Melyssa Lapierre

Global Sourcing Manager @RONA

Boucherville, CA

Lead for all sourcing activities.• Responsible for sourcing all imported items and private brand products.• Oversee the creation and implementation of the product mix analysis as part of product line review or other special projects.• Responsible to increase profit margin by introducing new national and private brand products.• Coach and lead team in their day-to-day task.• Supervise the sample development process in cooperation with all stakeholders.• Act as primary contact with the global procurement offices and import suppliers to develop strategies to optimize the processes, clarify issues, resolve problems.• Conduct negotiations with vendors to secure favorable agreement terms & pricing. • Establish, grow, and maintain relationship with suppliers to address issues promptly and drive continuous improvement.• Continuously seek cost out opportunities to reduce costs while maintaining or improving product quality.• Communicate project status and follow-up with all internal and external stakeholders, to ensure that projects are delivered according to established deadlines.• Manage price changes of items when there are fluctuations (e.g, Ocean freight, exchange rates, prices, etc.), and make recommendations to the merchandising team.• In charge of the aftersales customer support for our private brand products.• Responsible to increase sustainable packaging for all private brand products.• Act as main point of contact for internal stakeholders (procurement, logistics, quality, finance, etc.) and suppliers for all matters requiring escalation.

Cégep André-Laurendeau

DEC, Technique en Logistique du Transport