Responsible for the planning and development of storage solutions for some of the largest retail companies in the Canadian market.

As a key member of the upper management team, played and integral role in the development and implementation of the company's strategies. Reported directly to the President, managed the sales and operations of the Unlimited Branch in London, Ontario. - Increased the overall gross margin productivity of the branch by over 42% in a two year period. - Successfully organized and executed all plans to re-vamp the current sales strategy by incorporating and managing a sales quota and accountability system for all inside sales staff. - Developed and responsible for all warehouse operations, job allocation, manufacturing and logistics increasing the productivity of the warehouse by over 40% without adding additional staff. Researched, developed and launched new trucking routes to incorporate a larger customer base to improve delivery times and increase customer satisfaction. - Instrumental in the development and implementation of a company wide inter-branch trucking system that increased productivity and profits for the entire company. Created and tracked all daily branch manifests for the inter-branch truck and communicated with all company Branch Managers and sales staff of the status of their purchase orders. - Developed new in-store purchasing strategies which decreased supplier delivery times and drastically improved the vendor/customer relationship. Communicated daily with all suppliers to ensure purchase orders were arriving on the scheduled dates. Organized and received all incoming purchase orders daily and communicated with all warehouse staff the production schedules to ensure the material was being processed in the proper sequence.

Promoted to a key member of the upper management team, played an important part in the development and implementation of the company's strategies. Reported directly to the General Manager, managed the sales and operations of the Guelph Branch in Guelph, Ontario. - Promoted to the manager of the Guelph location after being with the company for less than 1 year. Instrumental in the allocation of all company assets of the Brantford Specialty Steel branch closure prior to the position in Guelph.- Constantly a sales leader in the branch with personal sales exceeding 60% of the locations volume. Created and fostered strong personal relationships with a roster of over 300 customers implementing a culture that we were a partner in the success of their company. - Responsible for the hiring and training of all staff to ensure they were exceeding company expectations and working within the guidelines of the WSIB. Successfully implemented a strategy for all staff to cross train on all equipment to minimize gaps in production and maximize revenue. - Developed and responsible for all warehouse operations, job allocation, manufacturing and logistics. Researched, developed and launched new trucking routes to incorporate a larger customer base to improve delivery times and increase customer satisfaction.- Completed monthly product summaries and ordered material from various steel mills and product suppliers. Had constant communication with all suppliers to evaluate pricing and create competition that would lower costs and increase company profits. Organized and received all incoming purchase orders daily and communicated with all warehouse staff the production schedules to ensure the material was being delivered on schedule.

Reported to the General Sales Manager, managed a district of over 12 stores for two separate divisions Joggers and Campus Crew. - Accountable for the hiring, training and development of all managers and assistant managers and worked with all staff to ensure they exceeded customer expectations and adhered to company policies. Prepared and delivered employee performance appraisals meeting the required budget. - Acted quickly to complete a succession plan that would manage further job vacancies with qualified candidates reducing crucial management down time. Gave constant feedback to all staff and implemented accelerated training plans to ensure staff were ready for the next opportunity. - Created strategies and communicated with the buying departments all promotional and store opportunities to develop and expand existing customer sales. Develop professional relationships with all mall manages and lease managers to ensure we had continued opportunities to increase revenue. - Promoted to a buyer and oversaw the operations of 8 Adidas big box retail outlet stores. Instrumental in the evolution of these locations by working at store level with all staff to gain information about the requests and buying patterns of the customers. - Successfully organized and executed all product purchasing, seasonal promotions and store promotions by communicating all opportunities with the Adidas Group. Developed all quarterly purchasing summaries, store plans and promotions by attending buying seminars with the supplier on a monthly basis. Effectively communicated all sell-throughs and monitored reports daily to ensure company inventory was being re-allocated to the stores that were selling it.