Experience

Tradavo

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Retail Specialist

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  Tradavo provides a full set of services to the retail and hospitality industries. My role as a Retail Specialist was to execute the national marketing strategy to drive new business growth and grow existing business. I conducted ongoing training on Tradavo proprietary point of sale and inventory products and systems in major hotel brands in the US.I worked with major hospitality chain Owners, General Managers, and corporate personnel to create a retail space that is unique to each property using the corporate branding standards. Whether a completely new build in a new hotel or redesign and visual merchandising of an existing hotel, I created visually spectacular retail spaces that maximized product sales. Develop and promote customer relationships with the objective of gaining a clear understanding of the customer needs and a means to satisfy them Increased sales through creative visual merchandising, category management, product selection and pricing Reduced labor costs and logistics through effective use of technology and best practices Strategically managed property compliance in accordance to contractual agreements and vision. Prepared quotes and contracts for presentation to our clients. 90% travel throughout the United States



Trends International LLC

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Regional Manager

  • Nov 2014 - Dec 2018

  Trends - Premium Retail Services - Regional Sales ManagerNovember 2014- January 2018 – Total Retail Services was sold and some of the Field Managers were offered positions with Premium Retail Services Premium Retail Services provides retail merchandising, strategy, support and brand advocacy solutions to retailers and manufacturers nationwide.I managed the daily operations of Merchandisers and Supervisors in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas and Louisiana. I am familiar with service and product management in all major retailers and grocers. I am a highly effective leader with the ability to build strong relationships with our clients at all levels and manage under difficult time frames. Managed major retail projects such as the Google Home display setup in major retailer stores across the country.  Oversaw the retail reset teams in major retailers and grocers throughout the country while managing daily merchandising projects within my region.  Managed my team with multiple lines of effective communication, and ongoing coaching. Oversaw the weekly product service in all Wal-Mart and other major retail stores within my region.  Familiar with the Google suite of products such as Google Docs Managed budgets, ensuring financial goals are met or exceeded



TNG – A Division of the Jim Pattison Group

• Canada
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional Manager

  • Oct 2005 - Nov 2014

  TNG primarily provides magazine distribution and service to over 45000 major retailers and grocers across the US. TNG also provides full-service partnerships, from logistics, warehousing, merchandising and display manufacturing, to general merchandise, front end management. I managed the daily operations of 10 Managers, 30 Supervisors and 400 Merchandisers in 15 states. My responsibilities included but weren’t limited to, distribution and service of popular magazines to major retailers. Successfully led a team of Managers that over saw the transition of a newly purchased company. We acquired over 250 new accounts and successfully hired and trained new Merchandisers for each route while arranging distribution of product to our newly acquired accounts..  Manage the merchandising of various nationally branded products in all major retailers. I developed a service plan to coincide with the delivery of magazines such as People, Sports Illustrated, Vogue, etc to retailers.  Oversaw and managed operational, and financial functions including payroll, budgeting, scheduling, recruiting, training, etc. for the region Communicated relevant customer, competitor and market activities to my team on a regular basis Initiate, coordinate and effectively manage compliance of operational policies and procedures