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Manager General

Location:
Sandy Hook, VA
Posted:
September 03, 2020

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Kimberly Puryear

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Summary

Dynamic leader with extensive management and human resources experience. General manager and profit/loss leader for four major restaurant chains managing cross functional teams of up to 150 employees. Strong communication, conflict resolution and labor relations skills. Able to effectively engage and communicate with hourly workers, management subordinates and corporate executives with ease and confidence. Extensive experience with inventory management, accounting, ownership of profit and loss metrics, corrective actions, developing talent, advertising, customer relations, labor management and facility upkeep.

Key Achievements

18 years of experience as a general manager of four major restaurant chains

Named Firebirds managing partner of the year in 2010

Lead cross functional teams of up to 100 employees with complete autonomy for all human resources decisions including hiring, termination and development

Developed several employees from entry level hourly positions to senior level management through extensive coaching, mentoring and training.

Significantly improved profitability of a major restaurant location with 100 employees within one year of taking ownership of profit and loss activities.

Education

Bachelor of Science Program – J. Sergeant Reynolds Community College - March 2020 - Present

Bachelor of Science Program – University of South Carolina – August 2000 – May 2002

Skills

Extensive leadership experience with teams up to 150 people

Experience with all aspects of human resource activities including recruiting, hiring, training, development, payroll, termination and labor relations.

18 years of experience with complete ownership and responsibility for profit and loss objectives for major business assets.

Exceptional communication skills with subordinates, peers, managers and corporate executives

Excellent customer relation and customer advocacy skills

Extensive experience with inventory management and just in time delivery of supplies and raw ingredients

Exceptional conflict resolution skills

Ability to manage multiple workstreams with diverse goals concurrently with ease.

Outstanding ability to identify priorities quickly and execute accordingly, excellent problem-solving skills, outstanding written and oral communication skills and formal training in conflict resolution.

Expertise in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Microsoft Project and AutoCad

Professional Experience

Mission Barbeque Feb 2018 – Present

General Manager – Midlothian, VA

Complete profit and loss responsibility

Managed a staff of 40 people.

Opened the Midlothian Virginia location

oActively participated in pre-open planning activities

oResponsible for complete staffing of the new restaurant location including screening, interviewing, on-boarding and training.

Firebirds Restaurant LLC. Oct 2006 – Dec 2017

Managing Partner and General Manager– Short Pump, VA

Complete profit and loss responsibility

Managed a staff of 100 people.

Significantly improved the profitability of the restaurant within the first year

Developed a number of hourly employees into senior level managers

Complete responsibility for all human resources decisions and activities

Named Managing Partner of the Year in 2010.

Service Manager – Durham, NC

Managed a staff of 25 hospitality employees

Complete responsibility for all human resources decisions and activities

Provided vacation relief for General Manager

Managing Partner and General Manager– Bartlett, TN

Complete profit and loss responsibility

Managed a staff of 50 people.

Significantly improved the profitability of the restaurant within the first year

Developed a number of hourly employees into senior level managers

Complete responsibility for all human resources decisions and activities

Service Manager – Charlotte, NC

Managed a staff of 30 hospitality employees

Complete responsibility for all human resources decisions and activities

Provided vacation relief for General Manager

cantina 1511 – Charlotte, NC Jun 2006 – Oct 2006

General Manager

Complete profit and loss responsibility

Managed a staff of 50 people

Complete responsibility for all human resources decisions and activities

Blue Marlin – Columbia, SC 2002 – Jun 2006

General Manager

Complete profit and loss responsibility

Managed a staff of 50 people

Complete responsibility for all human resources decisions and activities



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