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Des Arc

Oversee department operation. Manage parts and wholegoods inventory. Place daily and seasonal stock orders to maintain inventory levels adequate for anticipated seasonal needs. Manage monthly inventory returns to minimize overstock and zero sales items. Process and submit invoices to bookkeeping department to ensure vendors are paid on time. Assist with parts counter sales during busy times of the day.Customer calls to assess needs of individual operations and promote upcoming sales events. Schedule incoming and outgoing freight as well as operate forklifts to load and unload shipments. File overages and shortages for parts shipments and monitor shipping damage. File shipping damage claims when necessary. Monitor sales history to make sure inventory is moving as it should and price levels are correct. File weekly reports to Corporate Parts Manager, Regional VP and Location Manager summarizing safety and employee issues, freight cost and recovery as well as any issues with on time delivery, inventory adjustments and explanation for what was adjusted either in or out, customer tickets that are over 5 days old and what is being done to close, zero sales and excess inventory levels and what is being done to correct and briefly discuss conversations with customers about current events, crop progress, weather concerns or other items that may arise.

Des Arc, Ar Area

Promote and sell Crop Services packages to clients, including automated vehicle guidance systems, precision land forming systems and data collection software used for advanced decision making during crop planning.Worked with customers to analyze data collected during routine field operations like tillage, planting and harvest using various software packages.Assist equipment sales team with configuration of precision agricultural equipment.Schedule training for employees and customers on equipment operation.

Stuttgart, Arkansas

Managed network operations for seven locations. Maintained and repaired hardware and software issues company wide. Managed MPLS circuits for internet and VOIP systems. Managed business system software and worked with PFW Systems to maintain IBM AS400 mini mainframe computer system.Worked with Verizon representative to maintain company wide cell phone and mifi equipment for all company issued cellular and remote computer access equipment. Managed file server network to provide electronic document transfer between departments and locations to increase efficiency in Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.

Stuttgart, Ar

Assist sales team with configuration and marketing GPS guidance systems for agricultural equipment. Evaluate and install RTK radio networks to provide customers sub inch accuracy for their GPS systems.

Stuttgart, Ar Area

Customer calls to promote seasonal sales programs.Maintain onsite consignment parts inventory for select customers.Cold calls to attract new customers.

Stuttgart, Ar Area

Managed the day to day operation of the department. Handled customer calls and assigned shop and field jobs to technicians. Supervised ten technicians and other service personnel assigned to the department. I assisted technicians with difficult job diagnoses. Assigned job codes to repair orders and made sure technician comments matched the job code for each segment of the repair order. Made the final review of the repair order and adjusted technician hours to match job code times.Made periodic customer calls in the field and visited with customers that passed through the store to make sure the 'Customer Experience' was everything they expected. Scheduled technician training locally and at Deere and Company regional training centers.

Stuttgart, Hazen And Des Arc, Arkansas

Started as a technician trainee fresh out of high school. Attended John Deere Company sponsored annual training events at various locations over the years. Worked as journeyman technician for almost 20 years. Preformed diagnosis and repairs on all types of agricultural equipment, including engines, transmissions, electrical systems, hydraulic systems and A/C systems. Proficient at reading electrical and hydraulic schematics. Proficient using vehicle on-board computer diagnostics. Also able to connect laptop and run diagnostics using web based software. Able to install GPS guidance equipment and configure to customer needs.