Candis Brooke Smith
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Home: 864-***-**** School: University of South Carolina
Permanent Address
Greenville, SC 29651
PERSONAL STATEMENT
Professional and dependable individual seeking a position in which
I can utilize and enhance my current abilities, and develop new
skills.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Able to set effective priorities and implement decisions to achieve
immediate and long-term goals; self motivated, capable of maintaining
focus to effectively meet deadlines in a fast-paced, high-pressure
environment; strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication
skills, well organized and detail oriented; result driven work ethic.
EDUCATION
University of South Carolina at Columbia - December, 2009
. Major in Business Administration
. Minor in Retail Management
. Concentration in Entrepreneurship
Involvement: Dean's List, Who's Who Among American College
Students, LIFE
Scholarship Recipient, Fashion Committee, Intramural Sports,
Carolina Alumni Club
Wyatt Institute of Real Estate - November, 2010
Class begins on November 8, 2010
Carolina High School and Academy - May, 2005
Involvement: Graduated top ten percentile with honors, Health
Academy Graduate, Vice
President of National Honor Society, Who's Who Among American High
School Students,
Recycling Committee, Teacher Cadet, Four Time Pageant Winner,
Captain of Cheerleading
Squad, Varsity Volleyball and Softball, Special Education Tutor,
Library Assistant
RELATED COURSES
. Introduction to Financial/Managerial Accounting
. Public Communications
. Principles of Marketing
. Consumer Behaviors
. Operations Management
. Retail Buying/Promotion
SKILLS
COMPUTER
Excel (expert), Word (expert), Access (intermediate), Power Point
(expert), IBM AS400(intermediate), DPC400(intermediate)
EXPERIENCE
Genuine Parts Company
02/10-10/10
DC Sales Coordinator
. Actively work with DC Sales Manager in coordinating sales
details and promotional information to our customers, Territory
Sales Managers, District Sales Managers, and Company Stores
. Position performance measures: Profit Quota, Sales Quota, Market
Share, Process Improvement projects, and net New Distribution
. Create and distribute a weekly Bulletin Pack including
promotions, special pricing, price changes, important deadlines,
new programs, etc.,
. Cold calling on customers to generate sales and awareness for
various items
. Create and add customers to our National Account Programs
. Actively work in warehouse to insure accurate inventory
. Work with Quality Assurance Manager on issuing credit for
overages, shortages, and damaged products
. Extensively increase my skills in working in a high paced, high
volume facility under strict deadlines and time constraints
. Repeatedly exercise initiative in identifying, defining, and
completing projects and adapting to a changing environment
Carolina Ale House
05/08-10/09
Server
. Provided excellent patron experiences through phenomenal customer
service, evidenced by high number of regular patrons requesting to
sit in my section
. Consistently exceeded sales goals by effectively managing sections and
multi-tasking
. Recognized as "Lead Server" which includes mentoring and training new
servers, as well as accounting for all wait staff sales and receipts
at least three shifts weekly
. Developed process to efficiently deliver food to tables, which was
later implemented by management
Cache
05/07-03/08
Sales Associate
. Proven ability to set and achieve sales goals
. Demonstrated ability to develop relationships with customers and
coworkers
. Ability to positively and proactively handle customer concerns and
prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
. Position Performace measure: Units Per Transaction (UPT)
Greenville Country Club
03/04-08/05
Hostess
. Coordinated activities of dining room personnel to provide fast and
courteous service to patrons
. Scheduled dining reservations and arranged parties or special services
for diners
. Greeted guests, escorted them to tables, and provided menus
. Inspected dining room serving stations for neatness and cleanliness
. Prepared beverages and expedited food orders