Mara DeBattista
** ******* ** • Bridgeport, CT **606 • 203-***-**** • acvxvo@r.postjobfree.com
Objective
To obtain a position where my strong leadership and excellent communication skills can help improve customer satisfaction and the company's profitability.
Education
Norwalk Community College, Norwalk, CT
Classes towards an Associates Degree in General studies
Work Experience
The Shoemart Norwalk, CT
Lead Customer Service Representative / Supervisor July 2008- Present
Prioritize incoming customer requests effectively to satisfy individual customer needs. Answer phones, take orders, place orders with vendors, create sales and purchase orders, resolve shipping and delivery issues, and attend to other customer issues received through various channels (telephone, email, in store)
Work closely with vendors, sales representatives, and shipping companies to obtaining return authorizations for defective products, place orders with manufactures, create and follow up on purchase orders
Encourage company success by training new employees to uphold high customer service standards
Citigroup/ CIT Mahwah, NJ
Leasing Account Service Representative June 2006- October 2007
Assisted sales team in taking over 800 phone calls on average a month, processing credit applications, and reviewing lease documents, worked with credit and legal departments to fund and commence transactions on an approximately 20 million dollar account
Resolved client/ vendor problems by managing daily workflow to ensure that account relationships were serviced efficiently and effectively
Handled problem report for Midwest region by reviewing all documents, identifying issues and resolving the problems so the deals were approved
U.S.A.G. Inc. Norwalk, CT
Preschool Teacher September 2005- June 2006
Updated the classroom activity and project files to promote creativity and curiosity within the class created engaging lesson plans to promote child growth and development
Assistant Director of Gymnastics program February 2002-August 2005
Created surveys and interacted with parents to create new classes that were convenient for them, such as the Sibling class, X-bugs, and Lunch Bunch and annual events that resulted in an increased registration of 20%
Skills
Microsoft word and Excel
Experience with Amazon FBA and eBay procedure
FedEx and USPS procedures.
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