Ken Lohnes

General Manager - Scaffolding @ EIW

About

Hard working and knowledgeable Sales and Marketing Professional still striving to find the perfect work/life balance.After graduating from McMaster University class of 2000 he joined the workforce with Canadian Tire corp for a short period of time before moving over to ITW Construction Products as Channel Marketing manager for the retail division developing marketing programs within the big box retail channel. In this role he developed planograms, packaging and signage for the retail environment. Following his time at ITW he joined EIW Scaffolding as sales manager and eventually moved his way up to General Manager for the company's Scaffold division. Dedicated to this role and to the industry as a whole Ken focuses on ensuring all of EIW's customers can feel assured that they are getting safe and reliable equipment at the lowest possible price. His focus on Safety pushed him towards the Access Association of Canada, gaining a seat on the board of directors in 2013. It has been an honour to work with the association to help foster safety in the worksite and improve working conditions in the scaffold arena.

Country

Canada

City

Milton

Industry

Construction

Skill

Certified Scaffold Instructor, Graphic Design, Sales Management, New Business Development, Marketing Strategy, Negotiation, Customer Relations, Customer Service, Scaffolding, Logo Design, Construction, Sales, Web Design, Marketing, Business Development, Purchasing, Budgets, Management

Experience

General Manager - Scaffolding

EIW

2022-5 - Present · 4 yrs 5 mos

Sales Manager - Scaffolding Division

EIW

2008-7 - 2022-5 · 13 yrs 11 mos

Sales of Scaffolding, shoring and formwork products. EIW Also manufactures Structural Steel and Miscelanious Metals

Director

Access Association of Canada

2013-7 - Present · 13 yrs 3 mos

Ontario, Canada

The Scaffold Industry Association of Canada (SIAC), is a member driven, non-profit organization that is dedicated to ensuring that the most professional practices are provided by all members within the Scaffold and Access industry throughout Canada. The SIAC provides a forum for industry professionals and associates to promote all aspects of business that benefit our members and clients, including safety, training, engineering and involvement in the regulatory process with a portal for marketing and networking in the Scaffold and Access industry.

Business Development Manager

AT-PAC

2014-12 - 2015-11 · 1 yr

Toronto, Canada Area

Sales and rental of System and tube and clamp scaffolding. 416-712-5965

Consultant/Designer

10K Marketing And Design

2008-4 - 2015-1 · 6 yrs 10 mos

My Side business, graphic design and marketing consultation focusing on small and medium size business www.10Kmarketinganddesign.com

Channel Marketing Manager

ITW Construction Products Canada

2001-2 - 2008-4 · 7 yrs 3 mos

 Develop and execute marketing plan for Retail Business Unit.  Develop and control the marketing budget.  Monitor and track sales data to ensure ROI on marketing collateral and sales promotions.  Ensure a consistent message through all channels in all marketing mediums to achieve strategic branding initiatives.  Develop presentations for quarterly and yearly customer sales and marketing meetings.  New Product Development for retail focused products utilizing trade focus data acquired by the sales and marketing team.  Development and execution of sales promotions and marketing initiatives for the retail channel.  Design of packaging, signage and marketing collateral.  Develop merchandising programs and Planograms.  Produce and update price lists and waterfalls.  Coordinate photo audits of stores to ensure they are merchandised and maintained to the highest levels of customer satisfaction.  Coordinate trade shows and other sales initiatives.

Deal Placement Coordinator

Canadian Tire Corporation

2000 - 2001 · 1 yr

 Produce Deal Letter according to promotional schedule.  Compile and prepare manual deal change messages to be sent to associate dealers.  Review late deal changes and reports.  Generate reports needed to support the deal process.  Prepare and distribute accurate reports on success of weekly flyers.  Calculate and enter space count information into Access Database and download information.