Darlene Marino

“I have met Darlene through a speed mentoring event where she was volunteering as a professional in procurement/supply chain sector. She was the first person I sat across the table where we rotated among mentors, and to this day I feel lucky that I chose that seat.  After our initial interaction, she offered me to grab a coffee because we did not have enough time to go over stories in the limited time allowed to us in the speed mentoring session. In our second meeting I took notes and even brought out my resume because I wanted to get the most out of it. Darlene has vast experience in procurement - both private and public sectors. She is very easy to talk to and has a business mindset that I admire. I had the opportunity to interview with my current employer thanks to her guidance.   We still meet and keep in touch via phone and I definitely benefit from having her as a mentor. I believe she has a lot to offer to newcomers or professionals who are testing the waters for a career in procurement.  ”

“Procurement Management Services Inc. provided strategic sourcing services to the Central Ontario Healthcare Procurement Alliance (COHPA) over a period of five months. The consultant was extremely professional and effectively engaged our operational and executive stakeholders from the onset, maintaining excellent relationships throughout the various procurement projects assigned to her. The consultant demonstrated deep knowledge of the process and great project management skills, delivering successful contracts on time. Procurement Management Services Inc. proved to be very responsive and adapted quickly to my immediate needs to complete several broadly scoped strategic sourcing initiatives without interruption to business services. I was always confident that the consultant delivered value through exceptional service.”

“I have had the privilege of working with Darlene a few times over the years. Darlene is a procurement professional that is detail oriented and very fair in her approach to vendor relationships. Darlene always clearly represents the needs of her business partners and has always worked with us to achieve the savings, service or products she required. Darlene's extensive experience has been a benefit to the companies and colleagues she has worked with. She is someone I hope to have the opportunity to work with again in the near future.”

“Darlene has been an excellent Strategic Sourcing Partner for our team. She was proactive in dealing with work related to our key print and mail service providers and was instrumental in negotiating with those providers. Darlene's industry knowledge and keen abilities was a tremendous asset to my team and resulted in well executed contracts that derived maximum benefit for our department and the company as a whole. I would happily work with Darlene again in the future.”

“I had the privilege of working with Darlene at Sun Life. Darlene was very instrumental in managing the professional services category within our Procurement team. She is a highly organized, goal oriented, independent and a hard working individual always willing to do whats needed to get the job done. Darlene worked well in a fast-paced environment and developed many strategic relationships not only with her clients but with her suppliers as well.”

“In my 10 years at CST Consultants, Darlene was the first person I had the utmost confidence in dealing with all aspects of Print Procurement. Her vast knowledge, experience and expertise in dealing with external vendors is impressive. I can't tell you how often I left a meeting with Darlene with a little more knowledge than I did prior. I have more confidence in my abilities today because of what I picked up from Darlene in her time at CST.”