Jonathan Cole Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

• Successfully managing and developing the Canadian Retail Market
• Responsible for long and short term strategy development aimed at strengthening and maximizing partnerships with all major mass merchant, retail, big box, wholesale, distributor and buying groups in Canada while.
• Responsible for hiring, managing and motivating a sales team while reviewing and implementing strategies which ensure employee’s are adequately equipped to succeed in their respective roles.
• Expertise in analyzing the cost effectiveness and profitability impact from both a manufacturer and retailer’s perspectives for all business units taking into consideration channel management, go-to-market strategies.
• Actively developing objectives, policies, programmes, CRM, sales and expense budgets
• Responsible for creating and implementing sales process and effective reporting templates aimed at maximizing the effectiveness of all cross functional teams such as Engineering, Production, Forecasting, Marketing.

Southern Ontario

• Successfully managed the Canadian Retail, Wholesale and OEM business units
• Was accountable for sales revenue in excess of 8 figures for a leading world manufacturer of HVAC related products
• Developed and implemented long and short term strategy plans
• Demonstrated expertise in analyzing the cost effectiveness and profitability impacts from both a manufacturer and retailer’s perspective
• Developed objectives, policies, programmes, CRM, sales and expense budgets
• Implemented sales process and effective reporting templates

Toronto, Canada Area

• Accountable for >$20 million in sales revenue for a leading world manufacturer of non-powered seasonal tools.
• Integral in the developing long-term strategies, maximizing profits and cultivating long-term relationships with appropriate decision makers.
• Experience in justifying new product development and investment, determining and documenting new product requirements, developing sales forecasts, retail strategies, and launching of new products to the marketplace.
• Experience in presenting to senior category management, representing senior management in discussions with others within the organization.
• Responsible for reviewing gross and net margin performances on an ongoing basis, for establishing new product and promotional pricing strategies while ensuring channel management needs were met.
• Account management experience: Wal-Mart Canada, Zellers, Home Hardware, Home Depot, Loblaw Co Ltd, Shoppers Drug Mart, Sears, Stephenson’s Rental, and TSC.

Mini Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: Strategic Analysis HR Skills Accounting and Finance Managerial Negotiations Marketing

Achieving Integrated Marketing, Sales And Customer Strategies, General Sales, Merchandising And Related Marketing Operations

Business Skills For Managers, Business Skills, Certificate

• Business Management Strategies • Critical Thinking, Innovation and Problem-Solving Skills • Management Communications Skills • Taking.

Hbsc, Biochem/Genetics