Operations and Financial Administrator

Samantha Sparks

*** ******** ****** ********, ******* 35023

205-***-**** **********@*****.***

Areas of Stenth

●Problem-solving solutions skills

●Accounts payable/accounts receivable

●Management of successful financial performance

●Financial planning and annual budget planning

●Cost savings practices by way of continuous improvement

●Various professional software

●Building rapport quickly with diverse populations

CAREER PATH

Repair Coordinator/Inside Sales/Administrative

Flow Dynamics and Automation

February 2024- Present

•Process custom projects for customers

•Schedule and prioritize repair projects

•Enter repair order data into the system and create sales order

•Maintain repair records and documentation

•Create shipping paperwork and instructions for repairs and send to customer

•Provide routine communication to Repair Stations on status of open Repair Orders

•Point person for multiple high valued customers

•Point person for the company’s top vendor

•Point person for PowerGen operations

•Fulfill the needs of customers through answering phones and responding to emails

•Process orders, quoting, and entering order acknowledgements

•Understand and relate product benefits and features to customers and clients

•Attend and participate in on-site company led and off-site vendor trainings

Assistant Manager

The Green Lantern

February 2019 to February2024

•Ensure compliance to health and safety regulations

•Inventory management

•Preserve quality levels of internal and external customer service

•Build strong partnerships and provide leadership for increased sales and profit

•Manage and promote venue events, entertainment, and seasonal design

•Build and foster a strong continuous improvement culture, promoting methods to identify and reduce waste for operational excellence

•Select, develop, coach, train, appraise, and retain a diverse team.

•Establish targets, KPI’s, schedules, and enhance policies, and procedures

•Provide weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to senior management team

Consultant/Temporary Studio Director

Utopia Food + Fitness -

Lakewood, TX

October 2018 to February 2019

•Lead discussions with building contractors of new studio startup to include final specifications

• Participate in high level training with top nationally ranked sales trainer

• Consult with owner, founder, and CEO of the company to ensure smooth opening process for new

studio location

• Provide a benchmark pre-sales process. Implement and trained sales team

• Create and execute operational process and determine and set necessary inventory levels

●Responsible for marketing plan and driving revenue once studio opened

●Train, develop, and motivate personal training team

●Craft workout plan integrating a science-based nutrition plan for each client and managed progress

Sales and Marketing Manager

Mako Consultants Inc.

Dallas, TX

February 2018 to 2019

●Develop strategic marketing plans, sales plans, and forecasts to achieve corporate objectives

●Manage sales/marketing operating budgets

●Plan and oversee advertising and promotion activities

●Develop and recommend product positioning, packaging, and pricing strategy to produce best possible long-term market share.

●Oversee and evaluate market research and adjust marketing strategy to meet changing market and competitive conditions

●Establish and maintain relationships with industry influencers and key strategic partners

●Maintain a consistent corporate image throughout all product lines, promotional materials, and events.

●Direct staffing, training, and performance evaluations to develop sales and marketing programs

●Coordinate sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals

●Analyze and control division expenditures. Coordinate liaison between sales department and other sales related units

●Prepare periodic sales report showing sales volume, potential sales, and areas of proposed client base expansion

●Review and analyze sales performances against programs, quotas and plans to determine effectiveness.

Studio Manager

Orangetheory Fitness -

Tuscaloosa, AL

December 2016 to 2018

●Manage sales and operational budgets

●Responsible for meeting performance metrics (KPI's), revenue, ordering, inventory, payroll, cost controls and facilities maintenance

●Responsible for overseeing the sales process and systems. Plan and promote studio events

●Manage, monitor, coach-develop and evaluate the performance managers and staff

●Verify compliance to OTF operational business policies

●Monitor hiring, training and scheduling

●Monitor, coach/develop, evaluate 30-60-90 and annual performance reviews of managers and staff

●Manage disciplinary actions involving studio employees

●Empower and evaluate specifically assigned responsibilities of sales team and fitness team

●Create a high energy culture through contests and incentive-based motivation

●Ensure branding through consistency and continuity in all actions

●Provide and maintain the highest level of customer service

Performance Nutrition Graduate Assistant

The University of Southern Mississippi Athletic Department -

Hattiesburg, MS

August 2015 to December 2016

●Nutrition correspondent for all student athletes on campus

●Counseled and educated student athletes on appropriate fuel and meal suggestions

●Responsible for daily operations regarding nutrition for student athletes

●Planned and attended all meals to educate student athletes on healthy meal choices

●Planned and distributed pre, mid, and post-practice/game fuel/recovery for football

●Educate athletic training students on NCAA rules and regulations on nutrition and supplements as well as appropriate menu planning for athletes

●Collaborated with athletic training and strength and conditioning teams to better serve the athlete

●Inventory Management on daily, weekly, and monthly basis

●Managed 10 student volunteers

●Planned logistics for travel meals/nutrition at the stadium, hotel for away and bowl games

Company Nutrition Education, Administration

Maclellan Integrated Services- Mercedez-Benz U.S. International Inc.

Vance, AL

May 2014 to September 2015

Responsibilities

●Nutrition education for MaC-Wellnes company program

●Conduct periodic educational presentations for company employees

●Translate and analyze employee blood work

●Develop new task instruction sheets, job hazard analysis protocols, and compiled data to implement process for new addition to body shop

●Assist with payroll, answering phones, and other daily administrative duties

●Assisted with menu alterations for company cafeteria in efforts to add healthier choices and incentive

Performance Nutrition Intern

The University of Alabama Athletics

Tuscaloosa, AL

October 2012 to 2015

Responsibilities

●Conduct and analyze student athlete’s body composition testing using a BodPod

●Analyze and compile data to track results for athletes

●Plan pre- and post-game performance meals as well as pre- and post-practice fuel/ recovery, stock fueling stations in locker rooms and provide availability for assistance with daily meal decisions for Football, Men’s Basketball, Softball and Women’s Rowing

●Manage over 20 student workers and their daily tasks in weight room recovery bar

●Responsible for operations management for Performance Nutrition and oversight of day-to-day tasks

●Responsible for inventory management as well as building trust/ communicating with vendors

●Plan and cater high volume meals for all student athletes per NCAA deregulation to expand food allowance

●Managed budgets for individual teams and responsible for coding and filing

●Developed MS Excel spreadsheets on a daily basis in order to enhance the efficiency and technical aspects of day-to-day projects

Education

Masters in Business Administration with emphasis on Sport and Security Management

University of Southern Mississippi -

Hattiesburg, MS

2015 to 2016

Bachelors in Food and Nutrition

The University of Alabama -

Tuscaloosa, AL

2010 to 2014

Bachelors in Health Science

The University of Alabama -

Tuscaloosa, AL

2010 to 2014

Business References

Dick Maben 904-***-****

Preston Kemp 205-***-****

Becky Lesnau 205-***-****

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