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RYAN S. CHUNG

Toronto,Canada

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Sourcing Manager, Garden

Loblaw
Toronto
01.2022 - Current
  • Portfolio Management: Manage a $32M retail portfolio of soil, fertilizer, and grass seed, ensuring effective contract management, adherence to procurement policies, and alignment with business objectives.
  • Strategic Sourcing & Cost Optimization: Led the consolidation of soil purchases for annual growers by partnering with an existing supplier, generating approximately $50K in cost savings through strengthened vendor relationships, and leveraging volume discounts on live goods.
  • Strategic Planning & Market Analysis: Develop and implement retail strategies by analyzing sales data, market trends, and economic conditions to accurately forecast consumer demand, and optimize product assortments.
  • Sales & Margin Growth: Achieved target sales and surpassed prior year performance while improving gross margins through vendor cost negotiations, targeted promotions (DOTW), SKU rationalization, loyalty program enhancements (MOP), and refined planogram execution.
  • Market Competitiveness: Conduct comprehensive competitor assessments (COMP Check) to ensure product offerings align with market standards, and maintain a competitive retail position.
  • Compliance Monitoring: Oversee banner sales to ensure full compliance with retail plans and operational standards across all locations.
  • Productivity Enhancement: Identified and implemented process improvements for daily sales reporting and store conversion communications, reducing task time by 25%, and enabling the team to focus on strategic priorities.
  • Training & Development: Lead nationwide training sessions on garden center operations for store employees, ensuring consistent execution and compliance with company standards.

Category Administrator

Sobeys
Toronto
12.2020 - 01.2022
  • Vendor Collaboration: Supported impulse, frozen, and bakery categories by negotiating with vendors to secure advantageous deals and ensuring quality assurance through weekly e-flyer reviews.
  • Inventory Management: Reviewed Long-Term Out of Stock (LTOS) reports, providing stock availability information to replenishment and merchandising teams.
  • Data Management: Consolidated new article lists and provided detailed information for inclusion in the Voilà Article Listing Tracker.
  • Process Improvement: Led an initiative to enhance collaboration and efficiency by streamlining category assignments among the onboarding team.

Operations Specialist

Tiffany & Co. Inc.
Toronto
11.2019 - 12.2020
  • Data Management: Utilized Oracle JD Edwards to track merchandise and customer information, ensuring accuracy and accessibility.
  • Reporting: Gathered data through SQL queries to create monthly sales reports for leadership teams, providing actionable insights for decision-making.

Education

Advanced Diploma - Business Administration Marketing

George Brown College
Canada
07.2019

Skills

  • Category oversight
  • SAP knowledge
  • Pricing strategy and negotiations
  • Sourcing strategies
  • Supplier relationship management
  • Project planning and coordination
  • Teamwork and collaboration

Timeline

Sourcing Manager, Garden

Loblaw
01.2022 - Current

Category Administrator

Sobeys
12.2020 - 01.2022

Operations Specialist

Tiffany & Co. Inc.
11.2019 - 12.2020

Advanced Diploma - Business Administration Marketing

George Brown College

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