Leigh James
Email: ********@********.***
Address:
City: Brandon
State: MS
Zip: 39047
Country: USA
Phone: 601-***-****
Skill Level: Any
Salary Range:
Primary Skills/Experience:
Dedicated Sales Associate motivated to contribute to company success through building customer relationships, with experience, creativity, and dependable personal support.
Educational Background:
High School Dipolma from Mississippi, Starkville MS 1/2001 to 5/1987 (Fashion Merchandising/Business)
High School Dipolma from Hinds Community College, Starkville MS 1/2001 to 10/2012
Job History / Details:
Summary
Dedicated Sales Associate motivated to contribute to company success through building customer relationships, with experience, creativity, and dependable personal support.
Highlights
Strong client relations
Fast learner
Store maintenance ability
Inventory control familiarity
Design Experience
Listening skills
Visual merchandising proficiency
Fashion knowledge
Accomplishments
Customer Relations
Earned high marks for customer satisfaction, company-wide.
Product Promotion
Up-sold products and motivated customers to upgrade current product plans.
Customer Follow-up
Ensured that customers were satisfied with company products and services by doing purchase follow-up calls.
Monetary Transactions
Handled cash, check, credit and automatic debit card transactions with 100 percentage accuracy.
Experience
September 2009 to October 2012
BLU Gertrude Brandon, MS
Co-Owner
Started a company from the ground up, handling everything from design, production, and shipping, to sales, customer relations, and display. The company was not intentionally started, but our product was so well received, we did $100,000 in sales our first complete year in business. The company created, designed, and produced hand-made fashion accessories. The bulk of the business was wholesale accounts to retailers.
December 1997 to September 1999
VanGuard Salon Services Shreveport, LA
Sales Representative
VanGuard is a distribution company for Paul Mitchell Hair Care.
Managed a portfolio of accounts, that included product knowledge presentations, consultations on building retail sales in the salon, and writing orders for product.Attended monthly sales meetings and quarterly sales trainings.
Maintained knowledge of current sales and promotions, policies regarding payment and exchanges and security practices.
Met existing customers to review current services and expand sales opportunities.
Created and produced a Paul Mitchell Hair Show for the customers in my area, as well as other sales associates and company executives.
Education
1987 Mississippi Starkville, MS
Bachelor of Science Fashion Merchandising/Business
3.6 GPA
Coursework in Accounting and Economics
Completed Internship at Neiman Marcus, Houston, Texas
Member of Phi Mu soroity
1983 Hinds Community College Raymond, MS
Associate of Science General
Awarded the Lion's Club Scholarship
Member of Hinds Connection, a recruiting organization
Member of the Hinds Hi-Steppers