GARY L.

JOHNSON
580 Grove Creek Ave. Nashville, Tennessee 37214
Home: 615-915-1854 Cell: 615 613-5432
E-mail: gjecd54e@westpost.net

CAREER OBJECTIVE
To work for a good, stable company, applying leadership skills and
extensive management experience.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
* Successfully directed the overall operations, inventory, staffing, maintenance
,
and customer service of 13 stores
* Experienced and thoroughly familiar with all aspects of supermarket operations
* Trained store managers, assistant managers, customer service managers and
grocery managers
* Coordinated the development of strategies and execution of countless resets,
remodels and grand openings
* Completed a comprehensive customer satisfaction survey that measured cleanline
ss,
product level and variety, freshness, presentation and employee app
earance
* Implemented new programs including inventory management system (automatic
ordering), credit/debit card system, check readers and e-mail syste
m
* Prepared Financial Operating Statements for 104 retail grocery stores
* Supervised Risk Management staff, overseeing bad check collections, worker's
compensation and investigations
RELEVANT CAPABILITIES
* Assure the efficient, productive and profitable operations of a multi-departme
nt
retail facility
* Apply and implement computer based accounting, inventory, scanning, ordering a
nd
service applications
* Recruit, train, supervise and evaluate the performance of management, service
and
support personnel
* Implement and measure the effectiveness of aggressive marketing and
merchandising strategies
* Create a market environment where the customer feels welcome, important,
comfortable and heard
* Extensive organizational and communication skills
* Implementation of programs that comply with corporate, state and/or federal
agency guidelines
* Preparing budget forecasts and ensuring budgets meet corporate guidelines
* Internet and telephone marketing
* Cold calls; both door-to-door and telephone
* Setting sales appointments, giving presentations and closing sales
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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Medical Transcription Services of America, Inc., Nashville, TN January 2008-Aug
ust2009
Marketing
Tek-Collect, Inc., Nashville, TN January 2008-June 2008
Account Executive
Home Based Business, Woodbine, GA March 2006-December 2007
Partner- Operated internet-based personal development business
Harris Teeter, Inc., Jacksonville, FL; St. Simons Island, GA
May 1999-March 2006
11/99-03/06 Co-Manager
05/99-11/99 Management Trainee and Co-Manager
Eckerd Drugs, Jacksonville, FL
January 1998 - May 1999
Store Manager
Rack Room Shoes, Jacksonville, FL
July 1996 - December 1998
Assistant Manager
Buddy Hutchinson Pontiac, Jacksonville, FL February 1996 -
July 1996
Sales Associate
Food Lion, Inc., Jacksonville, FL
January 1988 - February 1996
1994 - 1996 Grocery Merchandising Manager
1989 - 1994 Area Grocery Supervisor
1988 - 1989 Area Grocery Supervisor Trainee
Kroger Company, Houston, TX; Saginaw, MI
January 1977 - January 1988
1984 - 1988 Senior Store Operations Specialist
1983 - 1984 Special Assignment and Investigator in Risk Management
Department
1981 - 1983 Store Manager
1978 - 1981 Store Co-Manager
1977 - 1978 Manager Trainee
United Parcel Service, Mt. Pleasant, MI
January 1973 - January 1976
Unloading/Loader, Sorter and Operations and Report Clerk
EDUCATION
1969-1976 Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI
Emphasis Business Administration
Major Business Management
 Minor Economics and Political Science
1965-1969 Diploma Marlette High School, Marlette,
MI