Kevin Prout Email and Phone Number

I have been running Popeyes Supplements Store in Kitsilano since my arrival in Vancouver 6 months ago. I was onboarded to help regain control of the store after it had experienced high turnover. I have enjoyed taking on the challenge of having to start from scratch, hiring and training a new team, and getting the store back on track.Duties Included:Over looking all store operationsReaching stores sales targets and KPIsRepresenting the brand at gyms and through community outreachTraining and educating employees in nutrition and customer serviceConsistent weekly promotion and event management Social media management Measuring analytics and strategizing accordinglyHandling entire store budgets, staffing, running costs, billingWorking closely with suppliers and couriersTalent Management including recruitment, hiring and onboardingVisual MerchandisingOverseeing day to day running of the store

Bodyfirst Nutrition began as a start up 6 years ago, that has since become the fastest growing sports nutrition company in the UK and Ireland with over 48k Instagram followers, three stores and a vending machine service alongside Ireland’s third biggest e-commerce sports nutrition website and a meal prep company. For three years I worked tirelessly with the CEO in order to grow the brand to the success that it is today.Duties Include:Managing of storesResponsible for leading our team to meet daily, weekly and quarterly sales targetsOperating and managing an e-commerce siteMaintaining a high standard of in-store appearance through setting expectations and trainingDesigned individual meal plans and brand insight development of own products to be sold nationwideDesigned Individual Programs for Strength and Conditioning/RehabEvent and Social Media Management and brand ambassador on TV and radio - Winner of ‘Best Digital Experience’ in JCI Dublin friendly business awards 2016 – 2019Set weekly schedule for all aspects of the business; part-time and full-time staff, meetings, operations, business developmentHR and PayrollTalent Management/Recruiting/TrainingOnline Coaching and Personal TrainingHandling budgets, managing campaign costs and invoicing clientsMarket and competitor research

I began my career with Hollister Co. as part time staff and progressed through their MIT graduate program, becoming a manager of a multi million dollar earning store at 21 years old. During my time as a Manager in Hollister, I can accredit myself too leading our team to making over 14 million euros in sales in the years I worked here as well as meeting every sales incentive and Quarterly planDuties Include:Led our team to achieve quarterly sales targets including during the Christmas period by driving and motivating staff to meet sales & KPI targets - Placed in top 3 earning stores globally for 2 years running while I was a manager in 2014 & 2015Talent Management ensuring we had the right staff for both part-time and managerial rolesMentoring and teaching employees to ensure they had the exceptional brand knowledge, product knowledge and sales techniques required to succeed in retailAdministration: Employee productivity and efficiency calculations, daily + weekly trade reports, roster management of 300+ staff members, P&L reports, CRMAssertively attending to insubordination within the workplaceMaintaining a close relationship with upper managementWorking under extreme pressure while juggling multiple tasksInventory managementVisual merchandisingRepresented Hollister Co at Multiple Careers fares talking to graduates about potential career opportunities