Kevin Thompson Email & Phone Number

Batesburg-Leesville, Sc, Us

West Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Core & Main was established in 2017, built on the foundation of 80+ legacy companies. We are a leading distributor of water, sewer, storm drain and fire protection products in the United States.

Leesville, South Carolina, United States

Space Organization & Optimization (Physical & Digital)

Columbia, South Carolina

Dynamic range of positions and responsibilities throughout tenure, most held at the same time, which stretched from Operations Manager, Sales Manager (multiple locations / tristate area), CRM Swap Onboarder, Account Manager (20,000+ leads), Policy & Procedure Development, Orientation Trainer, Warehouse Manager, Equipment Installer, and Clean & Reseal Contractor.• Personally sold over $4.5M worth of premium products and services throughout tenure, while exponentially increasing sales every year ($3.2M came from Post-COVID sales!)• Dramatically increased the commercial equipment options made available to customers from a few dozen to over 300+ items capable of handling any size playground project.• Networked connections and built lasting rapport with countless churches, schools, daycares, HOAs, and other general contractors to secure projects well into the future.• Restructured policies, procedures, and programs that stepped the company away from the startup phase and instantly increased employee morale to a level never seen before.• Barely a $3M company when I started, strategically made changes throughout the years to effectively position the company to easily clear $10M or more in the coming years.• Built a sales team and culture that is developing its own brand within the communities served, and the company’s customer service is being mentioned more than the products.

South Carolina

Apprentice training program designed to build an industrial mechanic millwright from the ground up with little to no experience. Four years of both classroom training and on-the-job, hands-on experience with every aspect of maintaining essential equipment used in the industrial industry, specifically in steel manufacturing. Family in management pushed hard for this career change.• Responsibilities ranged from, but are not limited to, installing, leveling, and aligning pumps, motors, shafts, bearings, plumbing, electrical, along with torching, welding, fabricating, and countless other tasks required by industrial maintenance. • Specialized in hydraulic and pneumatic systems troubleshooting, break-in/emergency welding, and operating heavy equipment with precision movement to set, align, and balance pumps and motors. • Expertise in operating all 30-ton+ mobile and overhead cranes, with an educated flagger.

South Carolina

Responsible for achieving budgeted sales and margins in assigned areas while ensuring all corporate merchandising standards are maintained ubiquitously. These include but are not limited to merchandise resets, zone recovery, freight flow, inventory replenishment, pricing, promotional displays, and overall housekeeping. Ultimately responsible for the safety, security, supervision, training, mentoring, and scheduling of all assigned personnel.• Managed over 45% of the building's employees and merchandise consisting of nine departments and over $14.5 Million in annual sales.• Developed and evaluated the performances of over 30 employees including six managers.• Oversaw multiple departments with sales consistently +10% over corporate budgets.• Successfully cross-trained employees resulting in sales specialists easily maintaining the #1 spot in volume over 60 stores.• Encouraged employees and managers to take ownership of their departments while embedding the culture and obsession to consistently exceed expectations.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

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