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Sales Manager

Location:
Houston, TX
Posted:
September 29, 2012

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Jason Bergman

Email: ********@************.***

Address:

City: Houston

State: TX

Zip: 77008

Country: USA

Phone: 713-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

Client-focused Sales Representative with over twelve years of providing solutions to customers. Having worked for Barnes and Noble BookSellers for more than ten years I have performed a variety of tasks and held leadership positions as a bookseller and a cafe server. While in the position of Lead Cafe Server I carried out the duties of the Cafe Manager when the manager was off, on vacation or otherwise not available. Before coming to Barnes and Noble I worked for Orkin Pest Control as a sales inspector. I worked without a direct supervisor and was responsible for maintaining existing client contracts and expanding the client base through sales and inspections. I was responsible for meeting sales goals of at least $10,000 a month. Without a direct supervisor I was responsible for setting my schedule and maintaining my own client list and prospective client list.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from University of Houston, Houston TX 1/2001 to 5/2012 (Political Science)

Job History / Details:

Professional Profile

Client-focused Sales Representative with over twelve years of providing solutions to customers.

Having worked for Barnes and Noble BookSellers for more than ten years I have performed a variety of tasks and held leadership positions as a bookseller and a cafe server. While in the position of Lead Cafe Server I carried out the duties of the Cafe Manager when the manager was off, on vacation or otherwise not available.

Before coming to Barnes and Noble I worked for Orkin Pest Control as a sales inspector. I worked without a direct supervisor and was responsible for maintaining existing client contracts and expanding the client base through sales and inspections. I was responsible for meeting sales goals of at least $10,000 a month. Without a direct supervisor I was responsible for setting my schedule and maintaining my own client list and prospective client list.

Qualifications

Stable work history

Team liaison

Strong work ethic

Supervisory skills

Adapt to diverse groups

Problem-solving skills

Customer- and service-oriented

Inventory control and record keeping

MS Office proficient

Retail merchandising specialist

Excellent time management

Analytical

Team leadership

Relevant Experience

Used Microsoft Excel to develop analytical tables to prepare data for analysis

Followed up and kept track of expected orders from suppliers and correspondence with clients

Applied safety procedures and policies as outlined in Company Safety Manuals ie: MSDS

Wrote and edited documents to keep staff informed on policies and procedures.

Supervised team of three staff members.

Experience

February 2000 to Current

Barnes and Noble Book Sellers Houston, Texas

Book Seller/Cafe' Server

Trained and served as a peer coach for new sales associates.

Answered questions regarding the store and its merchandise.Greeted customers and ascertained customers' needs.Maintained records related to sales.Helped customers with questions, problems and complaints in person and via telephone.Stocked shelves and supplies and organized displays.

Organized racks and shelves to maintain the visual appeal of the store.

Developed positive customer relationships through friendly greetings and excellent service.

February 1999 to December 1999

Orkin Pest Control Houston, Texas

Termite Sales Inspector

Cultivated and maintained clients

Was responsible for meeting sales goals of $10,000 a month

March 1995 to December 1998

Cash America Pawn Houston, Texas

Pawn Broker

Asses items for loan value

Price items for sale when they come out of pawn

Help customers with their purchasing and pawn decisions

June 1990 to June 1994

U.S. Army

Small Arms Weapons Repair Specialist

Education

2012 University of Houston Houston, Texas

Bachelor of Science Political Science

I graduated Cum Laude with a GPA of 3.14

I have excellent research and analytical skills and am proficient with MS Office. I used Excel for multiple classes for data analysis and for creating charts and graphs to better illustrate the findings of my analysis. Professor Tedin has kept a paper of mine to use in his own research as well as to use as an example of what an analytical paper should look like.



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