Mark Milando

General Merchandise Manager @Giant Tiger

ON, CA

Lead the merchandising team for the home division to develop and deliver short- and long-term sales and profitability growth by developing a strategic vision within the discount channel to capitalize on current customer needs as well as new customer opportunities to expand base• Balance the achievement of short-term/medium-term merchandising and growth objectives within the context of overall business plans, sales results, and profitability requirements• Built and maintained executive level relationships through the market to support strategic plan• Manage the achievement of the annual budget plan in terms of sales, gross margin, and expenses• Provide direction and coaching to direct reports to ensure execution of strategies in support of delivering required results• Manage resource allocation in terms of budgets, people, and systems to meet short- and long-term merchandising goals and objectives• Establishe and maintained a discount leadership culture while providing stewardship for the company’s brand and image• Lead internal initiative across all merchant teams focused on ensuring best practices established across all divisions• Leverage internal relationships with executive and senior leadership teams to identify and implement efficiencies within the merchant team

University of Toronto

MA, Political Science

University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies

eCommerce/Online Business Fundamentals & Strategies, eCommerce

University of Toronto

BA, Political Science, Economics, International Relations