JOANNA E. MARKS
IT Category Manager, The Co-operators Group
Overview
Category Managers constantly initiate plans and ideas that streamline marketing processes, improve product development and increase sales. Unlike strategic sourcing, category management takes a proactive instead of a reactive approach to sourcing, which provides more insight into factors that may impact the price of a service or good. Category Managers are positioned to elevate procurement as a trusted and respected business partner due to a deep understanding of spend categories and the ability to tackle waste, duplication, maverick and out-of-control spending. Category management also allows for greater ability to prioritize and strategize, which creates leverage to attain lower pricing and quality of services from providers. Category Managers must have a detailed understanding of spend, demand, providers and markets to challenge how goods and services are acquired and delivered.
PUBLISHED BOOKS
Tatusiu, Zatańcz Ze Mną! Daddy, Dance With Me! Papa, Danse Avec Moi!: Toddlers and Young Kids Dancing, Spinning, Jumping, Hopping With Dad
ISBN-13: 979-8864394649
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Papà, balla con me! Daddy, Dance With Me! Papa, Danse Avec Moi!: Toddlers and Young Kids Dancing, Spinning, Jumping, Hopping With Dad
ISBN-13: 979-8866781225
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Daddy, Dance With Me! Papa, Danse Avec Moi!: Toddlers and Young Kids Dancing, Spinning, Jumping, Hopping With Dad
ISBN-13: 979-8865385097
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Tatay, Isayaw Mo Ako!: Toddlers and Young Kids Dancing, Spinning, Jumping, Hopping With Dad
ISBN-13: 979-8866893287
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Tata, Tatuś Daddy, Dad Papa, Père: Children’s picture book in English, Polish, and French.
ISBN-13: 979-8396882201
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Papi, Papá Daddy, Dad Papa, Père: Children’s picture book in Spanish, English, and French.
ISBN-13: 979-8861712408
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Daddy, Dad Papa, Père: Children’s picture book in English and French.
ISBN-13: 979-8397327022
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Papà, Papi Daddy, Dad Papa, Père: Children’s picture book in Italian, English, and French.
ISBN-13: 979-8866785230
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父亲，爸爸 Fù qīn, Bà ba Dad, Daddy Papa, Père: Children’s picture book in Chinese (simplified), English, and French.
ISBN-13: 979-8866774326
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Experience
IT Category Manager
The Co-operators Group Limited
Toronto, ON
Sr. Purchasing Specialist
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Toronto, ON
Manager, Vendor Relations, IT Operations
Walmart Canada Bank
Toronto, ON
SENIOR Procurement Specialist, IT & Telecommunications
PwC Canada
Toronto, ON
Associate Manager, Strategic Sourcing
Walmart Canada, Corporate Head Office
Mississauga, ON
Procurement Planner
Aimia Inc.
Toronto, ON
Senior Workforce Analyst
Aimia Inc.
Toronto, ON
Project and Reporting Analyst
Davis+Henderson
Mississauga, ON
Forecasting Analyst
Davis+Henderson
Mississauga, ON
Fraud Detection Analyst
Davis+Henderson
Mississauga, ON
Education
Master of Business Administration
Jack Welch Management Institute
Strayer University
Supply Chain Analytics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MITx Center For Transportation & Logistics
HBX CORe: Business Analytics, Economics for Managers, Financial Accounting
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School HBX Platform
BACHELOR OF ARTS, ECONOMICS
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology and Sociology
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON
LeadershiP
Director
Konekt
Toronto, ON
Konekt is an non-profit organization which offers Canadian adults of Polish descent relevant and sophisticated spaces for professional development, community building and networking, assisting them to excel in their endeavors and maintain, as well as heighten, a connection to their Polish heritage. The organization also aims to educate the wider Canadian population about Polish culture, history and Polish-Canadians' contributions to its infrastructure and cultural mosaic. Visit Website...
Activator
Coralus (formely SheEO)
Toronto, ON
Coralus is a leading global innovation in the female entrepreneur marketplace. Coralus Activators are women who make a financial contribution and open up their networks, use their buying power and share their expertise to help grow the organization's Ventures’ businesses. With a guided development program (monthly coaching), the Ventures are deeply supported to accelerate their success in an environment generosity, designed by women for women. Visit Website...
Director
DYPB: Discover Your Personal Brand
Toronto, ON
Discover Your Personal Brand is the largest conference of the sort in Canada, bringing together thought-leaders, high-profile experts, and successful entrepreneurs who are passionate about personal branding as a competitive differentiator. Visit Website...
CO-CHAIR, Treasurer, Pre-Conference Supervisor
Quo Vadis Conferences Canada
Toronto/Windsor, ON
Quo Vadis Conferences are a series of international three-day events for students and young professionals between the ages of 18 and 40 of Polish ethnic origin from around the globe. The purpose of these conferences is to provide over one hundred delegates with the avenue to network with like-minded individuals, exchange Polish community experiences and furthermore, develop leadership skills. Visit Website...
Instructor
Polish Scouting Association in Canada
Greater Toronto Area, ON
The Polish Scouting Association in Canada is the official Canadian Chapter of the Polish Scouting Association outside of Poland (ZHP pgK), which continues the ideals of the pre-war Polish Scouting movement ZHP, a coeducational Polish Scouting organization recognized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. Visit Website...
COMMUNITY
Habitat For Humanity
Canadian Red Cross
Canadian
Blood Services
Canadian National Institute For The Blind
Mississauga Recreation and Parks
Great Orchestra of
Christmas Charity (WOSP)
Future Business Leaders of America
Mayor's Youth Advisory Committee
Service
Canada Centre for Youth
SheEO Female Entrepreneurship
Development
Young Polish Canadian Professionals
Association (YPCPA)
Canadian Initiative of Polish
Students (PISK)
Hamilton Polonia Youth Organization (HPYO)
Polish Scouting Association In Canada (ZHP PGK)
School for Leaders (FSL)
Quo Vadis Conferences Canada
Executive, VIP Committee, Mississauga Polish Day
Fundraising Coordinator, Bonnie Crombie Mayoral Campaign
Finance Director, Natalia Kusendova for MPP Campaign
Campaign Coordinator, Grant G. Grochynski for City Council
Social Media Coordinator, Louroz Mercader for City Council
Campaign Coordinator, Natalia Kusendova for School Board Trustee
President, McMaster University Polish Society (2005-2006)
