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Tan M. Chaudhry

Summary

Retail manager with over 20 years experience in the industry. Coaches and encourages staff toward advancement using an enthusiastic and supportive attitude. Clearly explains the reasons behind store policies and procedures to foster employee compliance. Equipped with extensive experience in retail management and sales. Excellent leadership skills and multi-tasking strengths. Motivated leader in customer relations, sales and inventory control. Demonstrated skill in improving store operations, increasing top line sales and reducing costs.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Area Merchandising Manager

Toronto Leaf Corp, OUDOOR
10.2020 - 08.2023
  • 18M Sales)
  • Responsible for making decisions related to stocking, pricing and presenting goods in retail stores, planning and developing merchandising strategies.Analyzing sales figures, customers reactions and market trends to anticipate product needs
  • Collaborating with buyers, suppliers, distributors and analysts to negotiate prices, quantities and time-scales
  • Responsible for 5 R's of merchandising
  • Responsible for corporate account I,e Canadian Tire, Homesense, Marshalls, Winners, Target USA & Sears USA
  • Wayfair online.

Assistant Manager Night

Loblaw Companies
08.2020 - 09.2020
  • ($58M Sales)
  • Overseeing 19 team members of night shift
  • Responsible for receiving deliveries
  • Making sure a smooth night operations, assured all orders have been worked in timely manner, responsible for continuing coaching and training new hire, placing orders for busy season i,e Thanksgiving , Black Friday, Charismas, New Year etc
  • Made assure restocking shelves at full capacity & night targets are hit and achieved Monitoring inventories.

Senior Department Manager

Lowe's
03.2017 - 01.2018
  • (63m Sales)
  • Inside lawn & Garden/Outdoor Power Equipment/Fashion Lighting/Appliances
  • Team member of opening brand new store
  • Responsible for department merchandizing standard
  • Hiring & training new staff
  • Responsible for managing operations in the department, taking charge of most of the activities in the department and ensuring that operations are carried out properly and in line with laid down rules and regulation
  • Inventory check and balance, responsible for Weekly and monthly shrink report.

Assistant Store Manager

Sears Department Store
09.2016 - 02.2017
  • 38.7M Sales)
  • My key responsibility as assist store manager were planning and implementing strategies to attract customers, Coordinate daily customer service operations e.g
  • Sales processes, employees performance, maintain floor in great conditions, planning for upcoming events I,e Christmas, Black Friday, New Year and Summer sales etc
  • Track the progress of weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual objectives
  • Monitor and maintain store inventory
  • Responsible for making staff schedule.

Store Key Holder Department Manager

Home Depot
03.2011 - 08.2016
  • Electrical, Plumbing, Seasonal & Lumber ($23.5M Sales)
  • Responsible for overseeing staff, merchandising, maintains stocks, implementing business strategies to attain sales goals, forecasting sales, recruiting new employees, and providing customer service
  • Store opening and closing protocols.

Operations Manager

Al Farasha Group
07.2001 - 11.2010
  • Building Material/Pool & Spa
  • ($15.5M Sales)
  • Responsible for building relationships with vendors, creating planograms to display products
  • Hiring & supervising employees
  • Delegating tasks and performing inventory checks
  • Ensuring that shelves are fully stocked with correct product
  • Ordering new shipments and determining required amounts.

Education

BBA - Bachelor of Business Admin & Human Resource

Baker College (Michigan, USA)
Dubai, UAE Campus
04.2008

Skills

  • Accountability
  • Conflict resolution skills
  • Online sales
  • B2B & B2C sales
  • Operate Reach Truck & Forklift Licence
  • Proficient user of MS Office (MS Excel in particular)
  • Retail inventory Management
  • Store opening and closing procedures
  • Store operations
  • Opening New Store
  • Community involvement
  • Manager Coaching and Training
  • Staff Supervision
  • Promotional Planning

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Urdu
Native or Bilingual
Punjabi
Full Professional
Arabic
Full Professional

Timeline

Area Merchandising Manager

Toronto Leaf Corp, OUDOOR
10.2020 - 08.2023

Assistant Manager Night

Loblaw Companies
08.2020 - 09.2020

Senior Department Manager

Lowe's
03.2017 - 01.2018

Assistant Store Manager

Sears Department Store
09.2016 - 02.2017

Store Key Holder Department Manager

Home Depot
03.2011 - 08.2016

Operations Manager

Al Farasha Group
07.2001 - 11.2010

BBA - Bachelor of Business Admin & Human Resource

Baker College (Michigan, USA)
Tan M. Chaudhry