Ops support & International enrolment

Responsibilities: Develop, execute and constantly re evaluate the retail strategy and vision for the specialty retail division. Insure that all necessary infrastructure is in place for growth. Collaborate with the following departments to maximize sales, profit and efficiencies - buying, planning and allocations, visual presentation, store design, retail development, marketing, HR, IT, finance, payroll, customer service, inventory control, and distribution center and provide leadership on questions of product needs for the Canadian market business unit. Retail staff of approx 750 reporting into 4 area managers and one regional managerExtensive experience in launching and maneuvering canadian and US retail and whole sale with international companies and very product driven due to my creative background.

General management of all operations in Canada.All related Sales, budgets, stock, staff etc.Working on P&L closely with finance executive.Optimising local and import logistics. Team leader, Market product selection with full merchandising team including pricing and market analyses. Responsible for store image, sale concepts and merchandising as well as all visual presentations

Market development strategy and execution with team forall communications to stores and media.Direct and Powerful PR with press working personal relations Corporate seasonal image selection for the market.special events and promotionsworking directly in collaboration with Montréal and New York PR and advertising agencies Negotiating and buying directly with all American & Canadian media magazines and radio along with the added values.Organizing press junkets to Barcelona shows every season. Strategic planning of all outdoors, in mall and underground advertising and locations with precise locations for each.

top 3 North American body wear leader; 52 brands, licences & private labels including LUK All related budgets and design Responsibilities: Working directly with the board of directors and sales directors planning and making action plans on how to achieve our gold's by determining ways to get there & to generate market growth.General Corporate branding and image.All brands photo shoots and image concept Marketing plans for our house brands & licences.Market Brand positioning vs. competitors. Re branding older brands by making new marketing plan, from developing concept books to products & packaging, merchandizing to sales positioning.Product and concept presentation to major accounts.

Design Creative Director for all LúK products and collectionsBrand positioning.Oversees Production & Quality Control All Related Budgets Operations, Company's day to day operations Works with Sales Team to Manage company's Sales PlanOversees InventoryManages Staff of 18 plus factories