Established in 1985 we are a human capital management firm that specializes in recruitment across North America. We work with servicing the needs of professional services firms in several different sectors including Legal, Finance, Accounting, Private Equity, Venture Capital and Consulting. Please let me know if I or my firm can be of any assistance to you. You can reach me directly at leslie@gilmorepartners.comTo learn more about us please visit www.GilmorePartners.com

Led the planning and execution of recruiting, retaining and developing talent for the organization. Provided proficient consultation on all phases of talent acquisition talent pipelines, recruitment, and selection. Collaborated with business leaders to develop and execute an effective approach to recruitment and selection of top talent. Coach, mentored and developed a high performing team of recruiters.

Successfully managed the Cosmetics, Accessories and Jewellery business which included a team of Sales Managers, Coordinators and Sales Associates. Overachieved sales plans 3 years in a row, having one highest % to plan in Cosmetics. Other highlights included:- Revamped Designated Sales Associate (DSA) procedures, monthly recaps, weekly goals and greater involvement/participation. - Consistent human resource management, strategic planning & performance planning. - Mentored several employees to grow into various roles.- Developed and executed on-boarding training programs for apparel divisions and cosmetics.- Provided feedback to the buying team to capitalize on high-selling through items and swap out low performing merchandise.-Assisted the AGM/GM with the creation of the store’s annual strategic plan focusing on customer and associate development strategies and actions.-Led sales management team to develop, maintain and grow active client bases within their areas

Store Manager for a large volume store achieving over $10M in revenue. Overachieved key KPIs including conversion, payroll budget, shrink results. Created and maintained strong team environment through regular coffee talks, open door policy and strong leadership. Managed a team of four associate managers & 65 sales associates.

-Managed a $760,000 portfolio including CloverLeaf Seafoods, ConAgra Grocery Products, Polaroid, Mattel, Revlon-Responsible for selling media vehicles to existing and new retail partners in grocery, mass merchandise and non-traditional classes of trade-Created advertising strategies to support long-term growth for client-Assembled presentations and key research for meetings-Coordinated and facilitated contracts for self and other Account Directors for clients including General Mills, Kraft, Nabisco, McDonald's-Secured several competitor's clients