Manager Sales
Resume:
JAMES NUSBAUM
email: acd7ay@r.postjobfree.com
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
****- **** *** *** ******* INC.
President/Operations/Purchasing
. Bought into company.
Pioneer in large scale liquidation of women’s and men’s fashion shoes at affordable prices.
. Imported job lots from large US department stores, and operated liquidation stores in Montreal and vicinity.
. Re-organized whole operation.
Negotiated line of credit with bank.
Responsible for considerable increase in sales volume through web research and strategic purchasing.
Handled all accounting and all financial issues.
Planned, and coordinated all transport and customs documentation
Responsible for all purchasing of inventory and equipment.
Researched key locations for satellite stores, negotiated short term leases, coordinated moves and inventory supplies for new locations.
Day to day operation and coordination of stores.
1994 –2009 GOLDEN KNITTING MILLS
General Manager/Operations Manager
. Full responsibility for the operation of one of the largest Canadian sweater manufacturers, selling to Sears, Wal-Mart and Zellers.
. Negotiated the purchase of a 100,000 sq. foot building from the City of Montreal.
. Responsible for the entire process of moving equipment and inventory facilities to the new location, including sourcing, selecting and negotiating the cost and subsequent move arrangements together with managing the construction and decontamination of the new facility.
. Directly plan and manage the restructure of the total operation including implementation of computerized network integrating bookkeeping, payroll and manufacturing.
. Develop the strategy and implement the restructure of manufacturing operations to improve quality and cost efficiencies.
. Recruit, select and train all management personnel.
. Ensure all managers follow company policies and procedures, financial objectives, initiatives, safety standards, quality adherence, cost, and good manufacturing practices.
. Deal directly with all government, bank and creditor agencies relating to the manufacture of goods in Canada.
. Purchase all new equipment and raw materials with a budget of $8,000,000.
. Directly manage 7 department managers (production, warehousing, accounting, IT, distribution, customer service and maintenance) and indirectly manage 220 non union employees.
. Review production reports and resolve production, operations and maintenance problems to ensure minimum cost and prevent operational delays.
. Establish daily accountabilities and goals for all Managers.
. Participate in the implementation of advanced manufacturing technology to improve labor costs and promote production schedule adherence.
. Manage labor costs, safety, quality, purchasing and on-time delivery of products consistent with the production schedule.
. Direct the maintenance team in establishment of work schedules for preventative maintenance needs within the production department.
. Interview and evaluate prospective personnel.
Accomplishments . Directly responsible for an 80% increase in sales over a 7 year period, maintaining high profits.
. Developed strategy to obtain grants from City of Montreal resulting in tax refunds equivalent to 20% of the value of all improvements to the building.
. Created Accounting and Payroll Departments, streamlining processes and computerizing the payroll.
. Diversified customer pool by hiring a Sales Manager and Sales representatives in Canada as well as in the US.
. Increased domestic sales by 40% by developing and expanding customer base to include Wal-Mart, Zellers and The Bay.
. Sourced NAFTA yarns as per new regulations, which resulted in expansion of the business to US markets.
. Reduced gas and electricity consumption by 20% as a result of computerizing heating and production energy sources.
. Reduced overall raw material spending by 11% in the first year, resulting in savings in excess of $400,000.
. Developed capital investment justifications for machines, tools and process technology. These capital investments have improved efficiencies by 20% by lowering labor costs.
. Developed, recommended and implemented measurements that improved production methods, reduced raw materials consumption and waste, and increased equipment performance and quality of products produced. Improved production throughputs by 42%.
. Further reduced production costs by creating a night shift in key areas thus eliminating overtime in heavy production periods.
. Reduced projected new plant construction by three months. Worked with project engineers, architect and builder to maximize efficiency of construction crews.
1993 – 1994 PARKTOWN KNITTING MILLS
General Manager
. Co-ordinated the day-to-day operation of a knitting mill facility employing 260 to 320 hourly employees over three daily shifts in Montreal.
. Directly managed three assistant manufacturing managers, two area department managers (sanitation, maintenance, payroll), and 15 production leadhands.
. Effectively co-ordinated both resources and efforts between internal teams (stylists, production supervisors, quality control staff and logistics) to ensure customer satisfaction.
. Purchased new equipment to streamlines processes and improve production quality, output and turnaround time.
. Improved existing internal production processes.
. Instrumental in the purchase of assets from Harris Knitting Mills and the formation of a new company Les Tricots Harristown Inc.
Accomplishments . Established a network of home workers resulting in 20% savings in production costs.
. Instrumental in reducing customer complaints and rate of return from 10% to less than 1% in less than one year through raising of “quality awareness” and empowering the hourly workforce.
. Increased order filling from 80% to 99%.
. Engineered process changes improving plant efficiencies by 25% within the first year of new plant startup. This resulted in substantial cost savings with no adverse effects on operations.
. Improved production processes to facilitate business growth of 30% over previous year.
1983 – 1992 DALES OF MONTREAL
Plant and Production Manager
. Worked directly with the VP of Manufacturing, responsible for the reorganization of the cut and sew operation.
. Selected and trained new operators to increase productivity and reduce cost per garment.
. Co-ordinated knitting, cutting and sewing operations, implemented quality control guidelines/measures to improve productivity.
. Designed and implemented production waste audit, identifying sources and causes of yarn, packaging and product waste.
. Trained personnel in procedures and policies including safety.
LANGUAGES
English, French, and Spanish spoken and written.
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