JAMARI PAYTON
Chicago,IL
Summary
Mature, reliable college student seeking part time position with the desire to learn and improve in a customer service setting. 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.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Retail Sales Associate
Goodwill Store & Donation Center (Seasonal)
05.2023 - 08.2023
- Organized racks and shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers, and promote specific merchandise.
- Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.
- Managed returns, exchanges and refunds in accordance with store policy.
- Stocked merchandise, clearly labeling items, and arranging according to size or color.
- Greeted customers and helped with product questions, selections, and purchases.
Retail Sales Associate
Five Below (Seasonal)
10.2022 - 01.2023
- Greeted customers and helped with product questions, selections and purchases.
- Helped customers complete purchases, locate items and join reward programs.
- Checked pricing, scanned items, applied discounts and printed receipts to ring up customers.
- Maintained clean sales floor and straightened and faced merchandise.
- Balanced and organized cash register by handling cash, counting change and storing coupons.
Library Clerk/ Temp Summer
Chicago Public Library (Seasonal)
07.2021 - 08.2021
- Showed patrons where to find library resources and collected equipment, reference pieces and other items.
- Educated patrons on use of reference sources, card catalogs and automated information systems.
- Kept library shelves and printed materials well-stocked and organized according to established system.
- Placed books on proper shelves when returned to circulation
Chef Catering/ Preparer
Mr. E Chefs Catering
09.2019 - 04.2021
- Duties included preparation of food to be served to customers during events including weddings, parties, and banquets.
- Setting up dining and buffet areas per manager instructions.
- Loading and unloading food, tableware and catering supplies.
- Maintained organized work area by cleaning and removing hazards
- Assembled products according to changing daily work orders and specific customer needs
- Made sure that products were produced on time and are of good quality
- Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships
- Worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately
- Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule
Education
Bachelor of Science - Kinesiology
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL05.2026
High School Diploma -
Sarah E. Goode Stem Academy
Chicago, IL06.2022
Skills
- Cleaning practices
- Proper food storage
- Organization and Time management
- Stock management
- Creative problem solving
- Order fulfillment
- Customer Assistance
- Cash Register Operation
Additional Information
- Awards and Acknowledgements
- Honor Roll Student
- Perfect Attendance HIGH GPA: 3.8
- National Honor Society
- Early College Student
Timeline
Retail Sales Associate
Goodwill Store & Donation Center (Seasonal)
05.2023 - 08.2023
Retail Sales Associate
Five Below (Seasonal)
10.2022 - 01.2023
Library Clerk/ Temp Summer
Chicago Public Library (Seasonal)
07.2021 - 08.2021
Chef Catering/ Preparer
Mr. E Chefs Catering
09.2019 - 04.2021
Bachelor of Science - Kinesiology
Northern Illinois University
High School Diploma -
Sarah E. Goode Stem Academy
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