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Garcia Freeman

Florence,SC

Summary

Enthusiastic Certified Medical Administrative Assistant eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of day to day office functions and answering incoming calls. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in Medical Administrative Assistance.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Merchandise Coordinator

TJMAXX
Florence, SC
11.2020 - Current

Essential Duties

  • Prepared interesting and innovative visual displays to grab customer interest and promote sales.
  • Merchandised new stock to appeal to customers, grab attention and drive sales.
  • Unloaded arriving product stock and moved to store display areas.
  • Organized store merchandise racks and displays to promote and maintain visually appealing environments.
  • Greeted, serviced and thanked all customers.
  • Answered customer questions regarding store merchandise, department information and pricing.
  • Transported merchandise to sales floor and restocked shelves, racks and bins.
  • Maintained neat and clean work areas for professional appeal.
  • Arranged consistent shelves, bins and racks at several locations by following established planograms.
  • Updated pricing and signage to complete product displays and educate customers

Production Line Associate

Ruiz Foods Inc.
Florence, SC
01.2016 - 11.2019

Essential Duties .

  • Perform work with consistent production rate
  • Perform work in fast paced environment, maintain production and quality requirements
  • Maintain knowledge, understanding and adherence to Safety policies, USDA, GMPs, QA, HACCP, third party standards, Sanitation rules and regulations, and other company policies
  • Perform all other duties as assigned
  • Oversaw, coached and evaluated 7 new employees

Assistant Store Manager

It's Fashion
Florence, SC
05.2012 - 01.2016

Essential Duties

  • Encouraged professional growth and talent development in associates to increase performance in all areas
  • Trained several employees in inventory practices, POS systems and product knowledge, contributing to 100% increase in customer satisfaction ratings
  • Developed and implemented promotional strategies to drive business success and maintain budgetary guidelines
  • Assessed, optimized and elevated operations to target current and expected demands
  • Supervised and evaluated staff, enabling them to improve skills, achieve daily objectives and attain advancement
  • Coached sales associates in product specifications, sales incentives and selling techniques, significantly increasing customer satisfaction ratings
  • Managed opening and closing procedures and recommended changes to enhance efficiency of daily activities
  • Rotated merchandise and displays to feature new products and promotions
  • Walked through store areas to identify and proactively resolve issues negatively impacting operations

Merchandise Associate

CVS Pharmacy
Florence, SC
01.2010 - 05.2012

Essential Duties

  • Prepared interesting and innovative visual displays to grab customer interest and promote sales
  • Drove client retention, managing engaging merchandise presentation to motivate impulse purchases
  • Inspected merchandise for quality and arranged proper display location on floor
  • Arranged consistent shelves, bins and racks at several locations by following established planograms
  • Greeted, serviced and thanked all customers
  • Rotated manufacturer products
  • Removed damaged, out-of-code, not-in-set and discontinued items from displays
  • Transported merchandise to sales floor and restocked shelves, racks and bins

Customer Service Associate

Sears
Florence, SC
01.2007 - 01.2010
  • Developed and actualized customer service initiatives to decrease wait times.
  • Maintained customer satisfaction with forward-thinking strategies focused on addressing customer needs and resolving concerns.
  • Provided primary customer support to internal and external customers.
  • Evaluated account and service histories to identify trends, using data to mitigate future issues.
  • Informed customers about special promotions and provided detailed information for various products.
  • Responded to customer calls and emails to answer questions about products and services.
  • Resolved concerns with products or services to help with retention and drive sales.
  • Maintained clean personal appearance, modeled store's outfits when working clothing department settings and wore uniforms per company policy.
  • Helped large volume of customers every day with positive attitude and focus on customer satisfaction.
  • Executes excellent sales floor merchandising and selling.
  • Boosted sales revenue by skillfully promoting diverse service options.
  • Improved customer satisfaction ratings by addressing issues and fostering timely resolution.
  • Recommended products to customers, thoroughly explaining details.

Education

Certification - Certified Medical Administration Assistant

Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC
03.2021

High School Diploma -

West Florence High School
Florence, SC
05.2005

Skills

  • Customer service orientation
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Professional appearance
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Organization and prioritization
  • Being able to work under pressure
  • Multitasking
  • Manufacturing background
  • Production lines
  • Data collection and analysis
  • MS office
  • Cash Handling
  • Cleaning
  • Cash Register Operation

Timeline

Merchandise Coordinator

TJMAXX
11.2020 - Current

Production Line Associate

Ruiz Foods Inc.
01.2016 - 11.2019

Assistant Store Manager

It's Fashion
05.2012 - 01.2016

Merchandise Associate

CVS Pharmacy
01.2010 - 05.2012

Customer Service Associate

Sears
01.2007 - 01.2010

Certification - Certified Medical Administration Assistant

Trident Technical College

High School Diploma -

West Florence High School
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