Oversee Sales & Marketing and Logistics functions for Eastern Canada and Atlantic regions

Reporting to the VP building material, management of purchasing/sales and replenishment of forest products for 300 dealers and 4 distribution centers across the province. Manage team of 14 people including negociators and customer service specialists

Reporting to the Executive Vice-President, responsible for Category Management representing the third of the company business volumes across Canada. Manage a team of up to 20+ employees composed of 5 managers, multi site.• Managed Purchasing and merchandising teams in order to execute company business strategies and P&L while developing growth initiatives. • Monitored and analyzed performance metrics (KPIs) and market regional trends to adjust retail & marketing strategies in order to meet sales budgets for all corporate banners. (In collaboration with Finance, marketing, operation and supply chain )• Developed synergies between the various entities in Procurement of Building and Maintenance division, which resulted in annually gains of millions $, out of a total purchasing budget of $2 billions.• Managed merchandising strategies for product categories representing 30% of the company’s revenue, in a context of major organizational changes.• Conducted negotiations for all programs related to Forest Products & Building Materials for multi banner volumes. • Member of change management executive committee responsible for major restructuration of Merchandising department and remapping of company’s line review process.

Head of the National Purchasing division for the Forestry sector. Managed the budgets of 4 distribution centers across Canada and established the national retail and wholesale pricing strategy for commodities Supplied both corporate and affiliate network trough best channel to minimize costs, including contracts and cash trade, direct mill loads and distribution, while adapting product selections for each banner and-or regions.• Gained the confidence of merchants by setting up a new team that improved member service and increased member adherence to corporate purchasing programs, from 20% to 70%.• Successfully leaded a project for a distribution center in Quebec based on $50 million in sales, which has reached more than $120 million in three years. • Identified as a high potential talent by senior management, which allowed the participation in a professional and leadership development program.• Produced commodity weekly market reports for Western and Eastern markets, Annual Tour presentations of market outlook to affiliates.

Reporting to the President, manage sales and logistics departments. • Managed daily sales of the entire wood production and established production schedule to maximize market opportunities. Initiated the complete rebranding of the company to sustain growth and position the organization as an industry leader.

• Generated margins with buying, selling and managing stocks out of 2 distribution centers in Eastern United-States.

Special achievement• Team Lead SAP T.O.E.S project : Leaded team to creation of a live order entry platform for the sales team.

North American leader in manufacturing of pre-assembled fence panelsSales Representative• Actively participated in product development, merchandising and marketing under the vice-president of sales.