Diligent Floral Department Manager with solid background in managing department, ensuring high-quality product displays, and driving sales. Successfully led teams to create captivating floral arrangements and exceed customer expectations. Demonstrated expertise in inventory management and vendor relations, ensuring seamless operations and customer satisfaction.
With 13 years of retail experience. Successful in leadership and motivation with extensive knowledge of store displays and marketing. Adept at increasing profit while decreasing shrink and maintaining a clean and efficient department under pressure.
Adept in inventory management, customer service, and creative floral design. Highly focused on team collaboration and consistently achieving desired outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, with strong organizational and leadership skills.
WELL FIRST AND FORMOST I AM PROUD TO SAY I BORE TWO CHILDREN OF WHOM I RAISED TO BE RESPONSIBLE DEDICATED HUMANBEINGS WHICH IS NO EASY FEAT.
ANYONE CAN HAVE CHILDREN BUT NOT EVERYONE HAS SUCH A POSITIVE OUT COME. I DO BELIEVE THE PARENT CAN BE A REFLECTION OF THE CHILD THEY HAVE RAISED.
I LIVED IN MEXICO FOR 20 YEARS AND NOT JUST ANYWHERE.
I RESIDED IN CANCUN WHEN THE CITY WAS ONLY 10YRS OLD.
THEY SPLIT THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN HALF AND FORMED ANOTHER STATE. THERE WAS NOTHING THERE. IT WAS ALL NEW FRONTIER. THE CLIMATE WAS BRUTAL, THE LAND WAS ROUGH, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO COME BY THINGS AS IT WAS A CITY JUST BEING FORMED. YOU HAD TO HAVE YOUR WITS ABOUT YOU, BE TUFF, CREATIVE, COMMON SENSE, BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND HARD TIMES AND BE GRATEFUL.
THIS MAY NOT BE DIRECTLY RELATED WITH THE POSITION IM APPLYING FOR BUT INDIRECTLY IT HAS GIVEN ME MY STRENGHTS THAT I MAY USE IN THIS POSITION OR ANY OTHER POSITION OFFERAED TO ME.
YES, I AM BILINGLUAL IN SPANISH AND HAVE A PRETTY GOOD WELL ROUNDED VOCABULARY.
IN THE VONS DELI I WAS THE SANDWICH QUEEN! CUSTOMERS CAME FROM NEAR AND FAR TO HAVE ME MAKE THEIR SANDWICHES, SLICE THEIR MEATS, PACKAGE THEIR SALADS AND ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS AND GIVE SUGGESTIONS. . . .COWORKERS ALSO. I HAD A LOT OF RESPECT. HARD WORKER, DEPENDABLE, GREAT IDEAS TO MAKE THINGS WORK BETTER.
VONS FLORAL DEPARTMENT; DEFINITLEY A KEY PART OF THE TEAM. AGAIN, DEPENDABLE, ALWAYS ABLE TO WORK OVER TIME OR COME IN IF NEEDED. RIGHT AWAY THE THEN MANAGER BEGAN TRAINING ME FOR HER POSITION. SHE LEFT A YEAR LATER AND THEN I WAS PROMOTED TO MANAGER POSITION. I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT I INCREASED THE DEPARTMENTS EARNINGS BY 15-20% MOST MONTHS.
VALENTINES AND MOTHERS DAY WE WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND OUR QUOTA.
I CAN HONESTLY SAY I GAVE VONS MY ALL, I KNEW MOST OF THE EMPLOYEES THERE, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN WELL LIKED AND GOT ALONG WITH EVERYONE, NOT JUST AT VONS BUT AT ANY OF MY PREVIOUS JOBS. I PRIDE MYSELF IN THAT.
IM VERY GOOD WITH DIVERSITY, OPEN MINDED, FLEXIBLE, TO EACH HIS OWN.
ALL IN ALL, I BELIEVE I AM WELL ROUNDED, KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MANY THINGS, I READ PEOPLE WELL, HAVE LOTS OF COMMON SENSE (WHICH CAN BE HARD TO COME BY) AND AM A HARD WORKER WHO TAKES PRIDE IN THEIR TASKS.