Peter Long Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Canada Area

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Collaborate with other leaders to establish strategic plans and objectives. Makes decisions on administrative or operational matters and ensures operations effective achievement of objectives. Directed the growth and strategic direction of overall Apple Channel operations covering multiple partners. Initiated programs to set and achieve business objectives. Was accountable for recruitment, training and development of Apple Channel leadership. Set performance targets for the Apple Channel teams quarterly. Set parameters of the Apple Channel and Apple shops business performance against objectives. Established and maintained relationships with key stakeholders within Apple and our partners.Have the ability to work through complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth knowledge of the company. Participated in corporate development of methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for projects, programs, and people. Ensures budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements. Avoidance of erroneous decisions that would have a serious impact on the overall success of functional, division, or company operations. Regularly interacts with executives and/or major customers. Facilitated interactions frequently involving special skills, such as negotiating with customers or management or attempting to influence senior level leaders regarding matters of significance to the organization. Direct and control the activities of a broad functional area through several department managers within the company. Oversee a large geography of remote managers and sales staff. Have overall control of planning, staffing, budgeting, managing expense priorities, and recommending and implementing changes to methods.

Western Canada

Western Canada

Liaison between corporate head office and store operations. Responsible for district sales budget, payroll budget, and personal expense budget. Lead the development of new District Manager in Training position and assisted in a training program for said position. Directed the development, organization & implementation of marketing programs such as, Grassroots, All Access and Flow team Members. Maintaining of company inventory shrink standards (0.3 through ongoing loss prevention training of internal/external theft. Internal auditor of inventory count procedures. Recruiting of management team(s) and the implementation of orientation training system. Directly involved with scheduling, coaching, mentoring, sales productivity, succession planning, and conflict resolution of 160-250 employees. Organization and presentation of quarterly management meetings. Supervision of store openings in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia. Installation of hardware and employee training of new WEB-POS cash system.