Sales

Theresa Coleman

** ******* ****, ******* *** RD1,

KAEO 0478, New Zealand

Mob: 006*-**-***-****

Email: ***************@*******.***

Strengths

• Over 23 years experience in Retail sales, marketing, and administration roles, particular in the retail industry

• Loyal, honest and well-prepared worker who will always work hard to complete tasks

• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to interact professionally with clients and staff of all levels and to fit easily into a team

• Self-confident and self-motivated personality

• Professional and mature attitude

• Fluent in written and spoken English and Afrikaans

Skills

Sales and marketing

• Display products and stock shelves

• Set up display and demonstrate products in supermarkets and liquor stores around greater

Auckland area

• Speak to customers and provide information on products

• Process cash transactions

• Cash up and balance till at end of day

• Receive customers orders by telephone and process appropriately

• Carry out stock-take and purchase products

• Achievement: selected as one of the Top 10 Sales Promotion personnel at the Home and Garden Show, Auckland

Administration

• Process 40 clock cards and pay wages each week

• Carry out all general and administration and banking

• File all papers, invoices, accounts and bank statements

• Fax artwork to clients

• Carry out all Reception duties, meet and greet clients

• Answer incoming telephone calls efficiently and manage 10-line telephone system

• Use fax machine and photocopier

• Computer skills: proficient in the use of MS Word, Excel

• Able to multi task

Support Worker

• An interest in people and a commitment to helping others & equal opportunities

• Able to communicate clearly and sensitively with vulnerable people and their families

• A knowledge of the emotional and practical difficulties a client may face

• Good listening skills. An empathetic approach to clients. Confidentiality respect.

• Gain the trust of clients & families, build good relationships with vulnerable people

• The ability to carry out practical and domestic duties

• Good leadership skills and problem solving abilities

• An organised, efficient and flexible approach to the job

• The ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Time management skills and the ability to meet the needs of several clients at one time

• A high level of patience and emotional resilience

• A non-judgmental attitude regardless of the client's needs or situation

• The ability to communicate with other healthcare and social work professionals.

Employment Summary

Real Estate Sales Consultant

First National Real Estate Mangonui, NZ April 2007 – Current

Home Support Worker (relieve worker)

Home Support North, & Te Runanga Home Support NZ March 2010 - Current

Cruise Capacity Worker (Part Time)

Reelawesome Charter Boat Whangaroa, NZ 2008 – Current

Bar tender (Part Time)

Blu Bar & Café Matauri Bay NZ 2008 - Current

Administrator/Reception (Temporary position)

Fin - O - Lab / Action Crushing Technology - Mining Services March 2005 - Aug 2005

Personal Assistant / Salesperson

Casting Metal Graphics, Germiston, SA March 2003 - Jan 2005

Sales and marketing

Maxi Meat Mart Browns Bay, NZ Jan 1999 - Feb 2003

Promotions and Marketing Consultant

Professional Demonstrations & Merchandising Ltd. Auckland NZ 1997 – 1999

Sales and Marketing Assistant

Bluff Meat Supply and New Germany Meat Market, SA 1994 - 1997

Owner / Manager

Karoo, New Forrest and Montclair Woodlands Butchery, SA 1987 – 1994

Qualifications

Open Polytechnic 2007

Certificate of Approval Real Estate Salesperson

Mahurangi Technical Institute 2006

National Certificate Tourism and Travel (Core Skills) Level 3

Mahurangi Certificate in Tourism with Hospitality (with Excellence)

Manukau Institute of Technology 2006

Computing Level 2 units 111 and 107

Broad Spectrum Training, South Africa 2004

MS Excel Beginners 2000

Long Bay College, New Zealand 1997

Computer Literacy (MS Word and Excel)

Far North District Licensing Agency 2006

General Manager’s Certificate – Section 117, Sale of Liquor Act 1989

Interests

Big game fishing, walking, travelling, reading

Referees

Jill Andrews Tel: 006*-*-***-****

Tutor, mahurangi Technical Institute, Warkworth, N.Z. Fax: 006*-*-***-****

Ian MacRury Mob: 006*-**-***-****

Alan Tester Mob: 006*-**-***-****

Owner/Manager, Maxi Meat Mart & Macs Butchery, Moerewa, N.Z. Tel: 006*-*-***-****

Liz Godfrey Mob: 006*-**-***-***

Owner, Professional Demonstrations & Merchandising, N.Z. Tel: 006*-*-***-****

Rick Jacobson Mob: 006*-*********

Manager/Owner, Reel awesome Charter Boat, Whangaroa N.Z.

Beverley Anne Haultburg Tel: 002*-**-*******

Manager/Owner, Casting Metal graphics, South Africa Mobile: 002*-*********

David Pou

Owner/Manager, Blu Bar & Café, Matauri Bay, New Zealand Tel: 006*-*-*******

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