Donna V. Edwards
Ocala, FL ****0
Cell: 954-***-****
***************@*****.***
Summary
Experienced in Supervision, Customer Service, and Employee Training/Retention; Special skills include computers, sales, team building, and merchandising. Preserve excellent relationships with vendors and partners. Experience
Walmart, Alachua, FL August 2015- Present
Freight Handler Associate
• Manually fill orders for stores for customer service
• Transport and or move freight using power equipment with utmost safety
• Maintained work area to keep the store standard enhancing sales
• Followed company policy as outlined in Employee Policy Guide Sam’s Club, Ocala, FL August 2013- August 2015
Communications Associate
• Maintained awareness of promotions, advertisement, and share knowledge on product to provide quality customer service
• Promoted merchandise by display to increase sales up to 60%
• Maintained work area to keep the store standard enhancing sales
• Followed company policy as outlined in Employee Policy Guide College of Central Florida, Ocala, FL August 2011- May 2013 Information/Marketing Clerk
• Managed 5line phone system
• Filed and organized and also provide efficient data entry
• Received and distributed calls/emails
• Sent mass broadcastings to faculty and staff
United States Army, Watertown, NY June 2006 - June 2010 Supervisor /Signal Support Systems Specialist
• Managed 8 employees enabling independent performance with excellence
• Administrated Information Technology procedures for 4500 customers for network access
• Installed, repaired, and troubleshot computers, radios and telephones to provide service communication systems
• Maintained tactical satellite communications/ GPS receivers/ mobile antenna systems Wal-Mart, FL April 1994 - June 2006
Department Manager Sawgrass, FL (August 2004- June 2006)
• Increased sales by 30% by developing unique training techniques
• Supervised, motivated, and trained 12 workers
• Maintained merchandise ordering and inventory level
• Used sales reports to plan monthly and quarterly inventory forecast Assistant Manager Sunrise, FL (February 2002- August 2004)
• Managed scheduling of employees and related personnel issues
• Hired, trained, and coached employee teams toward successful attainment of planned performance
• Developed internal and external communications and reports as needed
• Ensured compliance and adherence to organizational policies and procedures Department Manager Sawgrass, FL (February 1999- February 2002)
• Assisted HR in conducting interviews and employee retention.
• Prepared monthly and quarterly plan reviews and inventory forecasts.
• Executed promotional and liquidation programs.
Layaway Manager Sawgrass, FL (August 1997- February 1999)
• Trained and managed personnel in area of record keeping
• Conducted safety audits and inspections as well as review safety reports Customer Service Manager Sawgrass, FL (April 1995- August 1997)
• Established Four-Star Cashier Program used company-wide, to recognize employees and improve retention
• Built a teamwork environment that encouraged hard workers and customer relationship
• Trained and motivated up to 56 cashiers and improved the front-end performance by 80%
• Encouraged associates to achieve personal goals to constantly go beyond expected quotas Education
College of Central Florida Ocala, FL (B.A. Business Administration/ Psychology January 2011-2015 Plantation High School Plantation, FL
References Available Upon Request