JOHN L. FLYNT

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Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44022

440-***-**** (h)

216-***-**** (c)

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS

•Sixteen years of effective sales management experience

•Ten years of operations management experience

•Earn clients’ trust by consistently demonstrating that their needs are paramount

•Combine patience, determination and persistence to address client issues and

ensure 100% satisfaction

•Maintain genuine rapport with employees and customers

EMPLOYMENT

AVI FoodSystems, Inc. 2005-present

Branch Manager

Cleveland, OH

•Cleveland branch yearly sales volume $8.5 million

•Achieve pricing objectives annually to increase same store sales

•Deliver products and services in a manner that meets or exceeds customer

expectations

•Manage 68 employees, including eight direct reports in administration, route and

vending sales, warehouse and operations

•Manage monthly P&L to ensure that controllable expenses remain at or below

company average

•Cleveland branch performance year to date–ranked third out of 61 branches

•Directly responsible for Cleveland Clinic vending management, including $4.5

million in annual sales

•Lead responsibility for Kaiser Permanente, Cuyahoga Community College, Case

Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Hospital and The Greater Cleveland

Regional Transit Authority.

•Ensure execution of key account and global programs to drive volume and

market development

John Flynt Resume

Coca-Cola Enterprises 1995-2005

Sales Center Manager 2000-2005

Youngstown, OH

•Deliver volume and cash operating profit goals for 3.7 million case sales center

•Manage 135 employees, including seven direct reports in administration, sales,

cooler service, delivery and warehousing departments

•Key Account Management ensuring company initiatives were communicated and

executed with major key accounts and independents including Giant Eagle,

Sparkle Markets, BP, Speedway, Sheetz and local independent retailers

•Manage monthly P&L to ensure that controllable expenses remain at or below

budgeted levels–saved over $1.2 million in OPEX over 5 year period

•Manage sales center breakage damage and loss–5 year period at or below budget

<$.01; 2003 first in division at $.008 per case

•Produce weekly/monthly forecasts for sales center utilizing UFP forecasting

tool–first in division since implementation in 2003 with 75% accuracy rate

•Actively select, develop and retain subordinates and ensure appropriate staffing;

promote and develop advancement of subordinates within company

•Ensure distribution efficiencies improve daily to meet sales center goals; lowest

product returns in division in bulk and side load delivery

•Deliver products and services in a manner that meets or exceeds customer

requirements

•Administer monthly/weekly reports, direct weekly sales meetings, create sales

incentives and contests

•Conduct annual performance reviews

•Set monthly sales and gross profit goals based on budget

•Negotiated new four-year union contract with Local Teamster Union No. 377

•Successfully renegotiated 10-year contract with Youngstown State University

Sales Manager 1998-2000

Dayton, OH

•Responsible for Home Market management of 6.3 million case sales center

•Key Account Management ensuring company initiatives were communicated and

executed with major key accounts and independents including Kroger, Cub

Foods, BP, Speedway, and local independent retailers

•Trained and developed five Home Market district sales managers and twenty-

four account managers

•Develop and implement strategies based on current market conditions to achieve

and maximize sales and volume goals

•Responsible for training initiative to develop Home Market district managers

•Ensure execution of key account and global programs to drive volume and

market development

District Sales Manager 1995-1998

Dayton, OH

Seven-Up Bottling Company 1989-1995

(A Division of Brooks Beverage Management, Inc.)

District Sales Manager

Dayton, Ohio

CORPORATE TRAINING/HONORS

Quality Initiative Facilitator Management Inclusion

CWC Track 1 Trainer Coaching in the Trade

Management Essentials IC/FC University

Finance For Success Behavior Based Interviewing

Category Management Steven Covey Seminar

CHAMPS Facilitator Full Line Operator Training

Leadership in Action

EDUCATION

Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio

B.S. Marketing–1989

John Flynt Resume

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