Allan Webber has over 20 years of experience in grocery store and retail management. He has held positions such as grocery manager, assistant store manager, and store manager for various companies including Arctic Co-op, Walmart, and Safeway. His experience spans operations, inventory management, hiring, training, visual merchandising, and meeting sales targets. He is seeking new opportunities in Vancouver or Richmond, British Columbia.

1. Allan Webber
Calgary, AB
allan.webber@hotmail.com - 403-808-0706
Willing to relocate to: Vancouver, BC - Richmond, BC
WORK EXPERIENCE
Grocery Manager
Arctic Co-operatives Limited - Yellowknife, NT - January 2016 to Present
Grocery manager for Arctic Co-op. Supervise 25 employees, order stock, create schedules, hire and train new
employees. Conduct employee performance appraisals, open and close the store. Over see corporate sales
division for the store.
Merchandiser
CBMS - Toronto, ON - April 2014 to Present
Provide merchandising services for high performing retailers in Canada.
Merchandiser/Sales Rep
FERRERO CANADA LTD. - Toronto, ON - June 2015 to January 2016
Provide sales and merchandising services to retail stores. Examples of stores serviced were Wal-Mart, Lob
laws, Safeway, Soybe's, Canadian Tire, Shoppers Drug Mart, London Drugs, Rexall Drugs and more.
ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER
Wal-Mart - Winnipeg, MB - September 2012 to September 2013
Oversee all aspects of inventory processing, sales floor replenishment and merchandising, planogram
maintenance,
signage, backroom organization, store cleanliness, and overall visual presentation as the overnight assistant
store
manager in a supercentre with a full grocery department. Provide direct leadership to a team of 50 associates.
• Immediately increased the team's productivity by 60%, improving from 22 cases-per-hour to 35.
• Opened lines of communication, improved morale, and reduced employee turnover by 50%.
ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER - REAL CANADIAN SUPERSTORE
LOBLAW COMPANIES LIMITED - November 2011 to September 2012
220,000 square feet - $100M in sales - Calgary, Alberta
Relocated to Calgary for family reasons and oversaw inventory receiving, processing, merchandising, and
ordering as the overnight assistant store manager. Worked closely with day managers to optimize inventory
levels and resolve
out-of-stock issues. Conducted physical inventory counts. Directed a team of 50 associates in a union
environment.
• Increased the team's productivity by more than 30%, improving from 30 cases-per-hour to 40.
• Reduced quarterly inventory shrink by $100K from the previous year by implementing proper stock rotation
(FIFO) procedures and just-in-time ordering processes.
• Doubled loss prevention audit scores from 40% to 80% through effective training and systems.
• Reduced employee turnover by 40% from the previous year.
• Contributed to a 10% sales increase over the previous year during the 4th quarter.

2. • Managed a complex, 4-month overnight store renovation project; finished 2 weeks early and under budget.
STORE MANAGER - REAL CANADIAN WHOLESALE CLUB Nov 2010 - Nov 2011
36,000 square feet - $14M in sales - Kenora, Ontario
Oversaw all aspects of sales, expense control, P&L, customer service, business clientele development, staffing
and training, performance management, morale and retention, inventory control, and operations in a store
that was in a
considerable decline due to the recent opening of a No Frills store nearby. Directed a team of 42.
• Implemented controls that reduced inventory shrink to 33% below the previous year.
• Maintained sales at -18% to last year, less than the -20% projected by senior management.
• Developed and promoted a full-time produce associate to department supervisor.
GROCERY MANAGER
FAMILY FOODS - May 2010 to November 2010
30,000 square feet - $10.5M in sales - Calgary, Alberta
Managed grocery, dairy, frozen foods, and produce departments with full accountability for ordering and
inventory
management, visual merchandising and signage, ad preparation, vendor relations, hiring, training and
development,
scheduling, health and safety, and loss prevention. Directed a team of 16.
• Reduced excessive inventory down to optimal levels, which enabled the store to purchase new hand jacks
and grocery carts and fix or replace older coolers and freezers.
• Worked closely with all departments to elevate merchandising standards throughout the store.
Allan Webber, 204.998.3026 | allan.webber@hotmail.com
STORE MANAGER
SHOPPERS DRUG MART - October 2009 to April 2010
18,000 square feet - $2.6M in sales - Olds, Alberta
Managed all aspects of store operations in a high-volume location that ranked 4th out of 12 in the district for
annual
sales but struggled with bloated inventory levels, low productivity, and poor merchandising execution. Re-
trained,
developed, and supervised a team of 15 managers and associates.
• Increased sales 5% over the previous year by improving visual merchandising compliance and standards.
• Revamped the backroom and ordering processes and reduced stock-on-hand from 30 days to just 7.
• Introduced a new rotating staff schedule that reduced labour costs by 20% and improved productivity.
• Developed, mentored, and promoted a full-time associate to assistant store manager.
ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER
CANADA SAFEWAY - December 2005 to October 2009
55,000 square feet - $50M in sales - Calgary, Alberta
Supported the general manager in overseeing all areas of a high-volume store that ranked 35th out of 235
locations across the country, with particular focus on grocery and produce, inventory management, receiving
and backroom
operations, and front end customer service. Provided leadership and support to 200+ employees store-wide.
• Appointed customer service specialist for the store; trained all staff on the top 10 service attributes.
• Drove mystery shop scores to the top 20 out of 84 stores in the province.
• Reduced inventory shrink by 15% and labour costs by 7% with strict controls and effective training.
• Promoted more than 20 part-time associates to full-time roles and leadership positions.

3. • Chaired the store's hiring committee; oversaw employee recruitment, selection, and orientation.
• Assisted with opening 2 new stores and renovating 6 others; completed all projects on time and budget.
ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER
WALMART CANADA - October 1999 to December 2005
Up to 220,000 square feet and $118M in sales - 4 locations in Alberta, Manitoba, and Kentucky USA
Worked in Winnipeg from 1999-2000, Camrose AB from 2000-2003, and Calgary from 2004-2005. Selected
as 1 of 4
assistant managers in Canada to participate in a 1-year leadership development program in the US from
2003-2004;
covered for vacationing assistant managers in a 24-hour supercentre with 600 employees in Lexington,
Kentucky.
• Assisted with the opening of the Camrose store; oversaw hiring, training, and merchandising.
• Managed grocery operations in Camrose, the 1st grocery-format store for Walmart in Western Canada.
• Appointed district training coordinator while in Camrose; trained all new assistant managers in the district.
• Chaired the hiring committee and the community engagement committee in the Camrose store.
• Increased productivity from 125 skids-per-night to 170 as the overnight assistant manager in Calgary.
• Promoted 20 associates to department manager and 4 to assistant store manager in Camrose and Calgary.
• Attended 6 national/international meetings in the US, including the US shareholder's meeting in Arkansas.
Completed numerous employer-sponsored training programs including:
Leadership Foundations • Supervisory Skills • Retail Math • Train the Trainer • Invoicing Procedures • UPC
Interviewing Techniques • Health & Safety Levels 1-2 • Food Safety Levels 1-2 • Accounting Principles
LinkedIn Profile: ca.linkedin.com/pub/allan-webber/23/367/6a
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts
Brandon University - Brandon, MB