1. Josh Panyard
1025 Tom Miller Road, Bethlehem,GA 30620 ◆ C: 404-723-4265 ◆ jdpanyard@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
An enthusiastic, driven and detail-oriented professional seeking a position in Management where I can apply 22 years of
customer service experience in retail demonstrating management coaching, communication, and extraordinary selling skills.
Recognized for tireless work ethic, company commitment and ability to work independently or as part of a team.
SKILLS
 Sales Forecasting  Revenue Management
 Client Relations  Team Management
 Promotional development  Business Planning
 Employee relations  Quality Assurance
 Team building  Training
Work
History
Bass Pro Shops – Lawrenceville, GA 11/2002-current
Operations Manager, 03/2011 - Current
 Analyze the operations of the store through daily and monthly operational audits.
 Manage the maintaining of the facilities through the Maintenance department
 Analyzes the mix of business and sales revenue of the store with a total of 36,000,000 in annual sales.
 Works closely with the promotions department to execute corporate events to give a “World Class” customer
experience through each event.
 Leading the daily operations of up to 8 Department managers and 200+ associates responsible for delivering high
volume sales and “World Class” customer service.
Apparel Manager, 09/2006 - 03/2011
 As an Apparel Manager I coached and lead a team of 20 associates through my department leads to organize and
manage the flow of product to the floor.
 Strategically plan and execute the transition of old product to new product in a timely manner to maximize sales and
profit margin.
 Delegate the execution of monthly markdowns of older product to maximize quick sell through and profit margin.
Receiving Manager, 02/2004 - 09/2006
 As Receiving Manager I lead a team of 10 associates through my department leads to process and stock
merchandise to the floor in a timely manner to maximize high volume sales and profit margin.

2.  Strategically planned and executed the organizing of merchandise in the receiving areas for productive
freight flow to the floor.
 Manage the shipping and receiving of goods through the receiving clerk to ensure all purchase orders
were accounted for and customer goods were shipped in a timely manner.
Hunting Team Lead, 09/2003 - 02/2004
 Moved to the Hunting department to manage the merchandising of the floor for high volume sales.
 Execute through planning and delegation the remerchandising of the sales floor for high volume sales.
Hunting Clothing Team Lead, 11/2002 - 09/2003
 Started as the Team Lead of Hunting Clothing to manage a team of 5 associates for high volume sales
and “World Class” customer service.
 Planned and delegated through follow up daily tasks to keep the floor ready for high volume sales.
Education
High School Diploma | Fremont High School – Fremont, IN
Accomplishments
Achieved individual award of Associate of the month in 2003.
Achieved individual award of Associate of the year in 2003.
Achieved individual award of Group Sales Manager of the year 2009 for my region in the company.