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Vancouver, Bc, Ca

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FlexiForce is a division of ASSA ABLOY with North American headquarters in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. In the role of Managing Director for FlexiForce North America I led a fantastic team of ~200 people throughout Canada and the United States with operating facilities in both countries. In this role I maintained full P&L responsibility and had Directors and/or Managers from all departments reporting into me: Sales, Operations, Finance, Engineering, Site Leaders, Human Resources, Supply Chain, IT, etc. I was also a part of the Global Strategic Leadership Team which focused on binding International entities of the company under one umbrella and operating style.

Company Bio: FlexiForce (a division of ASSA ABLOY) established in 1980, specializes in the design, procurement, production and distribution of hardware and accessories for residential and commercial overhead doors. FlexiForce strongly believes in the market opportunities of independent, often local or regional, door producers worldwide. FlexiForce’s products and services support door companies in offering competitive door solutions to their markets.FlexiForce’s core competences lay in the design and quality of the products and systems, but even more in understanding the need for an efficient supply chain. This is facilitated through worldwide FlexiForce production and warehouse facilities in Canada, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Spain, Hungary, Turkey, Italy, Poland and China.We boast an enthusiastic, no nonsense team of over 680 people in 15 locations worldwide, dedicated to effectively supplying and servicing more than 3500 customers with hardware components, complete hardware sets and electrical operators for residential and commercial sectional overhead doors.With all this in place, FlexiForce leads the way in coordinating the efforts to understand the capabilities, needs and desires of the entire supply chain, providing value in price, quality, technology, capacity management, logistics and customer service.www.flexiforce.com

Landskrona, Skåne, Se

In the role of Branch Manager for Myron's Door, my primary responsibilities included: - Monitoring and improving the financial performance of the company with full P&L responsibility - Establishing strategic long term objectives for the business and leading the implementation and execution of each goal set forth - Overseeing all commercial, industrial and residential sales activities (including individual projects in excess of $350k and annual revenues of $8M+)- Implementing and overseeing an effective preventative maintenance service program to ensure sustainable growth of after sales revenues - Directing commercial and residential sales groups’ activities including quoting, business development, marketing, direct sales and after sales follow up- Effective negotiation of supply, installation and service contracts as necessary - All strategic sourcing initiatives in establishing and refining the active supply chain - Analyzing costs and revenues to identify specific opportunities for improvement- Managing high-level relationships with key-accounts - Direct supervision of all managers, sales and office personnel- Responsible for hiring, mentoring and evaluating staff, including individual goal setting and professional development - Reporting on organizational performance to the Assa Abloy Management Team- Implementation of a new MRP/ERP software system- Implementation of new project management process and procedures - Actively promote and manage change within the culture of the 35 year old company- Creating a sustainable framework to ensure the company would thrive over the long term

Edmonton, Alberta, Ca

In the role of Commercial Sales Consultant at Creative Door Services, my responsibilities included: - Project estimating- Contract negotiations (B2B & B2C) - Blueprint and specification analytics - Project take-offs - Specification writing - Liaising with general contractors, architects, sub trades and building owners - Creating shop drawings for clear project execution - Sub trade management - Project management from specification and design phase to substantial completion - Scheduling - Procurement of all materials related to projects - Training others within my department - After sales follow-up (including, but not limited to preventative maintenance contracts post-completion of a project)