Professional Summary
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Work History
Education
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Cassie Gerlach

3M
Saint Paul,MN
10
years of professional experience

To obtain a position where there is a need to creatively lead, influence and develop individuals, as well as implement processes and solutions, while exceeding customer service and business goals.

Work History

Team Lead, Customer Account Representatives

4 Years 8 Months
3M | 03.2022 - Current
  • Succeeds in a team environment by demonstrating strong leadership, collaboration, and delegation skills.
  • Provides ongoing support to team members through mentoring, coaching, and skill development sessions.
  • Continually boosts morale within the team by organizing and leading engaging team-building activities and encouraging open communication and trust among peers.
  • Reliably monitors team metrics, identifying opportunities for improvement, implementing targeted coaching plans and substantially increasing results.
  • Consistently supports regular performance evaluations, setting clear expectations and providing constructive feedback to promote professional growth.
  • Effectively manages escalated customer issues and mitigates conflict, while ensuring swift resolution and maintaining positive relationships with 3M customers.
  • Efficiently streamlines team efficiencies by identifying chronic issues and implementing new procedures and solutions.
  • Correlates cross-functional projects to business strategies and initiates actions that deliver results.
  • Successfully fosters a positive work environment that encourages collaboration and teamwork among employees, peers, and 3M partners.

Customer Account Representative

3 Years 4 Months
3M | 11.2018 - 03.2022

Contractor | Pride One, 11/2018 - 04/2019

  • Possesses exceptional customer service competencies, while communicating clearly and professionally with 3M personnel.
  • Improving customer satisfaction with forward-thinking strategies, focused on addressing customer needs, effectively resolving conflicts and finding appropriate solutions.
  • Handles internal and external customer inquiries, claims and complaints; interprets policies and regulations, investigates problems; communicates with other departments and providers to research and resolve issues, identify and implement service solutions.
  • Evaluates account and service histories to identify trends, using data to mitigate future issues.
  • Obtains knowledge and understanding of the current processing systems and able to excel in a high volume, rapidly changing environment, while meeting deadlines.

Sales Area Manager

3 Years 11 Months
Herberger's | 10.2014 - 09.2018
  • Managed the largest sales volume department, overseeing 100 employees, 30 direct reporting, and noted for surpassing sales objectives.
  • Effectively led the team in an upbeat, goal oriented environment.
  • Directed projects, while supervised development and implementation of project plans.
  • Ensured business needs and goals were gathered while guaranteeing deadlines were met.
  • Modifying techniques, methods and coaching to offset variation in work conditions and operations.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Retail Management and Merchandising

University of Wisconsin-Stout | Menomonie, WI | 12.2011
  • Minor in Business Administration
  • Emphasis in Marketing

Skills

Innovative team builder with a powerful ability to influence
coach and develop individuals.
Exceptional leadership skills with the aptitude in strong decision-making.
Innate ability to lead
implement process improvements and find creative service solutions.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Outstanding time management skills with the ability to delegate and multi-task.
Clear and conceptual thinking ability with great judgment and alignment of business goals.

Timeline

Team Lead, Customer Account Representatives

3M
03.2022 - CurrentRead More

Customer Account Representative

3M
11.2018 - 03.2022Read More

Sales Area Manager

Herberger's
10.2014 - 09.2018Read More

University of Wisconsin-Stout

Bachelor of Science from Retail Management and Merchandising
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Cassie Gerlach