Dylan White Email & Phone Number

Dunnville, Ontario, Canada

• As the inaugural category manager for a seven store farm and country retail operation I was tasked with cleaning up the assortment offering through SKU rationalization, consistent product offerings among stores, and.
• Introduced new national brands such as Blundstone, Redback, Kodiak, Ariat and Berne in apparel and footwear; Komado Joe, Masterbuilt, Pit Boss, Louisiana and Blackstone barbecues and griddles; Iron Embers, Yeti and.
• In preparation for the Niagara on the Lake store renovation and the opening of the first exclusive pet store location (Pet Barn) in Waterdown, I performed a complete SKU & brand rationalization. This resulted in the.
• Created store floor plans and merchandise assortment and fixture plans for all commodities for the 6,000 sq/ft Niagara on the Lake renovation and the new 2,200 sq/ft PetBarn location
• Responsible for product selection for a monthly week-long flyer program (2-8 pages depending on the season) for two banners while also managing a monthly in-store promotional program
• Managed retail pricing and negotiated vendor costing through a volatile Covid-19 period, while keeping gross profit on plan

Brampton, Ontario

• Develop pre-season annual, quarterly, and monthly sales, margin and inventory targets
• In season forecasting of all key metrics
• Manage Open-to-Buy to align sales and inventory targets to plan
• Responsible for in-depth analysis and recommendations on assortment and store cluster updates
• Partner with buyer to develop business strategy and review financials

Brampton, Ontario

• Responsible for planning and replenishment functions for Hudson's Bay and Home Outfitters bedding basics commodities.
• Additional responsibilities for HBC confectionery (Apr 2014 - May 2015), HBC stationary (Apr 2014 - Jan 2015)

Brampton, Ontario

• Full accountability for all results pertaining to financial, inventory, replenishment, marketing and merchandise performance for the Children's and Men's apparel areas during the final year of Zellers
• Effectively built in season and closing store strategies and managed operations to achieve financial targets
• Provided monthly forecasts to the senior leadership team including sales, gross profit, inventory and markdowns
• Accurately summarize financial performance of key business initiatives and provided recommendations to ensure results are delivered
• Aligned marketing offers with financial targets to achieve budgeted results
• Consistently exceeded financial objectives

Brampton, Ontario

• Responsibilities included preparing and discussing in season forecasts, course correction strategies, and financial results during monthly executive meetings for Zellers Men's & Olympics areas
• Creating and achieving financial and inventory targets, managing in season forecasts and open to buy
• Also responsible for Zellers Olympic apparel planning and replenishment

Waterdown, Ontario

• Accountable for the development and growth of profitable operations of the entire store, through sales growth, expense management and inventory management
• Recognized as 1st out of central Canada regions 90+ stores as “store of the week” 3 times for best sales volume to plan

Brampton, Ontario

• Planned and executed Olympic financial budgets for Bay & Zellers – responsible for achieving key financial objectives
• Successfully developed and implemented sales, inventory plans and replenishment strategy for 400+ HBC stores
• Trained and promoted an Associate Planning Manager to Planning Manager and a Replenishment Analyst to Replenishment Manager within Zellers organization

Brampton, Ontario

• Helped develop and implement store localized purchasing process allowing stores to increase inventory and sales volume of key items
• Developed KPI targets and results reporting for New and Reno store performance - included 30+ stores in multiple waves, participated in monthly conference calls to review store results
• Developed a documentation process for merchant teams to properly communicate replenishment interruptions and recommended solutions

Brampton, Ontario

• Identified opportunities for sales growth and markdown reduction
• Assisted stores in improving inventory flow, merchandise in-stock
• Co-ordinate capital project store reporting, including sales, in-stock and payroll tracking

London, Ontario