Sales Manager
Resume:
Mr Lorne Lichtman
Aurora, Ontario, CAN L4G7X9
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Personal Statement
I have nearly forty years experience dealing with rack, retail & wholesale accounts across Canada.
I have current and practical retail experience managing a large box retail store in the Toronto area(menswear) and have the passion, drive & ambition to fulfill any job/obstacle placed before me. I have a strong "fire in my belly" to succeed and a very powerful an-encompassing "work ethic"!
Status
Eligibility:
Canadian Citizen
Security Clearance: Can take clearance (Other)
Salary Requirements: $30,000 - $37,000 per year
Driver's License: Full
Employment History
Job Title: Retail Store Manager
Location: Toronto, Ontario, CAN
Dates Worked: June 2011 - January 1900
Company Name: Pinstripe Menswear Superstore
Job Type: Contract
Details:
manage 120, 000 square foot menswear superstore -hire, manage & train staff of 10-15 employees -handle and process large stock orders on a daily basis -responsible for sales, merchandising & stock placement -work with computerized inventory/order placement system
Job Title: National Sales & Marketing Manager
Location: Rexdale, Toronto, Ontario, CAN
Dates Worked: August 1992 - May 2011
Company Name: Trend Music Group Inc.
Job Type: Permanent
Details:
* Service key rack, retail & wholesale accounts across Canada ; * Decide, with national buyer, which product is to be released in Canada/ imported to Canada for distribution by Trend Music Group ; * Plan & execute national campaigns and promotions ; * Leading the national campaign with Indigo/ Chapters for "Salt Peanuts" jazz D.V.D.'s, with major display, header & magazine ads ; * Liaise with International distributors ; * Support 86 Indigo/ Chapters stores Nationally ; * Choose Canadian independent product to be distributed Nationally ; * Regularly liaise and visit with Accounts across Canada ; * Hire & train salesmen across Canada ;Lorne Lichtman
Job Title: National Sales/ Operations Director
Location:
Dates Worked: June 1989 - July 1992
Company Name: K-tel International of Canada Ltd.
Job Type: Contract
Details:
* Created and ran entire music division of K-tel of Canada Ltd ; * Planned for and opened a warehouse in Winnipeg ; * Hired sales reps across Canada ; * Created new music packages exclusively for Canada ; * Co-ordinated releases with Head office in Minneapolis, including release sheets, promotional tours and videos ; * Signed and worked with Canadian artists, for distribution ; * Handled all major National accounts ; * Reported to Mickey Elfenbein (President of K-tel, USA, based in Minneapolis) & Philip Kieves (Owner based in Winnipeg). ;
Job Title: Senior Sales Representative Ontario Sales Manager
Location: Pickering, Ontario, CAN
Dates Worked: April 1984 - June 1989
Company Name: Ky-Cam International Ltd
Job Type: Contract
Details:
* serviced on a on-going basis all retail & wholesale music accounts in Ontario market(including bi-monthly visits to "Northern Ontario) ; * serviced radio, mostly by personal visits, Ontario radio stations with "Moss Music/Ky-Cam" product ; * visited & serviced all music accounts in Eastern Canada, including Newfoundland, every three months, including all university stores(a two week trip) ; * major creator of Ky-Cam monthly "new release books" ; * created Canadian "sales campaigns" for Ky-Cam/Moss Music product in Canada ;
Job Title: National Sales & Marketing Manager
Location:
Dates Worked: June 1979 - November 1979
Company Name: Kim Mitchell and Ian
Job Type: Contract
Details:
Anthem Records of Canada, Oak Ridges, Ontario * Worked with artists including, Rush, Max Webster, Kim Mitchell and Ian Thomas ; -created sales/merchandising campaigns with retail music chains(national & regional radio stations) to promote artist tours by our recording artists-did entire "production calls" for all manufactured product(LP's/cassettes/8-tracks) based on sales reports, with manufacturing plants, on a weekly basis. * -co-ordinated sales & promotional campaigns with our distributor, Capitol/EMI Music ;
Job Title: Director
Location:
Dates Worked: May 1972 - May 1973
Company Name: National Promotion
Job Type: Contract
Details:
National Promotion Director Boot Records of Canada, Toronto, Ontario * Worked with artists including, Stompin' Tom Connors ; -serviced all radio stations & reviewers with copies of Boot product & promoted all our singles/albums to radio stations across Canada by phone calls & continual visits, especially where our artists were "touring" -assisted in selecting imported/regional releases for national release by Boot Records i.e. Ofra Harnoy
Job Title: retail store manager
Location: Toronto, Ontario, CAN
Dates Worked: June 2011 - Present
Company Name: Pinstripe Menswear
Job Type: Permanent
Details:
Manage 120,000 square foot menswear retail superstore on Orfus Road in Toronto
-hire, train & schedule staff of 12-15 employees
-merchandise all inventory being received on a daily basis from two warehouses & over fifty stores across Canada
-order, receive, process & display stock arriving on a daily basis
-do all computer paperwork, stock control, ordering/inventory systems & stock transfers in & out of store
-deal with a very large flow of customers daily
-handle all customer wants, desires & complaints to their satisfaction
Other Activities
No information provided
Education
Institution: York University
Location: Toronto, Ontario, CAN
Years: 1969 - 1972
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Grade: B+
Other Qualifications
Skills
Skill
Proficiency
Experience
responsible for sales
Advanced
5 years or more
manage major retail store
Advanced
5 years or more
Retail Accounts
Advanced
5 years or more
Responsible for efficient operations
Advanced
5 years or more
People Development & Management
Advanced
5 years or more
New Business Development
Advanced
5 years or more
Microsoft Word
Advanced
5 years or more
Microsoft Windows XP
Advanced
5 years or more
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
Advanced
5 years or more
Microsoft PowerPoint
Intermediate
5 years or more
Microsoft Outlook
Advanced
5 years or more
Microsoft Office XP
Advanced
5 years or more
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Advanced
5 years or more
Microsoft Excel
Advanced
5 years or more
Microsoft Access
Basic
0 - 3 years
Linux Fedora
Basic
0 - 3 years
Linux
Basic
0 - 3 years
sales
Advanced
5 years or more
marketing
Advanced
5 years or more
customer service
Advanced
5 years or more
organization
Advanced
5 years or more
staff relationships
Advanced
5 years or more
collecting DVD's
local/regional theatre
References
Name: Jerry Hochman
Relationship: Comptoller-Trend Music Group Inc.(former employer)
Contact Details: Phone: 416-***-****
Name: Neal Inhaber
Relationship: former owner of company I worked for
Contact Details: President/Owner-Trend Music Group Inc.
Name: Neal Inhaber
Relationship: former owner of company I worked for
Contact Details: President/Owner-Trend Music Group Inc.
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