Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Assessments
Areas of Expertise
Awards
Timeline
Generic

Debra Werner

Cambridge,MN

Summary

Knowledgeable Customer Service Management Professional with robust background in managing guest services and enhancing customer satisfaction. Adept at implementing effective service strategies and resolving issues promptly. Demonstrated skills in team leadership and operational efficiency.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Guest Services Manager

Coborn's Grocery Store
01.2025 - 07.2025
  • Coordinated guest services operations to enhance customer satisfaction and streamline processes.
  • Led training programs for team members, improving service delivery and operational efficiency.
  • Developed and implemented guest feedback systems to identify areas for service enhancement.
  • Managed scheduling and staffing to optimize coverage during peak periods, ensuring exceptional service levels.

Customer Service Supervisor

First Choice Coffee Services
03.2023 - 09.2024
  • Supervised daily operations, ensuring high-quality customer experiences and service delivery.
  • Resolved escalated customer concerns, maintaining satisfaction and fostering loyalty.
  • Monitored performance metrics, providing feedback to optimize individual and team productivity.
  • Led initiatives to enhance product knowledge among staff, improving overall service effectiveness.
  • Promoted a positive work environment through open communication channels, fostering team collaboration and high morale.
  • Collaborated with other departments to address recurring customer concerns, improving overall service quality.
  • Coached employees through day-to-day work and complex problems.
  • Developed and maintained strong relationships with customers to maintain loyalty and satisfaction.
  • Managed escalated calls with diplomacy, successfully deescalating situations while ensuring satisfactory resolutions for both parties involved.
  • Assessed team performance through regular reporting, identifying opportunities for further skill development and training initiatives.

Assistant Store Leader

Kwik Trip, Inc.
06.2019 - 04.2023
  • Led team in achieving sales goals and enhancing customer satisfaction.
  • Established efficient scheduling practices to optimize labor resources and ensure coverage.
  • Fostered a positive work environment through effective communication and team-building initiatives.

Store Manager

Pet Supplies Plus
10.2018 - 06.2019
  • Oversaw daily store operations, ensuring alignment with company standards and customer service excellence.
  • Trained and mentored staff, fostering a culture of teamwork and professional development among employees.

Assistant Manager

Christopher & Banks
10.2016 - 10.2018
  • Brand Ambassador Nature's Variety Pet Foods (headquartered in St. Louis, MO)
  • Store Manager Chuck & Don's Pet Food Outlets (Plymouth, MN)
  • Store Manager Moorehead Communications DBA The Cellular Connection (Aitkin, MN)
  • Assistant Manager Leggs Hanes Bali Playtex Express (North Branch, MN)
  • Front End Manager City Center Market (Cambridge, MN)
  • Personal Banker People's Bank of Commerce (Cambridge, MN)
  • District Training Store Manager Blockbuster Video (Blaine, MN)
  • Office Administrator/Inventory Control Specialist River Services, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
  • Call Center Team Lead Performark, Inc. (Bloomington, MN)

Education

Medical Laboratory Technology -

NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Brooklyn Park, MN

Bachelor of Arts - Business Management & Mathematics

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
River Falls, WI

Skills

  • A/P (3 years)
  • A/R (3 years)
  • Customer Service (10 years)
  • Microsoft Office (10 years)
  • Retail (10 years)
  • Training & Development (10 years)
  • Interviewing (10 years)
  • Recruiting (10 years)
  • Banking (3 years)
  • Organizational skills
  • Team member development
  • Exceptional leadership
  • Data entry proficiency

Certification

ServSafe January 2023 to January 2026

Assessments

  • Spreadsheets with Microsoft Excel — Proficient July 2024
  • Knowledge of various Microsoft Excel features, functions, and formulas
  • Full results: Proficient
  • Management & leadership skills: Impact & influence — Proficient September 2024
  • Choosing the most effective strategy to inspire and influence others to meet business objectives
  • Attention to detail — Proficient August 2024
  • Identifying differences in materials, following instructions, and detecting details among distracting information
  • Administrative assistant/receptionist — Proficient September 2024
  • Using basic scheduling and organizational skills in an office setting
  • Medical receptionist skills — Proficient February 2023
  • Managing physician schedules and maintaining accurate patient records
  • Office manager — Proficient July 2024
  • Scheduling and budgeting
  • Customer focus & orientation — Proficient September 2024
  • 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.

Areas of Expertise

  • Core Competencies
  • Written & Oral Communications
  • Talent Recruitment, Hiring & Retention
  • Training & Development
  • P&L, A/R, A/P, Budgets & Fiscal Management
  • Payroll
  • IT Initiatives
  • Research
  • Process Improvement
  • Program, Project & Event Management
  • Internal & External Customer Service
  • Itineraries, Meetings & Schedules
  • Administrative Services
  • Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
  • Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
  • Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
  • Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
  • Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
  • Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish my work.
  • Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
  • Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to my job.
  • Made appropriate recommendations to customers that met their needs, while maintaining a high degree of customer satisfaction and retention.
  • Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
  • Highly experienced in working with difficult customers to solve problems and satisfy their needs.
  • Training, Development, & Management
  • Identifying the training needs of others, developing formal training programs, or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
  • Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
  • Coordinating the work of others by getting members of a team to work together to accomplish tasks.
  • Team Building by encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
  • Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.

Awards

Team Player of the Year December 1997, I was awarded this as a Call Center Team Lead.

Timeline

Senior Guest Services Manager

Coborn's Grocery Store
01.2025 - 07.2025

Customer Service Supervisor

First Choice Coffee Services
03.2023 - 09.2024

Assistant Store Leader

Kwik Trip, Inc.
06.2019 - 04.2023

Store Manager

Pet Supplies Plus
10.2018 - 06.2019

Assistant Manager

Christopher & Banks
10.2016 - 10.2018

Medical Laboratory Technology -

NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Bachelor of Arts - Business Management & Mathematics

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
Debra Werner