Bryan Hamilton Email & Phone Number

Lower Mainland B.C.

Vancouver, BC

• Supervising and training the warehouse staff in custom palletizing of product to be shipped to Costco from their Richmond and Delta warehouses.
• Supervising and training the warehouse staff with repackaging product
• Preparation and setup for Costco U.S. Seattle Western show
• Building and repairing displays
• Customer issue follow-up calls and visits

Port Coquitlam, BC

• Represented 12 Plumbing Manufacturers at Wholesale locations in the Okanagan valley, Sunshine Coast & Lower Mainland B.C.
• Create specifications and grow relationships with Designers, Architects & Builders by performing internet company searches, following up on leads and cold calling
• Designed new 25 page catalogue layout and margin system for one of the manufacturers utilizing Excel, Word and Photoshop

Vancouver, BC

• Grow existing partnerships and create new opportunities with retail building centers from Victoria to Winnipeg to Fort McMurray
• Create and implement product selection and planograms for Lowe’s, Rona, Home Hardware & Chalifour
• Manage and train various service companies and conduct in-store product knowledge seminars for staff and customers
• Involved in planning and setup of national trade shows and contractor events
• Introduction of Excel spreadsheets and other computer documentation to the Sales & Marketing dept.
• Worked closely with all company Departments including Marketing, R&D and Customer Service in resolving customer and product issues

Hamilton, On

• Assist and act in lieu of Store Manager as required
• Directly responsible for ordering & merchandising the Plumbing, Heating, Kitchen & Bath, Paints, Hardware, Tools, Electrical, Seasonal and Housewares departments and overseeing Deliveries and the Yard
• Steadily expanded the business in the Paint and Plumbing Department
• Supervised the re-merchandising of the Kitchen cabinet area and trained the staff to use 20/20 cabinet program
• Directed the cleanup and organization of the overstock/storage areas to create a more efficient use of space
• Trained staff in procedures, merchandising and sales techniques

Ancaster, On

• Assisting Department Manager to oversee daily departmental tasks
• Merchandising, pack down, signage, displays and clean up
• Ordering stock, organizing overstock, maintenance and repairs
• Communicating with Reps, overseeing resets and department safety
• Conducting product knowledge seminars for staff and customers
• Customer sales, follow-ups, deliveries, installations and staff scheduling updates

Coquitlam, BC

• Ordering and merchandising of flooring, closet organizers, shelving, mirrors, furniture and Prepack cabinets
• Assisted in Paints, Housewares and Seasonal Departments as well as Service Desk, Building Materials, Yard, Garden Centre, Outside Cashier and Kitchen Cabinet sales
• Supervised relocation of the Flooring department which entailed designing the floor plan, moving the racking and remerchandising of the department

North Vancouver, BC

• Re-merchandising Building Material department with primary focus on Flooring section subsequent to transition of Beaver Lumber to Home Hardware
• Ordering of Flooring and Ceramic tile
• Sales duties included all areas of Building Materials and assisting in the Paint and Plumbing departments
• Originally hired for the Lumber desk and promoted to Assistant Manager of Paint and Plumbing Department

Victoria, BC

• Primary responsibility was in the Building Material department although serving customers required familiarity with every department, especially Paints and Plumbing. Assigned the Flooring section to re-merchandise and.

Yorkton, SK

• Assist and act in lieu of Store Manager as required
• Ordering product, merchandising of store and assisting with the flyer setup
• Scheduling, training staff and overseeing Package Sales including Farm Buildings
• Operated yard forklifts when required
• Major cleanup and reorganization of the store, 10 acre yard and sales processes resulted in a 2% increase in margin in less than 6 months

Winnipeg, MB

• Initially began with the Building Material Desk, taking care of Lumber, Package Sales, including garages, sheds and cottages
• Promoted to Department Supervisor Building Materials, duties included opening and closing the store
• Advanced to Kitchen Cabinet sales & installation for two of the company’s stores covering half of Winnipeg (using 20/20 program)
• Promoted to Senior Supervisor. Responsibilities included assisting the Store Manager in the overall operation of the store

Inuvik, N.W.T.

• General building construction maintenance for the Department of National Defense
• Assisted trades personnel with Carpentry, Plumbing, Electrical, Heating & Cooling repairs
• During this period after hours employment included carpentry, Child Care Worker for juvenile offenders, Baker’s Apprentice and Short Order Cook

Victoria, BC

• Infantryman with the P.P.C.L.I. 3rd Battalion and trained as a Radio Operator