Dartmouth, Nova Scotia) Duties includes leadership that provides focus and alignment towards execution of plans and holding members of the teams accountable for their results, development and operational growth of the operations through top line growth, expense management, and effective inventory management.

Duties included achieving stores sales and profit targets through consistent execution of merchandise programs and growth strategies. Ensuring 100% execution of all merchandise programs to achieve store customer readiness on a daily basis, as well, oversaw all aspects of the store operations in the absence of the Business Store Manager.* I was fully conversant with the company's Health and Safety Program, as well as the requirements set out by provincial regulations.* I was responsible for achieving store sales and profit targets, through the consistent execution of the company programs and growth strategies.* I was responsible for stockroom productivity, in-stock programs, and the company credit program and planogram completion.* My goal was to build high performance teams through a focus on training, development and providing people with clear accountabilities and feedback.

Responsibilities included leadership that provided focus and alignment towards execution of plans and holding members of the teams accountable for their results, the development and growth of profitable operations of the store through sales growth, expense management, and effective inventory management. *I built high performance teams through the focus on training, development and provided people accountabilities.*I encouraged an environment of learning and growing at all levels.*I found that communication is the key for all company policies and programs.*I had to deliver the numbers, and to drive financial results through top line sales growth, effective merchandising, driving the average sale, controlling inventory, inventory turnover and through identifications of opportunity departments.

Responsible to bring the company's strategy to life through leadership that provides focus and aligment towards execution of plans and holding members of the teams accountable for their results. Responsible for the development and growth of profitable operations of the store through sales growth, expense management, and effective inventory management. Had to deliver the numbers. Drove finanical results through top line sales growth, effective merchandising, driving the average sale, controlling inventory, inventory turnover and through identifications of opportunity departments.ully conversant with all the company's Health and Safety Program, as well as the requirements set out by provinical requlations.Responsible for achieving store sales and profit targets, through the consistent execution of merchandise programs and growth strategies.Responsible for the stockroom productivity, in-stock programs, Company credit programs and planogram completion.Building high performance teams through a focus on training and development and providing people with clear accountabilities and feedback.Creating a fun environment for both customers and associates.

I helped in the Launch of HBC's first regional in-stock strategy program. I was a member of the field to office in-stock solution team. I was responsible to bring the store's In-stock position as close to 100% in stock as possible. I reviewed and solved, on-line and on-site, store In-stock problems.*I increased the credibility and the store awareness of the new in-stock solutions, by developing technical /non-technical presentations, public relations campaigns, and articles.*I planned and executed new in-stock solutions for specific stores.*I reviewed files, records and other documents to obtain information and I responded to requests.*I trained store associates from Atlantic Canada on new computer programs and I educated the team on the proper procedures within each store in achieving 100% in-stock daily.

Newfoundland and Nova Scotia)-I was hired in 1990 as a Management Trainee-and stayed for 1 year in St. John's.-I was an Operations Store Manager (ie. Assistant Manager) for 2 yrs. in Corner Brook and Bridgewater combined.-I was a Business Store Manager for 5 yrs. in Halifax.