Elisabeth Grégoire
Granby
Summary
Dynamic R&D Business Analyst at BRP with a distinguished history in project management and strategic business development.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
R&D Business Analyst, Accessories Power Sports
BRP
01.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: https://www.brp.com/en/
- Responsible for vetting 30+ annual projects, while averaging 4 to 6 months’ time to completion per project before presenting to executive leaders.
- Maintained annual financial budget of $5M per annum for division.
- Developed cohesive and complimentary partnerships with internal engineering, financial, and purchasing teams.
- Each project required ROI models be presented to division executive leaders for go to market selection.
- Manage inflation at the heart of business while ensuring high quality standards of the goods.
- Built trust-worthy, fiscally responsible, and timeline sensitive partner ecosystem.
- Strong negotiating tactics used with partners to reduce BRP ROI parameters, increase quality of goods, and reduce lead times.
- Https://www.brp.com/en/
Owner & CEO
The Amo
01.2017 - Current
- Started a life-long passion with the creation of healthy, natural tea blends, with home grown ingredients.
- Developed an online presence to deliver tea blends for commercial and individual clients.
- Efficiently managed production and sourcing new partners to increase productivity while reducing costs.
- Business monitoring of growth and achievement of set annual goals.
- Developed a strong and profitable customer ecosystem in Canada.
- Member and spokesperson of Chamber of Commerce since 2018.
- Has developed a total of 25 tea blends since the inception of The Amo in 2017.
- www.theamo.ca
Business Strategist for Outerwear Division
Groupe Marie Claire
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Company Overview: https://groupemarieclaire.ca/
- Developed go to market strategies for Canadian outwear division across five banners.
- R&D of latest trends, technologies and translating them into viable, stylistic, sellable products.
- Working with technical teams to oversee final products prior to seasonal production.
- Managed $500,000 to $700,000 annual budgets for each banner.
- Built a reliable global vendor & manufacturer ecosystem to ensure maximal P&L.
- Https://groupemarieclaire.ca/
Independent Business Strategist
Groupe Marie Claire
01.2010 - 01.2015
- Company Overview: https://groupemarieclaire.ca/
- Maximized creation efficiencies for Canadian outerwear brands such as Fur Lux, Moose Knuckles, and Mexx Canada.
- Executed strategic plans that expanded market share by over 15% annually.
- Developed go to market strategies for top brand commodities.
- Managed and optimized annual development budgets of 3M USD.
- Transformed internal developmental architecture and quality control protocols for top commodities.
- Negotiated all terms and conditions of contracts with vendors and manufacturers.
- Contributed to the building of a healthy vendor and manufacturer ecosystem, promoting collaboration, growth and success.
- Https://groupemarieclaire.ca/
Education
Entrepreneurial Certificate -
Granby Cegep
GranbyBusiness Development and Entrepreneurship Certificate -
Lasalle College
Digital Pattern Making -
Lasalle College
Fashion Designer -
Richard Robinson Fashion Academy
Skills
- Purchasing and procurement
- Business development strategies
- Technical design expertise
- Leadership and team management
- Project management methodologies
- Effective communication skills
Timeline
R&D Business Analyst, Accessories Power Sports
BRP
01.2023 - Current
Owner & CEO
The Amo
01.2017 - Current
Business Strategist for Outerwear Division
Groupe Marie Claire
01.2016 - 01.2018
Independent Business Strategist
Groupe Marie Claire
01.2010 - 01.2015
Entrepreneurial Certificate -
Granby Cegep
Business Development and Entrepreneurship Certificate -
Lasalle College
Digital Pattern Making -
Lasalle College
Fashion Designer -
Richard Robinson Fashion Academy