Madeline Hawkins-Mendez
Newton
Summary
Achieved immediate customer rapport and marketable return business. Manged healthy out of stock flow for all lines I was responsible for. Coordinated with two sister stores for best customer experience and transfer product requests every week.
Encouraged communications with other members of the department to gain best sales for all brands and to better focus set skills to the public.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Supplement Buyer /Sales Consultant
Green Life Market
01.2021 - Current
- Built long-term supplier relationships with vendors to establish quality and competitive pricing.
- Collaborated with internal departments to better understand needs and determine purchasing requirements.
- Reduced procurement costs through strategic sourcing, competitive bidding, and effective negotiations.
- Developed strong relationships with suppliers to secure favorable pricing terms and conditions for the company''s benefit.
- Maintained complete documentation and records of all purchasing activities.
- Maintained key item stock levels and wrote or expedited purchase orders.
- Forecasted purchasing trends and improved merchandising strategies.
- Ensured timely delivery of products by closely monitoring vendor performance and addressing any issues promptly.
- Coordinated with logistics teams to resolve any shipping delays or discrepancies while minimizing impact on operations.
- Developed and improved account relationships.
- Provided training and guidance to junior team members on best practices in purchasing, fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the procurement department.
- Trained new employees on customer service, money handling and organizing strategies.
- Monitored service after sale and implemented quick and effective problem resolutions.
- Developed, maintained and utilized diverse client base.
- Generated advertising brochure for vendor use.
- Achieved or exceeded company-defined sales quotas.
- Met with customers to discuss and ascertain needs, tailor solutions and close deals.
Cashier Team Lead /Grocery Stocker
Green Life Market
01.2021 - Current
- Performed store opening, closing, and shift-change actions and kept accurate shift-change logs.
- Assisted customers by answering questions and fulfilling requests.
- Communicated with customers and team members to solve problems.
- Processed both cash and card purchases and returns.
- Quickly and accurately counted drawers at start and end of each shift.
- Contributed to a positive work environment by proactively addressing conflicts among team members.
- Used POS system to enter orders, process payments and issue receipts.
- Conducted daily inspections of assigned aisles to identify low-inventory items, initiating prompt restocking actions as necessary.
Education
High School Diploma -
Our Lady of Victory School
Post Falls, ID06-2018
Skills
- Purchase order management
- Relationship building
- Multi-tasking strength
- Materials sourcing
- Cost analysis
- Purchasing strategy development
- Retail management
- Trend assessment
- Product demonstration
- Consumer buying patterns
Timeline
Supplement Buyer /Sales Consultant
Green Life Market
01.2021 - Current
Cashier Team Lead /Grocery Stocker
Green Life Market
01.2021 - Current
High School Diploma -
Our Lady of Victory School
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