John Farmer

About John Farmer

Commercial Sales Manager | Office Mover | Data Lab Migrations | Lab Mover | Mover | Installation Services | Warehousing | DeHavens has been family owned and operated since 1942, serving as one of the first female owned success stories in the Atlantic states. With a rich heritage of award winning service as a premier agent for northAmerican Van Lines since 1952 and an active service partner with SIRVA Worldwide, we continue to contribute to more than corporate, military and consumer relocations each year, one family to another. Specialties: Move Management, Storage, Office Furnishings & Cubical Work Stations, Computers & Laboratory Equipment, Libraries & File Systems, Warehouse Services, Furniture Staging and Record Storage. Consulting, design & delivery of turn-key commercial relocation services. This would pertain to any company planning to move, expand or downsize. Clients include Office & Industrial, Hospitality/FF & E, Healthcare, Networks, E&I. SCM, LTL, Truckload, Logistics and Installations

Experience

1. General Manager Commercial Services

   Dehaven\'s Transfer And Storage

   Oct 2005 — Present · Durham, NC, US

   Operations Management*Quality Assurance*Purchasing*Dispatch/Scheduling*Cost Controls*Employee Management*Personnel Motivation*Accounts Payable*Sales Exceeding 1 Million Yearly *Vendor Analysis*Inventory Planning*Contract Evaluation*Contract Closing*Business Development*Budgeting/Asset Management*Warehousing/Warehouse Management*Shipping/Receiving*Team Building* Situation Analysis & Needs Assessment* Determine Budget* Develop Action Plans* Consult Client Team & Educate Staff * Engage & Augment any 3rd Party Service Providers* Produce Relocation Time-lines & Define SOW * Facilitate Move (trucks, labor, equipment & supervision)* Available for On-Site Project Management* Post Move Follow Up

Education

• University of Mount Olive

  Associate's Degree

  1983 — 1985

• Dan River HS Danville, Virginia

  General

  1978 — 1981

• USAF Denver, Colorado

  ASE

  1982 — 1985

Skills

• Healthcare
• Purchasing
• Contract Management
• Warehousing
• Program Management
• Consulting
• Negotiation
• Retail
• Troubleshooting
• Manufacturing
• New Business Development
• Business Development
• Training
• Budgets
• Planning
• Business Process Improvement
• Telecommunications
• Project Management
• Team Building
• Team Leadership
• Continuous Improvement
• Inventory Management
• Process Improvement
• Logistics
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Sales Management
• Root Cause Analysis
• Project Planning
• Product Development
• Supply Chain
• Marketing
• Analysis
• Transportation
• Network Communications
• Sales
• Management
• Account Management
• Testing
• Lean Manufacturing
• Trucking