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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

• Identify opportunities within the current business structure and implement new processes and ways of thinking to expand the company’s customer base and market segment • Train sales staff on developing new business through cold calling, canvassing and networking• Work cross functionally with all levels of the organization to build business opportunities and strengthen overall operations

Toronto, Canada Area

• Planned, built, and executed an annual business plan to meet and exceed sales targets of Energizer Batteries & Flashlights, • Managed Energizer's portfolios and vendor-retailer relationships for Sobeys Ontario and Home Depot by building and maintaining strong relationships across all levels of each retailer organization• Worked cross-functionally with Marketing, Sales Planning and Finance to plan and implement promotional activities and strategies specific to each retailer • Collaborated with Energizer US to implement best practices in Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

• Planned, built, and executed an annual business plan to meet and exceed sales targets for the following Energizer Brands: Energizer Batteries & Flashlights, Playtex, Carefree, Stayfree & OB Feminine Care, Schick Shave & Preps, Hawaiian Tropic & Banana Boat Sunscreen, & Wet Ones Wipes • Managed Energizer's portfolios and vendor-retailer relationships for Sobeys, Metro Ontario and The Source • Worked cross-functionally with Marketing, Sales Planning and Finance to plan and implement promotional activities and strategies specific to each retailer to meet and exceed sales objectives

Toronto, Canada Area

• Created and implemented annual business plans to meet profit, sales, distribution, and merchandising objectives across the following categories: Revlon & Almay Cosmetics, Mitchum Deodorant, Outrageous Shampoo, Frost & Glow Hair Color and Revlon Beauty Tools at Loblaw's• Managed day-to-day customer needs to grow business• Worked cross-functionally with Marketing, Operations, Distribution and Customer Service on best-in-class promotions and display executions• Tracked point-of-sale and gross ship performance of all categories

Toronto

• Under the leadership of the account director, assisted in the development of Revlon’s business plan at Shoppers Drug Mart• Collected business, point of sale and market trend data to determine progress against plans and identify gaps and opportunities • Recommended promotional opportunities to close any gaps versus plan• Created and maintained activity grids consolidating flyer and promotional events to facilitate planning and tracking of results against forecast• Managed all communication between the business team and the retail sales team as primary contact with Revlon’s Third Party Provider, Mosaic Sales Solutions • Worked collaboratively with all levels and departments of the Revlon organization to ensure excellence in execution at head office and store level

Toronto, Canada Area

• Completed and maintained all necessary administrative paperwork, utilizing Retail Link for all new and discontinued items, promotional displays and flyers/Rollbacks• Provided on-going customer service to Walmart and internal departments to facilitate the listing of all new items and shipment of all orders • Coordinated with Walmart head office and Revlon’s merchandising department to facilitate all new store openings

Oshawa, On

• Supervised a group of 50 employees involved in plant production operations in a unionized environment. • Independently managed payroll, vacation time, ordering of materials, effective/ergonomic methods of working as well as union disputes. Strong problem solving, information seeking and people skills were essential in these tasks • Awarded JD Power & Associates Award for outstanding quality and efficient methods of work• Responsible for manufacturing quality products in a safe and timely manner • Consistently met production goals and industry standards of 520 cars per 8-hour shift• Organized and encouraged cross-functional collaboration to surpass company targets

Ba Honours, Business Communications

Activities and Societies: • Graduate of Brock University Co-operative Studies Program 2005-2009 • Student employee of Brock University’s.

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