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Ishika Basu

Ishika Basu

Marlton,NJ

Summary

Results-driven Facility Management and Retail Operations professional with 10 years of experience managing teams and optimizing processes. Proven ability to enhance service quality through effective communication with corporate offices, conducting operational performance reviews, and supporting improvement initiatives. Expertise in strategic planning, relationship building, and delivering cost-effective solutions that drive business success. Committed to leveraging leadership skills to achieve organizational goals and elevate overall performance.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Skills

  • Leadership
  • Account Management
  • Consulting experience
  • Sales Strategies
  • Mentoring
  • Business and Customer Relationship Management
  • CRM Expert
  • MS Excel
  • One Drive
  • Smartsheet
  • Microsoft Office Suite

Work History

Director of Operations

Shields Facilities & Maintenance
06.2023 - Current
  • Spearheading a team of 25 managers operating multiple retail and bank accounts
  • Executed resolution to operational hiccups reducing client complaints by 70% ( client Cumberland Farms)
  • Developed profitable ideas and policies to reinvent customer relationship leading to an account profit 45% that year ( client - Bank Of America)
  • Initiated and established strategic partnerships that generated 250K additional revenue that year ( client - Wallmart)
  • Coaching and investing in new talent development programme in leadership
  • Participating in Compliance decisions of the company
  • Leveraged CRM system within the company ( Trackvia , IDS and UC) to manage client relationship and track project inquiries resulting in 27 % repeat busniess and contract renewal
  • Decision maker on hiring Senior Managers for the company leading to growth and team building

Senior Account Manager

Shields Facilities & Maintenance
07.2022 - 01.2023
  • Overlooking 2 National Accounts
  • Managing 6 Account Managers
  • Training newly hired Managers
  • Submitting Daily Reports to Director
  • Procurement – account specific
  • Client Management
  • Handling major escalations
  • Decision making – financial, profit and business growth
  • Constant reporting in the TPS
  • Tracking the KPI of the Account Managers and reviewing them annually

Account Manager

Shields Facilities & Maintenance
10.2021 - 06.2022
  • Evaluate and Negotiate contracts with vendors
  • Procuring new vendors
  • Networking
  • Vendor Relations Maintenance
  • Minimize Escalations
  • Vendor Compliance
  • Invoicing
  • Taking lead on account procurement and training team members
  • Well versed with multiple Third Party system

Account Manager

LTS
07.2021 - 10.2021
  • Managing the Eastern Region Sales team
  • CRM – NetSuite Oracle proficient
  • Microsoft Office and Teams Operations on a daily basis
  • Monitoring and maintaining KPI of my team
  • Coordinating Product Trainings with vendors and team
  • Processing Sales Report every week
  • Point of Escalations
  • Hiring new employee
  • Maintaining the financial data of my teams’ business
  • Dispatching and Approving Client Sales Orders

Team Lead Operations

NJS
03.2018 - 07.2021
  • Proficient in IDS (NJS Proprietary System) and third-party channel
  • Processing COI of Vendors
  • Vendor payment processing
  • Sourcing
  • Scheduling
  • Post-calling/Pre-calling
  • Handling Client/Vendor Escalations
  • Maintaining relationship with Service provider and client for business growth
  • Training new service support specialist

Supervisor Men’s Department

MACY’S
05.2016 - 03.2018
  • Manage and supervise an entire department
  • Recruiting and Talent Development
  • Compliance Training responsibilities
  • Event Management
  • Keep track of interactive walk reports
  • Data Entry Expert(WPM-39)
  • Maintaining payroll and timecards of employees
  • Assign tasks to associates
  • Coach associates to achieve team goals
  • Make floor plans and create weekly sales reports
  • Build good relationships with clients and resolve any issues in the department
  • Well versed with the POS machines dealing with purchases, returns and exchange

Team Lead

Aspromonte Marketing and Consulting
01.2016 - 04.2016
  • Conducted sales presentations to business owners for the client
  • Ran campaign meetings and corporate training
  • Handled event planning for several large and small events

Education

Master of Arts - Mass Communication and Journalism

Calcutta University
INDIA
01.2007

Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy

Calcutta University
INDIA
01.2005

Timeline

Director of Operations

Shields Facilities & Maintenance
06.2023 - Current

Senior Account Manager

Shields Facilities & Maintenance
07.2022 - 01.2023

Account Manager

Shields Facilities & Maintenance
10.2021 - 06.2022

Account Manager

LTS
07.2021 - 10.2021

Team Lead Operations

NJS
03.2018 - 07.2021

Supervisor Men’s Department

MACY’S
05.2016 - 03.2018

Team Lead

Aspromonte Marketing and Consulting
01.2016 - 04.2016

Master of Arts - Mass Communication and Journalism

Calcutta University

Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy

Calcutta University
Ishika Basu