Nicholas DeMauro
Customer Service/Sales
*** ***** ** - ******, ** 13421
*************@*******.*** - 315-***-****
Seeking a position in Customer Service/Sales.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Deli Associate
Walmart - Oneida, NY - March 2013 to October 2013
*Prepare food for customers
*Slice and cut meat to customers orders
*Stock all inventory
Customer Sales Associate
Radioshack - Oneida, NY - July 2011 to January 2012
*Meet or exceeded all sales goals set forth by the company.
*Knowledge of the POS system as well as special ordering systems set in place.
*Setting up contracts on behalf of cell phone companies such as Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint.
*Product knowledge to better understand the customers needs and wants.
*Allowed for overtime and to work at other stores to extend my knowledge of all operations.
*Highest selling cell phone sales for first month of employment.
Cage Cashier
Turning Stone Casino - Verona, NY - July 2010 to June 2011
* Provided customer service to all guests, including service problems, billing problems, and complaints.
* Provided assistance in the training and orientation of new cashiers.
* Determined cash requirements for windows, and ordered all necessary currency, coins, and chips.
*Converted currency for gaming patrons using gaming checks, tokens and coins.
*Maintained confidentiality of customer transactions.
*Cashed checks and processed credit card advances for patrons.
*Followed all gaming regulations.
Shift Manager
Blockbuster Video - Oneida, NY - June 2005 to July 2010
*Led a successful sales team. Consistently exceeded monthly and annual sales goals.
*Instructed staff on how to handle difficult and complicated sales.
*Developed monthly sales plans: monitored sales activities; set goals; identified account maintenance needed;
targeted special problems requiring attention.
*Directed and supervised employees engaged in sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts, or in
performing services for customers. Forecast sales goals and created budgets.
*Responded to customer questions and complaints.
*Performed accounting duties.
*Managed, motivated and trained staff; resolved communication problems.
*Inventoried stock and reordered when inventory dropped to a specified level.
*Established and implemented policies, goals, objectives, and procedures for their department
*Trained and evaluated personnel in sales or marketing establishments, promoting or firing workers when
appropriate.
*Assigned employees to specific duties.
Furniture Associate
Big Lots - Oneida, NY - June 2002 to June 2005
*Greeted customers and ascertained what each customer wanted or needed.
*Maintained acceptable profit margins without alienating customers, through superior customer service.
*Opened and closed cash registers, performing tasks such as counting money, separating charge slips,
coupons, and vouchers, balancing cash drawers, and making deposits.
*Sold or arranged for delivery, insurance, financing, or service contracts for merchandise.
*Computed sales prices, totaled purchases and received and processed cash or credit payment.
*Ticketed, arranged and displayed merchandise to promote sales.
*Rang up bills and placed special orders using calculators, POS machines and mental math.
*Developed an expertise in customer service and "closing the sale."
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
* 10 years experience in Sales and Customer Service.
* Outstanding people skills; sensitive in assessing needs.
* Readily inspire the trust and confidence of clients.
* Professional attitude toward customer satisfaction, resulting in an excellent reputation with customers.
* Experience in opening/closing cash register, counter sales, telephone follow-up
* Experience in computer system's such as POS, Microsoft Word and Excel