Team-oriented friendly associate, adept at working in diverse clerical, retail and customer service environments seeking a challenging new role in an administrative environment. I am a reliable and enthusiastic individual offering over 5 years of experience in office environments and 20 years in customer service.
Key Skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications
Professional phone etiquette
Retail sales tactics
Courteous customer service
Supervision
Reception
Staff training
Excellent communication skills
Data entry
Inventory management
Merchandising
Accurate transaction processing
Strong work ethic
Shipping/ Receiving
Friendly demeanor
Motivated team player
Black Sheep Gifts- Edmonton, AB
Manger, October 2012 to January 2020
Responded to customer concerns with friendly and knowledgeable service.
Fostered a positive work environment by consistently treating all employees and customers with respect and consideration.
Mentored new sales associates to contribute to the store’s positive culture.
Maintained knowledge of current sales and promotions, policies regarding payment and exchanges and security practices.
Supervised and directed all merchandise and shipment processing.
Stocked and replenished merchandise according to store merchandising layouts.
Operated a cash register for cash and credit card transactions with extreme accuracy.
Staffing (Hiring/Firing/ Interviews/Training)
Scheduling
Payroll/Pay stubs
Submitted paperwork to head office biweekly
Opening/ Closing duties
Spectrum Supply Chain – Edmonton, AB
Customer Service/ Appointments Desk, October 2007 – May 2010
Booked and organized appointments for delivery of consumer goods
Reported appointments/updates to all according departments
Provided courteous customer service to company clients
Phone reception
Filing
Record keeping in Excel
Order entry
Month end reports
Provided vacation/ sick relief for shipping department and order management desk
Preparation of shipping labels
Dispatch shipments and calling carriers and assist couriers/clients with pick ups
Manifests, Bill of ladings, Freight billing
VF Imagewear (Bulwark Protective Apparel)- Edmonton, AB
Fabric Control Clerk, August 2005 – September 2007
Control of fabric inventory by reporting fabric usage in an efficient and timely manner
Fabric receiving and issuing bale identification
Assessed cut groupings, allocations and issuance to cutting room with attention to detail
Printing of markers (patterns) on a Microjet plotter
Shipping fabric interplants
Disposal Control
Company Programs used: RKFB, Splice, STAT, Mobius (Document Direct), ADS (marker managing system).
Manufacturing Associate, September 2004- August 2005
Prioritized and multitasked while providing relief for vacation, breaks or general help between a variety of positions throughout the company
Processed requests for service on client garments
Accurate picking and packing garment orders with ensuring efficiency on the labels of the packages
Recorded and processed returns
Scanned and weighted cases
Preparation of Bill of Lading's (domestic and international)
Manifests, international shipments and fabric custom documentation according to the NAFTA.
Freight billing and truck closing
Safety Committee- Environmental Health and Safety Company
Company Programs used: Mojo, AS/400, Mainframe.
Education
Alberta Vocational College – Edmonton, AB
Modern Office Specialist Certificate – 1998
McNally Composite High School - Edmonton, AB
High School Diploma – 1996