Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Additional Information
Timeline
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Cherie Garcia

Summary

Motivated individual with extensive experience in customer service and sales. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Hard-working, organized, and dedicated with the willingness to take on added responsibilities to help team meet goals.

Overview

21
years of professional experience

Work History

AAS, LLC
Lakewood, CO

Vendor Support Representative
06.2020 - Current

Job overview

  • Sought ways to improve processes and services provided.
  • Investigated and resolved accounting, service and delivery concerns.
  • Managed timely and effective replacement of damaged or missing products.
  • Delivered exceptional customer service by going above and beyond expectations when resolving part order issues
  • Served as a liaison between repair facilities and vendors, ensuring timely communication and resolution of issues.
  • Met customer call guidelines for service levels, handle time and productivity.
  • Recommended, selected and helped locate and obtain out-of-stock product based on claim authorizations.
  • Conducted thorough research to support decision-making processes for both internal teams and external clients.

Hire Quest LLC
Lakewood, CO

Branch Manager
03.2019 - 06.2020

Job overview

  • Ensure temporary employees met OSHA safety guidelines for work attire and other OSHA required trainings
  • Resolved customer complaints to maintain high level of satisfaction.
  • Communicated daily with Territory Sales Managers on any vacancies, overflow of available workers, and client complaints or needs
  • Recruited, interviewed, and hired employees to fill temporary labor positions and provided positive feedback and engagement to ensure employees would continue with an assignment until job completed.
  • Ensure all daily assignments filled at least 30 minutes prior to start time and assist other branches in filling their open assignments

EZ Pawn
Wheat Ridge, CO

Store Manager
08.2003 - 07.2013

Job overview

  • Coached staff in selling techniques, jewelry and general merchandise testing, inventory control, customer service, and communication.
  • Ensured compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, policies by regularly reviewing store procedures and staying up-to-date on all local/state/federal laws and regulations updates.
  • Cultivated and strengthened lasting client relationships.
  • Oversaw loss prevention efforts, minimizing shrinkage by implementing effective security measures and training staff on proper procedures.
  • Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
  • Handled problematic customers to assist lower-level employees and maintain excellent customer service.
  • Organized special events such as seasonal sales promotions to drive foot traffic into the store and increase sales opportunities.
  • Interacted well with customers to build connections and nurture relationships.
  • Managed inventory control, cash control, and store opening and closing procedures.

Education

Community College of Denver
Denver, CO

No Degree from Business Administration And Management

University Overview

Pursuing a degree in business administration

Gemological Institute of America-New York
Westminster, CO

Certificate from Diamontologist

State of Colorado
Colorado

Certificate from Public Notary

WebCE - State of Colorado
Colorado

License from Property & Casualty License

Skills

  • Opening and closing procedures
  • Cash Handling
  • Customer Service
  • Computer Skills
  • CMS (Salesforce) Software Proficiency
  • Organization and Time Management
  • Excellent Communication
  • Customer Service
  • Organizational Skills

Accomplishments

  • Achieved 95% STI goals by completing assigned job duties with accuracy and efficiency.
  • Earned two monthly Core value awards for Innovation within a 12 month period
  • Acted as a operations consultant with Eisinger Smith when the company was sold and flew to Dallas, TX weekly to assist with the setup and operations of the acquisition
  • Organized filing system with Remedy Intelligent staffing which led to an increasing the number of assignments filled from 60% to 90%
  • Consistently earned 100% scores on mystery shopping interactions leading to a company wide customer service initiative that modeled my location's practices
  • Increased my store location's loan balance 250% over a 24 month period
  • Earned award for Top Performing Store and Store Manager of the year in my region in 2010 for achieving 107% of annual revenue targets

Additional Information

Work History

  • 12/2018 - 06/2019 - CSR - Reed Group Westminster, CO- inbound call center
  • 03/2018 - 11/2018 - CSR - Farmers Insurance Agency Golden, CO via Robert Half - licensed in property & casualty assisting policyholders
  • 02/2014 - 02/2018 - Office Manager Licensed property & casualty - Allstate Agency - Robert Cole - assist policyholders; earned a fire mitigation certificate and advised potential and existing policyholders of required property mitigation
  • 02/2016 - 03/2018 - Office Assistant/Production associate - Eisinger-Smith - production
  • 12/2013 - 02/2014 - Remedy Intelligent Staffing - Administrative Assistant - Longmont, CO - temporary position
  • 02/2000 - 08/2003 - Office Manager - Helzberg Diamonds

Timeline

Vendor Support Representative

AAS, LLC
06.2020 - Current

Branch Manager

Hire Quest LLC
03.2019 - 06.2020

Store Manager

EZ Pawn
08.2003 - 07.2013

Community College of Denver

No Degree from Business Administration And Management

Gemological Institute of America-New York

Certificate from Diamontologist

State of Colorado

Certificate from Public Notary

WebCE - State of Colorado

License from Property & Casualty License
Cherie Garcia