Sara Duckworth

Chief Operating Officer @Merrifield Office Supply

Weekly bookkeeping responsibilities for our Stillwater & Sapulpa locations to Nov ‘24-Tracking of expenses between stores-Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, & Payroll for Stillwater-Hiring Manager. Attend hiring events at Oklahoma State University and elsewhere. Responsible for sourcing quality candidates for open positions-Schedule creation with our Stillwater General Manager-Reporting. Daily, Weekly, Month-End, and Year-end figures for two locations, Stw and Tulsa-Nov ‘24-Develop new HR procedures related to the COVID-19 pandemic-Project managed the revamp of our Stillwater storefront. Worked with McKee Construction, Dearingers, and City Glass in 2022. Safer awning, replacement of a window, new paint, new lighting, and an eye-catching sign. Worked with The City of Stillwater and the Tax Increment Finance Committee to receive matching funds-Employee Recognition-Appointment Setter-Relationship Selling-Design Operations Strategies -Communicate Policies to Employees-Help Build Core Teams-Property Acquisitions. Moved our warehouse location to a larger site in 2022-Social Media Manager and content strategist for Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn-Best Office Supply in Stillwater, OK. Stillwater Newspress 2023, runner up ‘24-Top 10 Leader Under 40. Stillwater Young Professionals 2023-Improved sales over LY by $139K+, Fiscal year 2023-Reduced company expenses by researching and selecting optimal service plans, including negotiating rates for workers\' compensation insurance in 2022-Implementation of Net1 credit card processing across six retail locations and our website 2023-Switch over our Point-of-Sale System at all locations to a more robust program. ECi Software Solutions Britannia to DDMS+ October 2024-Acquisition of another office supply company making Merrifield Office Supply 8 locations strong across the state of Oklahoma-General Manager-Head of Purchasing-Improved Sales over LY by $102K+, FY 2024