* Shopify Development Class on Udemy * Assists primary teacher in managing and prepare course materials. * Coordinates with teacher on the day’s agenda. * Helps with ongoing development and design of the curriculum, prepares lesson plans and materials; * Check students' assignments (Q&A)

* Designed, implemented and monitored all projects to maximize productivity and efficiency. Short- and long-term planning to ensure a dynamic and robust supply chain with fresh daily produce. Parts of the job included: * Based on each category, developed performance metrics & provided feedback to suppliers * Found effective solutions for customer issues, conducted group workshops to gain feedback & insight on customer experience * Contributed to significant company growth with merchandising concepts * Provided accurate forecast to suppliers, consolidated orders & audited suppliers’ internal procedures to decrease DDP costs & optimize chain from vendor warehouses by 5% in high season

* Developed entire category development for Hardware Department with local and direct import producers (Standers, SysTec). * Duties: * Expanded product range in hardware department in order to satisfy clients’ demand * Organized workshops & led focus groups to better understand hardware department suppliers’ performance at cross-functional level: procurement department, merchandising & sales * Mentored & managed hardware team to significantly improve initiative & participation * Regularly attended trade shows to identify new vendors & learn new trends & products * Traveled to other European countries to lead product development workshops * Attended Synergy events to meet with peers in different countries to discuss new concepts, trends & forecasts * Negotiated with vendors to decrease the total purchasing cost and to keep consistent product quality * Developed own brand products in order to increase clients’ loyalty and decrease world brands dependency

* Comprehensive management and oversight of product development and category management. Analyzed how clients purchase included planning of promotional events and ongoing observation of the process of shopping. Responsibilities: * Wrote / created annual advertising policy for hand tools department on monthly basis * Quality control & oversight of merchandising * Analyzed sales, stock, rotation & branding to negotiate with suppliers * Established mission of purchasing department & sales strategies * Learned German purchasing system structures in detail, from packaging to supply chains * Outreach to determine rates, logistics & product quality with various suppliers to select best * Using customer feedback, production capacities created OBI own brand power tool * Analyzed sales results to determine strategy & exit plan for coming year * Improved payment terms through negotiations with local & international suppliers

* Responsible for assisting Category Manager for all purchasing of Hardware and Hand tools * based on KPIs and supplier negotiations was promoted to Category Manager. Aspects of the job: * Created season-specific marketing plans & execution * Coordinated business processes between stores, suppliers & purchasing * Across-board supplier negotiations * organized suppliers tenders

* Creation of food supply chain strategy based on produce availability in North America (Canada, USA, Mexico, and Costa Rica). Proactive and responsive management to ensure profits and market share growth targets met or exceeded. Aspects of the job include: * Developed categories & subsequent marketing strategies in keeping with company framework * Supplier engagement to increase product quality & decrease waste of produce or dairy * In-depth analysis to determine SKU optimization, private label strategy & price ladders * Comprehensive profit & loss management * Supplier audits to reduce risk of short deliveries * Investigate purchase price components, negotiate prices * Ongoing customer polling for feedback, talks with sales people to determine what is working, what customers want & state of produce