Harmandeep Brar

Commercial Coordinator at Magna International

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

About

Experience

  • Business Development Manager at Magna International
    Jul 2020 - Present · 6 yrs

    Awarded, negotiated and quoted multiple projects that will increase divisional annual EBIT by $11 million ▪ Executed product changes and successfully reduced costs by 8% while negotiating a 5% margin increase ▪ Controlled 5 manufacturing projects for continuous improvement initiatives resulting in an additional $500,000 in Annual EBIT ▪ Managed fluctuations in supply chain and logistics by negotiating cost increases to customers while working with suppliers to find alternative solutions ▪ Developed KPI's, financial metrics and financial tools for management report-outs, decision-making & analysis ▪ Developed user friendly excel financial models for use by colleagues and management ▪ Tracked costs against budgets to prevent risks of overspending ▪ Built P&L reports and costing analyses, highlighted risks/opportunities, and recommended solutions to senior leadership monthly for decision making because of changes in product mix, environment and social policies, and changing industry standards ▪ Performed capital budgeting and capacity analyses for business cases while ensuring strong financial metrics in all newly quoted projects ▪ Fostered and managed client relationships to negotiate favorable pricing, payment terms, and engineering changes through continuous communication and professionalism ▪ Executed adjustments, invoicing, reconciliations, mobilization and postings for all project related disbursements while ensuring spending closely followed planned financial plan/budgets

  • Financial Analyst at Ontario Public Service
    May 2019 - Aug 2019 · 4 mos

    ▪ 10% increase in project efficiencies by developing, analyzing, and monitoring forecasts to provide timely insights for risk management, journal reconciliations and monthly provincial CFRB reporting ▪ Built and analyzed financial models for projects and business cases along with ad-hoc support regarding potential risks with current purchase orders (PO’s) ▪ Executed adjustments, invoicing, reconciliations, mobilization and postings for all portfolio related disbursements ▪ Controlled 2 branch portfolios with budgets of $60 million and supported 4 successful business cases with policy/risk analysis ▪ 15% savings achieved in capital by ensuring slated one-time spending on operational efficiencies was fulfilled within the designated time period

  • Financial Analyst at Region of Peel
    Sep 2018 - Dec 2018 · 4 mos

    ▪ 3% reduction in forecast variance by performing cost/benefit analyses and reporting risks weekly on policies effecting budgets of $1 billion+ for social, police and admin services ▪ 10% increase in efficiency by automating financial model to improve process to forecast revenue growth from tax collection for local municipalities ▪ Analyzed potential effects on stakeholders due to a change in policy, environmental factors, or regional direction ▪ Briefed leadership monthly on emerging financial trends and risks related to increasing revenues through tax generation ▪ 5% improvement in reliability and accuracy of regional economic model by authoring historical/competitive analysis and assessing significant economic variables

  • Strategy Analyst at Trillium Health Partners
    Jan 2018 - Apr 2018 · 4 mos

    ▪ Authored report with analysis of 20,000+ qualitative data points to create report as complement for new strategic plan ▪ 100+ employees were recruited and deployed to ensure full employee coverage for successful launch of new organizational health initiative for patient disease prevention ▪ Authored 5 educational safety training modules to facilitate change in Transfusion Medicine to increase patient safety ▪ Executed change across 3 sites for the harmonization of informed consent to meet safety standards for patient safety

  • Sales Representative at TD
    Sep 2016 - Aug 2017 · 1 yr

    ▪ Monthly sales goal exceeded by 500% resulting in #1 ranked Frontline Advisor in branch, top 20 out of 3000 in region ▪ Improved branch performance by 10% as a result of creating paired Frontline Advisors and Financial Advisors and streamlining 5 CSR’s end of day work ▪ Multiple 100% service calls received by providing customers with excellent service and meeting customer needs ▪ Performed end-of-day GL entries to ensure accuracy of day’s cash transactions for branch ▪ #1 ranked in secured clients for mortgage and credit lending services through analysis of client financial positions and relationship building