Joshua Coutinho
**** ******* *****, ***********, **. L5W0C8
Tel - 647- 520- 2959 (Cell)
E-mail: ******.******@*******.***
QUALIFICATIONS
• Skilled in multi-tasking ensuring completion of all tasks before the scheduled deadline.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) as well as other programs
regarding data input and analysis.
• Superior communication skills gained through 5 years of customer service in retail and volunteer
positions.
• Capable of independent work without supervision demonstrated by my position as a Store
Supervisor
• Fluent in English both oral and written
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Store Supervisor, Bulk Barn, Mississauga, ON September 2011 –
October 2013
Key-holder supervising a team of stock and cash associates towards the completion of daily tasks.
• Demonstrates my ability to work independently without supervision while also directing a team.
Cash bondable; took weekly and daily summaries of revenue of profit as well as manually counted
hard cash at the end of every night.
• Received a weekly shipment of goods to be merchandized or stored in the backroom.
• Designed and implemented an alternative method of packaged food disposal, as well as took weekly
inventory of the backroom stock.
Operations Coordinator, Mexx, Mississauga, ON September 2013 – December 2013
Stock room and inventory management as well as sales assistance.
• Primary responsibility was stock management. Making sure new product was ready to be
merchandized and old product was ready to be shipped to sister stores.
• Sales Associate for two years at a previous Mexx Outlet [Aug 2009-Aug 2011] working towards a
daily goal. Earned multiple Sales Rep of the Month awards for excellent customer service.
• Worked independently without supervision creating my own schedule for finishing assigned tasks.
Small Business Manager, Impact Microcredit, Mississauga, ON May 2009 – June 2009
Developed and ran a small business as part of a Canada-wide entrepreneurial competition
• Devised a product that would be in demand within a high-school setting, determined sample size
and target audience. Played with cost of product development and sale price to make a profit.
• Created product awareness through collaboration with local businesses and school board to
advertise our product. Displayed a list of customer satisfaction statements as well as took
constructive criticism from customers to perfect our product.
• Formulated business summary focusing on areas of weakness and ideas to strengthen them.
EDUCATION
University of Toronto, Mississauga, ON
H.BSc composed of a Comparative Physiology Specialist and a Chemistry Minor.
• Research Intern within Plant Physiology lab working alongside a team of Ph.D. and research
students towards the progressive gathering and analysis of sample data.
References available upon request