- Company Overview: 2nd largest sport article distributer in Canada
- Canadian Hat and Harricana workshop management (Hats and accessories made in upcycled fur):
- Management of unionized craftsmen/women and 1 production manager.
- Production planning and quality control management.
- Organization of production processes and leading labor negotiations related to collective agreement renewals.
- Contribution to setting seasonal objectives (budget, collection size per category and production targets).
- Management of workshop workload, development of cross-functional skills, and optimization of production times.
- Design and development of collections.
- Purchasing for SWIX CANADA, NVO and Canadian Hat brands: calculation of the Open to Buy budget, analysis of the needs and placement of the Outsourced Collections POs (Quebec and import vendors).
- Production management: quality control, guidelines, production planning and negotiation.
- Collections: collection plan creation, brief to designer and development with vendors.
- Participation in financial analysis and decision-making on company profitability, 3-year sales targets, purchase and production budgets (Open to Buy, Collection size per category), and presentation of results to Lanctot Ltee high management.