Jim Schaffer

Product managing, website maint., design product mailers and email blasts. Increase sales by driving business through direct contact, phone conversations and emails.

Global Distributor of Hardware and Software Solutions; Responsible for developing new business, promoting manufacture product lines, ordering and controlling inventory for such lines. Creating price exceptions, compiling data for projecting growth and run rates. Perform marketing activities and website design for such lines.

Retailer specializing in the sale of home improvement, construction and building maintenance materials to the do- it- yourself shopper.; Responsible for all phases of operations for the second highest revenue producing facility in the Ohio/Kentucky region. Specific duties include charge of recruiting, hiring and evaluating all 215 associates. * Improved labor efficiency by 12 percent through in-hours training and staff development efforts. * Successfully incorporated and merchandised various new product lines for all assigned departments. * Implemented customer surveys that further clarified expectations, product and service requirements.

Major multi-million dollar over- the- counter retailer that provided drug, pharmaceutical, health & beauty aid products.; Responsible for all phases of retail operations, human resources functions that included hiring and training of all personnel. * Credited with creative design and integration of innovative workforce management and incentive programs. * Responsible for significant gains in storewide productivity and revenues. Because of successful efforts, this unit improved profitability by 23 percent. * Redesigned documentation and reporting requirements for all incoming merchandise to improve inventory control.

A home improvement company responsible for building and remodeling of residential and commercial properties.; Accountable for overall operation of a 35 employees facility. Charged with duties that consisted of bidding, project concept and design management, supervision and budget administration. * Responsible for asset management and disposition of over two million in both residential and multi-unit property. * Directed on-site inspection of all completed new construction projects to ensure building code compliance. * Reviewed competitive bids and managed contract awards for all vendor solicitations.