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CANDY BENZEL

Sidney,NE

Summary

Accurate and detailed Independent worker. Maintains confidentiality and very customer service oriented. Dedicated and adaptable professional with a proactive attitude and the ability to learn quickly. Strong work ethic and effective communication skills. Eager to contribute to a dynamic team and support organizational goals.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Front End Team Lead

Walmart
Sidney, NE
08.2023 - Current
  • Leading and managing a team of associates in the front end areas, such as cashiers, customer service, and self-checkouts with the aim of attaining various goals.
  • Providing training and support to team members and ensuring they follow company policies and procedures.
  • Prioritizing tasks, executing processes, and delivering results with in my area.
  • Providing solutions and troubleshooting for any register problems that may arise.
  • Resolve escalated customer disputes in a timely manner while maintaining good relationships with customers.
  • Organized shift assignments to meet expected coverage demands by factoring in typical loads and upcoming changes.
  • Coordinated with other supervisors on team, to complete daily tasks; such as price changes, pin points, freight, and scanning outs.

Account Clerk 1/Cashier

City of Sidney
Sidney, NE
05.2017 - 08.2023
  • Take customer payments and apply to account while maintaining great customer service
  • Resolved customer complaints in a professional manner
  • Deposit Daily Receipts
  • Process other departments money and deposit monthly or weekly
  • Keep track of customer/business Deposit cards
  • Keep Record of Inventory from Electric/Water Departments
  • Process new customer accounts
  • Performed administrative tasks to support strategic initiatives.
  • Resolved account issues with strengths in research, problem-solving and solution development.

Customer Service Manager

Walmart
Sidney, NE
04.2011 - 10.2021
  • Maintain and run the front-end registers smoothly and proficiently.
  • Organize the day by reviewing the schedules and adjust staffing as needed based on customer volume.
  • Prepare the registers and provide change for the cashiers.
  • Perform daily register audits and maintain accuracy and balancing of the podium.
  • Address customer concerns making the best decisions based on Wal-Mart Policies through excellent communication.

Taxidermy and Memorabilia Coordinator

Cabela's
Sidney, NE
09.2013 - 03.2017
  • Tracked over $1 million dollars in taxidermy and memorabilia inventory
  • Record and update inventory for a specific location
  • Maintain a spreadsheet for the inventory used in a store; by description and value according to the store budget
  • Prepare vendor invoices for payment, and make sure every item has an inventory tag for tracking
  • Respond to mail, e-mail and voice mail requests to sell taxidermy
  • Communication between vendors, team members and other area's of the business
  • Streamline processes and ensure consistent information and better reporting methods
  • Created an Universal Invoice to be used by taxidermist to ensure accurate, consistent information
  • Assisted in the process and set-up of an Oracle program to move all inventory information into a localized area
  • By reconciliation of current inventory and tracking practices., Maintain the accuracy of purchase orders shipping and arrival dates
  • Communication with the vendors for any changes or requests to return merchandise
  • Communicate to the team, the distribution center and the retail stores to increase PO check-in times and to alert of any delays in the receiving of inventory
  • Created a manual with screen shots and processes for training purposes

Inventory Coordinator

Home Cooking
07.2010 - 09.2013
  • Maintain the accuracy of purchase orders shipping and arrival dates. Communication with the vendors for any changes or requests to return merchandise.
  • Communicate to the team, the distribution center and the retail stores to increase PO check-in times and to alert of any delays in the receiving of inventory.
  • Created a manual with screen shots and processes for training purposes

Executive Care Team

Cabela's
Sidney, NE
06.2009 - 07.2010
  • Represent the Executives and Owners by maintaining customer satisfaction
  • Problem solve unique situations by following the companies best practices in a timely and accurate manner
  • Communication between different area's of the business to document customer complaints or compliments.

Customer Service-Credit Card Team Lead

Cabela's
Sidney, NE
08.2004 - 06.2009
  • Recognize problems with customer orders by paying close attention to details. Contacting and communicating with customers and other area's of the business in a professional manner.
  • Offered one-on-one training to individuals
  • Provided training and testing of the new Fraud Software "Rapid Reviewer"
  • Assisted in the first $1 Million in fraud in the first year of being Lead

Retail Cashier

Cabela's
Sidney, NE
04.2002 - 08.2004
  • Accurately operate the cash register to itemize and total customer purchases.
  • Bag merchandise appropriately.
  • Communicate with customers and employees in a courteous and professional manner.
  • Assist and learn in the various departments of retail as needed.

Education

Leadership Community Impact Award 2022

Cheyenne County Leadership Class 2022
Sidney, NE
05-2022

Bachelor of Arts - Interior Design

Chadron State College
Chadron, NE
12.1997

High School Diploma -

Potter-Dix Jr/Sr High School
Potter, NE
05.1995

Skills

  • Customer Relations
  • Proactive and Self-Motivated
  • Relationship Building
  • Creative Problem Solving
  • Attention to Detail
  • Bill Payment and Recordkeeping
  • Reconciling Accounts
  • Accounts Receivable
  • QuickBooks
  • Data Entry and 10-Key
  • Payment Management
  • Inventory Management

Timeline

Front End Team Lead

Walmart
08.2023 - Current

Account Clerk 1/Cashier

City of Sidney
05.2017 - 08.2023

Taxidermy and Memorabilia Coordinator

Cabela's
09.2013 - 03.2017

Customer Service Manager

Walmart
04.2011 - 10.2021

Inventory Coordinator

Home Cooking
07.2010 - 09.2013

Executive Care Team

Cabela's
06.2009 - 07.2010

Customer Service-Credit Card Team Lead

Cabela's
08.2004 - 06.2009

Retail Cashier

Cabela's
04.2002 - 08.2004

Leadership Community Impact Award 2022

Cheyenne County Leadership Class 2022

Bachelor of Arts - Interior Design

Chadron State College

High School Diploma -

Potter-Dix Jr/Sr High School
CANDY BENZEL