Michael G.  Cooper

Lot 409, 2 East Greater Portmore

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 404-7237(C)

Special Skills

Personal Skills:  Analytical, Relationship Building, Communicating Effectively, Coordinating Projects, Team Player, Customer Oriented, Results Oriented, Intrinsically motivated.

Computer Skills: Microsoft Office Suite- Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point

Major Achievements

Former President of the Youth Department at Greater Portmore Open Bible Church

Staged a successful comedy show called ‘Laughfest’ in March 2010.

Successfully planned the youth talent night at Greater Portmore Open Bible Church.

Represented the Youth department on several committees at church.

Successfully managed the promotion of the youth department to increase participation and attendance.

Work Experience

Trade Development Representative, September 2014 – Present

IGL Limited, 593-595 Spanish Town Road, Kingston C.S.O

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Compile and analyze sales data and prepare weekly sales report

Devise and implement strategies to achieve and exceed sales targets

Frequent route checks to develop business relationships, increase customer satisfaction and to maintain company and brand loyalty

Supervise two franchise plant in Manchester and Clarendon

Supervise the second largest company owned plant

Maintain and Increase Dealer listing to ensure that IGL is the dominant brand in all categories.

Merchandising Manager / Assistant Sales Manager, September 2011 – 2012

Cal’s Manufacturing Limited, 7 Norman Road, Kingston C.S.O

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Compile and analyze sales data and prepare weekly sales report

Devise and implement strategies to achieve and exceed sales targets

Frequent route checks to develop business relationships, increase customer satisfaction and to maintain company and brand loyalty

Supervise the Merchandising Department and all the Merchandisers Island-wide

Disseminate important information to the sales team across the island

Supervise the Sales Department in conjunction with the Sales Manager

Compliance & Monitoring Officer, January 18, 2011 – August 26, 2011

HiLo Food Stores, a Division of GK Foods and Services Limited, Grace Kennedy Limited

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Perform Monthly cycle counts

Audits the chain of stores operation on a monthly basis

Perform stores full count twice per year.

Perform write offs for bad goods

Write report based off the full count investigations

Liaise with store managers on a daily basis to ensure the store’s operation is running effectively

Investigate and correct stores Inventory discrepancies

Ensure that the stores are all following the regulations that is laid out from the head office

Ensure that all the necessary legal documents are up to date and are in the stores.

Keep track of assigned stores inventory

Maintaining stores inventory at an acceptable level.

Audit Clerk, September 1st, 2010 –   January 14, 2011 (Contract)

G.K Foods Ltd, Central Finance Division

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Checked all listed assets for each company in GraceKennedy Group on the fixed assets register.

Tagged all assets with the correct asset number that was assigned to each asset.

Identify all new assets and add it to the assets register and make the necessary documentations.

Ensure that all the assets on the fixed assets register are accounted for and where they are located and who is using each asset.

Educational Background

Sept.2006 – pending

B.A. Marketing and Minor in International Business

University of Technology, Jamaica

2001- 2006

High School Diploma, Excelsior High School

C.X.C & G.C.E 7 subjects

Interest

Reading, playing football, cooking, attending business conferences, and mentoring

References will be made available upon request.