Customer Service Sales

Tara Stanley

** ***** ***** ***** ***** Rica, GA 30180

***************@*****.***

Cell: 770-***-****

Strength Summary:

Possess excellent customer service skills. Results-oriented, driven. Innovative and creative problem solver. Motivated self-starter able to work well independently as well as an enthusiastic team player. Work well against deadline.

Areas of Specialization:

Inside and Outside Sales * Budgeting * Customer Service * Accounts Payable & Receivable Collections * Office Management * Strong Organizational Skills * Time Management * Technical Skills * Food Service Management * ServSafe Certified * CPR Certified

Objective:

To obtain a long term position which utilizes my exceptional customer service skills and advertising sales experience to achieve consumer satisfaction and company growth.

Professional Experience Highlights:

Manage kitchen/food service at an elementary school including supervising a team of four, food preparation for approximately 450 students/faculty members, ordering groceries, maintaining stock, conducting inventory, completing daily paperwork/reports, balancing cash drawer, making daily deposit, attending meetings, customer service and various other aspects of food service management.

Customer service oriented (Awarded for “Outstanding Customer Service” June 1994, August 1997, April 2000, August 2003,

“Salesperson of the Month” January 2005, February 2005, May 2005, "Golden Apple" Award October 2010)

Excellent organizational, time management, verbal written and math skills

Work well in a fast paced environment, particularly against a high volume deadline

Independently managed all aspects of Advertising Newspaper against a deadline: Accounts receivables including billing, collecting customer payments, and making bank deposit, accounts payables, layout and design of advertisements, transcribing, typing and formatting classified ads for publication, assisting in layout of publication (determining ad sizes and paper volume), managing the bulk mail transaction; verifying the shipment and paying the postage for the publication, website creation through EarthLink

Macintosh, PC, digital camera, Peachtree Accounting, cash register, 10-key calculator, multi-line phone system/fax machine,cell phone, E-mail, social network saavy

Honest "People Person", establishing positive work relations with peers and the public

Employment History:

Leo Publications, Inc d/b/a The West Georgia Shopper, Carrollton, GA 5/13-present, 10/04-5/06

Paulding County School District, Dallas,, GA 12/07-8/13

Kroger, Dallas, GA 12/07-8/09

TNT Graphics, d/b/a Tri-County Classifieds, Douglasville, GA 5/06-12/07

Kansas City Star Newspaper, Kansas City, MO, 1/00-9/04

American Classifieds, d/b/a Thrifty Nickel, Marietta, GA, 6/91-9/99

Education: Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA June 1990

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