david robinson

* Responsible for the weekly flyer layout for the Automotive and Electronics business unit, responsibilities included product additions, deletions, and late changes to the flyer * Negotiated with vendors to receive cost-downs on products with declining margins to increase business category profitability * Gathered and analyzed data on market trends to assist the Category Business Manager in promotional assortment and product pricing strategies, improving Canadian Tire’s competitiveness in the industry * Requested enhanced product descriptions, features, and images from vendors and uploaded them to the Canadian Tire website resulting in better website functionality * Coordinated product samples for Category Business Managers and Retail Merchandising Analysts, resulting in an diversified product portfolio for Car Care & Accessories

* Assisted in formatting and pulling data on spreadsheets that outlined costs associated to Scotiabank’s different products * Generated annual reporting packages outlining the profitability of Scotiabank’s Canadian Banking product lines and supported the presentation and explanation of different ratios of financial statements used within the Product Profitability Analyses * Created reports outlining the percentage increase or decrease in times required for activities related to branches * Proof-read the banks quarter-end financial statements to ensure that the numbers were accurate when presented to the public

* Created and populated operating expense templates for Canadian Banking Business units through the use of Microsoft Excel- including Quarterly Forecasts, and Pre-Quarter Estimates * Prepared annual, and quarterly reporting packages of financial metrics verifying differences among Whole-Year 2014 Profit Plan and Whole-Year 2013 Forecasts by expense line * Bridged communication between various stakeholders by setting up meetings with business units to receive explanation on the valuation of expenses at the transit and expense line level * Consolidated volume-driven expenses for further analysis of trends within the industry * Appropriately allocated expenses by assisting in the monthly and quarterly analysis of staffing overhead * In the process of improving Staff Complement by drilling down Full Time Equivalents into job-specific categories * Assist in the creation of templates for monthly and quarterly reports of operating expenses. Including forecasts, mini forecasts, and profit plan * Analysis of variances within operating expense reports

* Camp Counselor June 2009 to August 2009 * Young Men’s Christian Association, Oakville Ontario * Motivated younger kids to work together and get along with one another by teaching them the importance of respect * Organized and led activities and special events by demonstrating teamwork and leadership capabilities when working with people * Built strong bonds with campers during their stay using outstanding interpersonal skills to develop rapport * Increased communication with parents by providing at-the-door information regarding camp related activities

* Goodman School of Business, Brock University, St. Catharines Ontario * Honours Bachelor of Business Administration, Co-op Option Finance Concentration September 2011 to Present * Recipient of Brock Entrance Scholarship awarded to students with a 80% plus average

Completed an exchange semester in Paris France.

* Generated weekly reports to the Business Planners to assist in forecast activities * Maintained Access databases and ensured accuracy in the numbers generated * Uploaded the most recent YTD actual values into Hyperion for all of Canadian Tire Retail and Part Source to ensure accuracy in weekly reporting * Built new target-setting templates using Excel for the Business Planners and updated the process for Promo IP targets for POS/RVS/EGM * Developed a new reporting process and report to reflect each Business Planner’s unadjusted and adjusted forecast accuracy allowing for more granular analysis and improved data performance