AIM Magazine 2016 | Page 84

What starts as an entry-level job can quickly become a career at ABC Supply Company .
ABC Supply is the largest exterior building supply company in the country . It sells shingles , roofing materials , siding , gutters , insulation and windows .
High-ranking officers in the national company started at entry level jobs but were able to advance with hard work .
“ I began with a part-time job in a warehouse ,” said Preston Reece , District Manager for ABC . “ I didn ’ t know anything about building materials . A year and a half later , I was running a branch location . This is not uncommon in the company . My boss started on a forklift .”
Reece , 34 , now has 16 locations in Arkansas , Louisiana and Mississippi reporting to him .
The career opportunities at an ABC Supply store include warehouse workers , loaders and helpers , materials handlers , drivers , warehouse managers , delivery service manager , Department of Transportation compliance managers ,
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