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Montreal, Qc, Ca

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Bloor St. Canadian flagship store.• 360 leadership to achieve double digit growth in all retail metrics (UPT, ATV, conversion and in store appointments which represents 48% of total business).• Talent hunted and recruited two 1M+ sellers.• Successfully introduced and launched new categories at the store: children's (ranking #2 in Canada), footwear (ranking #1 in Canada) and swimwear (ranking #1 in Canada).• Promoted four direct reports within two years, including one CRM Manager. As a result, the Bloor store identified as a top performer in CRM (client and spend retention, new client acquisition and client engagement) within North and South America. • Introduced and rolled out new ways of working for the sales team: pre-selling, virtual selling and consignment initiatives resulting in incremental sales for the store. • Identified opportunities to increase and maximize sales by restructuring BOH organization resulting in double digit growth in UPT + ATV.• Increased local marketing relevancy by planning monthly in store events (including a successful runway presentation generating over 160K in sales within a day + piloting a virtual styling session resulting in over 50K in sales.)

Montreal, Canada Area

• Oversaw and managed 140 shops within Hudson’s Bay (Canada), Hudson’s Bay (Netherland), Lord & Taylor (U.S.), Galleria Kaufhof (Germany), Galleria Inno (Belgium), House of Fraser (UK), Macy’s (U.S.), Dillard’s (U.S.), Stein Mart (U.S.), Century 21 (U.S.), Burlington Coat Factory (U.S.), DSW (U.S.) and more; total business of 50M.• Managed an expansion of 80 new locations with three new business partners within two months.• Created and implemented a new department called Retail Care for our internal workforce to offer field level support.• Designed a new training and development program for field level positions.• Created a retail marketing calendar for the year to increase LXRandCo’s brand awareness and market share (promotions, collection launches, retail animations and PR strategy).• Direct reports: one Country Manager, two Regional Managers, one District Manager, one Retail Operations Manager, one Regional Expansion Manager, one Marketing Manager, one Social Media Specialist and one Retail Coordinator (field team of over 300 Sales Consultants in stores).

Montreal, Canada Area

• Oversaw and managed the retail operation of multiple store concepts within the Canadian market including: James Perse, WANT Apothecary and Boutique Stockmarkt.• Contributed to the implementation of a CRM platform (Salesforce) and scheduling platform (When I Work).• Increased client retention by 10% by introducing and implementing a clienteling program.• 11% growth in comp doors and reduced shrink of 2%.• Direct reports: three Store Managers (field team of over 40 Sales Consultants, Assistant Managers and Sales Supervisors in stores).

Montreal, Canada Area

• Oversaw and managed six shops within the Canadian market within Hudson’s Bay, one stand-alone shop in Beverly Hills and one stand-alone shop in SoHo New York. Total volume of 5.7M.• Orchestrated and managed a year-long travelling pop-up shop within Hudson's Bay and Lord & Taylor department stores. Project target was exceeded by 17%.

Montreal, Canada Area

• Sourced merchandise based on store plans and assortment plans.• Weekly allocation to stores based on sell through.• Managed pricing and increased overall margins by 8%.• Follow up on shipments to ensure timely deliveries (from vendors and to stores).

Montreal, Canada Area

• Managed 20 accounts in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia and the Middle East markets.• Grew revenue by 14% in 2012.• Developed three new e-commerce partnerships (Gilt.com, Hautelook.com, Fab.com).

Bachelor'S Degree, Fashion Merchandising

Dec, Fashion/Apparel Design