Experience

Silver Paw
• Canada
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Sr. Sales and Division Manager for Pet Wear

  • Dec 2014 - Present


NTD APPAREL INC

• Canada
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr Sales Manager

  • Oct 2011 - Nov 2013

  SENIOR SALES MANAGER - JRS FAST FASHION AND GIRLS - Worked directly with the VP of ladies division as right hand in both license and generic areas - Manage and prioritize daily sales activities to achieve sales targets - Ensure planning and execution of tactical and operational business opportunites - Develop and manage business relationships with key accounts in USA and Canada (Canadian accounts such as Target/Sears/YM Group/Ardene/TRU main focus was US market) - Identify new business opportunities for current customers together with internal team - Work closely with art creation/design & merchandizing for jrs and girls catering to USA market retailers (F21, Wet Seal, Macy’s, Hot Topic, Target, Kohls, Old Navy…) - Manage a US agency sales team which consisted of 12 sales reps - Delegate workload and monitor internal productivity (from sales presentations to inception of orders to delivery) - Accomplish complete product development and sales - Analyze sales reports (sell thru’s) and react to grow business accordingly - Work closely with licensing team - Shop stores for creative inspiration - Comp shop (understanding what the competition is doing in the market place) - Participate in trade shows and vendor markets (NY market , LA market) - Travel throughtout USA - Analyze market to develop/execute action plans to maximize opportunities - Part of senior management team, involved in corportate decision making, brainstorming internal and external strategies - Coach and mentored team members using my leadership skills Show less



JCorp

• Australia
• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Asst Division Manager

  • Aug 2005 - Oct 2011

  - Worked in all facets of the business directly with CEO and division managers - Sales presentations with all major Canadian retailers - Developed and worked closely on brands such as MMA Elite for boys and mens division, PNB Nation urban US brand mens, Hollywood Jeans ladies and girls - Attended and involved with all trade shows, licensing shows, licensing summits and vendor markets - Prepare sales presentations, price quotations and delivery date confirmations to retailers - Work closely on licensing opportunites with licensors - Negotiate directly with factories overseas (china, Bangladesh) - Manage the retailers requirments for orders - Worked daily with retail brand teams and buyers in Canadian market - Worked on quarterly forecasts - Manage timelines, expectations and resources - Delegate workloads and monitor internal productivity from A to Z - Worked on merchandizing lines, strong understanding of trend direction, travel throughout Canada, USA and Europe for creative inspiriations - Worked closely with US vendors which we had distribution deals in Canada Show less