 procurement agents evaluate performance and oversee daily key performance indicators with team
• Support daily order placement electrical, structure and various commodities
• Resolve all issues related to products availability, price, delivery, replacement and vendor management
• Communicate with internal stakeholder’s late material impacted and engineering changes and find solutions
• Coordinate outsourcing projects and implement strategies for Montreal Branch with upper management alignment
• Selection of vendor through procurement board governance and responsible for all procurement action registries
• Develop and maintain vendors ‘relationships and act as liaison between the company and the vendors
• Ensure vendors perform in compliance with Symbotic supplier agreement
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies, manage the phase-out and phase-in of suppliers and materials
• Identify, analyze, and communicate cost saving opportunities
• Responsible for Non Comformance approvals for Montreal Branch
• Support Site Spares and Montreal Test Center with all procurement needs
• Improved supply chain efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing cost-saving measures.
• Built supplier relationships to mitigate risk and establish effective purchasing arrangements.
• Monitored supplier performance for compliance with contract terms and quality standards.

• Manage RFI/RFQ/RFPs, evaluate vendors’ profiles, compile and analyze data, facilitate the sourcing process, create new vendors in ERP system
• In Charge of three procurement agents evaluate performance and oversee daily key performance indicators
• Place purchase orders for raw material, indirect goods and services, and all tooling procurement requests
• Resolve any issues related to products availability, price, delivery, replacement
• Communicate with internal parties impacted and find a solution
• Coordinate all activities related to purchases of new program bill of material (testing, communication of results, data management, price negotiations, etc.)
• Selection of vendor through procurement board governance and responsible for all procurement action registries
• Develop and maintain vendors ‘relationships and act as liaison between the company and the vendors
• Ensure vendors perform in compliance with contractual obligations
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies, manage the phase-out and phase-in of suppliers and materials
• Participate in suppliers and products certification processes as well as coordinate communications and resolve conflict situations
• Identify, analyze, and communicate cost saving opportunities
• Look for possible process improvements and present recommendations to management
• Support corporate procurement policies and coordinate their integration
• Create presentations and analytics regarding costs for projects and or specific material categories.
• Achieved cost savings by implementing strategic sourcing and supplier negotiations.
• Oversaw and streamlined daily operations of purchasing department to maximize productivity and revenue.

Coordinate project management activities, resources, and bill of material for all tests

• Liaise with clients to identify and define requirements, scope and objectives
• Assign tasks to internal teams and assist with schedule management
• Make sure that clients’ needs are met and project deadlines are respected
• Analyze risks and opportunities with all stakeholders
• Oversee project procurement management and all logistic activities
• Monitor project progress and handle any issues that arise
• Act as the point of contact and communicate project status to all stakeholders
• Work with the Project Managers and all stakeholders to eliminate blockers
• Ensure standards and requirements are met through materials meeting Bombardier specification.
• Managed cross-functional teams in the execution of complex engineering projects, ensuring timely completion and budget adherence.
• Applied risk management strategies to mitigate potential supply chain disruptions, securing uninterrupted project progress.

• Work at the strategic logistics planning level and supplier sourcing
• Responsible for all stages of the procurement process from the placing of a purchase order to receiving store materials/parts (E.g
• Management of purchase orders, non-conforming parts, invoices, inventories, etc
• Execute various elements of the strategic logistics planning such as reducing shortages, timely delivery and inventory management
• Ensure overall governance internally and externally within Logistics, engineering and methods
• Actively participate in improvement projects (Achieving excellence system, six sigma, 5S, Lean manufacturing, cost reductions and improved manufacturing
• Supplier relationship management: Ensure change management of products and coordinate program reviews and overall performance with suppliers
• Interact on a daily basis with different functions (Methods, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, etc.)
• Focal for AES Quality Pillar
• Transitioned into new role as Project Coordinator (Test rigs) as of 01/17 (Logistics)

• Manage and develop new and existing client base in assigned territory (Middle East, Russia, India, etc)
• Provide an ‘’Above and Beyond” customer service experience on a daily basis
• Offer daily support to field sales representatives, customer service account managers
• Process purchase orders by phone and via fax server , execute mra’s to existing clientele
• Provide quotations and intervene with Sales Dept on pricing and IP orders
• Manage all back orders, parts and query data base follow ups on a daily basis
• Provide weekly Back Order reports to all existing clients
• Resolve all customer disputes and credit memo’s
• Open new customer accounts
• Weekly conference calls to top 5 clients concerning issues and invoice disputes
• Attend customer deliveries of aircrafts and provide a presentation on Parts Logistics Dept.
• Improved customer satisfaction by efficiently addressing and resolving account issues.
• Responded to customer requests for products, services, and company information.
• Investigated and resolved customer inquiries and complaints quickly.

• Checked-in guests and board during seat selection aboard aircraft
• Assisted physically challenged passengers, unattended minors aboard aircraft and at point of arrival
• Offered an ‘’Above and Beyond” customer service experience
• Acted as international point person for charter and scheduled flights handling all crew manifests and flight/weather plans
• Was also an active member of “OTP” and community involvement committee
• Accomplishments: succession planning towards sales for the past 2 years, helping sales representatives on trade show events (atrium group), Just for Laughs, ACTA golf tournaments, Formula One and other various events
• Created the Irregular operational Manual for the Montreal Base

• Performed sound engineering, editing, and public relations
• Worked with major producers and independent record labels
• Negotiated recording studio services to record labels, advertising agencies and independent bands
• Maintained facilities and recording studio schedule
• Licensed in-house productions to various records labels in Asia, Europe and the U.S.