Ilanit Goldberg

Procurement of furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E) for hospitality and commercial development projects across Canada and the U.S. Review floor plans, specifications, and custom design requirements to ensure purchasing accuracy, project alignment and installation readiness Manage RFQs/RFIs, supplier evaluations, strategic sourcing initiatives, quotation analysis and contract negotiations to secure optimal pricing and terms Budgeting, POs, Order Tracking, Delivery, Site Installations

Manage the purchasing of all fabrics and frames Collaborate with fabric suppliers to identify new fabric and leather trends Monitor the quality and timely delivery of frames Analyze and create forecasting reports to support long term procurement and manufacturing plans

Purchased all materials required for manufacturing Managed inventory of raw materials Created and analyzed Profit/Loss Reports Issued POs and Expedited orders Sourced new suppliers, negotiated prices and terms of payment, maintained relationships with existing vendors

Managed the materials management system Sourced vendors to obtain inventory control and cost measures Investigated and provided solutions to materials arriving incorrectly or damaged Reviewed reports for stock outs and expediting open orders Managed daily production planning Monitored supplier price increases and negotiated prices and lead-times

PURCHASING Sourced new suppliers Price negotiations EVENT MANAGEMENT Planned, developed and executed corporate and private events Negotiated contracts with venues and vendors

Proficiently managed commercial projects involving delivery and installation of office furniture. Major clients: Environment Canada, Whitby Public Library and MARS Lead project teams which included sales representatives, order entry clerks, installation company representatives and clients, to secure a successful completion of the projects Conducted construction sight visits to obtain necessary measurements, inspect electrical wiring, met with the building’s management to arrange receiving location, and ensured that the sight was safe and ready to receive the furniture shipments and installations Effectively coordinated all deliveries with the installation company Efficiently performed deficiency walks with clients and resolved all issues in a timely manner to secure the client’s full satisfaction

Demonstrated market expertise as the company’s primary provider of product comparisons between Teknion’s products and the competition’s similar products, which were used by the sales team, executives and upper management in major decisions making Analyzed competitive market to ensure that the company had sufficient amount of information in order to keep up with new industry trends Major accomplishment – completed a major Seating Analysis between top 8 companies in the industry within 6 months, 2 months before deadline. Analysis included a comparison between the entire seating lines, product features, mechanisms, prices and illustrations Managed the competitive library and updated the materials by constantly obtaining new competitive information, including price books, product brochures, pamphlets and on-line competitive reports Tracked analysis reports, updating them as competitor’s made changes, added new features or discontinued products Attended industry trade shows – collected competitive information and presented regularly to executives on new industry trends Communicated regularly with Teknion’s sales representatives and dealerships to collect competitive information, as well as established relationships with clients to obtain information from offers they received from competitors

Training Certificate