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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 Work closely with merchandising, visual and inventory planning teams to evaluate and develop optimized space strategies and planograms that meet merchandising standards, best practices and satisfy merchandising safety standards.  Analyzes and makes recommendations to optimize planograms in order to improve functionality for customer experiences and store operations as well as financial performance.  Attend weekly meetings with cross-functional teams to participate in business discussions and provide space planning expertise that contribute to strategic merchandising plans for the business.  Conduct space diagnostics and analyze planograms based on sales, profitability and inventory productivity.  Presented business case to senior leadership highlighting potential financial and inventory opportunities that drive sales and profitability.

Ontario, Canada

Partnered with Planning Manager and Allocation Analyst to drive profitable sales. Responsible for developing and managing detailed long term and seasonal product demand plans that has resulted in sales growth of over $3million over the last fiscal year.Developed departmental sales and inventory plans for seasonal and fiscal year to maximize profitability.Collaborate with Senior Management, Production, Finance and Distribution Teams to improve supply planning and optimize department profitability. Partnering with Direct Report to train and develop Analyst for growth within TJX.Supervise and collaborate with Direct Report to create optimal store plans to increase department profitability.Partnered with Merchandising Team to execute long term floor vision and nationwide events.

Ontario, Canada

Partnered with Planning Manager and Associate planner to develop detailed departmental plans to increase profitability over last fiscal year. Developed proactive analysis in product performance to drive in market strategies.Executed and monitored departmental sales and inventory plans for seasonal and fiscal year to maximize profitability.Collaborate with, Production, Finance and Distribution Teams to improve supply planning and optimize department profitability. Partnering and Mentoring with counterpart analysts from other departments to develop large scale store planning.Partnered with Merchandising Team to execute long-term floor vision and nationwide events.

Ontario, Canada

Partnered with Planning Manager and Associate planner to develop detailed departmental plans to increase profitability over last fiscal year. Experienced in analyzing data and providing strategic recommendations to impact inventory management.Executed and monitored departmental sales and inventory plans for seasonal and fiscal year to maximize profitability.Created multiple reports that analyzed category performance and aided in balancing inventory targets to drive profitable sales.

Toronto, Canada Area

Hired new field marketing representatives.Conduct orientations for new team members outlining the field representative position and responsibilities.Conduct in field training and coaching to maximize performance. Scheduling employee shifts in ways that increase acquisition of applications per hour based on previous reports of Canadian Tire Store traffic.Balance expenses for representatives to stay under $100/week to maximize company profit.Supervise field representatives to ensure high quality interactions with customers.Preformed weekly meetings with Account Supervisor to maximize efficiency to increase acquisition of from 400 to 800 applications per week.

Toronto, Canada Area

Organize and set-up events across Ontario for Canadian Tire Financial Services.Manage 10 field marketing representatives per day to ensure quality interactions with customers.Balance expenses for representatives to stay within the company limits.Sent to specific locations to reverse previous bad experiences with clients and build a positive client relationship.Dealt with difficult customer interactions and work to satisfy the customer and clients.Preformed weekly meetings with Program Manager to maximize efficiency and increase acquisition of applications from previous targeted goals at each site.