Stefano Agostini Email & Phone Number

Thornhill

· Negotiated and implemented cost updates during annual and off cycle cost increases.· Maintained and grew relationships daily with 200+ national and regional suppliers, maintaining KPIs, marketing materials, and data integrity.· Oversaw the loading of thousands of new products into the Canadian product assortment. · Worked to resolve product issues alongside vendors, customers, and salespeople.· Analyzed and provided marketing/cost recommendations to product managers for new product set ups, acquiring replacements, and implementing product launches.· Participated in cross-functional teams and projects to ensure processes, concerns, and business issues are properly addressed.

•Worked in tandem with sales team to provide pricing to customers on planned spend items •Became an expert user of the organization’s SAP ERP system •Helped implement new processes to streamline approvals and limit extra work •Liaised with Managers, Directors and VPs to seek approval on items when necessary •Helped maintain thousands of price lists, some with tens of thousands of items •Maintained the pricing and cost support deployment for thousands of customers •Provided training and leadership to new team members on the SAP system

Mississauga, Ontario

Mississauga

• Oversaw reporting for the sales and marketing teams.• Calculated monthly commissions for the finance and accounting departments and coordinatedpayments.• Created ad hoc reports, including:o Detailed pricing comparisons across multiple product lines,o Budget reports for multiple divisions,o P&L / margin reports to help ensure pricing was meeting targets, ando Inventory reports where issues were identified proactively.• Helped maintain and analyze a master sales dataset with hundreds of thousands of lines, usingpivot tables and other Excel tools.• Managed pricing for over 400 customers with upwards of 3,000+ SKUs per pricelist.• Completed SKU set up sheets for both retail customers and pro distributors’ websites.• Helped manage the enterprise resource planning system including managing parts andinventory.• Assisted with forecasting schedules, both internal and with the corporate office.• Liaised with vendors, including sourcing of new marketing and promotional materials.••• Coordinated over ten trade shows per year for both retail and commercial sales divisions.• Attended trade shows and acted as a salesperson, liaising with customers during and after theshow and making sales.• Helped oversee the sample department to ensure marketing materials were deliveredcomplete and on time to customers and sales people.

• Assisted with public relations, publishing, online, social media, and trade showinitiatives.• Oversaw the coordination of over 10 tradeshows in one season, including tradeshow planning, ordering fixtures and labour, and organizing logistics.• Was responsible for making monthly presentations for management to show updates inretail sales and marketing activities.• Used IBM Cognos and Google Analyics to produce business intelligence reports andtrack metrics, using this information for business decision making.• Was a contact between non-profit organizations as part of goodwill initiatives.• Assisted in preparations for the yearly warehouse sale, including VIP ticket databasemanagement and set up for the sale.• Assisted in the publication of the yearly product catalogue, including editing copy,proofreading and error checking, and catalogue distribution.• Performed market research analytics on survey data for upper management and retailers.

Was in charge of the care of 20 children, ranging from ages 4-10, on a daily basis during the months of July and August. Interacted with parents who had questions and concerns about the camp and their children.Exhibited great cooperation with co-workers and leadership within the group. Received numerous accolades for outstanding performance.

Bachelor Of Commerce, Marketing Management

• Attended the Ted Rogers School of Business Management. Earned a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Marketing Management with a minor.

High School Diploma