Raymond Duval Email & Phone Number

Hebron, Oh, Us

As the General Manager for the Strait & Lamp Millwork Division, I am fully responsible for the day to day business of being in business. I have full budget control, in that I crunch the numbers and submit to our president and EVP. I also have full P&L responsibility, and I act as the on-site HR representative for 31 employees in a customer facing warehouse and manufacturing environment.It is my duty to plan, direct, and organize the operations of the business, informing and executing the strategic business plan. At the same time, I work to develop and implement sales management processes with the intention of increasing sales, margin, and salesperson accountability.I work closely with our vendors, developing relationships and ensuring multiple supply chains for our products. Good vendor relationships are vital to our abilities to service our customers, and I strive to partner with the best in the space we're in.

Houston, Texas, Us

•Opened green-field branch, and led team from $0 to $4 MILLION in sales in under 24 months.•Applied management and training skills to hire, train, assess, lead and motivate team members in their functions leading to a 0.03% variance in biannual physical inventory and kept monthly adjustments under 0.25% of sales.•Used strong organizational skills to build shipping (0.01% error rate) and receiving (loss prevention leader) departments.•Ensure the staff needed to provide a high level of customer service is available and trained.

Norcross, Georgia, Us

•Developed and implemented product naming and numbering conventions and controls still in use today.•Performed data cleanse on over 120,000 sku’s ensuring consistency across all departments.•Maintained product, customer and vendor data for e-commerce and internal systems use.•Created appropriate vendor, customer and product datum within ERP system.•Reviewed and approved all new product build-in’s submitted by end users and Sourcing.

Norcross, Georgia, Us

•Lead operational project manager for 5 acquisition integrations ranging from $5 MILLION to $35 MILLION.•Internal consultant working with managers across the country to develop and implement programs designed to address operational needs or deficiencies of the region and individual business levels.•Conducted meetings with department heads and functional leaders in acquired companies, set and executed integration strategies.•Reviewed acquisition’s controls and operations, identifying and closed gaps while executing the integration plan.•Created and managed integration budget.•Supervised up to 15 integration specialists, ensuring training and project goals are met in a timely manner and within budget constraints.•Trained acquisition team members at all levels ensuring all necessary tools were in place.•Rationalized acquisition customer list with existing company customer list to de-duplicate and provide sales leads.•Transitioned final open A/R into Company database.•Lead training manager for 10 acquisition integrations, ensuring new associates are ready for conversion to new policies, procedures, and computer systems.

Norcross, Georgia, Us

•Increased gross sales from $18 million to over $25 million and gross profit margin from 26% to 32% in 24 months; exceeded sales projections every quarter by as much as 20%.•Inventory controls put in place leading to a positive shrink, finding over $50,000 in “missing” inventory.•Managed all aspects of the branch, including training sales (inside and outside), purchasing, and warehouse; full P&L responsibility; safety leader with zero safety violations over 3 years.•Responsible for HR management including interviewing, hiring, coaching, evaluating, counseling, discipline and termination decisions.•Completed branch inspections and audits to ensure safety and standards are upheld.•Internal consultant working with managers to develop and implement programs designed to address operational needs or deficiencies of the region and individual branches.•Developed and installed procedures and controls to promote effective communication and information flow.•Foundational experience in warehouse, inside sales, and account management.

Norcross, Georgia, Us

Greenfield location. Increased sales in new territory from $0 to over $200,000/mo in one year against well established competition. Promoted to Branch Manager..

Norcross, Georgia, Us

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Infantry

Master Of Science (Ms), Science

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Environment And Natural Resources, Forest Science

[Incomplete] Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Forest Science

Aa, Speech Communication

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