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Julie Hall

Wyoming,MI

Summary

To seek and maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

I am a Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager Garden Supply

Fruitbasket Flowerland
Kentwood, MI
02.2013 - 08.2019
  • Established inventory targets, stock level and risk mitigation targets and managed flexibility strategy to optimize inventory.
  • Collaborated with internal teams to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, ensuring inventory integrity targets for finished goods.
  • Managed production levels, identified material shortages and monitored inventory levels to meet order delivery requirements.
  • Built supplier relationships to mitigate risk and establish effective purchasing arrangements with indirect and logistics customers.
  • Organized and maintained correct inventory levels to drive highest turns possible on inventory.
  • Devised and implemented short-term and long-term plans, optimizing supply chain management and improving value relating to annual expenditures.
  • Managed distribution network, logistics, trade compliance and warehouse management.

Live Nursery Sales Specialist

Lowes
Kentwood, MI
03.2009 - 11.2012
  • Increased plant care knowledge through onsite reference materials and internet resources to improve quality of service.
  • Worked with landscape contractors and designers to obtain appropriate plant products to fulfill landscaping plan requirements.
  • Assisted customers with plant selection and offered plant care information to improve customer shopping experience.
  • Watered plants daily and removed substandard foliage to maintain plants in saleable condition.
  • Organized plant inventories on nursery premises to facilitate easy product selection and purchase.
  • Executed wholesale and retail plant purchase transactions to complete customer orders and increase nursery revenues.
  • Greeted customers, helped locate merchandise and suggested suitable options.
  • Answered customer questions about products and services, helped locate merchandise and promoted key items.
  • Checked pricing, scanned items, applied discounts and printed receipts to ring up customers.
  • Listened to customer needs and desires to identify and recommend optimal products.

Tranquillity Water Gardens

Joan Drown
Galien, MI
05.2004 - 10.2008
  • Manager of Water Garden Retail Store and Pond Installation company.
  • In Charge of inventory and ordering store and for customer projects.
  • In charge of company payroll and quarterly taxes.

Set up Coordinator

Waste Management
Wyoming, MI
04.1994 - 12.2003
  • In charge of all new accounts, Proofed all contracts entered into system, followed these accounts through container deliver and first months service.
  • Built tracking system for Corporate to monitor success of new accounts.
  • Provided weekly progress reports of all aspects of customer and company interactions.
  • Trained all new Set up Coordinators for 6 regions.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Marketing

Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI
11.1990

Associate of Science - Communication

Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI
11.1990

Skills

    • Work Planning and Prioritization
    • Worker Supervision
    • Problem Solving
    • Verbal and Written Communication
    • Detail-Oriented
    • Decision Making
      • Customer Service
      • Critical Thinking
      • Time Management
      • Relationship Building
      • Issue Resolution

Timeline

Manager Garden Supply

Fruitbasket Flowerland
02.2013 - 08.2019

Live Nursery Sales Specialist

Lowes
03.2009 - 11.2012

Tranquillity Water Gardens

Joan Drown
05.2004 - 10.2008

Set up Coordinator

Waste Management
04.1994 - 12.2003

Bachelor of Science - Marketing

Ferris State University

Associate of Science - Communication

Ferris State University
Julie Hall