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Owner managed nightly vacation rental condo

Retail Ski Shop in Whistler, BC. Specializing in selling and fitting Ski Boots for maximum comfort and Performance. Offers Performance Ski Tuning as well.

Managed hiring and scheduling for a staff of 25 for busy summer attraction business.

Provided leadership and management to 3 store locations with 50 employees. Team leader during times of expansion and growth as well as restructuring for discontinued business operations. Direct responsibilities included finance, human resource management, purchasing, inventory control, merchandising, marketing and customer relationship management. • Formulate and implement policies, goals, and procedures related to employee behavior, customer service expectations and operational… Show more Provided leadership and management to 3 store locations with 50 employees. Team leader during times of expansion and growth as well as restructuring for discontinued business operations. Direct responsibilities included finance, human resource management, purchasing, inventory control, merchandising, marketing and customer relationship management. • Formulate and implement policies, goals, and procedures related to employee behavior, customer service expectations and operational processes• Establish HR processes to support adequate staffing; recruiting, hiring, and on-boarding practices to meet seasonal business needs• Built a team of sales professionals rewarded by consistent industry and peoples choice awards and accolades through mentoring, coaching, and performance management• Identified current and future customer requirements by ongoing interaction with potential and actual customers as well as industry sales professionals in a position to understand service requirements and market trends• Drive financial results with a focus on cash flow, profit and loss and balance sheet analysis leading to process improvements and costs reduction• Direct and coordinate budgets and activities related to purchasing, setting prices and credit terms based on customer demand forecast• Inventory control: receiving, selling, physical stock count and comparison to POS for shrinkage and year end adjustments, POS system management• Proponent of “give back to the community” o Sponsored weekly organized events to spread the love of cycling and skiing through weekly organized events – “Come ride with us”, “Come glide with us”o Active provider of sponsorship to local young ski race talento Sponsored and organized fundraising for the Canadian Alpine Ski team through silent auctions and fashion shows Show less

Managed daily operations, bartended, daily audit of employee cash-outs, bank deposits, sales report updating, floor, bar& kitchen supervision, hiring and recruiting. Liquor inventory control.

Managed daily operations, liquor inventory management, scheduling 18 staff, meeting sales goals, fundraising events, band scheduling & hiring for daily year around live entertainment. Became shareholder.