Zach Gillis
Calgary,Alberta
Summary
Detail-oriented Analyst with over 3 years of experience in procurement, data reporting, and operational support. Skilled in managing purchasing and inventory processes, building supplier relationships, and ensuring accurate, efficient workflows. Proven track record in leading reporting initiatives, supporting government compliance, and collaborating with trading teams on large-scale transactions.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Energy and Operational Analyst
Nutrien
Calgary, Alberta
04.2025 - Current
- Authorized and processed monthly payments of up to $50 million to natural gas counterparties.
- Served as the lead point of contact for system changes and policy compliance within BlackLine.
- Maintained accurate records and system logs, enabling efficient tracking, reporting, and audit review of account reconciliation activities.
- Led the Government Survey team, ensuring adherence to project deadlines and the delivery of accurate, compliant data for reporting purposes.
- Delivered operational and administrative support to the natural gas trading team, ensuring efficient execution of trading activities and adherence to internal processes.
Category Coordinator
Nutrien
Calgary, Alberta
05.2023 - 04.2025
- Fully support entire Procure to Pay (P2P) process for inventory orders across six Nutrien mines.
- Source PVF, BPT, GIS, and electrical supplies, and process purchase orders up to $500,000.
- Analyzed 5-year vendor spend in comparison to natural inflation using market baskets.
- Assisted Rocanville mine with 25% increase in inventory purchasing.
- Created RFP item basket with over $3 million annual spend to enable competitive vendor bids.
- Handle supplier and end user communications of purchase orders.
Inventory Control Analyst
SaskPower
Regina, Saskatchewan
01.2022 - 09.2022
- Restructured minimum and maximum stock levels through SAP to maintain healthy turnover rates and lower deadstock; saving SaskPower approximately $2 million annually
- Regularly analyzed depletion of storm safety stock to ensure adequate quantity on hand of emergency materials
- Constructed a request for proposal to elicit bids from potential vendors for metering materials.
- Completed weekly analysis on warehouses and storage locations holding over $50 million of inventory
Education
Bachelor of Commerce - Supply Chain Management
Edwards School of Business
Saskatoon, SK05-2024
Skills
- SAP
- BlackLine
- ServiceNOW
- Oracle
- Excel
- PowerBI
- Purchasing Processes
- Strategic Sourcing
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Management
- Cost Analysis
Certification
- Supply Chain Management Professional Designation
- Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing
Timeline
Energy and Operational Analyst
Nutrien
04.2025 - Current
Category Coordinator
Nutrien
05.2023 - 04.2025
Inventory Control Analyst
SaskPower
01.2022 - 09.2022
Bachelor of Commerce - Supply Chain Management
Edwards School of Business