Ray Rodrigues, CPPB

Experience

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  CTF SUPPLY LTD.

  Jan 1997 - Dec 2006

  Purchasing Manager

  Created a purchasing department to support both CTF Supply’s internal and external customers and move towards a centralized environment.Responsible for training and managing purchasing agents at all CTF Supply branches, totaling eighteen (18) employees.Duties include purchasing, hiring and interviewing, yearly budget reports, quarterly budget reports, introducing new products to compliment and expand existing product lines, holding vendor negotiations with current vendors, meeting new vendors to expand relevant product lines, maintaining pricing of master database (cost, sell, profit margin, product category), overseeing maintenance of SKUs in master database, ensuring rush orders are dealt with and completed to meet customer expectations, inventory adjustments, check all branches for levels of inventory, and maintain distribution centers stock levels, manage fill-rate reports and follow up with problem items. Negotiated several large vendor discounts resulting in over five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) in savings. Sourced products globally to substantially lower product costs.Completed four (4) courses with The Distribution Team over three (3) a year period to gain knowledge of marketing, distribution theories and functional operations.Completed three (3) Evergreen Marketing Group courses in Negotiations, Sales and Product knowledge. Show less

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  York University

  Feb 2007 - Oct 2009

  Senior Buyer

  Responsible for supporting the Infrastructure portfolio and assist the University’s Campus Services and Business Operations division with their procurement requirements by: Preparing tender and proposal documents for construction, alteration and renovation projects between $50,000 - $2,000,000; Organizing and facilitating evaluation committees; Educating the York community on procurement policies and procedures via individual and/or departmental training sessions; Authorizing and processing purchase requisitions; and Creating, maintaining and evaluating contracts in support of goods and services required by end users.Responsible for creating and promoting sustainable initiatives for the University by: Representing Procurement Services on the Sustainability Council and sub-committees; Drafted and finalized a new section in 2007 for Carbon Offsets which is now published in the fourth version of the G.I.P.P.E.R. Guide (Governments Incorporating Procurement Policies which are Environmentally Responsible); Representing York University as a member of G.I.P.P.E.R.; Represent York University as a founding member of the EcoLogo Procurement Think Tank; and Recommending and implementing improvements to policies and procedures to promote environmentally friendly purchasing methods.Responsible for administering the surplus program to maximize the life cycle of items within the University community.Ensuring compliance with appropriate procurement legislation and competitive bidding law (A.I.T. and Ontario-Quebec Agreement).Determine appropriate acquisition method and prepare, release and analyze requests for competitive bids, in conjunction with participating in collaborative buying groups. Show less

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  The Regional Municipality of Durham

  Oct 2009 - Oct 2014

  Procurement Officer

  2012 Service Excellence recipient.

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  City of Pickering

  Nov 2014 - Nov 2022

  Responsible for planning and directing the activities of Supply & Services staff. To provide guidance to City staff in the application of the City's Purchasing Policy & Procedure, other supporting policies and procedures and provide strategic planning support with respect to Supply & Services. Responsible for planning and directing the activities of Supply & Services staff. To provide guidance to City staff in the application of the City's Purchasing Policy & Procedure, other supporting policies and procedures and provide strategic planning support with respect to Supply & Services.

  • Manager, Supply & Services

    Jan 2018 - Nov 2022

  • Supervisor, Supply&Services

    Nov 2014 - Dec 2017
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  York Region (The Regional Municipality of York)

  Nov 2021 - now

  • Manager, Contracts and Procurement

    Nov 2022 - now

  • Supervisor, Contract Planning & Management

    Nov 2021 - Nov 2022