Michael Kinard Email & Phone Number

Leesville, South Carolina, United States

Batesburg, South Carolina

• Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach2013 SCISA 1A State Champions2010, 2011, & 2014 SCISA 1A State Runner-Up2013, 2014, 2015, 2020 Region II-A Champions
• Assistant Varsity Football Coach 2013 SCISA 8-Man State Champions 2016 SCISA 8-Man Division II State Runner-Up

Lexington, South Carolina

• Manage the bid evaluation, preparation and submittal process as directed.
• Oversee and provide the day-to-day customer support for the assigned bid accounts.
• Develop new school business; identify prospective customers and bid opportunities.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with current and potential accounts through personal visits, food shows, conventions and bid related seminars.
• Work with vendors/brokers to attain special pricing and to provide other product information as needed by the bid accounts.
• Ensure all pricing for bid accounts is set up and maintained correctly.

Lexington, SC

• Accountable for preparing bids to achieve sales and profit goals for the division (both schools and other non-profit institutions).
• Conduct negotiations and establish contractual agreements with outside vendors to maximize positive results.
• Manage the order process to ensure all bid orders and credits are entered accurately in a timely manner, changes are completed based on customer requirement and customer satisfaction is maintained.
• Ensure all pricing programs are setup/entered accurately and timely for tracking/secure Vendor contract documentation with new item requests and product movement communicated to
• Purchasing
• Maintain Accounts Receivable of 94% current or higher

Greenwood - Aiken - Saluda - Clinton

• As a Territory Manager, I worked with customers by offering quality products and services to help their businesses be successful. I spent time with customers weekly focusing on helping them with menu analysis.

Lexington, South Carolina

• As an Express Sales Territory Manager, I spent time with each customer showing them ways to run their business more efficiently by providing quality products and services to their customers. This included processing.

Lexington, South Carolina

• As a Customer Service Representative, I interacted with customers and salesmen on a daily basis. I conducted data entry for customer orders and processed warehouse inventory forms to keep up with quantities on hand. I.

Lexington, SC

• As an Order Selector, I selected customer orders on a daily basis. I made sure orders were selected in a timely/quality manner to ensure customers were receiving the correct products.

Newberry, South Carolina

• Stocking, Customer Service, Sales Floor Supervisor(Dairy, Frozen, Produce, Meat Department, Front End)

Associate'S Degree, Computer Technology

Certifications: ▪ Computer Operations Certificate ▪ RPG Specialist Certificate Awards Received: ▪ Piedmont Technical College Merit List.

Education record

▪ Mid-Carolina High School, Senior Leadership Award, June 2000 ▪ Army JROTC 1996-2000(First Battalion Commander at MCHS) Color Guard.