Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
Volunteer Experience
Early Career Highlights
Affiliations
Timeline
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Jane Baumgardner

Mentor

Summary

Retail management expert with significant experience at Walmart, specializing in staff training and customer relationship management. Achieved consistent sales targets while improving operational efficiency through strategic planning and communication. Skilled in budget management and marketing strategy, contributing to business growth and enhanced customer satisfaction.

Work History

Jewelry Department Manager

Walmart
Mentor
  • Managed staff, ensuring sales goals were met and maintaining quality, safety, and inventory standards.
  • Resolved customer and supplier concerns and ensured compliance with company policies.

Fitness Instructor

Premier Ladies Fitness Center
  • Responsibilities included planning and leading routines to enhance the members overall fitness, strength and endurance and maintaining a positive and encouraging environment, promoting club events.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to adapt to new trends to build a strong community within the gym.

Retail Travel Manager

Combs Travel
  • Oversaw daily travel agency operations, managed and trained staff, developed travel packages and marketing strategies.
  • Maintained relationships with vendors like airlines, cruise operators, hotels and car rental companies.
  • Managed budgets and finances, ensure compliance with regulations and analyze trends to identify new business opportunities and improve customer service offerings.

Education

High School Diploma -

Bedwell High School
Stevenage, England

Computer Applications Certification -

Lincolnshire College
Louth, England

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Customer relationship management
  • Staff training and development
  • Inventory oversight
  • Budget management
  • Marketing strategy
  • Sales forecasting
  • Problem solving
  • Organizational skills
  • Strategic planning
  • Technical proficiency in Google Workspace
  • Technical proficiency in Microsoft Office applications

Volunteer Experience

  • Girl Scout Troop, Painesville, Ohio
  • Project Hope, Painesville, Ohio

Early Career Highlights

  • Premier Ladies Fitness Center, Fitness Instructor, Responsibilities included planning and leading routines to enhance the members overall fitness, strength and endurance and maintaining a positive and encouraging environment, promoting club events. Strong communication skills and the ability to adapt to new trends to build a strong community within the gym.
  • Combs Travel, Retail Travel Manager, Oversaw daily travel agency operations, managed and trained staff, developed travel packages and marketing strategies. Maintained relationships with vendors like airlines, cruise operators, hotels and car rental companies. Managed budgets and finances, ensured compliance with regulations and analyzed trends to identify new business opportunities and improve customer service offerings.

Affiliations

  • Gardening
  • Crafting
  • Reading
  • Swimming

Timeline

Jewelry Department Manager

Walmart

Fitness Instructor

Premier Ladies Fitness Center

Retail Travel Manager

Combs Travel

High School Diploma -

Bedwell High School

Computer Applications Certification -

Lincolnshire College