Manager Sales

THOMAS C. BOITNOTT

**** ****** ***** **., ********, IL 61745

309-***-**** - home 309-***-**** - cell

abm1xk@r.postjobfree.com

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Farmers Insurance Co.

Reserve Insurance Agent

(07/09 - Presernt)

Selling various Insurance products

Sears Holding Co. Hoffman Estates, IL.

Store Manager (08/08 - 06-09)

Store Manager training program

Completed 12 week training program

Will be assigned as Store manager in 2009 when a position opens

Boitnott Foods Inc., Bloomington, IL.

Owner/General Manager (02/05 - 10/2009)

Store open February 2007 thru October 2007

Made all decisions with my son/partner involved in starting a corporation

and opening a new Mor For Less grocery store.

Tom's Parkway Foods, Bloomington, IL

Owner/General Manager (01/01 - 01/05)

. Made all decisions involved in opening a new grocery store. Supervised

all personnel hiring. Designed layout of store and d cor.

. Purchased $1.9 million in equipment. Supervised construction of a

50,000 sq. ft. building. General Manager after store opened in 10/01.

Looked over all aspects of day-to-day operations including

advertising, hiring, buying, cash management, customer and public

relations, and training.

Weekly sales of $270,000

Hermes Equipment Co., Bloomington, IL

Sales Manager (10/00 - 01/01)

All sales aspects of product that is used for a Laundromat or dry cleaner.

Thompson Food Basket, Peoria, IL.

Store Director, Festival Foods (2/99-9/00)

Rejuvenated an existing store in Burlington, IA. Effective January 3, 2000,

became Store Director of the Festival Foods in Peoria---the newest of the

Festival Foods stores.

Weekly sales of $220,000

Bell Foods, Inc., Bloomington, IL

Director of Corporate Office (1/97-2/99)

Store Manager/General Manager (3/93-1/97)

Buyer/Director of Merchandising (9/83 - 3/93)

. Responsible for the management of the Human Resource Department, four

(4) supervising managers and hourly staff; Trained and monitored store

buyers;

. Reorganized staff placement and scheduling; Responsible for training

and supervising 15 managers and hourly staff of 200+;

. Handled all phases of store operations including: budgeting and

expense control, human resources, cash management, merchandise

pricing, P&L, sales, advertising, training, and customer service;

. Maintained annual profit margins of 125%; Weekly average sales

$750,000 and yearly pre tax profit avg 1994 -1997 $1,500,000

. Responsible for purchasing and product merchandising for two stores;

Negotiated contracts with major suppliers and vendors

. Implemented effective advertising programs; ; Oversaw all

advertising, buying, product negotiations, accounts

receivable/payable, and merchandise pricing for two stores; Developed

marketing and merchandising programs

. Incorporated store security

. Increased sales growth by effective product pricing and timely

acquisition of merchandise.

Other Pervious Employment

Colgate Palmolive Sales (1981 - 1983) Serviced 125 accounts plus 3 major

accounts

Kroger Company (1967 - 1981) Started as a clerk and worked way to Store

manager. Was a Store manager for about 5- 7 years?

Accomplishments:

. Have Producer License for Health,Life,Property and Casuality

Insurance

. Participated in the design and opening of new retail stores;

. Developed new advertising formats;

. Reorganized multiple facilities and increased operational efficiency;

. Successfully negotiated with suppliers, high volume merchandise

contracts resulting in an additional organizational income of

$564,000;

. Increased organizational Sales profit margins by 130% consistently

over a (3+) year period;

. Developed company 401K plan;

Awards:

. Recipient of Super Valu "Sales Per Customer Award",

. Received "Small Business of the Year" by the Chamber of Commerce in

2002,

. Major sponsor in Relay for Life and St. Jude.

Professional and Community Activities:

. McLean County Health Department IPLAN committee member;

. Heyworth Public School Goals 2000 committee member;

. Citizen's Advisory committee member.

EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES

Seminars and Training:

Zig Ziglar Motivational Seminar; Owner-Management Conferences;

HACCAP Training; Management and Problem Solving Technique

Seminars;

Sexual Harassment Seminar, EEOC,

HIPPA. Responsible all

radio and television activity for several stores

Have

Producer License for Health,Life,Property and Casuality

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