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Jessica Withers

Summary

|| CUSTOMER SERVICE || LEADERSHIP || MANAGEMENT || CAREER OBJECTIVE Dedicated Customer Service Specialist possessing extensive experience delivering exceptional customer service across diverse consumer-driven industries. As a detail-oriented and driven professional with managerial expertise, I am seeking a management position that emphasizes customer satisfaction and promotes a culture of excellence. PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES Professional development and coaching Effective team supervision and management Customer-centric sales techniques Quick adaptability and learning capabilities NaviNet proficiency Microsoft Office Suite expertise Team leadership and collaboration Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities Keen attention to detail Advanced problem resolution skills Strategic merchandising and presentation Ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently Innovative and creative thinking

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Customer Support Specialist

Progressive Insurance
11.2021 - 03.2022
  • Provided expert advice and tailored solutions by addressing customer inquiries related to insurance policy coverage, premium rates, billing discrepancies, and policy reviews, ensuring a seamless experience in policy management
  • Broadened customers' understanding of the company's products and services, which led to an enhanced level of trust and satisfaction in the outcomes and selection of appropriate offerings
  • Streamlined inbound and outbound customer interactions by efficiently managing call flow, ensuring all concerns were accurately addressed and resolved within stipulated timeframes while maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and customer service.

Customer Service Representative

Spectrum
05.2020 - 12.2020
  • Demonstrated exceptional patience and utilized effective communication skills to understand customer needs, address inquiries, and provide a memorable and positive customer experience
  • Maintained comprehensive records of customer interactions, thereby ensuring a seamless transition of case histories and facilitating a consistent level of service across the entire customer support team
  • Proactively resolved billing concerns in compliance with Spectrum guidelines, aiming to achieve maximum customer satisfaction and uphold company policies.

Manager

Clothes Mentor
08.2016 - 05.2020
  • Exemplified outstanding customer service delivery by diligently addressing client inquiries and concerns, fostering enhanced customer satisfaction and loyalty.

• Assumed responsibility for streamlining opening and closing processes, ensuring optimal store preparedness and seamless daily operations.

• Partnered with Store Manager to tackle operational challenges, fostering improved processes and store efficiency.

• Employed persuasive selling methodologies to enrich customer shopping experiences and secure the successful attainment of sales objectives.

• Administered store funds, guaranteed sufficient cash flow, and expedited seamless business transactions across different employee shifts.

• Exhibited exceptional leadership by guiding, mentoring, and inspiring a high-achieving sales team, driving the surpassing of performance goals.

• Proactively promoted product offerings through strategic utilization of company social media channels, augmenting brand visibility and sustaining a competitive market stance.


Key Accomplishments: Substantially elevated store revenue by rigorously overseeing clothing quality, enabling the surpassing of store performance expectations and contributing to organizational success.

Seasonal Mail Clerk

Integra Staffing, JP Morgan Chase
03.2016 - 06.2018
  • Exhibited proficiency in handling high-pressure environments, efficiently sorting and distributing mail for the Internal Revenue Service in a timely manner
  • Adhered to meticulous processes, guaranteeing the precision and integrity of all sensitive correspondence while maintaining a flawless error-free record
  • Executed an array of supplementary tasks, including time-stamping, opening, scrutinizing, organizing, and dispatching incoming mail
  • Demonstrated adaptability and resiliency, seamlessly transitioning between sitting and standing for extended durations while maintaining a high degree of comfort and productivity.

Seasonal Customer Experience Specialist

Shutterfly, Mill
08.2015 - 12.2015
  • Expertly managed a high volume of incoming calls from e-commerce clientele, diligently addressing and resolving their inquiries
  • Consistently delivered exceptional customer service while guiding clients through the order placement process, addressing their concerns and questions in a prompt and proficient manner
  • Collaborated with interdepartmental teams, such as Sales and IT, to resolve customer grievances promptly and effectively
  • Demonstrated a well-rounded understanding of claims and benefits procedures, providing knowledgeable assistance to customers in these areas
  • Meticulously documented customer interactions by composing detailed service notes and storing them in digital archives for seamless future reference
  • Exhibited remarkable proficiency in utilizing computer applications (including NaviNet and Outlook) to efficiently and accurately provide best-in-class assistance to customers and providers
  • Accomplishments: Recognized as a troubleshooting expert, adept at swiftly rectifying website errors and alleviating technical complications encountered by customers while placing or tracking online orders.

Assistant Manager

Centralized Showing Service
03.2012 - 12.2014
  • Delivered exceptional customer service, promptly addressing customer inquiries and concerns to foster satisfaction
  • Efficiently managed opening and closing procedures, ensuring store readiness for optimal daily operations
  • Collaborated with Store Manager to address operational inquiries and streamline processes
  • Leveraged suggestive selling techniques to enhance customers' shopping experiences and achieve sales targets
  • Supervised store funds, maintained adequate cash flow, and facilitated successful business transactions across associate shifts
  • Demonstrated leadership in managing, coaching, and motivating a high-performing sales team to surpass goals
  • Actively promoted products via company social media channels, bolstering brand awareness and maintaining competitive positioning
  • Accomplishments: Boosted store revenue by diligently overseeing clothing quality to surpass store's expectations.

Production Assistant

United Transcription
09.2006 - 04.2008
  • Expertly managed incoming telephone calls, ensuring efficient routing to relevant departments
  • Streamlined filing, inventory, and mailroom processes to optimize departmental operations
  • Drafted well-structured emails to hospitals and offices, addressing specific transcription and dictation requirements on behalf of the President and Vice President
  • Accomplishments: Skillfully trained new Medical Transcriptionists in utilizing industry software, enabling remote completion of dictations through comprehensive telephonic guidance.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Graphic Design

Brevard College

Skills

  • Exceptional Customer Service - A decade of experience in executing high-quality customer service across various industries, with a proven track record of leading teams toward success and surpassing company objectives
  • Advanced Selling Techniques - Proficient in utilizing comprehensive product knowledge and research to present tailored benefits to customers, fostering genuine connections, and building trust in the product Skilled in cultivating customer loyalty and addressing individual needs
  • Effective Company Liaison - Demonstrated success in collaborating with vendors to establish and enhance my employer's brand image, resulting in increased vendor and customer loyalty, as well as driving revenue growth Adept at maintaining strong partnerships and ensuring seamless communication between all parties
  • Customer Relations
  • Customer Relationship Management

Timeline

Customer Support Specialist - Progressive Insurance
11.2021 - 03.2022
Customer Service Representative - Spectrum
05.2020 - 12.2020
Manager - Clothes Mentor
08.2016 - 05.2020
Seasonal Mail Clerk - Integra Staffing, JP Morgan Chase
03.2016 - 06.2018
Seasonal Customer Experience Specialist - Shutterfly, Mill
08.2015 - 12.2015
Assistant Manager - Centralized Showing Service
03.2012 - 12.2014
Production Assistant - United Transcription
09.2006 - 04.2008
Brevard College - Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design
Jessica Withers