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•Senior sales professional with 9 years of progressive practical experience and theoretical expertise in corporate sales and marketing
•Proven successes in seeking prospective opportunities and maintaining existing sales accounts
•Experienced in relationship management and recognizing sales and marketing trends to achieve results
•Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communications skills

Reporting directly to the CEO, this portfolio consists of managing the overall sales of 30 different brands, including 1 in-house brand. This position directly oversaw 6 In-house Sales Representatives while providing recommendations and feedback to the CEO, CFO and other internal departments. Responsibilities and key accomplishments to date include:

•	Hiring, coaching, and managing all new hires and existing employees in the Sales Department
•	Maintaining and servicing Western Canada key accounts Extreme, Below The Belt and Capz 
•	Managing company’s pre book order books for multiple brands while insuring major accounts orders are prepared and fulfilled within the required ship windows
•	Managing and servicing international distributor accounts for in-house brands Red Dragon Apparel and I/S Eyewear.
•	In conjunction with the marketing department plan, manage, and execute successful tradeshow booths
•	Responsible for establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures with in the sales department
•	Working closely with warehouse, logistics, accounting, and production management teams to insure sales objectives are achieved
•	Establishing sales goals and supplying Sales Representatives with monthly instock sales targets and seasonal pre book sales targets
•	Managing sales budgets and commission distribution to sales team 
•	Analyzing Canadian market place to look for both new brand opportunities for the company to distribute as well as new retail partners to sell the companies existing brands. Continuously reviewing existing account base for opportunities with company’s brands or specific brand categories

National Sales Manager

Reporting to the National and North American Sales Managers, this portfolio involved having direct responsibility over the DC brand for selling footwear, apparel and snow hard and soft goods to national and specialty retail accounts across Western Canada throughout the tenure. Together with providing guidance to internal business groups and responding to external sales and market trends, responsibilities and key accomplishments to date include:

•	Maintaining key accounts throughout tenure including Below The Belt, TLS Fashions, Sterling Shoes, Extreme, The Source, Intersport’s and S3 Grande Prairie (FGL franchisees), Like Mind Inc., Whistler/Blackcomb, The Boardroom, Campus and Outtabounds
•	Recognized for continuous sales performances; the only DC Canada Sales Representative to achieve and surpass immediate order goal for the 1st quarter of fiscal 2013, winning 1st place in Canada
•	Awarded the Canadian Winter Sales Representative of the year for achieving significant sales growth for Winter 2011/2012 booking season with 40% growth year over year
•	Involved in the development and design ideas for future snow products and footwear special made units (SMU) for key accounts
•	Guiding sales and marketing decisions by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures
•	Maintaining strong relationships with account owners, buyers, and all store staff
•	Continuously seeking new opportunities to grow the territory and brand presence with new accounts

DC Shoes Senior Sales Representative

This portfolio reported directly to the Customer Service Manager, with the key mandate to support the Sales department by assisting customers on a daily basis. Responsibilities in this role included:

•	Generating and maintaining sales orders while meeting seasonal order entry deadlines
•	Assisting customers with warranty issues and return authorizations
•	Guiding retail vendors on new account application processes and forms
•	Working with Accounts Receivable to ensure credits and payment have been applied and accounts are up to date

Customer Service Representative

Reporting to the Operations Manager, this role focused on creating and maintaining inventory levels using detailed stock reports to deliver and execute recommendations to the business functional areas. Responsibilities in this role included:

•	Scheduling and coordinating the distribution of all inventory including samples for the sales team
•	Liaising with a 3rd party distributor on a daily basis to track and monitor inventory shipments
•	Generating adhoc inventory reports for Management review and discussions
•	Assisting Product Manager with consolidating seasonal booking quantities and factory orders

Sales and Operations Coordinator

Reporting directly to the Store Manager and General Manager, this role focused on managing a group of 6 to 8 employees while maximizing sales. Responsibilities in this role included:
	
•	Supporting the staff by coordinating and executing sales and product training
•	Propelling the brand by providing excellent customer service
•	Maintaining the store environment; ensuring the store is clean and presentable
•	Executing daily store opening and closing procedures including cashing out till, completing bank deposits and daily sales reports
•	Verifying and receiving product shipments as well as initiating transfers to and from other retail locations; organizing special orders

Assistant Manager

Reporting directly to the Owner, this role focused on managing a group of 6 to 8 employees while maximizing sales. Responsibilities in this role included:
	
•	Scheduling and hiring of all employees
•	Adhering to corporate human resource policies and procedures
•	Buying and merchandising inventory within the company guidelines
•	Initiating and developing local skateboard events

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Quiksilver Canada Corp

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Saint Mary's University