Receives, organizes and maintains collateral for all upcoming projects.
Planogram execution and weekly maintenance.
Customer service daily as needed.
Down stocks and services bays daily per store leadership.
Responsible for ordering of all collateral, fixtures, and signage.
Maintaining records for all orders, resets, and changes in planograms.
Assisting sales associates with daily tasks.
Setting up and dismantling of all displays throughout store.
Wellness Advocate
DoTERRA Essential Oils
07.2015 - Current
Sharing natural healthcare solutions that are made possible through DoTERRA products.
Building an ever growing team of advocates to share these solutions with others.
Continually learning about new ways to use these natural solutions that DoTERRA provides.
Ongoing education classes, seminars and meetings.
Merchandiser
Driveline Retail
01.2015 - 01.2018
Territorial merchandising for mainly Dollar General stores within a specified district.
Conducted store audits weekly to ensure product labels, signage and promotional materials were up to date and accurate.
Assisted store managers with vendor requests while maintaining a working relationship with both.
Responsible for weekly resets in each store.
Assessed various needs for each store in territory and worked to resolve issues.
Special Education Teacher Assistant
Dorchester School District 2
02.2006 - 05.2009
Provided support to Special Education teacher of elementary age students in a cross-categorical classroom.
Assisted students requiring personal instruction either in classroom or in mainstream classes.
Monitored and recorded student behavior and progress pertaining to their assignments.
Redirected students as necessary for safety of others.
Assisted with implementation of Individualized Education Plans for each student in classroom.
Communicated with parents or guardians on a daily basis.
Helped students with daily activities and specified lesson plans to ensure individual goals were met.
Framing Specialist
Carolina Art And Framing
01.2004 - 11.2007
Provided customer service and suggestions on frame selection, matting and glass options.
Quoted and priced all framing projects and maintained records of all customer orders and all materials used.
Measured, cut, assembled and secured all materials to protect and enhance customer's artwork or item.
Responsible for all ordering of materials necessary to complete orders.
Handled all vendor requests, billing and issues.
Communicated with customers, vendors, clients and owner many times per day.
Collected all balances due for framing, or any artwork purchased in gallery.
Kept up-to-date files for all customers, vendors and clients.
Import Logistics Coordinator
NYK Line
10.1995 - 07.1998
Received and reviewed container shipping import paperwork, including bills of lading, shipping declarations, and tariff requirements.
Daily communication with clients, customers, and intermodal truckers to ensure accuracy before movement of cargo.
Worked closely with customs brokers to ensure clearance of all shipments in a timely manner.
Arranged and coordinated all intermodal transportation from port to land destination.
Maintained records for each facet of the import process.
Priced shipping loads and wrote up all paperwork according to customer's needs and expectations.
Pricing Coordinator for Import and Export
Ecam Container Agency
06.1995 - 10.1995
Responsible for negotiating rates on containers being imported into and exported out of Houston, TX.
Communicated with customers, vendors, shippers and management daily to ensure that prices were accurate and up-to-date.
Maintained relationships with all parties involved in order to ensure a smooth shipment of goods.
Export Coordinator
Carolina Shipping Company
07.1992 - 06.1995
Responsible for routing export shipments for clients.
Daily communication with intermodal truckers to route shipments from port to their desired location.
Make any arrangements needed by the client including storage of shipment and preparation of paperwork.
Provided excellent customer service and answering questions regarding to shipments, customs regulations, pricing of shipments, bills of lading discrepancies, etc.
Prepared all necessary documents for customers and shipping manifests.
Event Coordinator
Happy Days And Special Times
02.1992 - 07.1992
Scheduled special events for children with cancer and their parents.
Reached out to local and national businesses, celebrities, sports players, amusement parks, etc. for contributions, donations or personal appearance for children's wishes and parent's special days.
Responsible for setting up events and having sponsors and special entertainment for such events.
Assisted parents of children with cancer in their daily chores whenever needed.
Advertising Sales Assistant
Charleston News And Courier
07.1990 - 03.1992
Collaborated with preprint sales clients to create and develop their ads.
Handled layout of advertisements by copying, pasting and laying out, then sending proof to copywriter to set.
Proofed ad and made necessary corrections before meeting with customer.
Worked to meet preprint newspaper deadlines.
Assisted in managing old and new preprint advertising accounts.
Weekly meetings with clients to work on advertising ideas for the next preprint insertion or newspaper advertisement.
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