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Cassie Gerlach

Saint Paul,MN

Summary

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.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Team Lead, Customer Account Representatives

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

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

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

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 - Current

Customer Account Representative

3M
11.2018 - 03.2022

Sales Area Manager

Herberger's
10.2014 - 09.2018

Bachelor of Science - Retail Management and Merchandising

University of Wisconsin-Stout
Cassie Gerlach