Overview
Work History
Skills
Timeline

Kimberly A. Lambert

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Supervisor

Contact Center-AWL
Austin, TX
01.2012 - 01.2023
  • Review daily, weekly, and monthly metrics to measure productivity and goal achievement and to determine areas needing improvement
  • Manage staff of 180+, in a virtual customer service environment, preparing work schedules and assigning specific duties
  • Establish and implement departmental policies, goals, objectives, and procedures, conferring with upper management
  • Determine staffing requirements, and interview, hire and train new employees or oversee those personnel processes
  • Plan and direct activities such as promotions, coordinating with other department managers as required
  • Relaying all process changes to direct reports and assisting with training when needed
  • Resource management to ensure proper staffing of the contact center in relation to varying customer demand and service levels
  • Perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, terminating employees, and administering disciplinary procedures
  • Represent organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations
  • Provide current and prospective employees with information about policies, job duties, working conditions, wages, and opportunity for promotion
  • Human Resource responsibilities such as vacation approvals, approvals for PTO, unpaid leave, FMLA and merit increases
  • Conduct weekly 1:1’s with Team Leads on management and leadership skills, including ongoing development of the contact center teams
  • Evaluate and deliver quality assurance feedback and coaching, setting action plans for performance and production improvements
  • Responsible for quarterly revenue and production targets set by CEO.

Store Floor Lead

Sur La Table
Austin, TX
01.2014 - 01.2017
  • Set sales direction for the day by creating daily agendas
  • Model and hold employees accountable for supporting sales and driving initiatives including Key Items and core sales goals
  • Model and hold store employees accountable for delivering HERO Selling behaviors
  • Direct employees to ensure appropriate merchandise stock levels, merchandise presentations, and ensure selling floor is adequately stocked according to visual standards.

Assistant Store Manager

Williams Sonoma
Austin, TX
01.2011 - 01.2014
  • Partner with Store Manager to ensure store meets or exceeds sales and contest goals
  • Prioritize, plan, and adjust schedules and daily agendas to meet business goals and hold team accountable to achieving goals
  • Train and motivate all associates through on-going programs in sales, customer service and product knowledge
  • Assess performance quality and provide on-going feedback; Complete and deliver performance appraisals and development plans
  • Ensure store standards are met and maintained, i.e., visuals, cleanliness, signage, safety, etc
  • Monitor assets through accurate inventory management procedures
  • Partner with Resident Chef to plan and execute all events and cooking classes/demos.

Assistant Store Manager

Pier 1 Imports
Austin, TX
01.2009 - 01.2011
  • Set the pace on sales floor and model desired behaviors to generate sales and build loyal customer relationships
  • Take ownership for delivering exceptional customer service, using all available resources to provide a complete solution
  • Communicate and hold self and team accountable for achieving daily goals for sales, productivity, and business development
  • Maximize team and individual performance through consistent coaching and feedback using performance management processes.

Store Manager

Sur La Table
Lakewood, CO
01.2004 - 01.2009
  • Model and direct employees to ensure customer service standards are met
  • Resolve customer problems or complaints by determining optimal solutions in a timely manner
  • Ensure accuracy and integrity of employee information including, but not limited to, time and attendance records, personal data, and payroll
  • Create plans to proactively staff the store according to business need
  • Recruit, retain and engage a team who inspires customers to do more in the kitchen and do it better
  • Analyze and measure business/core (coffee/electrics, cookware, cutlery, and culinary) trends
  • Implement plans to drive sales, and profitability
  • Manage inventory to standards
  • Control shrink, expenses and payroll
  • Provide ongoing coaching and performance feedback to employees and conduct formal performance reviews
  • Develop the next generation of managers
  • Plan and execute all on and offsite events, demos, and cooking classes
  • Complete all merchandising and floor sets/visual to standard.

Skills

  • SKILLS & ABILITIES
  • Proficient in
  • Five9 software (Agent, Supervisor, Administrator and
  • Reports) and Ring Central
  • Experienced in Zoho CRM
  • Experience in Apollo GDS Reservation System

Timeline

Store Floor Lead - Sur La Table
01.2014 - 01.2017
Supervisor - Contact Center-AWL
01.2012 - 01.2023
Assistant Store Manager - Williams Sonoma
01.2011 - 01.2014
Assistant Store Manager - Pier 1 Imports
01.2009 - 01.2011
Store Manager - Sur La Table
01.2004 - 01.2009
Kimberly A. Lambert