Michael Brown Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, Bc

Supporting our retail partners across Western Canada, I focus on maximizing each account's sales potential by offering the right product for the right value. I work directly with both the retailer and manufacturer to creatively design edge to market solutions tailored to the competitive strengths of the retailer. Further, I am constantly searching for new partnerships in retail Winnipeg and west. If you are a retailer looking for a focused, easy to access partner I am here to help you, please feel free to reach out directly to me through Linked In Mail.Microcel offers a wide range of accessories in the Consumer Electronics, Home Automation and Wearable Fitness markets. The brands that I am privileged to work with include FitBit, Goal Zero, Sengled, DOD Dashcams, Belkin, Speck, X-Doria, Phonesuit and many others.

Recognized PC Gaming as a high growth opportunity, researched who were the important brands in the space and built contracts and programs with each, achieving over 75% market share.Developed an assortment plan and negotiated pricing and promotional programs with top tier brands in Mice and Keyboards that grew market share every year.Supported 4 Merchandise Analysts to grow their careers as buyers.Negotiated contracts and launched several key brands in store, including Steelseries, Razer, Blue Microphone.Managed an Online, In Store and Ad Plan for the launch of the Vizio brand at Future Shop.

Burnaby, Bc

Oversaw entire product flow of inventory within the Digital Audio product portfolio. Responsible for translating sales and marketing plans into accurate purchase forecasts based on budgeted customer experience levels (in stocks), payment terms and planogram requirements.Key Accomplishments:- Improved promotional in stocks in MP3 business from 93% to 98%- Increased inventory Turnover in MP3 by improving Apple forecast variance from 20% to less than 5%- Reduced the bullwhip effect of stock outs and smoothed receipt flow with all vendors- Developed an End Cap Inventory Management Program for MP3 Accessories to ensure that all accessory End Caps were not only 100% In Stock but appeared ‘full’ to the customer.

Coached and supported a team of six Inventory Analysts who managed the end to end flow of product from manufacturer to store. Managed $200M receipt plan, annually across multiple departments from cordless phones to MP3 players. Key Accomplishments: - Coordinated a central planning tool with Apple Canada that empowered Best Buy to improve iPod In Stock levels while holding the team accountable to accurate sales forecasting.- Shared best practices with other Senior Inventory Managers to build a standardized approach to managing inventory.

Designed, coordinated and implemented all corporate inventory management reports for the Supply Chain department. Supported a team of three people who assisted with requirements planning, programming and report delivery. Managed the corporate level open to buy reports with responsibility for risk assessment and action plan development based on inventory projections.Key Accomplishments:Designed and implemented a corporate sales and inventory versioning tool, which facilitated a financial rollup of the merchants forecast to senior management.Standardized the Open to Buy report, enabling a clear view of the current state of inventory and sales.Designed and implemented a sku level inventory planning tool.

Project Manager for the deployment of The Raiser's Edge fundraising and donor management database. Responsibilities included designing user interfaces for internal employees, training and change management, deploying web based donations and designing campaign based reports.

My responsibilities include purchasing replacement parts for the field technicians. Collaborated with engineers and suppliers to source out project specific, technical supplies at the lowest possible cost.

Entry level supervisor in unionized warehouse that exported the Crown Royal product to the United States. Responsible for scheduling and executing the timely and accurate shipment of product. Staff scheduling, managing the excise customs relationship and filling out workplace safety incident reporting.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Information Technology

Completed a general MBA with a focus on Information Technology.

Bachelor Of Commerce, Logistics Management

Activities and Societies: Active member of the Commerce Undergraduate Society Student Council, where I was the business manager, oversaw.