Sales Assistant

Marisa Thibodeaux

Residence: 559-***-****

Cell phone: 559-***-****

abj3gd@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

. Excellent oral and written communication skills

. Strong organizational and problem solving skills

. Able to relate, coach and develop all levels of associates

. Dependable, loyal, self motivated worker

COMPUTER SKILLS

. Microsoft Excel

. Microsoft Word

. Microsoft Power point

EDUCATION

Institute of Technology

Human Resource Administration- June 2010

Classes include: Business Ethics and Labor Laws, Personnel and Employee

Conduct; Compensation and Benefits, Health, Safety and Security and Fiscal

Management.

Awards include Dean's List and Perfect Attendance

California State University Fresno

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Home Economics 1994

Minor in Business Administration

EXPERIENCE

Gottschalks Department Store, Fresno Ca. (58 stores)

Buyer Missy Sportswear 1998-2009

. Responsible for all buying activities for an area that produced $29.5

million in annual sales.

. Trained and developed Assistant Buyers and clericals who were promoted

within the company

. Used abilities in the areas of product selection, assortment planning,

vendor relations and negotiation to insure increased sales and profit

for the company.

. Developed financial plans seasonally to determine proper benchmarks to

measure success of area.

. Managed budget and analyzed sales to stock levels by vendor and by

store to avoid under and over stock positions.

. Developed advertising and set prices to drive sales and maintain

profit margin for the company.

. Served on numerous committees to analyze company procedures and

systems.

. Developed job descriptions and interviewed associates.

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Assistant Buyer 1996-1998

Corporate Housewares Coordinator 1994-1996

. Acted as a liaison between the buying offices and the stores by visiting

all the Gottschalks stores and implementing the buyer's plan-o-grams and

insuring proper merchandising standards were upheld.

. Managed and trained demo associates and coordinated demo program.

. Planned and organized employee seminars to promote proper product

training for store associates.

. Worked closely with all levels of employees from sales associates to Vice

Presidents of Stores.

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