Oversee management of sales, stock and assortment planning for key corporate initiatives for total company with over $4 Billion in annual sales in Canada and the United Sates.• Responsible for developing sales plans, R.O.I and tracking for all store renovations and major corporate projects. Annual 2015 managed assortment planning for all capital projects and partnered to all key senior management member to maintain corporate alignment and responsibility for results.• Oversee leading the development of key corporate initiatives in partnership with company senior management. Responsibilities include development to company store of the future, competitive action plans based changes in retail landscape and critical focus business develop.• Develop all stores individual seasonal sales targets and long range plans for 140 stores in both Canada and US. Responsible to ensure all stores plans capture corporate expense R.O.I, regional store strategies, competitive changes and align to divisional company plans. • Oversee management of company clearance and aged inventory on hand vs season targets as well as responsible for end of season sell off from Hudson’s Bay and Lord & Taylor to Saks Off 5th division.

Responsible strategic assortment planning and localization initiatives for total company with $4 Billion in annual sales. Managed regional planning organization with responsibility of 90 Hudson’s Bay department stores in Canada and 50 Lord & Taylor department stores in the United States.• Created and developed localization and regional opportunity strategies through fostering relationships with stores, buying line, planning and visual merchandising organizations. Developed sales strategies at a regional and individual store level based on geographic, demographic as well as key merchandise category strength’s to drive over $100 Million in incremental sales.• Participate in new store opening and renovation projects to help in determining floor layout to maximize store gross profit per square foot and determine store merchandise assortment. Accountable for determining R.O.I for all capitol renovation and potential new store openings.• Responsible for developing seasonal, annual and long range individual store sales plans utilizing company provided sales targets at a total company and divisional level. Partner with central buying and planning teams to assist determining key sales items and categories to improve sales and gross margin, as well as corrective actions in underperforming areas. • Supervise, managed and execute individual stores vendor matrix in partnership with central buying and allocation division to individualize store assortments and improve store gross profit and sales per square foot.

General Manager of Lord & Taylor 5 th Ave Flagship Store.

V.P. Store Manager in the following stores during the period listed Short Hills NJ, Paramus NJ, White Plains NY, Nanuet NY