CHELSEA COKER
Charleston,SC
Summary
Conscientious, personable and energetic individual with administrative, marketing, financial and public relations experience. Talented sales and business manager effective at multi-tasking and reaching sales targets. Builds loyal and long-term relationships with clients. Result oriented manager that specializes in identifying the needs of consumers and providing solutions.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
SALES/FINANCE MANAGER
Stokes Automotive Group
North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
03.2014 - Current
- Managed high volumes of financial activity in a fast-paced, risk-based corporate environment.
- Worked side by side with multiple lenders to create relationships to better benefit our consumers
- Served as liaison between dealership and Lender the resolutions of day to day funding needs
- Developed a comprehensive training program for new sales associates.
- Maintained knowledge of current sales and promotions, policies regarding payment and exchanges and security practices.
- Attended sales training and brought best practices leadership back to the company.
Sales Manager
Finish Line
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
01.2013 - 04.2015
- Trained and directed new hires during department orientations.
- Redesigned floor models to better suite the growing consumers desires
- Organized on-site training to educate management and sales staff on benefits and care of product lines.
SALES REPRESENTATIVE
Belk
North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
1 2013 - 0 2014
- Prepared merchandise for sales floor.
- Answered customer questions regarding store merchandise, department information and pricing.
- Partnered with sales representatives and managers to coordinate delivery and merchandising schedule.
- Earned numerous recognitions for exceptional customer service.
RETAIL MERCHANDISING
Banana Republic Factory Store
North Charleston, SC
09.2011 - 02.2013
- Coordinated communication with merchandise operations and vendors for PO creation and maintenance.
- Monitored and analyzed sales records and consumer purchasing trends.
- Assembled promotional displays, including quarter and full-size point of purchase displays.
WIIINGS TEAM LEADER
Red Bull North America Inc
MOUNT PLEASANT, SC
8 2010 - 8 2011
- Conducted market and public opinion research related to company's reputation and positioning among key stakeholder audiences.
- Developed and implemented strategies to optimize product performance across all phases of the product lifecycle, from launch to distribution.
- Planned new product external launch and release while managing the cross-functional implementation of the plan.
Education
Bachelor of Science - COMMUNICATIONS with theatre emphasis
Charleston Southern University
Charleston, SCSkills
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
- Internet Sales Manager
- Strategic marketing
- Creative problem solver
- Energetic and proactive
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent work ethic
- Self-sufficient
- Empowers high-performing sales teams
Interests
- Sales
- Finance
- Retail Development
- Business Development
Timeline
SALES/FINANCE MANAGER
Stokes Automotive Group
03.2014 - Current
Sales Manager
Finish Line
01.2013 - 04.2015
RETAIL MERCHANDISING
Banana Republic Factory Store
09.2011 - 02.2013
SALES REPRESENTATIVE
Belk
1 2013 - 0 2014
WIIINGS TEAM LEADER
Red Bull North America Inc
8 2010 - 8 2011
Bachelor of Science - COMMUNICATIONS with theatre emphasis
Charleston Southern University