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Helping to determine strategy for bailout money for the Automotive Parts Manufacturers (e.g. Magna, Martinrea, etc.) industry.

• Reported to VP and managed team of 5, $350K+ cost centre and $60M+ budget
• Developed and executed disposition strategies for $250M in inventory at corporate warehouses and retail stores which realized 20% reduction in excess and discontinued inventory
• Led 10 month in-depth Markdown Management Project and developed strategic and well received recommendations for senior leadership team for 5 year implementation to save $40M+ annually in management of excess and.
• Oversaw $10M, 4 day, excess and discontinued inventory selling event at annual dealer convention, attended by over 3,000, which saved $3M in inventory carrying costs
• Chaired monthly SVP Inventory Management Integration Committee and set agenda items ensuring timely decisions on deployment of $70M budget across channels such as trailer auction, special purchase price to dealers.
• Spearheaded automation and web enabling of upload of 15K+ dealer orders which resulted in more efficient and cost effective sales of inventory and reduction of $50K in processing costs

• Reported to SVP, managed team of 5, $300K+ cost centre and $175M+ budget
• Oversaw $175M Canadian Tire ‘Money’® and Canadian Tire ‘Money’ on the Card® (CTM/CTMOTC) loyalty program, reaching 80% of Canadians and establishing position as one of top 3 loyalty programs in Canada
• Realized $100M annual savings through project management, stakeholder analyses, risk mitigation, and communication of five CTM/CTMOTC rate adjustments, delivered ahead of schedule
• Led year long IT project to automate loading of CTM/CTMOTC promotions into POS systems which enabled launch of integral 2 year, $7M annual spend, Key Value Items loyalty program
• Facilitated very challenging Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) and provided expert information, counsel, and decisions that allowed corporation and dealers to resolve costly and damaging lawsuit
• Pioneered and implemented process with finance to develop accruals and loyalty liability estimates for loyalty charges improving accuracy and reducing audits

• Reported to Director and VP and responsible for Special Project analyses and preparation
• Analyzed 5 year old dealer mobility system and recommended changes that included quintiling, weighting changes, volume bonuses, and exemptions to rank dealers, which allowed for optimal placement of 100+ dealers.

• Reported to VP and managed team of 6, $500K+ cost centre and $10M+ budget and responsible for analyses, strategic direction, accounting, and reporting
• Supervised team and nurtured talent through performance assessments, development plans, objective setting, monthly 1:1 meetings which ensured over 90% retention of staff
• Assigned team to analyze strategic inquiries from VP and Directors which grew business; one investigation resulted in online only products which increased annual web sales by 20%
• Interpreted financial results, utilizing variance analysis, and presented findings and recommendations to senior management that ensured overachievement of plans by 10%

• Reported to Director and responsible for analyses, strategic direction, planning, and reporting
• Built and managed plan process; interpreted and presented financial results and recommendations to senior VPs and CMs so decisions were made to meet corporate objectives
• Prepared accurate monthly and quarterly senior leadership team and board packages in timely manner and wrote insightful commentary to provide business perspective

Masters, Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Rugby, Finance, Wine Tasting, Intertube Waterpolo Finance Major

Honors, Business Administration

Activities and Societies: President Ivey Rugby Club

Bachelor Of Arts, Economics