SUZANNE K. MORETTI

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Jamestown, NY 14701

716-***-**** Cell

E-mail: adncut@r.postjobfree.com

As a graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, and a 2000 graduate of Jamestown Business College, I have developed skills working within the Adobe programs and studied classes such as Corporate Identity, Advertising, Marketing, and Printing Procedures. My years in college, coupled with over 16 years in retail and management experience have given me a good understanding of business needs and what it means to work as a team member, a manager, and customer service liaison for several types of business.

EXPERIENCE:

August 2017 – January 2019 – Sears Holdings Corporation – Lakewood, NY

Fine Jewelry and Cashier Lead, promoted to Assistant Store Manager and Soft Lines Zone Supervisor in November 2017. Duties included monitoring and driving credit opportunities, getting change, assisting with freight, merchandising, markup/markdowns, signing, cashiering, holding morning rallies, working with store management to complete projects, interviewing potential customer associates, serving as manager-on-duty – opening/closing store.

May 2009 – May 2017 – Raymour & Flanigan Furniture & Mattresses – Jamestown, NY

Home Furnishings Consultant. Duties included sales, preparing for ads, maintaining price changes and markdown tagging, contributing to safety committee meetings, event-planning and preparation for community outreach events, handling customer issues, assisting with inventory control, and various other consultant duties as management required. Received Employee of the Month award, 2009.

August 2004 – May 2009 – Big Lots! – Warren, PA

Furniture Department Sales Manager, full time. Duties included sales, handling customer issues, ordering, keeping track of inventory, maintaining departmental paperwork, scheduling, hiring and training furniture associates, receiving and verifying truck deliveries, taking progressive markdowns, maintaining warehouse, and all aspects of departmental management. Organizing store events, such as holiday weekend “Blow Out” events.

September 2003 – August 2004 – Big Lots! – Warren, PA

Furniture sales associate, part time. Duties included sales, customer assistance, helping maintain furniture storage room, merchandising sales floor, running register.

November 2003 – June 2004 – House of Printing – Warren, PA

Freelance Graphic Design. Designed various publications and ads.

EDUCATION:

DIGITAL DESIGN DIPLOMA — Art Institute of Pittsburgh — March 2008

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE, Business Administration/Marketing and Management — Jamestown Business College — February 2000

AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Received Certificates of Academic Achievement for both my radio and television ads at Jamestown Business College in February 1999. Won second place in a logo contest for Chautauqua Opportunities. Designed logo for Climb and Slide. This logo appears on the Jamestown Area Merchants’ map.

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