FRANCES N. TOKAHUTA-DIAZ
**** ***** ******* *****, **** 31
Long Beach, CA 90803
562-***-**** • ************@*****.***
EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION
Logistics specialist in import and export duty operations. Proactive personal support and customer interface with excellent communication skills. Effective ability to successfully interact with people.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CLEVELAND GOLF/ SRIXON, Huntington Beach, CA 2013-Present
Customer Experience Advocate
The Customer Experience Advocate is responsible for providing an effective customer experience for all internal and external customers by using excellent in-depth knowledge of company products, processes and programs. Responsible new-hire training.
• Communicate with customers via phone, email, mail or social media.
• Obtain and evaluate all relevant information to handle product and service inquiries.
• Respond promptly to customer inquiries.
• Processes customer orders/changes/returns/repairs according to established department policies and procedures.
• Answer product and service questions for customers; suggesting information about other products and services.
• Provide timely and accurate information in response to inquiries, order status, concerns and requests about products and services.
• Handle questions regarding changes in policies or procedures.
• Provide pricing and delivery information for orders.
• Perform customer verifications.
• Attempt to persuade customer to reconsider cancellation of order.
• Keep thorough documentation of customer interactions and transactions, recording details of inquiries, comments, complaints and actions taken.
• Answer questions about warranties or terms of sale.
• Process paperwork related to credits/adjustments.
• Process paperwork related to repairs and returns.
• Resolve product or service problems by clarifying the customer's complaint; determining the cause of the problem; selecting and explaining the best solution to solve the problem; expediting correction or adjustment; following up to ensure resolution.
• Update aging reports for returns and repairs.
• Secondary person when my Advisor is unavailable for my team as well as my colleagues.
Data Entry/Customer Service Agent
Handle daily reports and adjust pricing on multiple programs for various accounts.
Edit and enter sales order on a daily basis
Send confirmation emails, invoice logo bag, logo hats, logo ball orders
Manage the 541/542 holds
Inputting logo balls, bags and hat orders
Assist CSR’s and sales representative regarding “seasonal programs” offered
Answer calls for Corporate, Logo and High School Accounts
Assist accounts and consumers with various questions regarding their orders, back orders and status updates
Entering return authorizations and repairs for accounts
Assist sales reps and Regional Managers with questions on orders
KELLY SERVICES FOR IFM EFECTOR, Cypress, CA 2012-2013
Personnel agency supplying staff to various companies-Temporary Assignment
Sales Support Specialist – Sales Department
Report to the Inside Sales Manager, sales staff and customers assisting them to meet critical deadlines on a daily basis in a support role.
Demonstrate the ability to be accurate and pay close attention to detail
Provide internal and external support to sales team as well as customers
Inputting sales quotes, sales orders, group pricing and contract pricing on a daily basis
Assist sales team with hunting and various projects, database clean up, organize monthly meetings, sales call documentation and run monthly reports
PREMIER PERSONNEL SERVICES FOR DENSO SALES CALIFORNIA, INC., Long Beach, CA 2012-2012
Personnel agency supplying staff to various companies-Temporary Assignment
Administrative Assistant – Procurement Department
Assist buyers with various spreadsheets, projects and follow ups with various suppliers.
Monitored procurement shared in-box with PO acknowledgements, ASN’s and correspondences
Follow ups regarding open orders with suppliers
Maintenance of pricing and files
Inputting notes for each buyer regarding open and back orders
Weekly emails to suppliers regarding open and back orders
Maintain VQM for pricing in BPCS system as well as logging
Assist buyers with various projects as needed
Contacted suppliers with auto part inquiries
Revise PO’s as needed
ALORICA FOR AMERICAN HONDA MOTORS, Torrance, CA 2008-2011
Personnel agency supplying staff to nationwide call centers
Customer Support/Case Manager - Automobile Customer Service
Responsible for transferring customer telephone inquiries to appropriate tiers. Archived written communications including emails, letters and faxes. Opened new case files (including recalls) and managed continuing cases for Vice President for Parts and Sales. Reported summary of case statuses directly to American Honda Finance Corporation.
Successfully improved workflow by meeting increased traffic with efficiency, organization, and strategically prioritized responses
Routinely handled high call volumes still maintaining high quality customer interface and proper sorting to appropriate offices and case managers
Maintained archival system of digital folders of scanned communications organized by case number
Handled up to 80 executive letters from initial creation through case closure on monthly basis
Weekly reports to American Honda Finance Corporation were delivered rapidly, efficiently and on time
Retained monthly records sorted between active and inactive cases
Secured all confidential documentation with discretion and appropriate protocols
Voluntarily stepped in during times of extremely high volume of calls from customers and resolved multiple issues
Data based all complaints, compliments, and suggestions routed from Honda home office in Japan
Sorted and organized marketing materials, brochures, and vehicle handbooks and manuals
Used prioritization and rapid response with cases involving Better Business Bureau complaints
INFINITI MEDIA, INC., Torrance, CA 2005-2007
Optical media company manufacturing and importing blank optical media for local and nationwide sales and distribution to Canada
Administrative Assistant to VP for Sales and Marketing
Responsible for internal and external communications. Provided interface with vendors. Procured and maintained all office equipment, supplies and other resources.
As executive assistant successfully met the challenges while working in high pressure responsible role
Negotiated credit and collections involving corporate accounts in excess of 1 million dollars
Strategized new pricing development and implementation
On domestic and international orders, interfaced contact with all clients and inbound customer service calls
Marketed current and potential clients, increasing current contracts as well developing new sales
With transportation manager, managed logistics from warehouses both domestic and internationally
Solely responsible for recovery efforts from damages incurred during transport
EDUCATION
Cerritos College – Paralegal Studies 2001-2002
Human Resources 101 training through PIHRA 2003
Completed coursework for: “How to Deal with Difficult Customers” 2010; Empathy Training 2011
Expert in Computers (including all Windows OS), Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), BPCS, Goldmine, Lotus Notes, CRMS, CRM, Tri Tec, Legal Solutions, QuickBooks, ZenDesk, E1; Typing 70 WPM; 10-Key by touch; Fluency in Thai
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST