Chad Saunders Email & Phone Number

Oakville, ON, CA

Canada

Created Canada's first Fair Trade, Living Wage, Organic Cotton/Recycled Polyester Campus Branded Hoodie and Crew Neck. Working with brilliant minds to create real and measurable impact. Encouraging and validating a strong and healthy market for Fairtrade Certified cotton in Canada. Supporting a non-profit co-operative of students and faculty that teach.

Ottawa, Canada Area

The CANCOLL team supports almost 50 member stores from Victoria, BC to St. John's, NL. The Canadian Collegiate Buying Group (CANCOLL) is Canada’s largest college and university buying group, and our work brings great value to students across Canada.

Working with campus retail industry leaders to support and advocate for students, faculty and bookstores across Canada.

Toronto, Canada Area

- Led acquisition and successful expansion of Westhall Apparel, partnering with more than 100 Post Secondary Institutions. Led the vertically integrated manufacturing build out, collection development/sourcing, merchandise planning, inventory management, business development and sales.- Launched Nelson’s innovative used/rental textbook program- Management.

- Leader for all aspects of the retail operations on the four campuses for the U of T and OCAD University with complete P&L accountability. - Launched vertical integration strategy for apparel and an innovative and service focused supplier of apparel to other campus retailers, Campus Outfitters (campusoutfitters.ca).- Responsible for all areas of retail.

- Responsible for the buying team for Wal-Mart's Canada's largest divisional area including overall strategy and execution of all major electronics, wireless, movies, music, gaming and accessories- Consistently led the organization in financials delivering top sales and profit growth.- Achieved the top merchant score for associate engagement.- Grew market.

- Responsible for the buying team for DVD, Speakers, Receivers, Home Theatre in a Box, Digital Home, Shelf Systems, Boom Box, Clock Radio, and Personal CD in both Future Shop and Best Buy stores. - Several successful initiatives in securing great deals, new product launches, in store display, marketing, ecommerce, sales floor training & contests, and.

- Responsible for the buying team for Dinnerware, Ceramics, Silver, Crystal, Glass, Drinkware, Flatware, Table and Kitchen Linens in both Winners and Homesense stores.- Worked in partnership with USA based counterparts at TJX.- Extensive market travel with buyers to build vendor relationships and open new key brands. - Coaching and developing buyers on the.

Identified as a fast track growth candidate and promoted into a wide variety of progressive leadership positions in Buying, Replenishment, Store Operations and Human Resources.- Jan 2003 to Oct 2003 GMM, Home Fashions- Feb 2002 to Jan 2003 Sn. Manager Replenishment and Planning, Hardlines- Oct 2001 to Feb 2002 Replenishment Manager, Food & Consum.- May.

Executive U Certificate - Leadership And Transforming Culture

Bachelor Of Commerce, Honours Marketing

Activities and Societies: President, Management Information Systems Student's Society

Walton School Of Retailing; Leading Self, Others & Teams; Performance Improvement Coaching

Certificate In Human Resource Management