JANET BARNES

Oversee 7 field office personnel (Operation Support Generalist) and evaluate worker competency

Vendor Management - Manage accounts payable and receivable

Set up contract information, make any changes to contracts as they are made

Some payroll functions

Oversee annual review of existing contracts

Manage vendor relationships, making sure any invoices are sent to corporate in a timely manner for processing

Some fleet maintenance functions

Purchasing supplies for the office

Interact with all levels of management to ensure daily operations are met

Responsible for overall administration, accounts payable and receivable, credit and collections, and coordinates office services. Purchasing by staying within the prescribed budget for both office supplies and uniform needs. Make sure clients are contacted as appropriate for past due invoices. Maintain various office files

Moved back to Tulsa from Springfield. Continued as the Merchandise Manager dealing with layouts and making sure merchandise is flowing to the sales floor in a timely manner and layout is followed. Send in merchandise requests for low inventory and also a big part of our inventory process once a year.

Responsible for merchandise on the floor, layouts were followed and correct. Involved with hiring process and overall functioning and flow the club as merchandise was concerned.

Wanted to see if I liked the Wal-Mart side of the business. I was over the front end, which includes cashiers, customer service, and accounting. I was responsible for scheduling and new hires and making sure all aspects of the business were running smoothly.

Responsible for budgets, payroll, merchandise and making sure complete club was ready for business on a daily basis. I also had to make sure all layouts for each area were complete. I was responsible for over 200 associates at the time. I was also the first female General Manager in Oklahoma to hit $100 million in sales.

Assisted General Manager in making sure club was ready for business on a daily basis. Involved in all operations of the club. This is the position that you are promoted to before becoming a General Manager.

Assisted the Director of Operations in daily tasks. We were in charge of 7-10 Sam's Clubs in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Missouri. Worked closely with all management and hourly associates. Kept up with daily sales for each club and made sure their staffing needs were met and also involved with making sure all clubs had the management staff needed. Worked with budgets for all clubs. I did have 3 different D.O.'s that I worked well with during the years.

Started off as a part-time cashier, transferred to membership desk full time, claims clerk, and then receiving. I definitely learned a lot in each of these departments.