Brad Rose Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Greater Chicago Area

Chicago, Illinois

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Key Responsibilities: - Lead teams of cross-functional leaders in small to mid-sized strategic projects ($10-100M)- Industry and competitive analysis, including financial modelling and benchmarking- Build presentations for the CEO and executive level managementKey Accomplishments:-Developed a financial model to evaluate the synergies of a potential acquisition in a new product category- Led a team of cross-functional senior executives to assess the growth potential of a $30M business unit; recommendation of status quo for the next two years, contrary to in-going hypothesis, saved the company $60M in a poor investment decision- Analyzed company's market and intrinsic values versus competitors to prove Maple Leaf undervalued; delivered insights that changed CEO's positioning of company to the public

Toronto, Canada Area

Key Responsibilities:- Lead work-streams and provide analytical support for large strategic projects (>$100M)- Collaborate with cross-functional executives to develop strategic planning presentations for the CEO and Board of Directors- Industry and competitive analysis- financial market researchKey Accomplishments:- Created a poultry industry cost benchmarking model to evaluate the company’s global competitiveness; insights from analysis led to a change in recommendation on a $660M strategic project- Collaborated with senior executives to develop CEO's strategy and operations presentation to the Board of Directors; recognized by the CEO in his company-wide memo- Assessed industry trends, competitive landscape, as well as commodity and energy markets to create a business report for CEO to use on quarterly investor calls

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Key Responsibilities: - Owned three business categories worth $27M - Influence buyer to list new innovation SKUs- Analytical rigor to evaluate SKU performance and optimize advertising strategies - Work with inventory planners to ensure customer service levels are maximized - Managed priorities for 250+ field sales team to ensure proper product merchandising and in-store strategiesKey Accomplishments- Grew sales and profit by double-digit percentages- Negotiated category price increase to mitigate risk of rising commodity prices, which drove an annual profit benefit of $200k- Conducted financial analysis on a low performing advertising bundle, and influenced customer to change promotion strategy, accelerating company annual profit by $140k

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Key Responsibilities:- Owned P&L and day-to-day operations of $130M business- Lead cross-functional teams to launch innovation SKUs- Build annual category marketing budget and growth plans- Nielsen data analysis to evaluate industry, competitor and brand performance - Collaborate with 3rd party vendors to develop and launch consumer activation programs Key Accomplishments:- Achieved double-digit profit growth- Managed cross-functional teams of 10-12 people to launch 12 SKUs across five different projects, increasing annual profitability by $2.5M- Delivered category innovation presentation at annual commercial team meeting, inspiring sales team to over-achieve distribution goal of 80%

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Bachelor Of Arts, Economics

Activities and Societies: - Yale Men's Soccer - All Ivy League Conference Team, Yale "All Decade" Team - Sigma Nu

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Strategy And Entrepreneurship

Activities and Societies: Membership: Technology Club, Entrepreneurship & Venture Capitalist Club, Consulting Club, Soccer Club. Selected.

International Baccalaureate

Activities and Societies: Varsity Soccer, Horizons Tutoring