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Burlington, On, Ca

Burlington, On

Preside over vendor management, selection in various categories, and commodity purchasing functions. Nurture business synergies with existing and new suppliers. Collaborate with vendors, research teams, and quality assurance to develop and introduce products to DQOJ system. Spearhead cost reduction to franchisees through writing and conducting formal RFPs and negotiation with vendors. Oversee inventory control to ensure consistency and accuracy. Apply obtained industry expertise and serve as subject manner expert on Itrade and Arrowstream OnDemand, including product mapping, inventory and spend analysis reporting. Train and upskill personnel on new ERP systems to achieve competency and proficiency. Forecast all beverage promotions for both Dairy Queen and Orange Julius.

Mississauga

Reported to Director of Marketing, responsible for execution of national campaigns, social media management, and consultant to all franchisees companywide for local store marketing. • Developed, planned and executed local store promotions for Grand Opening events to achieve an average 15%-20% average sales lift per Grand Opening. Budget spend on these events were also reduced by 40%.• Streamlined marketing department processes through the development of marketing portal giving access to branded marketing materials, providing the franchisees the tools to execute local store marketing on their own, with minimal assistance. This reduced design costs by approximately 20% for ad hoc requests.• Created the platforms to set up the company with access to the brands own Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Google+ pages, increasing brand visibility in the social digital landscape.• Consulted with social engagement specialists and ran social campaigns to double social media engagement on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ within a six month timeframe. • Used corporate U&A study data and local market data to develop Local Store Marketing plans to improve individual franchise unit sales. • Worked with a cross-functional team including marketing, product development, operations and purchasing to launch multiple national campaigns. • Launched the charitable partnership with Kids Help Phone. Created and developed the Grab Bullying By The Horns campaign to fundraise for bullying awareness.

Directed field marketing operations and campaigns as per business requirements. Championed creation of new catering programs for customers and schools to enhance brand visibility and boost revenue. Oversaw vendor selection, price negotiation for marketing initiatives, and marketing budget. Conceived marketing portal to streamline department processes, achieve efficiency, and minimize costs. Acted as lead contact with Fulfillment and Distribution Centre. Oversaw and maintained inventory operations, including cost reduction through minimized SKUs of marketing and construction items.

Steered all sales operations, monitored sales personnel performance against KPIs, and drove sales annual targets. Liaised with senior management regarding business objectives and budgetary goals. Spearheaded execution of several reputable and well attended events within GTA. Executed RFP process and led negotiations to secure catering contracts in Toronto corporate market.

Additional experience includes an additional eight years of restaurant management operations experience at both the corporate and store level of recognized hospitality companies to include: Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, SIR Corp, Tim Donuts Ltd. and Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers. Duties included:• General restaurant management operations in QSR, Casual and Fine Dining.• Recruitment, training, performance management and termination of employees• Budget management for restaurant purchases• Turnaround specialist for difficult or high profile clientele.

Diploma In Procurement And Supply Chain Management (Formerly Pmac), Supply Chain Management

Completed core courses with honours including: Supply Management Business Administration, Evaluating Supply Management Costing Data.

B. Comm., Hotel And Food Administration

Activities and Societies: Wild Bird Clinic Club CFSEA