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Ron Grootjans

Brockville

Summary

Dynamic Owner of BEETOO HONEY FARM with extensive experience in small business operations and exceptional customer engagement. Expertise in inventory management and customer satisfaction, driven by strong problem-solving skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Committed to fostering effective team leadership and continuous improvement across diverse work environments. Proven ability to build professional relationships while managing both administrative and sales teams to achieve organizational objectives.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Owner - Honey Producer

BEETOO HONEY FARM
03.2018 - Current
  • caring for the bees - treatments, feeding and bi-weekly inspection of hives
  • building and maintaining hives and components needed for collection of honey
  • harvesting the honey July and Sept
  • extraction of honey and jarring and labeling
  • dealing with retailers - supplying and maintaining stock at various retail outlets
  • board member of local farmers market, vendor at multiple famers markets, including setting up vendor tent and interacting with public selling and promoting products
  • interacting with public while selling farmgate (from home)
  • maintaining computer files and records for busimess purposes

Inventory Controller

ESPAR INC
10.2012 - 10.2016
  • Manage and maintain the company's material and stocked product inventory including stock profiles and stock location
  • Use of SAP, Excel, Word
  • JHSC - Certified member - Employee Rep - CPR Certified
  • Continuous Improvement / 5S Committees
  • Minimize overstocks and removal of obsolete / redundant raw materials to maximize availability of working capital
  • Ensure that goods inward / stock control department is well organized and controlled to sufficiently support production and the goals of the business
  • Perform cyclic stock check
  • Backup Receiving Department and Material Stocker as required

Bill Collector

Collect Canada
Newmarket
02.2007 - 06.2011

Optimized processes for third-party debt recovery services.

Managed database of debt-laden clients.

Collaborated with various time-share resorts to reinstate member accounts.

Field Service Support - Team Lead of Inventory Control Group

Digital Equipment/Compaq/Hewlett Packard
10.1997 - 07.2006
  • Responsible for Shipping/Receiving Department
  • Familiar with Fed-Ex, Purolator & UPS as well as various transport companies
  • Supervised Defective return department, processing defective inventory from technicians and customers
  • Ensured work schedule & activities were prioritized and adhered to, workload was evenly split and team members were productive
  • Worked with customers in Central, Northern, and South Western Ontario to certify off-site inventory was correct
  • Priority was give to 'Customer Satisfaction' activities throughout the day
  • Contributed to corporate 'Physical Inventory' and 'Level of Service Goals'
  • Actioned priority and routine orders to meet response or customer expectations
  • Managed open orders - Domestic and International
  • Reconciled all system discrepancies before the fiscal month end
  • Each line was investigated and explained
  • Responsible for scheduling Central Canadian District after hour coverage 24 X 7 operation
  • Answered phones, order taking and completing transactions
  • Coordinated with on-site couriers to deliver orders a requested
  • Inventory integrity, stock checks
  • Purges of improper part revision for three cost centres
  • Used multiple databases for inventory control and order processing

Driver for Disabled

North Halton Association for the Developmentally Handicapped and Town of Milton
  • Transport Disabled Clients as their needs required
  • On-call duties as required depending on the environment that I had been assigned
  • Duties included personal needs and well as educational needs
  • Administered medication as required - I was required to take a 6-month course through Sheridan College in Pharmacology in order to preform this task

Education

Addictions and Mental Health Counselor -

Canadian College Health Sciences and Technology
06.2024

Skills

  • St; John's Standard First Aid Lvl C - CPR
  • Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Internet
  • Active listening
  • Small business operations
  • Business leadership
  • Problem-solving abilities

Certification

  • St. John Ambulance Standard First Aid - CPR C - AED
  • First Aid for Opioid Poisoning Emergencies - Red Cross Certificate
  • Becoming an Opioid Harm Reduction Champion - Red Cross Certificate
  • Psychological First Aid - Self-Care - Red Cross Certificate

Timeline

Owner - Honey Producer

BEETOO HONEY FARM
03.2018 - Current

Inventory Controller

ESPAR INC
10.2012 - 10.2016

Bill Collector

Collect Canada
02.2007 - 06.2011

Field Service Support - Team Lead of Inventory Control Group

Digital Equipment/Compaq/Hewlett Packard
10.1997 - 07.2006

Driver for Disabled

North Halton Association for the Developmentally Handicapped and Town of Milton

Addictions and Mental Health Counselor -

Canadian College Health Sciences and Technology
Ron Grootjans