Proven leader in driving furniture sales growth at Big Lots, adept at team collaboration and customer service excellence. Leveraged strong communication and furniture assembly skills to enhance store operations and customer satisfaction. Achieved significant improvements in sales metrics and inventory management, demonstrating a results-focused approach and a commitment to exceeding performance expectations.
- I was able to grow my department from just doing okay in furniture sales when I started, Into a department that cleared well over a million dollars in sales 5 years in a row.
- Consistently number one in sales in our district of thirteen stores.
- Received frequent customer surveys about their positive experience in my furniture department.
- Initiated a system of labeling boxes and merchandise in the warehouse, improving the ability to locate and sell furniture for associates and management.
- Primarily responsible for developing and leading a dynamic furniture team and driving top line furniture sales.
- Accountable for the furniture department's overall performance, including the achievement /improvement of furniture sales metrics, building customer relationships, and maintaining furniture merchandising, presentation, and recovery standards.
- Works collaboratively with store leadership to accomplish operational goals and tasks to help drive overall store performance.
- When serving as manager on duty leads and provides direction to store associates performing all cashiering, customer service recovery and furniture related activities on the sales floor.
- Provides superior service in assisting customers with product service and payment option information, recommendations, selection, purchase, and merchandise carry-outs.
- Manages and ensures the accurate maintenance, audit, and reporting of furniture related records, including furniture inventory, price holds, special orders, customer picks up's, etc.
- Leads, assists, and provides clear work direction to the furniture team and the implementation and maintenance of furniture programs, merchandising and presentation standards, stocking and warehousing products, signing, recovery, and display assembly.
- Develops plans for furniture department coverage during special events.
- Drives the customer experience and ensures resolution of customer issues.
- Receiving deliveries, meeting sales goals. Managing inventory/ damages, building display furniture, organizing, cleaning and labeling furniture warehouse.
- Growing a solid customer base with a focus on customer service.
I left my job at fedex ground to pursue my love of music with the band that I was currently in. Which is why i have a gap in my work history. During this time I worked at different odd jobs getting paid under-the-table. I was in several bands over the years. We played a lot of shows, had a lot of fun. But as I got into my 30s, I decided I needed job security.( and i needed to move out of my parents house )
And that's when I found a job at biglots. I didn't list any of these odd jobs in my resume because my primary focus was on my music, which is still my passion.