Patrick Allin

Experience

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  Acprkit447

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2012

  Manager

  Using my own arbitrage model from historical sales data, I operate a business buying and selling Apple products on eBay, an online auction website. In the past, I purchased broken iPhones and sourced replacement parts from China to fix and resell these phones for a profit.

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  Journal Board, AMS

  Jan 2010 - Apr 2011

  Chair

  • Chair of the financial oversight committee responsible for managing the business operations of one of the oldest student newspapers in Canada with an annual budget of $350,000

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  Alma Mater Society, Inc

  Jan 2010 - May 2010

  Student Director, Board of Directors

  • Responsible for overseeing the finances and strategic direction of an $13 million corporation and its eleven businesses• Proposed and passed several HR policy changes to improve the qualification and retention of service managers

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  Alma Mater Society

  Apr 2010 - Apr 2011

  Food Centre Director

  • Responsible for the distribution of food items to university students in need, with an annual food budget of $24,000• Doubled the quantity of food distributed by shifting food sourcing from local supermarkets to Sysco without increasing costs

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  JDI Programs, Queen's University

  May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Program Assistant, Program on Investment Appraisal and Risk Analysis
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  Alma Mater Society of Queen's University

  Apr 2011 - Apr 2012

  Speaker and Chief Electoral Officer

  • Moderated bi-weekly AMS Assembly meetings between 55 facility representatives• Oversaw the electoral process for the socity, and the mathematical preferential vote calculations.• Developed a marketing campaign to increase voter turnout, resulting in the 3rd highest voter turnout in 16years

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  KIK Custom Products

  May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Summer Financial Analyst

  Audited monthly intercompany charges between 13 plants across North America• Prepared price quotes for customers using material, labour, and overhead cost data• Lead member of the PeopleSoft transition team.

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  Queen's University

  Sept 2011 - Apr 2013

  Member, Senate Committee on Information Technology

  The SITC is a Queen's University Senate subcommittee tasked with evaluating and recommending changes to the University's technology infrastructure and policy. On this committee, I:• Reviewed policy concerning the hosting of data on third party servers during the University's migration to a cloud based email system. • Submitted recommendations concerning the user experience of the University's PeopleSoft information management system.

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  KIK Custom Products

  May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Summer Financial Analyst

  Responsible for preparing monthly sales data for presentation to executives. Rewrote sales workbooks in Excel to reduce month end report preparation time from three days to one• Created statistical models using Accounts Payable data to identify opportunities for the company to reduce working capital• Responsible for tracking ongoing capital investment projects at seven plants to ensure that spending was properly authorized and on budget• Prepared quarterly financial reporting packages for the Board of Directors and financial ocers Show less

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  Canadian Tire

  Nov 2013 - Nov 2015

  Supply Chain Analyst

  Collaborate with stakeholders in supply chain, marketing, merchandising teams, and suppliers to facilitate product flow fromvendors to stores.• Implement inventory control and exit strategies for a rapidly evolving product mix to ensure that inventory targets are met whileconsistently supporting an in-stock position.• Developed and led project to lower minimum order quantities by working with internal teams and suppliers, resulting in the lowestinventory level in three years while supporting 14% category growth. Show less

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  Parliament of Canada

  Dec 2015 - Mar 2016

  Executive Assistant

  Collaborated with existing MP offices to build processes to support constituent services and the work of a newly elected MP.

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  Canadian Tire Corporation

  Apr 2016 - Jun 2023

  Lead projects with few past precedents to improve the efficiency of existing operations, develop capabilities to ship product throughnew global channels, and enable supply chain networks in new international markets.• Perform deep dive data analysis to identify root causes and develop CBAs to socialize with enterprise wide stakeholders• Collaborate with distribution, transportation and planning teams to successfully ship product through new channels• Develop robust data management, forecasting, and replenishment capabilities for international e-commerce businesses• Organize and coach cross functional colleagues to implement new processes to achieve project goals Show less • Responsible for inventory and equipment planning, forecasting, and budgeting for the CTR distribution and transportation network•Developed a national IB/OB transportation equipment forecast for 10 rail lanes resulting in improved visibility for internal and carrierexecution teams•Led the inventory transfer planning and execution for the Brampton to Bolton DC transition enabling the new DC to have the rightinventory available during a challenging ramp up period•Collaborated with Supply Chain Finance to improve visibility to accruals and assessorials to improve financial reporting accuracy Show less

  • Team Lead, International Transportation

    Feb 2022 - Jun 2023

  • International Transportation Master Planner

    Apr 2021 - Feb 2022

  • Project Lead, Supply Chain Integration Projects

    Mar 2018 - Apr 2021

  • Capacity Planning

    Apr 2016 - Feb 2018
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  Pet Valu

  Jun 2023 - now

  Senior Manager, Inbound Transportation

  Responsible for leading the team in charge of domestic and import inbound transportation, network planning, and customs.