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Cowanda Rogers

Summary

Dependable retail sales professional with experience in dynamic, high-performance environments. Skilled in processing transactions, handling cash, using registers and arranging merchandise. Maintains high-level customer satisfaction by smoothly resolving customer requests, needs and problems. Reliable, top-notch sales associate with outstanding customer service skills and relationship-building strengths. Dedicated to welcoming customers and providing comprehensive service. In-depth understanding of sales strategy and merchandising techniques. Retail sales professional versed in product placement and merchandising. Extensive experience in inventory management and shipment processing.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Retail Sales Associate

7-Eleven
05.2022 - 12.2023
  • Maintained all operations within the store
  • Performed official money count every shift
  • Checked pricing, scanned items, applied discounts, and printed receipts to ring up customers.
  • Conducted product demonstrations to highlight features and redirect objections to positive aspects.

Customer Service Representative

CREC Transportation
06.2023 - 11.2023
  • Developed and updated databases to handle customer data.
  • Clarified customer issues and determined root cause of problems to resolve product or service complaints.
  • Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor.
  • Increased efficiency and team productivity by promoting operational best practices.

Customer Service Rep Lead

TA Express
08.2021 - 12.2022
  • Assisted customers with a warm and professional attitude
  • Supported management in hiring efforts, participating in interviews and providing input on potential candidates based on skillset requirements.
  • Collected and returned unpurchased or returned items to correct shelf locations and arranged displays to promote sales.
  • Delivered exceptional customer service to every customer by leveraging extensive knowledge of products and services and creating welcoming, positive experiences.
  • Built positive rapport and relationships for high levels of customer satisfaction.
  • Assisted with the implementation of new CRM software, streamlining communication between departments.

Security Officer

Securitas
02.2021 - 07.2022
  • Secure the areas
  • Protected facility and property guests by regularly circulating premises and monitoring surveillance feeds.
  • Improved overall security by conducting regular patrols and monitoring surveillance systems.
  • Checked identification of persons entering and exiting facility to eliminate unauthorized visitors.
  • Decreased instances of theft, vandalism, and trespassing through diligent observation and reporting suspicious activities.

PCA/Caregiver

assisted living
03.2020 - 06.2022
  • Assisting clients with cooking, cleaning, bathing, and laundry
  • Maintained clean and safe environment to promote patient safety and comfort.
  • Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
  • Helped patients with self-feeding and assisted feeding, based on individual needs.
  • Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.

Warehouses Associate

Amazonfullfilment Center
11.2021 - 05.2022
  • Packing and shipping packages
  • Used hand-held devices and computers to record and monitor inventory levels and completed audits to uncover and address inaccuracies.
  • Efficiently handled returned items according to company policies, ensuring proper documentation, inspection, restocking or disposal as needed.
  • Worked safely around moving machinery.
  • Assembled pallets and crates for secure transportation of materials.

Home Health Aide

Oxford Home Care
01.2020 - 01.2021
  • Cooking, cleaning, laundry, assist with bathing, and companionship
  • Communicated regularly with clients' families to provide updates on health and wellbeing.
  • Provided emotional support to patients and families during difficult times, promoting a positive atmosphere conducive to healing.
  • Completed entries in log books, journals, and care plans to accurately document and report patient progress.

Home Health Aide

Companion forever
01.2019 - 03.2020
  • Cooking, cleaning, laundry, meal prep
  • Communicated regularly with clients' families to provide updates on health and wellbeing.
  • Provided emotional support to patients and families during difficult times, promoting a positive atmosphere conducive to healing.
  • Completed entries in log books, journals, and care plans to accurately document and report patient progress.
  • Prevented pressure ulcers through frequent repositioning and regular skin assessments, maintaining patient comfort while reducing complications.

Sales Associate

Dollar General
11.2019 - 02.2020
  • Using cash register and stocking shelves
  • Assisted in training new staff members on company policies, product information, and sales techniques for a seamless onboarding experience.
  • Engaged in friendly conversation with customer to better uncover individual needs.
  • Monitored customers for signs of security concerns and escalated issues to management.
  • Solved customer challenges by offering relevant products and services.
  • Built customer loyalty and retention by delivering excellent shopping experiences.

warehouses worker

Amazon Fulfillment Associates
10.2019 - 02.2020
  • Scanning packages
  • Assisted in receiving, stocking and distribution of merchandise.
  • Surrounded items in cling film, padded blankets, and tape to protect from damage.
  • Loaded and unloaded materials onto and off of trucks for fast shipment.

Housekeeper

Best Western
07.2016 - 10.2019
  • Assisted with cleaning bedrooms, restrooms, and kitchen
  • Removed trash
  • Sanitized (area or item|rooms|bathrooms|counters|equipment)
  • Cleaned windows
  • Slid beds, sofas, and other furniture aside to wipe down baseboards and remove dust and dirt from hard-to-reach areas.
  • Disposed of trash and recyclables each day to avoid waste buildup.
  • Restocked towels and amenities in bathrooms, bedrooms and kitchen spaces.
  • Swept high ceilings, tight spaces and around furniture to remove built up dust and cobwebs.

Packer

Boars Head Provisions
08.2014 - 02.2017
  • Packing hotdogs and cutting nets off ham
  • Participated in continuous improvement initiatives, offering suggestions for process enhancements that resulted in increased efficiency.
  • Expedited order processing by prioritizing tasks according to shipping deadlines.
  • Weighed packaged items to calculate total weight.

Housekeeping

Davis Travel Center
04.2011 - 09.2015
  • Perform or assist with cleaning duties as necessary
  • Service, clean, or supply restrooms
  • Clean building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming
  • Demonstrated a high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult tasks.
  • Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
  • Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.

prep cook

Thompson Hospitality
04.2001 - 10.2008
  • Checking student Id's making sure they lived on campus
  • Clean food preparation areas, cooking surfaces, and utensils
  • Wash, cut, and prepare foods designated for cooking
  • Pre-cook items such as bacon, to prepare them for later use
  • Coordinated checklists to keep kitchen clean, stocked and sanitary.
  • Trained and assisted new kitchen staff members.

Education

GED -

Southside Community College
Alberta, VA
10.2010

Skills

  • Production (8 years)
  • Food Service
  • Grill
  • Fast Food
  • English
  • Front Desk
  • QuickBooks
  • Microsoft Word (5 years)
  • Microsoft Office (5 years)
  • Excel (5 years)
  • Customer Service (5 years)
  • Receptionist (5 years)
  • Administrative Assistant (5 years)
  • Home Care (10 years)
  • Food Preparation
  • Caregiving
  • Accounts Payable
  • Warehouse Experience (9 years)
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Bookkeeping
  • Laundry (10 years)
  • Telemarketing (5 years)
  • Marketing (8 years)
  • Communications (4 years)
  • Sales Experience (8 years)
  • Cold Calling (3 years)
  • Retail Sales (10 years)
  • Payroll
  • Windows (10 years)
  • Driving Experience (10 years)
  • Childcare (10 years)
  • Personal Assistant Experience
  • Cleaning Experience
  • Data Entry
  • Clerical Experience
  • Meal Preparation
  • Human Resources
  • Office Management
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Powerpoint
  • Healthcare (10 years)
  • Medical Billing
  • Medical Coding
  • Computer Operation
  • Nanking
  • Babysitting
  • Nannying Experience (9 years)
  • Security
  • EMR Systems
  • Medical Office Experience
  • Protective and security (Less than 1 year)
  • Business and Administration (3 years)
  • Administrative and business (4 years)
  • Administrative and business operation (3 years)
  • Senior care
  • Upselling
  • Typing
  • Patient observation
  • Transportation management (3 years)
  • Medical Records
  • Medical Scheduling
  • Insurance Verification
  • Documentation review
  • Medical terminology
  • Customer and Personal Service Writing
  • Monitoring Clerical
  • Active Learning Mathematics
  • Dispute Mediation
  • Sales expertise
  • Suggestive Selling
  • Flexible Schedule

Certification


  • Guard Card



Work Authorization

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Assessments

  • Nursing Aide Skills, Proficient, 04/01/20, Providing nursing aid to patients using knowledge of relevant equipment and procedures.
  • Workplace Safety, Completed, 08/01/18, Measures a candidate's ability to employ accident prevention strategies to avoid accidents and injuries.
  • Cooking Skills: Basic Food Preparation, Completed, 12/01/19, Preparing food, using cooking equipment, and converting ingredient measurements.
  • Work Style: Reliability, Completed, 03/01/20, Tendency to be dependable and come to work
  • Scheduling, Familiar, 03/01/20, Cross-referencing agendas and itineraries to avoid scheduling conflicts.
  • Call Center Customer Service, Highly Proficient, 04/01/20, Applying customer service skills in a call center setting.
  • Home Health Aide Skills, Familiar, 04/01/20, Providing care to patients in a home setting
  • Home health aide skills, Familiar, 04/01/20, Providing care to patients in a home setting
  • Work style: Reliability, Proficient, 08/01/21, Tendency to be reliable, dependable, and act with integrity at work
  • Protecting patient privacy, Proficient, 08/01/21, Understanding privacy rules and regulations associated with patient records
  • Call center customer service, Proficient, 09/01/20, Applying customer service skills in a call center setting
  • Visual merchandising, Completed, 05/01/20, Planning and maintaining commercial displays, interpreting planograms, and building relationships with store personnel.
  • Customer service, Completed, 09/01/20, Identifying and resolving common customer issues
  • Security guard skills, Completed, 04/01/21, Assessing risks, enforcing security standards, and handling complaints
  • Delivery driver, Proficient, 10/01/20, Interpreting instructions, reading maps, and solving problems.
  • Front desk agent (hotel), Highly Proficient, 07/01/20, Selecting hotel rooms based on verbal requests and identifying errors in hotel data
  • Customer focus & orientation, Familiar, 08/01/21, Responding to customer situations with sensitivity
  • Indeed Assessments provides skills tests that are not indicative of a license or certification, or continued development in any professional field.

Timeline

Customer Service Representative

CREC Transportation
06.2023 - 11.2023

Retail Sales Associate

7-Eleven
05.2022 - 12.2023

Warehouses Associate

Amazonfullfilment Center
11.2021 - 05.2022

Customer Service Rep Lead

TA Express
08.2021 - 12.2022

Security Officer

Securitas
02.2021 - 07.2022

PCA/Caregiver

assisted living
03.2020 - 06.2022

Home Health Aide

Oxford Home Care
01.2020 - 01.2021

Sales Associate

Dollar General
11.2019 - 02.2020

warehouses worker

Amazon Fulfillment Associates
10.2019 - 02.2020

Home Health Aide

Companion forever
01.2019 - 03.2020

Housekeeper

Best Western
07.2016 - 10.2019

Packer

Boars Head Provisions
08.2014 - 02.2017

Housekeeping

Davis Travel Center
04.2011 - 09.2015

prep cook

Thompson Hospitality
04.2001 - 10.2008

GED -

Southside Community College
Cowanda Rogers