Bonita Ruckel
***** **** ***** **** **********, Ohio 45697
EDUCATION
NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY - Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education,
May 1998
. GPA 3.88; Dean's List
. Ohio Teaching Certification (K-8)
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI - Associate Degree in Legal Assisting, 1994
. GPA 3.9; Dean's List
WORK EXPERIENCE
GAP, INC. - 1993 to July 2009
Transportation Specialist - Brand Fixture Rollouts / New Store
Support, March 2002 to present
. Coordinate fixture rollout shipments from suppliers to stores
for all Gap Inc. brands
. Management of payables of $9M in project spend
. Manage spend and provide solutions to brands for cost and
service options for rollouts
. Coordinate freight payment and general ledger (G/L)
assignment process while professionally interacting with
various levels of management internally and externally
. Audit various administrative transactions related to freight
payments or contractual matters
. Manage and resolve store service issues for rollouts provided
from 1.700.Service data base
. Assist transportation management on any project analysis as
directed
. Issue purchase orders for damaged fixtures and manage
reshipment of replacement fixtures
. Execute and monitor carrier claims process
. Manage deliveries for new store openings, closings and
remodels
Communications Specialist - Gap Transportation, April 2001 to
February 2002
. Staff 1.700.Service customer service line. Record, research,
and resolve reported transportation issues
. Pro-actively communicate delivery issues to stores
. Partner with 3PL and Field Managers to address re-occurring
service issues related to deliveries and provide follow up
action plans to the store
. Communication with DC partners to resolve dating errors
Supply New Store Coordinator - Gap Supply/Purchasing, October 1999 to
March 2001
. Maintain all Gap new store supply contracts - conference call
with new store operations bimonthly to review the contracts
and any pending issues
. Manage the New Store Vendor Spreadsheet. This spreadsheet
communicates all new stores, supply items needed by these
stores, and mandatory delivery dates
. Monthly meetings with Grainger and Schwarz to improve
customer service
. Strong communication with vendors, new stores operations,
purchasing, customer service, and supply shipping
Assistant Store Manager - Gap Kenwood/Tower Place Mall, March 1999 to
September 1999
. Staff supervision and scheduling
. Merchandising, training, and recruiting
Call Center Supervisor - Gap Online, December 1997 to March 1999
. Supervision of call center representatives, which involved
call monitoring and continuous training
. Creating new ways to motivate staff members
. Managing call center reports (number of calls taken, number
of calls abandoned, average hold time, etc.) and using these
reports to improve the staff
. Handling high maintenance customers
Sales Associate / Assistant Store Manager - Beechmont Mall, August
1993 to December 1997
. Working as a part time employee while in college. In 1997,
promoted to an Assistant Store Manager. Completing the same
tasks as listed above.