1. CHAD MESSIER
22 Frank Faubert Drive, Toronto ON (c) 613-857-6452 cmessier2@gmail.com
Strategic Business Leader/ Operations/Sales
 Strategic business leader with 15 years experience
 Led operations in a multiunit environment, with combined sales exceeding 1.6 billion annually
 Extensive retail and grocery operations experience
 Ability to leverage strong relationships
 Develop talent
 Skilled at developing simple, concise, business critical communications
 Engaging, articulate and influential leader, secures consensus and builds strong teams
 Bilingual – French/English
Highlights of Accomplishments:
 Achieved incremental sales increase in grocery at 4.3%
 Achieved market profit increase of 22%
 Regional Leader for the “Women in Retail” program
 Selected to participate in the District Manager Council, representing the Region
 Created strategic Fresh Food business plan; adopted nationally
 Responsible for operations in 25 Supercentres and over 7000 employees
 Completed Harvard Manage Mentor program
Career Chronology
WALMART CANADA 2007 – present
District Manager, GTA East (July 2011 – present)
 Responsible for retail operations in 25 locations
 Build relations and leverage key district partners to ensure effective operations
 Talent Development: developed and promoted 10 Store Managers
 Key Performance Indicator: profit increase of 22%, expense reduction of 1.3%, grocery sales growth of 4.3%
 Ensure the execution of key business initiatives
 Develop and deliver corporate, business and marketing strategies to facilitate and
support business growth
 Ensure implementation of employee engagement programs
 Identifying new ways to reduce loss and implementing inventory control procedures
Store Manager (March 2007 – July 2011)
 Managed overall operations of Supercentre with sales of 90 million
 Developed Management Team within the store; promoted 5 managers into successful Store Managers
 Assigned leadership roles within the district
 Identified and developed strategies to build business and competitive advantage
 Analyzed financial data to drive efficiencies
 Support launch of Supercentres into Canada
 Recruit and develop talent for key store positions
 Shrink reduction
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2. CHAD MESSIER
22 Frank Faubert Drive, Toronto ON (c) 613-857-6452 cmessier2@gmail.com
METRO INC., FOOD BASICS October 2003 – March 2007
Store Manager
 Responsible for full cycle recruitment of Assistant Managers, Supervisors and Employees
 Developed management talent
 Operated stores and schedules within budget to maximize sales results and customer experience
 Ensured the execution of company programs
 Worked in several markets across Ontario; GTA, Scarborough, Northern and Eastern Ontario
 Participated in new store openings
Skills, Abilities and Competencies
 Strong interpersonal skills, cultural sensitivity and ability to build effective relationships with internal business
partners and external vendors.
 Demonstrated ability to lead people and drive results
 Strategic planner with ability to manage both the short and long term objectives
 Ability to lead the training and communication requirements that include integration points across different
business units
 Mastery level of operations and competence across multiple disciplines to be able to quickly analyze situations,
correlate ideas, and make decisions on issues and resolutions
 Ability to function in a collaborative environment strategically and generate trust and build al liances with co-workers
and executives
 Highly skilled in engaging teams in creating structure and process to deliver results in a highly ambiguous, rapidly
changing environment
Education and Professional Development
Northern College Business Administration, 1996
Professional Development Situational Leadership II Harvard Business Manage Mentor
Walton Institute of Development Change Management
Advanced Leadership Training
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