Lawrence "Larry" Lengel
Sales, Customer Service, and Purchasing Manager - Action Craft Boats
N Ft Myers, FL 33917
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To obtain a position in a company that has room to grow and succeed within that company. I am willing to relocate for the best opportunity for my employer and myself. Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Scale House Operator
Veransa Group, Inc. - Fort Myers, FL
February 2023 to Present
Responsibilities include weighing all incoming and outgoing truck loads of horticulture. I am also responsible for handling all the cash collected for the company at my designated location. Purchasing Manager
Nor-Tech High Performance Boats - Cape Coral, FL
February 2018 to January 2023
I was responsible for ordering all parts required to build large offshore boats. Also was responsible for millions of dollars worth boat engines and electronics. Sales, Customer Service, and Purchasing Manager
Action Craft Boats - Cape Coral, FL
July 2015 to February 2018
Responsible for:
-Ordering all parts associated with the manufacturing of new boats
-Negotiating pricing and deliveries with over two hundred suppliers
-Assuring all current and future Action Craft owners have all their questions and or concerns addressed.
-Working at boats shows and answering the phones explaining the benefits and the value of owning an Action Craft boat
-Testing all new boats for quality and craftsmanship before they are delivered to the end user.
- Maintains accurate inventory counts with monthly physical counts. Facility Manager
Lehigh Discount Liquor Store
2009 to 2015
Responsible for:
-Ordering and inventory control
-Hiring/separations
-Loss prevention
-Store lay out and presentation for maximum sales
-Customer Service
-Interact with owner regularly to achieve consistently high sales goals Construction Manager, Residential and Commercial
L + Land Developers - Lehigh Acres, FL
2003 to 2009
Responsible for:
• Working from original plans to finished product
• Scheduled all materials, subcontractors, inspections, employees, to have buildings completed on time, on or below budget. I am also very familiar with Builder Trend. General Manager
Petland Inc
2001 to 2003
Responsible for:
-Hiring and training new staff/separations
-Inventory control and auditing
-Animal husbandry and interacted with veterinarians
-Triage animals
Deputy Sheriff
Geauga, Ohio County Sheriff's Office
1995 to 2001
Responsible for:
-All duties required as a law enforcement officer
-Patrol, worked crime scenes, assisted detectives, transported inmates
-Transported large amounts of currency
Base control, Aircraft security, Training Sergeant U.S. Air Force
1989 to 1995
E-5, Served in Desert Storm, Riyadh Air Base, Saudi Arabia 1989-1995 Responsible for:
-Security Police, Base control, Aircraft security, Training Sergeant Purchasing Manager
Nortech high performance boats - Cape Coral, FL
Education
Police Academy in Ohio Revised Code
Geauga County Police Academy - Chardon, OH
1994
N/A in Air Force, Criminal Justice
Community College of the Air Force - Eglin AFB, FL 1989
Diploma in Accounting
Marion L. Steel High School - Amherst, OH
1988
Skills
• RETAIL
• BUDGET (6 years)
• RISK ASSESSMENT
• EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION SKILLS
• PROBLEM SOLVING
• Customer Service
• Call Center
• Customer Experience
• Front Desk
• Customer Care
• excel
• typing
• management
• Inventory Control
• Inventory Management
• Shipping Receiving
• Warehouse Inventory
• Access Control
• Forklift
• Law Enforcement
• Facilities Management
• Purchasing
• Loss Prevention
• Accounts Receivable
• Accounting
• Auditing
• Triage
• Bookkeeping
• Pricing
• Forecasting
• QuickBooks
• Account Reconciliation
• Bank Reconciliation
• Journal Entries
• Accounts Payable
• General Ledger Accounting
• Payroll
• Office Management
• Project management
Military Service
Branch: United States Air Force
Rank: E-5
Additional Information
COMPETENCIES
- Excellent management skills in construction and retail businesses
- Excellent problem solving assessment and resolution skills
- Exceptional ability to work with differing groups of people, manage and train
- Have the ability to budget and increase sales by up to ten percent each year
- High level of leadership ability
- Excellent communication skills
- Exceptional at risk assessment, problem solving
- Highly motivated, goal setter, and the ability to get tasks completed