Alisha Patel
Piscataway,NJ
Summary
Dynamic professional with 9 years’ experience in network development/management. Experience in cultivating, maintaining, and driving business relationships and contract management within small and supply chain organizations. Able to deliver cost savings and revenue growth via continuous improvements and strategic planning. Successfully identify and reverse process, staff, and operational inefficiencies. Skilled in performing comprehensive revenue, expense and competitor analysis. Superb communication, interpersonal and leadership skills.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager
THE UPS Store 7234
Plainfield, NJ
07.2021 - Current
- Worked collaboratively with administrative staff in negotiation, correspondence, documentation, and compliance checks for service contracts.
- Produced detailed and relevant reports for use in making business decisions.
- Conducted thorough reviews of operations to devise and deploy improvement strategies.
- Raised performance in areas of sales, management and operations by identifying and targeting areas in need of improvement.
Business Owner/Operator
Alisha's Creations
Tampa, FL
08.2012 - 05.2021
- Put together realistic budgets based upon costs and fees for effectively operating business.
- Managed order cycle to enhance business development and maintain sustainability and customer satisfaction.
- Applied performance data to evaluate and improve operations, target current business conditions and forecast needs.
- Stayed current with market trends to determine optimal pricing of goods and services and to capitalize on emerging opportunities.
- Collaborated with internal teams and suppliers to evaluate costs against expected market price points and set structures to achieve profit targets.
- Developed strategic relationships with key suppliers and clients to foster profitable business initiatives.
Hotel Sales Manager
Macdill Motel
Tampa, FL
02.2010 - 08.2012
- Arranged and coordinated sales call with prospective clients to generate increased yearly revenue in business for the hotel.
- Utilized revenue management techniques to negotiate room rates and function space commitments to enhance the hotel's financial performance.
- Built relationships with customers and community to establish long-term business growth.
- Forged and nurtured impactful relationships with customers to cultivate loyalty, boosting customer satisfaction ratings.
- Provided services efficiently and with a high level of accuracy.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Sciences
University Of South Florida
Tampa, FL08.2013
Associate of Arts - Pharmacy (Pre-Pharmacy)
Hillsborough Community College
Tampa, FL08.2011
Skills
- Business growth and retention
- Product Knowledge and Research
- Customer Relations
- Strategic Planning
- Budget Execution
- Microsoft Excel
- Market Dynamics
- Procedure Improvements
- Professional relationship building
- Workflow Management
- Confidential records
- Telephone etiquette
Timeline
Manager
THE UPS Store 7234
07.2021 - Current
Business Owner/Operator
Alisha's Creations
08.2012 - 05.2021
Hotel Sales Manager
Macdill Motel
02.2010 - 08.2012
Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Sciences
University Of South Florida
Associate of Arts - Pharmacy (Pre-Pharmacy)
Hillsborough Community College