Paula Garrison

Des Moines, IA *****

ad3snb@r.postjobfree.com

515-***-****

Work Experience

Production Specialist

Pet Parents - Ankeny, IA

August 2022 - September 2023

•Process incoming product for inventory

•Repackage new and existing inventory

•Monitor inventory levels at Amazon

Food Service/Customer Service

KwikStar - Des Moines, IA

June 2021 - March 2022

•Maintained hot food for customers

•Managed times and temps for various products

•Processed customer requests and transactions

•Housekeeping daily tasks

Merchandiser

Sam's Club - Ankeny, IA

August 2019 to February 2020

•Maintain inventory levels according to pallet, product and date

•Use of pallet jack and TC70 to adhere to necessary levels of customer usage

•Utilize forklift for balance of inventory overstock for inventory management

Cashier/Customer Service

HyVee, Inc - Altoona, IA

October 2016 to August 2017

•Maintaining fluid motion of customers in frequently high demand situations

•Handling customer needs in timely and efficient manner

Accounts Receivable/Fuel Specialist

Ruan Transportation - Des Moines, IA

July 2013 to March 2014

•Maintaining high profile customer accounts

•Monitor nationwide daily Fuel Inventory

•Scanning incoming mail for the department

•Indexing scanned documents to appropriate departments

Cashier/Customer Service

Casey's General Store - Runnells, IA

March 2013 to March 2014

•Rapid customer service in a high volume environment

•Inhouse daily laundry and product rotation

•General housekeeping for visual appreciation

Accounts Payable Specialist

Manpower/Kemin Industries - Des Moines, IA

March 2011 to May 2011

•Managed high volume Accounts Payable position

•Worked extensively with M3 Movex ERP system

•Balanced accounts to maintain zero balances owed

Network Operation Administrative Assistant

Accounts Payable

U.S. Cellular - Urbandaxcvsale, IA

April 2001 to February 2009

January 2000-April 2001

•Managed multiple budgets reaching over $600,000

•Maintained office including coordinating vendors and supplies

•Supported up to 22 field personnel maintaining HR files and pay records

•Coordinated field assets processing ingoing/outgoing new and remanufactured assets

•Acted as purchasing agent processing purchase orders and invoices

Inventory/Drill Press/Assembly/Receiving/Shipping

Check All Valve - West Des Moines, IA

April 1992 to June 1998

•Assembled check valves

•Managed monthly/yearly inventories to match computer logs

•Obtained necessary materials for order assembly

•Shipping with UPS, FedEx and various other carriers

Education

Associate in Information Technology

Kaplan University - Urbandale, IA

September 2009 to September 2011

Technical Certificate Graduate

American College of Travel & Word Processing/Lotus 1-2-3 - Des Moines, IA

September 1987 to September 1989

Skills

Proficient in MS office Suite (10+ years)

SAP Inventory/HR/Accounting (10+ years)

M3 Movex ERP System (Less than 1 year)

Customer Service (10+ years)

Team/Crew Member (10+ years)

Accounts Payable (10+ years)

Warehouse Experience (10+ years)

Food Service (10+ years)

Merchandising (10+ years)

Planograms (10+ years)

General Ledger Accounting (10+ years)

Procurement (10+ years)

Purchasing (10+ years)

Supply Chain (10+ years)

Accounts Receivable (5+ years)

Bank Reconciliation (5+ years)

Financial Statement Preparation (5+ years)

Balance Sheet Reconciliation (5+ years)

Journal Entries (5+ years)

Account Reconciliation (10+ years)

GAAP (10+ years)

Assessments

Customer Service Skills -- Proficient

September 2018

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Administrative Assistant -- Familiar

July 2019

Using basic scheduling, attention to detail, and organizational skills in an office setting.

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Spreadsheets with Microsoft Excel -- Completed July 2019

Excel knowledge including common tools, PivotTables, conditional & nested formulas, and custom visuals.

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Attention to Detail -- Completed July 2019

Identifying differences in materials, following instructions, and detecting details among distracting information.

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Receptionist -- Proficient July 2019

Using basic scheduling, attention to detail, and organizational skills in an office setting.

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Attention to Detail: Inventory -- Highly Proficient July 2019

Applying systematic processes for managing and storing products and merchandise.

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Workplace Safety -- Completed July 2019 Following best practices to avoid accidents and injuries. Full results: https:// share.indeedassessments.com/ share • to • profile/19cc0c058da6f1ef3c6f9c4eea0aae09eed53dc074545cb7

Accounting Skills: Bookkeeping -- Proficient May 2019

Calculating and determining the accuracy of financial data.

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Typing -- Completed May 2019

Transcribing text using a standard keyboard.

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