Real Estate Development and Holding

Sales leader in the Tennessee market. January 2008 received President’s Club Award for exceeding sales goals. Negotiated environmental contracts in conjuction with ISO 14000 standards. Identified and developed leads for textile products and services. Negotiated pricing and service agreements.

Penetrated the Tennessee market. Increased business in the Tennessee area by 30% - 40% each year. Worked with customers to develop packaging that effectively protects and markets their product. Effectively negotiated price, terms and conditions with customers for corrugated packaging needs.

Re-designed packaging for use at six distribution facilities and all off shore sewing facilities that optimized product output. Negotiated price, terms and conditions with suppliers for corrugated packaging needs both domestic and international. Implemented cost savings initiative that saved the company $4 million annually on corrugated packaging requirements. Worked with suppliers to identify factors leading to packaging failure and implemented corrective action. Developed guidelines for the safe keeping and storage of corrugated packaging material. Designed and published web pages which outline carton and pallet configurations to assist distribution facilities with palletizing and storage. Promoted from Inventory/Packaging Analyst to Packaging Engineer/Buyer.

Responsible for the inventory management of all computer hardware, software, and software licenses. Implemented filing system that was instrumental in the organization and maintainability of purchase orders and receiving documentation. Conferred with vendors to ensure proper sales and accountability.

Responsible for purchasing, warehousing, shipping, and receiving of supplies and equipment. Purchased over $75 million annually in military equipment and supplies. Organized and conducted departmental inventories to ensure correct counts and proper documentation. Supervised a staff of two inventory control clerks.Reported to Director the status of material operations, specifically, inventory and budget levels.