Sales Administrative Assistant

Amy Adams

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Euless, TX 76040 423-***-****

Objective: Experienced leader and fast learner wishes to join a team of hard-working peers.

Education:

2000 – 2004 University of Texas, Austin, TX

B. S., Applied Learning and Development

Elementary Education Certification

Experience:

2011 – 2011 Textbook Buyer, Penn State University Bookstore, University Park, PA

-Purchase books from publishers, wholesalers, and distributors for resale

-Communicate with professors, instructors, departments, students, and parents

-Coordinate over 6,000 titles per semester

-Train coworkers in use of Textnet, Textaid, Accelerator, Microsoft Excel, and other computer programs

-Evaluate sales and make buying decisions

-Textbook buyback process

-Recieve, fulfill, process, and retrieve online customer orders

-Adopt books

-Reconcile adoptions

2008 – 2010 Language Arts Teacher, Kingsport Christian Academy, Kingsport, TN

-University model school

-Instruct high school, middle school, and elementary school classes

-Specialize in literature and writing instruction

2006 – 2010 Bookseller, Music Seller, Café Server, Head Cashier, Lead Bookseller, Barnes and Noble, Johnson City, TN

-Prepare store for daily open and close

-Run main cash register

-Ensure checkout lines move rapidly and stay short

-Authorize returns and exchanges

-Audit receipts

-Oversee all cashiers, count safe, place change order, prepare deposit, authorize retunrs

-Assist customers by making suggestions and hand selling

-Merchandise, organize, and stock books, gifts, and other product

-Prepare drinks and food

2005 – 2006 Lead Bookseller, Barnes and Noble, Dallas, TX

-Monitor in-store inventories

-Assign and oversee projects

-Analyze weekly sales figures

-Maximize sales

-Set up and maintain visual merchandising of product

-Train other booksellers

-Increase sales in children's department by 12% over last year

2005 Administrative Assistant, St. Austin Catholic School, Austin, TX

-Temporary position

-Collect, handle, distribute funds

-Attention to detail

-Extensive use of programs such as File Maker Pro, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Entourage

2002 – 2005 Resident Advisor, Goodall Wooten Dormitory, Austin, TX

-Open and close main office

-Assist residents with school and personal concerns

-Host tours of the building

-Create database of all residents current and former

2001 – 2003 Radio Deejay, Giveaway Director, KVRX, Austin, TX

-Best of Austin award winning radio show, 2003

-Play music, public service announcements, promotions

-Write music reviews

-Coordinate promotions with local businesses

-Procure swag from local and national acts for on-air giveaways

2001 Intern, Pinnacle Education Associates, Grapevine, TX

-Educational publishing company

-Perform contract work for large publishers such as Pearson and Harcourt

-Proofread, edit, enter data, write passages, create workbook pages

2000 – 2001 Sales Associate, Wildlife Jewelry, Bass Pro Shop, Grapevine, TX

-Sell high end jewelry on a commission basis

References available upon request.

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