DYLAN GILLESPIE
Calgary,AB
Summary
Commodity Manager devoted to overseeing purchasing and logistics. Adept at overseeing team productivity and performance to maximize service quality. Proficient in purchase orders and recordkeeping requirements.
Experienced retail leader with 6 years of management and customer service experience, along with 4 years of direct sales and marketing experience. High School Diploma from Calgary Academy with honors in Statistics and Sociology. Especially skilled at detail oriented work, creating/meeting budgets, team building and team leading Proven ability to guide large teams in various tasks. A talent for problem solving and developing unique business ideas. Skilled at guiding large scale operations and ensuring they are successful, excellent at making personal relationships with consumers, providing memorable service and in creating repeat customers.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Commodity Manager
Calgary Co-op
11.2021 - Current
- Demonstrated consistent revenue growth by reliably beating budgeted sales goals in a struggling market
- Developed a systematic approach to organize and document supply chain incidents
- Developed automated sales projections to bring down stock room inventory by 66% while maintaining sales floor inventory levels
- Coordinated with offsite logistics team to transport and store product ahead of anticipated shortages
Realtor, Real Estate Consultant
Century
04.2019 - 11.2021
- Worked will builders and developers to implement sales and marketing tactics for specified demographics
- Catered to high-end clientele and implemented unique, targeted marketing campaigns
- Expanded sales area and brought new partnerships to table
Realtor
CIR
02.2018 - 04.2019
- Independent business
- Responsible for all book keeping, financial strategies and social media
- Deals in fluctuating residential, commercial, and investment market
Operations Manager
Save on Foods
01.2014 - 02.2018
- Supervised Center of Store teams of up to 45 people
- Developed new sales strategies and merchandising plans
- Responsible for operations and sales of 5 departments
- Responsible for team building, customer relations, and developing future leaders
- Responsible for sales projections, outputs, wages and hours
- Promoting home brands and marketing them across respective sales area
Produce Manager
Save on Foods
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Manage the sales floor efficiently
- Train new team members
- Responsible for store orders, team leading, and unloading freight
- Ran the department's cleaning program.
Education
High School Diploma -
Calgary Academy
Calgary, AB2014
Skills
- Consumer Demand
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Functional and Business Requirements
- Staff Training
- Forecasting
- Budget Administration
- Schedule Oversight
- New Product Introduction Strategies
- Employee Relations
- Budgeting and Cost Control
- Retail Space Planning
Certification
Excel mastery level 1, 2, and 3 via CLE
Timeline
Commodity Manager
Calgary Co-op
11.2021 - Current
Realtor, Real Estate Consultant
Century
04.2019 - 11.2021
Realtor
CIR
02.2018 - 04.2019
Operations Manager
Save on Foods
01.2014 - 02.2018
Produce Manager
Save on Foods
01.2013 - 01.2014
High School Diploma -
Calgary Academy
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