Matthew Warden Email & Phone Number

Yonge St

Ontario, Canada

Manage and drive department profitability to reach and exceed sales and profit goals by executing store-wide merchandising plans, off-shelf guides, weekly planners, and restructuring and implementing new merchandising standards adherent to current Lowe’s guidelines.Analyse product and category performance by constructing optimization decisions through sales and financial reports analysis, effective merchandising, and target market trends review.Manage and create operational plans by delegating responsibility to direct reports and team members to ensure high-performance.Train staff members with varying levels of experience from customer service associates to department managers in all store departments to ensure the compliance of brand quality standards adherent to store policies and safety procedures.- Maintained strong business relationships with vendors and leveraged vendor resources to assist with category management decisions and inventory standards. - Initiated and developed community support programs to build strong societal relationships and enhance store reputation by working closely with supporting vendors, successfully produced 3 community projects

Toronto, Canada Area

Duties consisted of working with and managing a team of four to nineteen seasonal employees. Tasks included season resets; which consisted of two season product flips of approximately 30,000sqft. Product inventory control and FIFO (First In, First Out), seasonal mark downs, cash management, implementing a new irrigation system for the garden center, employee training and recognition and providing excellent customer service and communication. Worked as an in-store buyer and supervisor; was in charge of interviewing, hiring and training all new staff, assisted in store opening and closing, as well as all store functions. Responsible for merchandising product,Conducted in-store plant design classes where customers would learn to create new and exciting ways to design foliage.

Toronto, Canada Area

Culinary Arts, Culinary Arts/Chef Training

Highschool Diploma