Christine Spurr Email & Phone Number

Coldbrook, Nova Scotia, Canada

- Responsible for the development, management, analysis and monitoring of business development external and internal to the Municipality- Supports the development of commercially available land, liaises with and assists current and potential commercial taxpayers, completes analysis of internal operations, and works with other regional economic development agencies or groups

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

• Analyzed sales of commercial and investment properties using mortgage information, income and expense information and comparable sales data to derive capitalization rates, and inputs into databases and spreadsheets for the production of various reports.• Researched factual data and comparable sales for valuation purposes utilizing a number of sources, including municipal zoning data, publicly available sales data and Turner Drake’s proprietary database system, and presents the data in usable formats for other users.

Berwick, Nova Scotia, Canada

• Coordinated Canada Post shipments, courier pickups, and licensee and customer deliveries by organizing staff and inventory, creating delivery routes and liaising with Sales and Production teams to predict and respond to order volumes• Responded to and resolved customer issues by answering emails and voicemails, partnering with internal departments to find solutions, and facilitating the replacement of products when necessary.• Ensured inventory levels of wine and merchandise were kept full and were updated on the online shop

Mississauga, Ontario

• Analysed department, store, commodity, vendor and style performance and made recommendations to drive sales by region, store size and store type.• Developed and implemented shipping strategies to allocate the right product to the right store at the right time, increasing department automatic distribution percentage to 95%.

Halifax, Nova Scotia

• Assisted patrons with locating and utilizing library resources and responded to patron inquiries in person, by telephone, by email and via text.• Performed miscellaneous clerical and administrative tasks such as labelling books, updating catalogue information, auditing lists of outstanding fines and data entry.

White Rock, Nova Scotia

• Represented and promoted Benjamin Bridge and Nova Scotia’s wine industry to customers and external vendors, contributing to the continued success of the winery.• Implemented best practice accounting procedures to provide more accurate inventory control, allowing the winery to catch up on overdue reports.

Halifax, Nova Scotia

• Assisted external clients with developing exporting opportunities by providing requested market research and analysis, contributing to the growth of exports from Nova Scotia.• Researched, compiled and presented 10 Trade Market Intelligence reports, helping NSBI achieve their target of 70 reports completed in the fiscal year.

Mississauga, Ontario

• Developed and maintained professional business relationships with internal departments and external parties, including over 50 vendors, contributing to an increase in year over year sales of 10% and the integration of seven new vendors.• Undertook full time role after six weeks, becoming involved in strategic decisions and performance metrics of the department, well beyond the normal scope of a co-op student.• Created two SOP documents to support both new and experienced users, to be used in the training of new department staff.

Halifax, Nova Scotia

• Assumed full time organizational role in department on nights and weekends while attending school full time after demonstrating ability to complete multiple projects in a fast-paced environment through effective time management.• Learned and executed a variable sales role, in addition to regular merchandising duties, after being self-motivated to perform critical analysis of a business problem and develop practical solutions by recognizing an established need for a variable sales role, decreasing customer complaints and increasing sales.• Took on tasks above and beyond job description after being recognized for always putting the customer first and exceptional communication, especially when inconvenient.

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

• Used leadership, organizational and time management skills to effectively and efficiently learn and apply new services, enabling more frequent reaching of daily and weekly sales and transaction budgets.

New Minas, Nova Scotia

• Outperformed standard metrics on efficiency and effectiveness while completing tasks due to incredible work ethic, allowing the department to continue functioning at standard while short-staffed, and being relied upon for complex, detail-oriented tasks.

Diploma, Urban Land Economics

Bachelor’S Degree, International Business/Trade/Commerce

Activities and Societies: Dalhousie Undergraduate Political Science Society (DUPSS); Dalhousie Model United Nations Major: International.

Education record

Participated in the Explore program, studying French as a Second Language for 5 weeks at an intermediate level.

Certificate, Global Management

Four-month international exchange to GEM in Grenoble, France. Studied 3rd Year English-track Bachelor Program, Major in Global Management.

High School, High School/Secondary Diplomas And Certificates

Activities and Societies: Respect for Diversity (RFD), ... Certificate in Business Education; Certificate in Fine Arts