Manager Store
Resume:
Tim W. Flowers
Greensboro, NC 27403
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Committed. Honest. Reliable. Flexible. Continuously Learning. Entrepreneurial. Ready to Lead.
Life Goal:
To make a difference in my community rather than just pass through it.
Career Goal:
Work as part of a team, contribute ideas for improvement, and have something to be proud of at the end of the day.
Top Qualifiers:
Committed: I give 100% to anything and everything I become a part of.
Honest & Reliable: Three of my earlier employers recruited and rehired me due to their trust in my abilities and job performance.
Flexible: Willing and able to adapt to changing conditions in the workplace and my personal life. Excel at multi-tasking in fast-paced environments.
Continuously Learning: I've kept my skills and knowledge up to date through ongoing training.
Entrepreneurial: Reputation for being first with new ideas, beating out competitors in my market areas.
Ready to Lead: Several years of successful management experience in retail, sales, and logistics.
Essential Skills:
Retail Management
Multi-unit P&L responsibility for as many as nine stores, most with food service operations.
Directly involved in the design, construction, and merchandising of several retail stores.
Extensive work in vendor selection, pricing, promotions, contract negotiations, and lease negotiations.
Developed the deli operations guidebook for the Kayo/Jet Oil Co. division of Conoco Petroleum.
Effective at increasing sales while creating very high levels of customer satisfaction.
Logistics
Nine years experience managing fuel inventories for over 100 stores in North Carolina and Virginia, scheduling "just in time" deliveries for customers such as Circle K, Kangaroo, and Murphy USA.
Directed the activities of 23 class A CDL drivers utilizing 13 transports.
Education and Training:
7-Eleven Store Manager Training Program
Marathon Petroleum Corporation Store Manager Training Program
Lenoir Community College, 2 years Marketing & Retailing
Guilford Technical Community College certificate: Computer Graphics Design
Working knowledge of Windows, IBM AS/400, Open Office, Illustrator, and MS Office.
Attended numerous business management and personal development seminars.
Community Involvement:
Judge for the Guilford County Board of Elections.
Created "Progress For Greensboro", an online community where city leaders discuss Greensboro's future focus. The project includes a website, an active Facebook group, and a Twitter feed.
Served more than four years as a volunteer at local homeless shelters.
Teams I'm proud to have worked with:
2010-present
Owner
Tim W Flowers Merchant Services
Retail consulting and merchant financial services
Greensboro NC
2006-2010
Asst. Terminal Mgr.
Eagle Transport Corporation
Petroleum logistics and CDL driver management
Greensboro NC
2004-2006
President/GM Ambiance Shops Inc (owner retired/sold business)
Family owned gift shop business with 3 mall locations
Wilson NC
2002-2004
Fuel Logistics Mgr.
Abercrombie Oil Company
Petroleum logistics and CDL driver management
Greensboro NC
1999-2002
Asst. Terminal Mgr.
Eagle Transport Corporation
Petroleum logistics and CDL driver management
Greensboro NC
1997-1999
Retail Supervisor
Lee Oil Company of Greensboro
Convenience store operations and marketing - multi unit
Greensboro NC
1995-1997
Owner/President
Zebec Retail Solutions, Inc.
Inventory services for retail businesses across North Carolina
Greensboro NC
1993-1995
Retail Supervisor
Lee Oil Company of Greensboro
Convenience store operations and marketing - multi unit
Greensboro NC
1993
Travel Center Mgr.
Marathon PetroleumCorp./Speedway-Starvin' Marvin
P&L responsibility for a high volume travel center
Halifax, NC
1991-1993
District Manager
Scotchman Stores
Responsible for 9 high volume convenience stores
Myrtle Beach, SC
1988-1991
District Manager
Hop-In Food Stores/Getty Petroleum
Responsible for 8 locations in Hampton Roads, VA
Virginia Beach VA
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