Highbar Trading Co. is a full-line stocking distributor of industrial, safety, janitorial, and office products, serving businesses nationwide with speed, reliability, and accountability. With three strategically located warehouses in Memphis, TN, we maintain real inventory and actively manage our supply chain to ensure prompt, accurate delivery — not just relying on virtual fulfillment.
While we continue to leverage our network of 44 virtual inventory centers and over 1,000 manufacturers for flexibility and reach, the majority of our products ship directly from our Memphis-based facilities. This investment in physical inventory reflects our commitment to stocking the products our customers need and giving our supplier partners confidence that we have skin in the game.
Our platform is built on a technology-first foundation that allows us to scale quickly across categories — from core janitorial supplies to industrial supplies, safety gear, office products, packaging, and lab consumables — while maintaining tight operational control and a low cost to serve.
Highbar Trading Co. was founded by Justin Miller, Todd Miller, and Ben Miller, and is now led alongside Brandy Ferguson. Together, the leadership team brings over 40 years of combined experience in sales, logistics, marketing, IT, and finance. We know what it takes to move product efficiently and to build long-term relationships with both customers and supplier partners.
Justin Miller has 20 years of experience in the Office Essentials Industry. During that time he held several positions such as warehouse/driver, account executive, Assistant VP of Sales, VP of Sales, and Director Sales. As Justin became more involved in the industry he began to make numerous industry contacts with Buying Groups, Fortune 1000 CEOs, Manufacturers, Dealers, and Wholesalers. Justin has spent six years on the Make a Wish Mid-South Associate Board, serving multiple executive roles over the course of his involvement.
Todd Miller has 15 years of experience in the Office Essentials Industry. Over the years he was promoted to several positions including marketing manager where he learned negotiations with manufacturers and vendors alike. As he became more involved in the business he also began to make numerous industry contacts with the government, Fortune 1000 CEOs, the non-profit community, business suppliers from around the country, wholesalers, and networking organizations. Todd is involved with Porter Leath, The Mid-South Food Bank, Agape, and many other non-profits in the Mid-South.
Brandy Ferguson has been in the Accounting and Finance field for 30 years. She started in Payroll and then went on to serve in the United States Navy. Upon completing her military service, she attended the University of Mississippi where she obtained her degree in accounting. She worked as the Accounting Manager for one of the country’s largest wholesale distributors where she planned and implemented procedures to help streamline the invoicing process.
Ben Miller has 18 years of experience in the Office Essentials Industry. In the past, he has been instrumental in IT management, operations, and purchasing to help run the business efficiently. Ben automated and improved allocated purchasing from wholesalers, implemented right stocking protocol to optimize stocking/non-stocking product mix, managed relationships with manufacturer and representative group sales representatives, worked to solidify partnerships with key value add vendors, analyzed and managed stocking inventory, and worked to optimize data and order flow between entry, processing, and distribution.
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