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Cashier

Retail cashier

Experienced

Collaborative role requiring interdepartmental collaborations to deliver a cohesive brand message and standard service to every customer who walks through our doors.

  • Welcomed customers into the store and attended to them in compliance with defined service standards.
  • Attended routine staff briefings to get updates on new products, service offerings and customer service policies to ensure the most educated responses to customer enquiries.
  • Worked with staff of the sales department to stock shelves and ensure a tidy display.
  • Efficiently performed all checkout procedures to ensure a satisfactory end to customers’ visit.

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Restaurant cashier

Experienced

Customer-oriented position requiring collaborative and quick thinking skills to attend to patrons and exceed their expectation to build establishment’s reputation within the hospitality industry.

  • Provided patrons with a welcoming and comfortable environment upon their entry into the establishment. Ensured a smooth checkout by efficiently processing credit card, debit card and cash transactions.
  • Leverage relations and collaborative skills to work with a team within the hospitality industry to provide premium customer service to patrons.
  • Maintained a strong understanding of establishment’s values and customer needs, to ensure that optimized customer service is consistently delivered.
  • Achieved and surpassed sales targets by responding quickly to complex customer requests in a fast-paced environment.

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Retail management

Assistant retail manager

Experienced

Diverse role encompassing leadership, relations management and detail reporting functions in support of a fast-paced organization to facilitate the attainment of collective goals.

  • Consistently surpassed sales targets by optimizing staff performance and innovating enhanced service standards by developing and implementing strategic training initiatives.
  • Studied customer purchasing behavior and market trends to design attractive and functional merchandising and displays that encourage more purchases resulting in more sales.
  • Developed and delivered comprehensive sales/marketing and operational reports to upper management to facilitate efficient decision making.
  • Maintained profitable working relationships with vendors and suppliers to ensure proper merchandising and manage inventory levels.

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Retail supervisor

Experienced

Multifaceted role requiring interdepartmental collaborations as well as extensive marketing analysis to develop and implement strategic reforms that drive the attainment of collective goals.

  • Achieved a 30% increase in the customer base by leveraging relations management and marketing research expertise to analyze data on market and customer behavior to develop targeted strategies.
  • Successfully increased sales by 40% by employing visual merchandising expertise to develop unusual, but effective arrangements and pairings of products aimed at customer purchasing behavior.
  • Worked with other department heads to create and implement strategic marketing and financial plans to facilitate the attainment of collective goals.
  • Personally supervise and train new recruits to ensure the standard of service we are known for is maintained.

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Retail worker

Retail customer service representative

Experienced

Worked for an electronics store handling customer inquiries and purchases.

  • Conducted price and feature comparisons to encourage customers to purchase items.
  • Kept track of stock and inventory and noted items that needed to be ordered.
  • Explained in detail how various items functioned and operated to customers.
  • Filed information on customers pertaining to return purchases.
  • Inspected items for defectiveness and reported any issues to store manager.
  • Maintained a polite and professional demeanor when interacting with customers.
  • Organized displaced items on shelves and cleaned up store aisles.
  • Informed customers on deals and specials for specific items.

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Retail sales associate

Experienced

Greet and assist customers in identifying products that meet their needs. Check out guests, processing both card and cash payments accurately. Multitask on a daily basis, performing responsibilities like answering phone, stocking shelves, and other tasks that arise.

  • Work on morning shift, completing product markdowns before the end of the weekly cycle.
  • Help dozens of customers daily, both on the phone and in the store.
  • Proactively replenish merchandise by moving products from stock room to shelves.
  • Earned Employee of the Month in July 2020 due to exceptional customer service and willingness to go above and beyond to support team.
  • Identify opportunities for upselling and recommend products to customers in order to drive sales.

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Supply chain

Supply chain analyst

Experienced

Analyze and propose recommendations to the business procurement strategy and supply chain management processes and procedures. Implement new digital business tools and technology to support business growth. Communicate with teams and liaison with stakeholders to develop greater systems to maximize ROI and resources.

  • Reduced 14 processes down to 8 processes for the supply chain team without sacrificing quality of output.
  • Assessed procurement gaps and made tailored recommendations to the management team that led to 10% revenue growth.
  • Increased capacity for processing supply distribution by 10%, allowing more work totaling $15,000 per year.

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Supply chain manager

Experienced

Oversee strategic sourcing and supply chain operations for a large company in the energy sector. Create solutions to problems in materials management, warehousing, transportation, and customer service.

  • Optimized transportation network through an initiative that consolidated the efforts of 5 warehouses while reducing transportation costs.
  • Reduced operational costs by offshoring the customer service operations including 100 customer service personnel.
  • Led and mentored 25 junior supply chain analysts on operations, maintenance, and equipment use.
  • Ensured 0% loss with documented processes and procedures including onboarding handbook.

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Call center

Call center supervisor

Experienced

Maintain strict KPI and customer service standards through stringent training and controls of agents. Monitor and update annually the robust employee training and development program.

  • Improved the average customer interaction in high-volume customer service call center by creating and implementing universal call center agent scripts.
  • Recommended initiatives to improve customer experience while increasing call center agents’ performance metrics (KPI) by up to 50%.
  • Initiated process to increase awareness of promotional events during each customer phone call, earning $50k more revenue than anticipated during annual event.

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Call center agent

Experienced

Complex role requiring strong communication and crisis management skills to deliver impeccable service to customers.

  • Managed incoming and outgoing calls from the center to keep customers informed on latest product offerings and updates.
  • Provided remote assistance to clients to help them navigate the company website and new products.
  • Collaborated with other team leads within the department to improve customer service policies and quality.
  • Oversaw onboarding processes for new hires and ensured adherence to established standards.

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Buyer

Buyer

Experienced

Developed and executed sourcing strategy for manufacturing company that produces over 100K products per year across 3 plants. Interfaced with suppliers and purchasing locations, acquiring all merchandise and equipment for production.

  • Distributed materials and supplies to 3 locations, which collectively support over 2,000 customers and generate $20M in monthly revenue.
  • Awarded 2 long-term contracts to suppliers, locking in prices 20% below market average.
  • Analyzed profit and loss margins, making adjustments to achieve revenue goals.
  • Procured over $5M in equipment as part of capital planning project, which increased equipment lifespan by 5 years.
  • Prepared and presented business case for expanding production of specific product, resulting in 30% increase in revenue while costs only increased 10%.

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Purchasing manager

Experienced

Oversee purchasing for business, including bidding, contract negotiation, and vendor relations. Create bid sheets, monitor work progress, and approve invoices and variance purchase orders. Supervise 5 operations staff. Stay current on industry regulations and trends that affect pricing and logistics.

  • Reconciled over $500,000 in account discrepancies within 2 months of joining.
  • Purchase $200K+ in monthly supplies and schedule supply deliveries to dozens of job sites.
  • Decreased operating costs 30% by implementing new purchasing system.
  • Negotiated new contracts with vendors, saving at least $100,000 annually.
  • Analyze cost codes and maintain prices and quantities within ERP system.

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Branding

Brand manager

Experienced

Strategically adapt the company’s brand for the target market, encompassing lifestyle, brand vision, and value proposition. Think long-term and develop roadmaps for potential additional programs and products.

  • Work closely with vendors providing advertising services to establish proper tone and visuals appropriate to the target demographic, increasing demographic usage by 50% and overall usage by 75%.
  • Demonstrated brand awareness with a strong focus on results, assisting on product development and pricing strategy.
  • Managed the budget for advertising and promotional phases, creating evergreen advertising materials with high-quality imaging and messaging.
  • Researched competitors and provided detailed analysis on product improvement possibilities.
  • Created brand style guides and messaging guidelines.

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Brand manager

Experienced

Spearheaded marketing efforts of regional teams throughout North America and Europe. Maintained consistent brand identity while overseeing creative development.  

  • Utilized deep data analytics to exceed growth goals through brand communications, retail events, promotional campaigns, and affiliate programs.
  • Developed and executed qualitative and quantitative techniques on market insights and branding; maximized brand awareness by 28 %.
  • Developed multiple communication plans and advertising campaigns tailored to the unique business platform maximizing brand awareness and customer acquisition.
  • Developed and executed product roadmap, marketing campaigns, marketing collateral, and product branding materials at each buyer stage; managed the creation of websites, case studies, and presentations.
  • Improved social media presence by adding 800 new Twitter followers through content optimization.
  • Served as liaison for senior management and marketing, sales, and compliance departments.

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Cashier

Energetic and cordial customer service professional with skills in money management and communication. Handles working in the cashier role with ease and enjoys being part of a team to get tasks done more quickly. Always open to learning on the job.

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Retail management

Tactical and results driven Store Manager, adept at adopting innovative business practices to deliver strategic change to stores while optimizing overall operational efficiency and business profitability. Adept at simultaneously managing and driving multiple workflows to successful completion by managing relations with key stakeholders, vendors and employees to keep abreast of all developments.

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Retail worker

Courteous and customer service-oriented retail sales associate individual perceives to provide extraordinary greeting services and the capability to communicate with customers that ensure positive feedback and client retention in fast-paced retail environments. Demonstrates politeness, professionalism, and genuine respect with the ability to enhance sales through upselling techniques and by executing sales & negotiation strategies that drive sales profitability.

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Supply chain

Reliable supply chain manager with extensive experience guiding a vision for success through optimized operations and resource allocation. Analytical leader who increases material quality while reducing costs of production. Punctual professional focused on on-time, accurate project delivery.

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Call center

Versatile service representative with proven experience in fast-paced call center environments. Strong communicator who builds client trust with persuasive language and unwavering customer support attitude. Brings talent as a record-breaking service provider with 99% positive customer feedback rate.

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Buyer

Trustworthy buyer with expertise in purchasing, procurement, and resource allocation. Excels at building relationships with suppliers, vendors, and clients in order to negotiate better contracts and increase bottom-line profits. Highly skilled at optimizing inventory levels to minimize costs while ensuring availability of supplies and materials. Collaborates with business leaders to adjust purchases in order to meet company goals.

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Branding

A motivated Communication and Public Relations graduate student knowledgeable of marketing principles and brand advertising. Able to master new concepts and skills quickly and multitask under pressure. Focused on improving my skills to provide exceptional customer service by promoting new products and improving marketing campaigns, all while building productive working relationships.

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Cashier

Enthusiastic and flexible customer service professional in search of opportunity to accommodate customers with checkout responsibilities and accurate information on store products.

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Retail management

Seeking a store manager position to continuously improve store performance through utilization of operational management skills.

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Retail worker

A thorough, committed, and energetic retail sales associate with the experience of 3+ years seeks an opportunity to utilize expertise to boost sales by improving repeat purchases through suggestive selling, positive approach, sharing product knowledge, strong sales acumen, and customer engagement.

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Supply chain

Experienced supply chain manager who brings impactful operations improvements, inventory management, and strategic sourcing solutions. Seeking to leverage skills in continuous process improvement and performance development for a nationally positioned company.

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Call center

Experienced call center representative seeking employment in the sales industry, transferring skills in customer service and managing multiple accounts on a continuing basis. Demonstrated ability to exceed company sales goals and maintain a customer satisfaction rate of 99%.

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Buyer

Detail-oriented professional with 6 years of successful experience in delivering operational support to vendors through researching, evaluating, and buying products within large-scale supply-chain / warehouse operations. Deep knowledge of high-volume inventory control strategies. Looking for the Buyer role in the organizations where I can best utilize my skills to optimize operations and processes to maximize productivity.

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Branding

Enthusiastic brand ambassador with experience in brand promotion and superior customer service. Recognized for engaging with clients with friendliness and professionalism while helping the company achieve yearly sales quotas. Looking to utilize my expertise in retail sales to improve brand awareness for both the company and the services offered while reinforcing my interpersonal skills.

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