GEORGE PAYTON BARRINGER

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Maryville, TN 37803

865-***-**** or w57x8a@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Dedicated, dependable employee offering over 20 years of managerial/supervisory experience in the service, production and distribution industries. Hired, trained, supervised and terminated employees with a wide range of experience, education and work ethic. Experienced in cost/inventory control programs and data entry, including warehouse management systems, BAUN, Microsoft and Lotus.

EMPLOYMENT

2011-Jun 2012 STANDARD COFFEE SERVICE COMPANY, Knoxville, TN

Shipping and Receiving Clerk

Standard Coffee Service Company provides the highest quality total-brewed beverage services to offices, hotels, restaurants, and convenience stores across the United States.

• Assisted Knoxville Warehouse Manager in daily operations

• Planned distribution schedule; Supervised and assisted warehouse employees

• Completed data input for shipping and receiving

• Generated custom reports for corporate inventory and real-time tracking

• Assisted in forklift loading and unloading

• Computer skills, include AS 400 systems, MS Excel, MS Word, Lotus and Email

2007-2010 SMOKY MOUNTAIN HARLEY-DAVIDSON, Maryville, TN

Motorcycle Sales

Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson is the fourth largest dealership by volume in the United States and is a recipient of the corporate Harley-Davidson Bar and Shield Award for employee training and customer satisfaction.

• Consistently ranked in the top three in motorcycle sales; Sold over 200 motorcycles in fiscal years 2008 through 2009

• Highest-ranking salesperson on customer satisfaction feedback and secret shopper evaluations

• Trained on contact management software (“Higher Gear”)

1999-2007 BESSLER STAIRWAY COMPANY, Memphis, TN

Manufacturing and Shipping Supervisor

Bessler Stairway Company (A Division of ASI, Inc.) designs and manufactures quality commercial and residential folding stairways. Output is 10,600 stairways per month, a high volume compared to industry competitors.

• Hired, trained and actively supervised 30 employees in the production of 11 stairway models

• Planned and scheduled all departmental activity, including materials procurement, inventory management and shipping, including Domestic TL and LTL shipping and pick/pack operations

• Performed quality control inspections; Reduced manufacturing errors by 80%

• Initiated efficiencies that increased production 10% with a reduction in three departmental staff positions

• Implemented safety protocols that decreased accidents by 25%

• Designed guards on machines that kept hands away from cutting blades

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1998-1999 FURNITURE MEDIC, Memphis, TN

Warehouse Manager

Furniture Medic is the world’s largest furniture repair and restoration company, including antiques, paneling, molding, frames, banisters, mantels, doors, cabinetry, fine leather upholstery, hardwood floors and laminate surfaces. Average volume was 1.8 million in products shipped per year.

• Managed all warehouse operations: supervision of 15 employees, ordering, receiving accounting, inventory control, and customer relations

• Managed inventory control, maintaining less than 45 days of inventory

• Implemented inventory control measures and reduced inventory by 30% ($120,000)

1993-1998 ORGILL, INC., Memphis, TN

Supervisor

Orgill, Inc. is an independent distributor of more than 70,000 different products from hand and power tools, hardware, lumber, and building materials to paint and accessories and plumbing, electrical, and home-improvement products. Average volume was $1,000,000 per day.

• Managed 25 employees

• Developed audit schedule; Assisted with inventory control of shipping and receiving errors

• Relocated inventory for better space utilization

• Developed and implemented cycle counting, which increased inventory accuracy by 12%; Increased order-filling accuracy by 8% to achieve 97% accuracy

1991-1993 C.A. WHITE WIRELINE, Casper, WY

Technical Sales Manager

• Managed customer relations; Developed customer contact list, set up appointments

• Public relations; Established a name for our company in the oil and mining shows

• Managed sales; Developed sales literature; Controlled bid process

• Managed inventory control; Ordered equipment and tracked sales for the company

1990-1991 STEAK-N-ALE RESTAURANT, Oklahoma City, OK

Restaurant Manager

1988-1990 PIZZA HUT CORPORATION, Cabot, AR

Restaurant Manager

EDUCATION

B.A., Oklahoma State University, College of Business Administration, 1988

A.A., Oklahoma State Tech, 1980

National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence Certified Mechanic

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