KERRY KAVANAGH
** ****** *******, ******** *****, NEW YORK 10930
Cell: 845-***-**** E-Mail: mailto:*******.*.****************@*********.***
PROFILE
Customer Service / Retail Sales & Management Professional with extensive, diversified and accountable experience. A resourceful, knowledgeable individual with expertise in generating sales, training and mentoring staff, interacting positively with customers and developing new business while ensuring quality results in all work, seeks a position that fully capitalizes on my skills and experience while providing further career growth and advancement potential as merited.
KEY QUALIFIERS
PROVEN MANAGEMENT / SALES / CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS MULTI-TASKING TEAM LEADER / TRAINER
CONSISTENT PRODUCER / QUICK TO LEARN EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATOR (oral and written)
ORGANIZED PLANNER / DECISION MAKER INTERACT PROFESSIONALLY AT ALL LEVELS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LUXURY BEAUTY STORE, Woodbury Commons, Central Valley, NY 09/17 to Present
Store Manager / Key Holder
• Manage a staff of six employees, set sales goals and oversee all day-to-day business transactions.
• Market and sell a complete line of cosmetics, body lotions and skin care products.
• Represent prominent brands including L’Oreal, Lancome, YSL, Urban Decay, Kiehl and many others.
• Monitor shipping and receiving operations; check merchandise into the store.
• Open and close the store and administer all opening and closing procedures.
• Efficiently handle any special projects as assigned.
KATE SPADE & COMPANY, Woodbury Commons, Central Valley, NY 08/13 to 09/17
Sales Associate
• Assisted customers with inquiries, selections and purchases at this upscale women’s fashions and hand bags retailer.
• Established and grew an elite clientele of customers; contacted clients to notify them of new products, sales, etc.
• Organized floor displays and merchandised products for optimum consumer appeal.
• Ensured the highest level of professional, courteous and responsive customer service to all my clients.
RESULTS: Consistently ranked as the #1 Salesperson every quarter while with the company.
BCBG MAX AZRIA, Woodbury Commons, Central Valley, NY 10/09 to 05/11
Sales Associate
• Greeted and assisted customers at this upscale women’s fashions retailer.
• Recommended various products and introduced new fashions to shoppers.
• Set up floor and shelf displays.
• Promoted positive and respectful customer service.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, Fort Lee, NJ 08/95 to 12/98
Client Support Representative
• Provided administrative support for select major clients including Avon Corporation.
• Served as focal contact for any inquiries, problems or issues by client accounts.
• Attended client meetings and transcribed meeting notes for management review.
• Prepared various monthly reports on each client company supported.
EDUCATION
SUNY Rockland Community College, Suffern, NY
MAJOR: Business Administration
SKILLS
MS Word; Excel; PowerPoint; Social Media
PERSONAL
Motivated…Hard Working…Dedicated…Customer Focused…Knowledgeable…Leader…Resourceful…Creative…Personable