Rahma Alba

Knowledgeable and dedicated Project Manager with five years of project management experience. Excellent team player with an outgoing, positive demeanour and proven results. Energetic and task-oriented with an exemplary passion for developing stakeholder relationships and increasing success rates. Highly organized and skilled in interpersonal communication with clients and team members. Possess the ability of prioritization demonstrated through ensuring the achievement of budget targets, timelines, milestones, and performance goals. Process-oriented, striving to move every project forward while making necessary improvements, using problem-solving skills. Currently seeking a Project Management role where I can bring my profound experience and educational achievements into a new environment. Proficient in MS office (Excel), and JIRA. Experience in Project Management, Marketing/Sales, Procurement and Supply Chain Management. 

Iovate Health Sciences International Inc. MuscleTech, Six Star & Hydroxycut                                  Oakville, ON             

International Product Launch and Replenishment Project Manager Specialist, Supply Chain        January 2021 - Current      

• Managing all International Projects produced in (Saudi Arabia, India, Singapore, Australia, and Europe) from the initiation phase (formula innovation) to label creative artwork, to costing/procurement, to being produced for our international leads
• Identifying project tasks, planning with objective, and implementing estimating techniques to forecast the future and health of projects – initiating new projects, discussing with international leads innovative strategies 
• Updating project schedule, and project milestones and tracking changes to project scope and impact to project daily 
• Maintaining stakeholder communication with agile focused strategies and the adaptation of contingency plans to reduce risk and uncertainty, completing milestones on time, and ensuring quality is up to par 
• Managing administrative support role by staying on top of incoming information, maintaining report requirements, monitoring calendars, and daily stakeholder meetings 
• Leading project meetings, and workshops and preparing documents for review and updates, with the COO, Directors, and Executives (Once a week) – Innovation Review and Approval meeting
• Assisting the International Director in the attainment of product revenue growth during the post-launch period through the development and implementation of new product and service marketing programs 
• Working amongst a large team, and cross-function groups (procurement, supply chain, brand, marketing) – focused on ERP Systems (raw materials, production capacity)

CIBC                                                                                                                                                            Toronto, ON

Junior Project Manager, Strategic Initiative, Retail and Business Banking                                 March 2019- January 2021 

• Managed a diverse project group, resolved conflicts, and achieved consensus by implementing structured project management methodologies, both Agile (Scrum) and Waterfall 
• Developed business cases, and project management deliverables and identified all key stakeholders 
• Planned, prepared, and maintained project schedules, by realistically estimating milestone durations, critical paths, and risks to meet CIBC standards
• Developed and delivered progress reports to project stakeholders including senior management, directors, and VPs on an ongoing basis 
• Closely managed risks, by working with the project team to ensure proper risk assessment tools are used, set mitigation strategies, and monitor risk triggers
• Managed external suppliers to ensure on-time and on-schedule project delivery 
• Created and reviewed project documentation and project reports to comply with CIBC project management processes and to ensure adherence to the CMMI process 
• Provided leadership and coaching to the team members to enable effectiveness by understanding the underlying needs and motivations of others to maximize team engagement 

Cloud Bees                                                                                                                                           Toronto, ON  Project Delivery, Project Innovation                                                                                   June 2018-March 2019

• Responsible for the deliverable chain, planning process and risk management strategies through handling project lifecycle from the inception through monitoring and closing to delivery of projects 
• Accountable for developing, tracking, and maintaining detailed project deliverables in Microsoft Project and MS office – ERP System Integration
• Following up and meeting with vendors, external clients, and stakeholders to clear any roadblocks and update progress through written and verbal communication 
• Created and regularly maintained a Kanban Board and Waterfall to help the team visualize work, limit work-in-progress and maximize flow 
• Document results of JIRA workflows and process audits; configuring, managing development and testing sandboxes; routine application upgrades; new product evaluation 
• Worked amongst a cross-functional team during the product launch lifecycle, gathering input, insight and building blocks; facilitated collaboration between departments to ensure proper integration 
• Supported launch plan creation, facilitated launch team meetings, and prepare and present launch status reports/presentations regularly

Honors Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Political Science Specialization                                                    

• Cumulative GPA: 3.8/4; Honors Dean List 
• Relevant Coursework: Advanced Research Methods & Data Analysis, Philosophy of Social Science, Social Theory II, Qualitative & Quantitative Methods, Modern Political Research, and Money Markets
• Teacher Assistant role