Keri J. Meitzel
Lake Havasu City,AZ
Summary
Experienced professional with a proven track record in delivering exceptional customer service and maintaining a strong workplace focus. Seeking a challenging position to leverage my developed abilities. Known for providing friendly and reliable service. Skilled in handling cash and card transactions with speed and accuracy, while also excelling in multitasking to ensure efficient operations.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Cashier
HARBOR FREIGHT
03.2023 - 03.2024
- Provide a great welcoming experience for the customer
- Advise customers by providing detailed information on inventory
- Handle various sales transactions
- Process payments by accepting cash, credit cards or checks
- Encourage customers to participate in company programs
- Maintain a safe, clean and organized store
- Maintain composure
- Assist with accuracy of inventory
- Assist with store appearance by merchandising and cleaning
- Maintain confidential customer records
- Ability to communicate clearly with customers and associates
- Receiving/organizing warehouse with incoming stock
- Assisting with inventory, planograms and count verification
- Any other duty as assigned
Floral Dept. Head
HOBBY LOBBY
02.2021 - 04.2022
- Responsible for all the ordering, inventory and merchandising of floral
- Welcome customers by greeting them and offering assistance
- Direct customers by escorting them to requested merchandise
- Advise customers by providing detailed information on inventory
- Processing payments by accepting cash, credit cards or checks
- Assist with store appearance by merchandising and cleaning
- Maintain positive customer experience and team environment
- Receiving/organizing warehouse with incoming stock
- Any other duties as needed by management
- Cash office backup-count and process daily sales
- Log cash sales into correct systems and logs
Librarian/Interim Manager
BIG HORN COUNTY LIBRARY
09.2019 - 10.2020
- Welcome patrons into the library and help locate reference and leisure materials
- Collect and catalog library resources, ie
- Books, cds, dvds, magazines
- Maintain customer information and library records
- Organize and host book sales, signing events and special projects, holiday events and children's programs
- Demonstrate interpersonal skills with employees, patrons and sales representatives
- Research and order all incoming book purchases
- Order supplies needed to operate library and functions
- Process and balance all weekly reports and financial statements
- Organize, catalog and label complete library book series
- Cashier and handle monies from sales of books or other goods
- Any other duty as needed or assigned
Seasonal Retail Sales Associate
HOBBY LOBBY
10.2018 - 03.2019
- Welcome customers by greeting them and offering assistance
- Direct customers by escorting them to requested merchandise
- Advise customers by providing detailed information on inventory
- Processing payments by accepting cash, credit cards or checks
- Assist with store appearance by merchandising and cleaning
- Maintain positive customer experience and team environment
- Receiving/organizing warehouse with incoming stock
- Answering phones and assisting customers with area information
- Any other duties as needed by management
Inventory/Store Auditor
CMSI – FORT MOJAVE & AVI SMOKE SHOPS
08.2017 - 06.2018
- Verify physical quantities with database to ensure accuracy
- Protect assets by complying with internal control procedures
- Work closely with store managers to ensure accuracy of inventory
- Monitor and verify accuracy of retail prices of inventory
- Merchandising new and existing products to keep a fresh appearance
- Assist customers with product questions or special orders
- Research any negative inventory quantities and resolve discrepancies
- Monitor expiration dates on perishable products and request credits
- Weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly physical inventory counts
- Run detailed sales reports to ensure ordering accuracy
- Review security monitors for loss prevention or detection
- Enter invoices into database in manager’s absence
- Assist in verifying packing slips of received merchandise
- Assist in ordering merchandise
- Working with vendors in all aspects of inventory
- Creating marketing sales and promotions, uploading graphics to pump displays
- Data entry and overseeing of the loyalty marketing program
- Assist in cashier duties during rush times or breaks
Office Manager – Planning Department
FERGUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE
09.2016 - 04.2017
- Perform routine clerical and administrative duties, answer multi-line phone, addressing the public, data entry, word processing
- Receive and distribute mail, processing outgoing mail, packages, etc
- Schedule appointments, conference calls, meetings, and travel arrangements
- Answer a variety of routine and semi-technical questions related to sub-division planning and floodplain procedures, regulations and programs
- Use data mapping programs and map areas in question
- Adhere to strict deadline goals and record correspondence, submit newspaper advertisements for legal notices
- Maintain strict confidentially of paperwork and meetings held
- Research laws in MT Code Annotated as directed by Dept
- Head or County Commissioners
- Perform online training for FEMA
- Compose, type, proofread and edit any correspondence, reports or any other material as needed or requested by other departments
- Attend meetings and take minutes, then edit and distribute minutes
- Maintain and troubleshoot computer systems and office equipment
- Research, organize and coordinate a variety of special reports
Retail Sales Supervisor
SMITH & CHANDLER MERCANTILE
04.2015 - 09.2016
- Welcome customers by greeting them and offering assistance
- Direct customers by escorting them to requested merchandise
- Advise customers by providing detailed information on inventory
- Processing payments by accepting cash, credit cards or checks
- Help manage sales associates, assist with training
- Assisting managers by inputting vouchers, inventory into system
- Assist with store appearance by merchandising and cleaning
- Maintain positive customer experience and team environment
- Receiving/organizing warehouse with incoming stock and pricing
- Answering phones and assisting customers with area information
- Running of daily sales reports to manage inventory
- Any other duties as needed by management
Accounts Payable/Receivable
CONSOLIDATED ELECTRICAL DIST.
03.2012 - 09.2014
- Processing daily sales registers, running and verifying sales reports
- Calculate and process check requests
- Scan and PDF confidential contracts and account payments
- Review and verify invoices and check requests
- Sort, code and match invoices and set invoices up for payment
- Enter and upload invoices into system
- Monitor accounts to ensure payments are up to date
- Research and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues
- Maintain vendor files, correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries
- Prepare month end closing, generate and send out invoices
- Provide supporting documentation for audits
- Research and resolve payment discrepancies
- Maintain accounts receivable customer files and records
- Follow established procedures for processing receipts, cash etc
- Communicate with customers via phone, email, mail or personally
Education
Real Estate Practices and Law
University of Montana
05.2016
Antiques, Collectibles and Appraisal
Ashford Institute of Antiques
01.2008
Computer1 &2, Typing, Business Management, Accounting, Arts, Choir, Band, Journalism, Basketball, Track and Cheerleading
Stratford High School
Stratford, WI01.1988
Skills
- Exceptional10-key skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Customer service
- Work ethic and integrity
- Patience and empathy
- Time management skills
- Cash handling
- Maintain composure and confidentiality
- Customer service excellence
- Self-starter with the ability to grasp concepts quickly and work independently without supervision
Affiliations
- Fraternal Order of Elks
Timeline
Cashier
HARBOR FREIGHT
03.2023 - 03.2024
Floral Dept. Head
HOBBY LOBBY
02.2021 - 04.2022
Librarian/Interim Manager
BIG HORN COUNTY LIBRARY
09.2019 - 10.2020
Seasonal Retail Sales Associate
HOBBY LOBBY
10.2018 - 03.2019
Inventory/Store Auditor
CMSI – FORT MOJAVE & AVI SMOKE SHOPS
08.2017 - 06.2018
Office Manager – Planning Department
FERGUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE
09.2016 - 04.2017
Retail Sales Supervisor
SMITH & CHANDLER MERCANTILE
04.2015 - 09.2016
Accounts Payable/Receivable
CONSOLIDATED ELECTRICAL DIST.
03.2012 - 09.2014
Antiques, Collectibles and Appraisal
Ashford Institute of Antiques
Computer1 &2, Typing, Business Management, Accounting, Arts, Choir, Band, Journalism, Basketball, Track and Cheerleading
Stratford High School
Real Estate Practices and Law
University of Montana
Similar Profiles
Robert GarnerRobert Garner
Supervisor at Harbor FreightSupervisor at Harbor Freight
LeAnn BowersLeAnn Bowers
Sales Associate at Harbor FreightSales Associate at Harbor Freight
Mercedes MendozaMercedes Mendoza
Sales Associate at Harbor FreightSales Associate at Harbor Freight
Nicholas OlivoNicholas Olivo
Staff Member at Harbor FreightStaff Member at Harbor Freight
Lindsay WatsonLindsay Watson
Director of Operations at Greens GroupDirector of Operations at Greens Group