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Designing Pre-Engineered Steel Buildings

Managed 3 separate stores with diverse consumer demographics Maintained a regimented Sales and Wages budget to ensure maximum sales / margin dollars and to grow and maintain the profitability of the business Successfully guided the transition and training of 6 Department Managers and Assistant Managers by designing a personalized growth and development plan for each individual, assisting them to reach their goals through coaching and delegation of dutiesEnsured that the actions of my management team were consistent with the mission and values of the organizationParticipated in the development of a company-wide initiative to increase staff retention rate through the use of flexible work hours, sales incentives as well as social activities designed to create a positive, fun working atmosphereResponsible to ensure integrity and accuracy of all incoming and outgoing inventory through staff development leading to a decrease in shrink by 50% in a 12 month periodExtensive training in Loss Prevention techniques, counterfeit recognition and minimizing in-store shrink through proper customer service and store merchandising standardsEstablished a strong network of professionals and sports organizations to help grow the business in North York, Markham and Newmarket by establishing community programs and in-store eventsInvited as a guest speaker at High School business classes, as a representative of National Sports, on the subject of Business Management and EthicsSearch and recruitment of qualified sales and management candidatesMaintained high safety standards for both staff and customers by ensuring Health, Safety and Wellness policies are followed at all timesProvide safe work conditions and model safe behaviour in the workplaceFocused on employee engagement in company wide incentive program which resulted in our store achieving the largest increase in sales for new products