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Certification
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Maria Martinez

Shreveport,LA

Summary

Motivated Manager with 5+ years of experience working in a retail setting, seeking to use effective leadership skill to guide a team of retail professionals and offer high-quality customer service. Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance. Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Assistant Manager

Soma
Shreveport, LA
12.2023 - Current
  • Analyzes sales reports and KPIs to determine the needs of the business; In partnership with Store Manager, executes in store business and sales strategies
  • Supervised day-to-day operations to meet performance, quality and service expectations.
  • Maintained a clean, safe, and organized store environment to enhance the customer experience.

Supervisor Merchandising Manager

Old Navy
Bossier City, LA
08.2023 - 01.2024
  • Support the store leadership team by performing functional tasks as assigned
  • Act as a mentor and role model to employes to support service behaviors and the execution of tasks in specific areas of expertise
  • Focus on leading processes and/or areas of the business, executing tasks and maintaining productivity to ensure goals are met
  • Through collaborate with leadership team the goal is to teach and coach the team and drive behaviors to deliver a best in class customer experience.
  • Oversaw daily operations of the department, ensuring smooth workflow and timely completion of tasks.
  • Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.

Assistant Manager

Express Employment Professionals
Bossier City, LA
01.2021 - 08.2023
  • Directly responsible for aiding the store manager with planning the workflow, merchandising, operation
  • Develop creative plans to increase store sales, coordinate and supervise loss prevention and to ensure optimal customer service and accurate operational processes
  • Ensure every customer has a positive shopping experience
  • Opening and closing the store using outlined compliance policies
  • Hire, train and over seeing a team of associates
  • Manage the daily activity of the sales floor, backroom, front end and cash office
  • Also seeing opening and closing deposits.
  • Supervised day-to-day operations to meet performance, quality and service expectations.
  • Maintained a clean, safe, and organized store environment to enhance the customer experience.

Assistant Manager

Dollar General
Benton, IA
11.2019 - 12.2021
  • Develop good rapport with customers, train and hire associates delegate day to day in store responsibilities to associates as in stocking merchandise checking out customers, ordering products etc
  • Overseer of bank orders and drops
  • Supervised day-to-day operations to meet performance, quality and service expectations.
  • Maintained a clean, safe, and organized store environment to enhance the customer experience.

Active Manager

Banana Republic
Bossier City, LA
12.2018 - 02.2020
  • Sales associate responsible for great customer service
  • Cashier responsible for handling money
  • Active manager,temporary manager overseeing closing deposits.
  • Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
  • Greeted customers entering store and responded promptly to customer needs.
  • Welcomed customers and helped determine their needs.

Cashier/Sales Associate

Toys 'R' Us
Houston, TX
11.2016 - 02.2017
  • Cashier, sales associate
  • Greet customer
  • Money handling, maintaining area clean.
  • Stocking
  • Greeted customers entering store and responded promptly to customer needs.
  • Welcomed customers and helped determine their needs.

Cashier/Customer Service

McDonald's
Houston, TX
01.2015 - 08.2016
  • Customer service, money handling
  • Food server.
  • Greeted customers entering store and responded promptly to customer needs.
  • Welcomed customers and helped determine their needs.

Cashier/Customer Service

Factory to U/Falles Paredes
Houston, TX
11.2014 - 12.2015
  • Customer service, sales floor, stocker, money handling
  • Sales
  • Inventory
  • Greeted customers entering store and responded promptly to customer needs.
  • Welcomed customers and helped determine their needs.

Education

High school diploma -

Fox Technical High School
San Antonio, TX

Skills

  • Merchandising (5years)
  • Fast learner
  • Payroll (5years)
  • Team management (5years)
  • Customer Service (10 years)
  • Management Experience (5years)
  • Team Player
  • Assistant Manager Experience (5years)
  • Serving Experience
  • Inventory control
  • Retail Management (5years)
  • Retail Sales (10 years)
  • Cash Register (10 years)
  • Sales Experience (5years)
  • Store Management Experience
  • Food Handling (4years)
  • Inventory (7years)
  • Customer Service (10 years)
  • Cash Handling (10 years)
  • Interviewing
  • Sales management
  • Dental assisting
  • CPR
  • X-Ray
  • Payroll
  • Bilingual
  • Customer service
  • Cash handling
  • Cash register
  • Sales
  • Retail sales
  • Mentoring
  • Leadership
  • Merchandising
  • Team management
  • Medical imaging
  • Money Handling
  • Customer Relations
  • Team motivation
  • Product and service knowledge

Certification

  • Food Handler Certification
  • Certified Dental Assistant
  • CPR Certification

Languages

Spanish
Full Professional

Timeline

Assistant Manager

Soma
12.2023 - Current

Supervisor Merchandising Manager

Old Navy
08.2023 - 01.2024

Assistant Manager

Express Employment Professionals
01.2021 - 08.2023

Assistant Manager

Dollar General
11.2019 - 12.2021

Active Manager

Banana Republic
12.2018 - 02.2020

Cashier/Sales Associate

Toys 'R' Us
11.2016 - 02.2017

Cashier/Customer Service

McDonald's
01.2015 - 08.2016

Cashier/Customer Service

Factory to U/Falles Paredes
11.2014 - 12.2015

High school diploma -

Fox Technical High School
Maria Martinez