Sales Manager
Resume:
SEMA SALDAÑA
SUMMARY
Dependable, motivated, confident bilingual-Spanish administrative professional with substantial business
experience; providing proven effective leadership, communication, & organizational skills, plus a strong
work ethic. Adaptable to changing situations and flexible about working as needed to not only fulfill but,
also exceed job responsibilities.
EXPERIENCE
4/2011 – 2/2012 Superior Tank Lines Colton, CA, Payroll & Accounting Administrative Assistant
• Prepared payroll for over 100 employees for both SW & NW divisions.
• Responsible for entering all cash receipts for all three divisions.
• Responsible for entering all accounts payable for all three divisions.
• Maintained new employee database/vacation spreadsheet for all three divisions.
• Provided employees with HR assistance/benefit information/payroll questions/terminations.
5/2010 – 7/2010 City of Ontario (thru AppleOne Employment Agency) Ontario, CA Office Specialist –
Engineering Department (Temporary Assignment)
• Typed letters, agreements, & mail merges
Responsible for quarterly billings and scheduling of meetings.
• Answered busy phones, handled customer questions, complaints & scheduled inspections.
• Updated business license database & assisted with year end record retention project.
2006 – 2009 TRL Systems, Inc. Ontario, CA Executive Coordinator, Installation Department
• Supported the Chief Operations Officer, plus five Project Managers, as well as, the entire department of
50+.
• Responsible for weekly payroll, 99% on-time completion rate with a 99.8% efficiency rating.
• Developed tracking for fleet of trucks, cell phones, training certifications, vacation/sick time and more.
• Responsible for monthly Work in Progress financial report, which entailed doing all adjustments for
projects 100%+ over budget.
• Created spreadsheets, charts, & graphs using Excel, developed correspondence and proofread material.
• Was responsible for running queries of financial reports with the use of Timberline.
• Satellite for human resources department; scheduled interviews, conducted new hire orientation,
background checks, application review & verified I9 information.
• Responsible for closing all projects within two weeks of completion, sent out all warranty documents,
as-builts and released all retention money.
• Responsible for arranging all travel arrangements, managed calendar, scheduled meetings and special
events.
• Supervised one administrative assistant.
2004 – 2005 Orbital Holdings Fontana, CA Sales, Marketing and Trade Show Executive Coordinator
• Supported VP of Sales, President, and CFO with administrative duties.
• Developed/maintained new/existing business relationships with logistical service providers.
• Developed correspondence, scheduled meetings, travel arrangements and expense reports.
• Managed service contracts for office equipment/supplies, consolidated services and negotiated new
discounts.
• Maintained all sales accounts, interacted with buyers, prepared sales quotes for new/existing accounts,
handled all logistics, damaged product, returned product and ensured products were delivered as
contracted.
• Managed special projects, company events and worked and attended the CES trade show in Las Vegas.
• Trained new office staff in the development of customer relations & quality control skills, processes and
procedures as well as administrative office duties.
2000-2003 SCS Personnel Ontario, CA Account Manager and Senior Placement Specialist
• Supervised base operations including client and resource management, developed new/existing sales
base, customer relations, employee training and accounts receivable.
• Interviewed and placed applicants for corporate clients as well as SCS personnel. Managed client
request/sales database in excess of $1M, successfully obtained client requests and filled more than 500
“temp to hire” and direct company placement positions.
• Develop advertising strategies, including weekly newspaper job ads.
1999-2000 Finesse Personnel Associates West Covina, CA Account Manager and Placement Specialist
• Supervised the West Covina office including client and resource management, developed new/existing
sales base, customer relations, employee training and accounts receivable.
• Assisted the VP of Sales with administrative duties; created correspondence, proofed marketing
material.
• Negotiated, secured and managed client database in excess of $3M annually. Obtained exclusive client
database of $1M annually, interviewed and placed applicants for corporate clients as well as internally.
• Worked with Senior Management to develop advertising strategies, developed weekly job ads.
1996-1998 American Wilderness Zoo & Aquarium Ontario, CA Office Manager & Executive
Coordinator
• Supported the Chief Operations Officer, General Manager plus three Vice Presidents.
• Developed correspondence and spreadsheets. Proofed marketing materials.
• Managed department budget, approved expense reports, maintained $500 petty cash, and accounts
payable.
• Designed & streamlined the filing systems for entire office, supporting documents for three major
construction projects, critical information and confidential business and personnel files.
• Site administrator for the three major construction projects located in Ontario, CA, Tempe, AZ &
Grapevine, TX.
• Managed very large volume of travel arrangements for in-house and parent company management.
• Managed and scheduled all corporate meetings, trade shows & special events including catering, visual
aids & agenda preparation.
EDUCATION
1996-1998 Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA
All of these courses were taken and completed towards a human resources certification:
ϖ Effective Human Resource Management Course
ϖ Professional Practices in Human Resource Course
ϖ Labor and Employee Course
ϖ Legal Aspects of Personnel Administrative Course
SOFTWARE
ϖ Proficient in Microsoft Office 2007: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
ϖ PeachTree Accounting
ϖ Timberline
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