Grey Parks
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SUMMARY Management professional with a successful track record in sales
and operations. Strengths include operating efficiently,
recruiting, coaching and developing personnel. Effective in
driving results in operations, sales and customer service
metrics.
EXPERIENCE South Carolina Employment Security Commission Greenville,
SC
Grant Employee 05/09-Present
Recruiting/Placement
. Recruit employers to post open job listings with the
state's job listing website.
. Work with unemployed individuals to help them find
suitable work. This includes help developing effective
resumes that highlight particular skill sets.
. Help individuals prepare for interviews by staging
practice interviews and providing feedback on their
responses to common interview questions.
. Attend job fairs to help recruit prospective employees for
companies.
. Match individuals with certain skill sets to open
positions that require those specific skills. Work with
employer to set up interviews with individuals who match
skills and requirements for job.
Sprint Nextel Greenville, SC
Sales and Operations Manager 01/02-03/09
Operational Efficiency
. Finished fourth quarter of 2008 ranked twenty fifth out of
over eleven hundred locations in operational efficiency and
audit compliance.
. Developed inventory tracking system that increased
efficiency and decreased shrink. Consisted of tracking and
analyzing weekly inventory patterns and training managers
and sales associates on best practices.
. Averaged over 90% on monthly compliance audits for 2008.
Audits consist of measurements for inventory shrink,
operational standards, employee productivity, customer
satisfaction, sales compliance, and company policies and
procedures.
Leadership / Coaching / Teamwork
. Subject Matter Expert for 7 stores in district on sales
compliance and operational audit issues. Led weekly call
to discuss audit scores for previous week and coach peers
on processes to increase compliance.
. Successfully trained store employees for leadership
positions such as lead consultants, assistant managers and
store managers.
. Led biweekly call with district lead consultants and
assistant managers to discuss operational and sales issues.
Created best practice folder on shared drive to compile
best practices from each store in district.
. Effectively managed staff and increased performance during
two corporate mergers.
. Promoted three times over period of seven years.
. Recruited and hired over fifty sales and customer service
personnel for retail locations. Responsible for entire
onboarding process.
. Provided coaching and shadowing opportunities to improve
customer service and sales performance of all team members.
Sales / Customer Service
. Won customer service award for 2008 by being in top 10% of
company average.
. Consistently ranked in top third of company average of
stores in customer satisfaction scores.
. Setup business partnerships to cross advertise with upstate
companies which led to an increase in sales of devices and
accessories.
. Increased traffic conversion by 25% for 2008. This led to
an increase in overall sales and revenue.
EDUCATION University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration 2001
Marketing Major
SKILLS AND Trained interviewer, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook
ACTIVITIES Saluda Valley Country Club Board of Directors 01/09-Present
Town of Williamston Zoning Commission 01/09-Present