Derick L. Tripp
**** ********** ***** *********, ** 28215
Cell 704-***-**** E-mail: ***********@***.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
• Over 15 years’ experience in sales & marketing specializing in inside/outside sales, sales support, and client services.
• Strong customer service skills
• Extensive experience with POS computer programs.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BestBuy Charlotte, NC 1/2012-4/2016
Sales Associate
Responsible for delivering high quality customer services on a daily basis to ensure and improve customer satisfaction.
• Drove revenue and profitability by successfully meeting daily quotas by approximately 66% over target.
• Assisted in putting inventory on the sales floor shelves and setting up marketing displays.
• Developed relationships selling products, services and solutions by getting to know customers and helping solve their unique end to end needs.
• Utilized all relevant sales tools to drive profitable growth.
• Assisted customers with bagging groceries and transportation to their vehicles.
• Performed cashier services.
• Leveraged on-line resources, tools, and peer knowledge to self-train.
• Attended and participate in all required trainings and meetings.
• Performed other duties as assigned by shift manager.
WalMart Concord, NC 08/2011-9/2012
Sales Associate
Responsible for delivering high quality customer services on a daily basis to ensure and improve customer satisfaction.
• Provided superior customer service.
• Assisted customers with bagging groceries and transportation to their vehicles.
• Performed cashier services.
• Provided direct assistance to customers, co-workers, peers, etc.
• Performed inventory control procedures.
• Performed product placement and pricing duties.
• Ensured all tasks were performed in accordance to safety policies and procedures.
• Performed other duties as assigned by shift manager.
Charlotte Mecklenburg School Charlotte, NC 8/2008-6/2010
Lunch Room Monitoring
Responsible for overseeing students in the lunchroom and ensuring their safety was a top priority.
• Ensured that students behave properly when partaking meals.
• Maintained general discipline in the cafeteria by ensuring that students are seated properly at his or her designated place.
• Assisted students by securing trays and handling seating arrangements.
• Made sure that all equipment such as water dispensing machines was maintained properly in order to avoid injuries.
• Made sure that cafeteria was a safe environment for students by handling maintenance and cleanliness needs properly.
• Intervened in fights or arguments between students and made sure that no one was physically hurt.
• Reported any unruly behavior to school management or class teacher.
• Informed supervisor of any damages to school property.
• Circulated through the cafeteria to ensure supervision of all students within the area.
• Dismissed students from the lunchroom in an orderly fashion when lunchtime ends.
• Responded to emergency situations such as injuries or food allergies in a proactive manner.
Platform Learning New York City, NY 6/2005-9/2006
Program Assistant
Responsible for assisting program director with overseeing three professional tutoring programs with a student population of 700+ at multiple public schools that were failing state standards.
• Responsible for assisting the program manager in daily activities not limited to:
o Assisted teacher in classroom when needed.
o Assisting students.
• Assisted in training instructors when needed.
• Assisted in collection of appropriate documents.
• Assisted in ordering appropriate curriculum and supplies.
• Assisted in handing out over 70 part time employee’s payroll check.
EDUCATION
East Side High School, Paterson, NJ
High School Diploma
SKILLS/STRENGTHS
Point of Sales Computer Programs Reliable and creative
Communication Interpersonal Skills
Quick learner Work well under pressure
REFERENCES: Furnished upon request