SHERI UPDIKE
Jacksonville, Florida *****
*******61 - ***********@***.***
SKILLS
• Responding to Difficult Customers
• Needs Assessment
• Upbeat and Positive Personality
• Calm and Professional Under Pressure
• Presenting Solutions
• Building Customer Trust and Loyalty
• Highly motivated associate
• Detail oriented
WORK HISTORY
01/2018 to 09/2020 Customer Service Security Associate Southeastern Grocers Headquarters – Jacksonville, FL
• Helped large volume of customers every day with positive attitude and focus on customer satisfaction.
• Maintained customer satisfaction with forward-thinking strategies focused on addressing customer needs and resolving concerns.
• Informed customers about special promotions and provided detailed information for various products.
• Followed established guidelines and procedures
• Improved customer satisfaction ratings by addressing issues and fostering timely resolution.
• Documented computer security policies, procedures, and testing. 01/2006 to 01/2018 Retail Technical Customer Associate Southeastern Grocers – Jacksonville, FL
• Authored manuals and organized training programs to teach team members new and improved processes to help customer's to have a better experience for our customers calling in to help desk.
• Established a POS equipment depot process for the stores to eliminated the need for vendor to charge for a service call. This new process saved the company over
$400,000 in just 2 years on keyboard replacements.
• Liaison between several key departments across the company working with external auditors and liquidators on the closing of 346 stores
• Advocated for customers and reported on observed areas for product or service improvement.
01/2001 to 01/2006 Customer Service Specialist
Southeastern Grocers – Jacksonville, FL
• Addressed customer complaints and mitigated dissatisfaction by employing timely and on-point solutions.
• Complied with company policies and procedures by encouraging positive and effective work environment among all employees.
• Reinforced established quality control standards and followed procedures for optimal customer interactions.
• Resolved concerns with products or services to help with retention and drive sales.
• Collected customer feedback and made process changes to exceed customer satisfaction goals.
• Increased efficiency and team productivity by promoting operational best practices.
01/1989 to 01/2006 Customer Service Representative Southeastern Grocers – Jacksonville, FL
• Maintained customer satisfaction with forward-thinking strategies focused on addressing customer needs and resolving concerns.
• Answered customer telephone calls promptly to avoid on-hold wait times.
• Answered constant flow of customer calls with minimal wait times.
• Offered advice and assistance to customers, paying attention to special needs or wants.
• Provided primary customer support to internal and external customers.
• Responded to customer requests for products, services and company information. EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts: Office Supervision And Management Florida State College At Jacksonville - Jacksonville, FL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I have unemployment gap starting in September 2020 due to several associates were furloughed from Southeastern Grocers due COVID 19.I was on these associates. I then became the primary caregiver of my mother whom became confined to here bed. Currently, I am seeking employment as a customer service representative in office environment wither working at remote from home, hybrid. I have great customer service skill's working with Southeastern Grocers for over 20 years. Please review my resume. I know I would make great fit to any company.