Brian Habert

Experience

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  OnX Enterprise Solutions

  Apr 1990 - Jun 2018

  Reviewed and assigned business processes from end-to-end to identify and address operational, financial, and technological risks. Identified opportunities to improve efficiency including: Corporate Systems management, functionality, upgrades, and new implementations. Also, part of the corporate Information Technology (IT) team responsible for support of all corporate users and applications.• Acted as an integral member of multiple selection and implementation teams for new quoting, order processing and inventory tools, minimizing redundancies and ensuring efficient workflow processes: o wrote a quote system requirements document that was utilized as a reference framework for the implementation of a new corporate system(s).• Acted as Corporate CRM/Salesforce point of contact for North American Information Technology (IT) Ticket, onboarding, problem resolution and training, ensuring timely resolution. • Partnered with Canadian Leadership team for implementation of updates and improvements to the automating Forecast/Quarter Summary reports ((Invoiced + Backlog + Forecast) vs Budget(s)) to Tableau Portal, to further streamline manual processes and creating efficiencies. • Engaged as part of project team on several corporate tool implementations and upgrades (PSA and CRM Upgrade, CRM to Salesforce Migration New Corporate Information Technology (IT) Quoting System for HW/SW/Services/Renewal Quoting), ensuring multi system functionality. Show less Strategic leader across Information Technology (IT) infrastructure order processing, procurement, warehousing, and logistics accountable for ensuring day to day operational activities ran smoothly and effectively. Developed and implemented new methods to achieve cost savings while delivering best practices in strategic sourcing, vendor selection, negotiation, value chain analysis, requisitions, forecasting, category management, and supply consolidation across the company. Part of the Canadian Leadership Team. Responsible for the overall effectiveness of all Corporate Offices including the leases, budgets, and related contracted services. Accountable for Information Technology (IT) infrastructure Manufacturer and Supplier Alliances (2000-2012) leading the day-to-day relationships between OnX’s top strategic Manufacture and Supplier Partners to bring a deep understanding of contract compliance, contract management, profit maximization, Corporate Rebate and Sales Programs tracking and reciprocal forecast reviews. Canada and USA.• Managed vendor relationships, which included: purchasing agreements review, corporate rebate estimates, forecast review and quarterly booking cut-offs, maximizing profitability, and increasing customer delivery expectations. Also responsible for contact with vendors on issue resolutions and escalations.• Updated and maintained category coding for all Inventory items on the master. Enable reporting by Line of Business, Manufacturer, and category product types.• Responsible for partnering with Canadian Leadership team and IT Team for the implementation of an automating, near real-time, Forecast/Quarter Summary reports to the Tableau Portal, streamlining manual processes and creating efficiencies. Allowing report views of budget estimates by country, region, account manager, category, and line of business.• Coordinated, contracted, and approved facility related suppliers and invoices, maximizing cost effectiveness. Show less Managed and coordinated inside sales team functions that supported designated national and regional account managers and their customers. Support provided through customer interaction and the quoting of Information Technology (IT) infrastructure solutions (Hardware/Software/Services/Support). Managed Vendor/Supplier relationships by reviewing programs to maximize deal profit when quoting customers.• Reviewed and expedited booking deadlines to meet Corporate and customer shipping date requirements.• Created and distributed weekly forecast report data of large deals (500k+) to be actioned and provided exposure to budget status. Show less Managed National Accounts, Local Accounts, USA GSA Schedule Sales to achieve targeted sales quota objectives where the primary focus was to promote OnX’s Manufacturer Partners Products and Services, as well as OnX Information Technology (IT) infrastructure services. Built and maintained relationships with current manufacturer partners and customers as well as finding new accounts through customer and manufacturer referrals through corporate marketing and tradeshow activities such as cold calling and lead follow ups. Show less

  • Sr. Business Analyst

    Nov 2016 - Jun 2018

  • General Manager, Operations (Purchasing & Vendor/Contract Management) and Facilities Management

    Apr 2000 - Dec 2016

  • Director, Inside Sales

    Apr 1996 - Apr 2005

  • Account Manager

    Apr 1992 - Apr 2000

  • Telemarketer

    Apr 1990 - Apr 1992
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  Brian Habert Consulting

  Jan 2019 - Jul 2021

  Principal Consultant

  Available to provide support on a consulting basis in the following areas:Vendor & Supplier Management, Sales Operations, Reporting & Forecasting, Contract Negotiations Process Improvement & Implementation, Category Management, Purchasing & Sales Order Management, Inventory & Warehouse Management

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  Metrolinx

  Aug 2021 - now

  • Manager, Commercial Management (Vendor Management Office - I&IT)

    May 2024 - now

  • Senior Vendor Performance Analyst

    Aug 2021 - May 2024