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 discontinued inventory• 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, dealer convention, return to vendor, clearance flyers, and third party• 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• Helped pioneer DNO process for Christmas assortment to enable a 20% reduction in retail inventory and ensure optimal assortments in following years

• 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 annually into available stores

• 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