Darlene Ellis
Houston, Texas
832-***-**** ***************@***.***
I am a confident leader seeking opportunities in the business arena that will
continue to develop my leadership, customer service and business skills.
Ashford University – Associates of Arts – Business Administration December 2012
BA, Business Leadership GPA: 3.19 2015
Wal-Mart
1992 -10-26-2013 Houston, TX
Area Manager - responsible for multiple departs, staff and safety
Provide support to member services/customers
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Maintain merchandise presentation by stocking merchandise, setting up,
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cleaning, and organizing product displays, removing damaged goods, signing and
pricing merchandise appropriately, and securing fragile and high shrink merchandise
Maintain the sales floor in the jewelry and shoe department in accordance with
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Wal-Mart policies and procedures by properly handling claims and returns, zoning the
area, arranging organizing merchandise, identifying shirk and damages
Merchandise the department areas, and organizes and maintains areas
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Responsible safety of Facility by following all safety standards, procedures, and
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guidelines including conducting safety sweeps, following proper forklift spotting
procedures, following proper procedures for handling and disposing of hazardous
materials, following Wal-Mart steel standard guidelines, and correcting/reporting
unsafe situation to Management
Operates hardware such as cash registers or related equipment, processes
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member/customer purchases, and assists in payments, returns, refunds, and exchanges
using appropriate procedures for different customers and payment types
Supervise a team of associates in multiple departments with responsibilities of
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assigning duties, setting goals, coaching, mentoring and ensuring compliance with
Wal-Mart policies and procures
Responsible for hiring, firing and performance evaluations
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Performs audits, researching variances or discrepancies, identify potential
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shrinkage a and inventory adjustments
Sells jewelry to members/customers by explaining prices and features of all
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jewelry merchandise including diamonds, precious and semi-precious germs, pearls,
watches, colognes, and collectibles
Make timely and effective decisions, even when the information is not clear.
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Identifies and uses policies and procedures, and guides to make the right choices.
Uses resources, data, tools, and facts to set priorities and make informed decisions.
Identifies what might be a problem and correct it or clearly describes it to those who
can correct it
Plans work based and business priorities and explains to others what is needed to
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get the work done. Identifies and oversees the task needed to reach goals. Look for the
suggests ways to improve performance and results
Provide training to ensure associates are in safety compliance to prevent safety
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hazard for moves, and displaying of merchandise.
Leads the inventory process to improve replenishment and receiving to reduce
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shrinkage
Identifies poor inventory practices and low in-stock levels in assigned area, and
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reports for corrective action
Software Skills
• Microsoft Suite – Word, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, Excel
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