Gregory Bruce Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Train, lead and supervise a team of 1 crew leader assistant and 16 enumerators.Monitor the progress and productivity of your team.Cost analysis and budget management.Call or visit people in your area to work with them to complete a census questionnaire.Receive and ship questionnaires and other sensitive census documents.

Ottawa, Canada Area

75 West Wilmot Street

- Create & execute powerful in-store & online marketing and visual merchandising to engage customers and stimulate sales.- Manage visual merchandising and marketing budgets.- Identify revenue opportunities through analysis of performance to ensure optimal placement of product.- Designing new store fixtures and merchandising strategies to enhance customer experience.- Development of new store opening procedure checklist and visual merchandising standards manual- Partner with external vendors to create brand focused shops within Canada Computer stores

21 Four Seasons Place

- Visionary and brand keeper for 154 stores. Responsible for the look and feel of stores and web store.- Managed the visual budget including annual forecasting, monthly and year-end accruals and quarterly reporting- Spearheaded the look and feel of the brand by introducing exciting window and merchandising concepts to drive KPIs. Partnered with a new server to host and overhaul the look and feel of the website.- Created and developed a visual manual to be distributed nationally and to be referenced by store teams.- Collaborated with cross-functional partners to coordinate product placement, propping, supplies, and in-store collateral.- Created test stores to test new merchandising techniques and standards and monitor customer response.- Strategically aligned with organization leaders to provide support and influence ideas at a concept for an effective and ultimately successful brand evolution- Brand keeper of fashion direction for all photo shoots, campaigns, media, and website.- Initiated and produced several television spots for Breakfast Television morning program to highlight the fashion trends. Partnered with CHUM to create and shoot a commercial to highlight the brand and loyalty program.- Developed and led an internal staff consisting of a visual and merchandising assistant, graphics artist and a social media coordinator. Also co-managed 11 national brand ambassadors that were responsible for the training and implementation of company visual and merchandising directives. Ongoing training and development of 9 District Sales Managers.

Toronto, Canada Area

- Accountable for all visual presentation and in-store marketing initiatives. Managed the visual budget, scheduling of associates.- Developed and directed strategies for seasonal launches including Christmas and Outdoor Living.- Managed and developed a team of 30 visual and merchandising professionals including store teams.- Designed compelling window stories that aligned with seasonal themes and or promotional calendar.- Produced special events and partnered with cosmetic companies to produce specialty collateral for specific locations. Designed booths for trade shows such as Bridal Week and Fashion Cares.- Supported all store renovations and was fundamental in the company exclusive Olympic Shop launch.

Toronto, On

- Managed the brand vision and customer experience of 15 Southern Ontario Stores as it applies to the visual merchandising aesthetics and standards.- Developed and trained a team of 3 visual presentation specialist and 5 merchandisers.- Provided training to DSMs and store teams on window, visual and merchandising standards.- Partnered with head office in Montreal to ensure all projects and company standards are on target.- Produced a Television spot for Canada Am to highlight brand and available trends.

Diploma, Fashion Marketing & Management

Diploma, Fashion Marketing & Management