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Maria Ortiz

San Francisco,CA

Summary

Highly motivated customer service professional that is well-versed in, product placement and sales. Extensive experience in people-centric roles and building good clientele relationships. Willingness to take on new roles, to elevate skills and take on new challenges.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Customer Service Representative

JCCSF
01.2024 - Current
  • Greeted and interacted with up to 400+ members each shift.
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge of product and service changes.
  • Analyzed customer service behavior to discover areas of opportunity and provide feedback to management.
  • Updated account information to maintain customer records.
  • Continuously learning new software systems, such as Salesforce and Flash Parking, as needed.

Sales Associate, Kids Section

Zara
09.2021 - 06.2022
  • Interacted with kids/parents daily, and assisted 100+ customers daily.
  • Placed and rotated merchandise, in order to maintain product availability and store appearance.
  • Delegated responsibilities and occasionally trained new on-boarding team members.
  • Processed shipment, tagged and prepped merchandise to be placed onto sales floor.


Luxury Sales Associate

Eileen Fisher
09.2019 - 12.2019
  • Created brand awareness about Eileen Fisher's sustainability mission to customers.
  • Maintained visual standards and carefully curated floor sets to upkeep luxurious ambiance.
  • Worked collaboratively with team and associates from other locations, to allocate products for clients.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Fashion Merchandising

San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA

Skills

  • POS System
  • CRM: Salesforce
  • Branding
  • Merchandising and Display
  • Market Research
  • Leadership
  • Spanish
  • Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word

projects

San Francisco State Fashion Show 2020: Euphoria

  • Collaborated with team to conduct fashion show showcasing diversity and inclusivity issues in the industry, particularly with the disabled community.
  • Experimented with social media applications, in order to drive attention for our first digital fashion show: Euphoria.

Senior Thesis: Social Media Influencers

  • Conducted a statistical analysis on consumer behavior, relative to different identity variables in the apparel industry.
  • Interviewed and compiled data from 200+ individuals.
  • Compiled and analyzed data, using SPSS, to determine our findings using different variables.

Timeline

Customer Service Representative

JCCSF
01.2024 - Current

Sales Associate, Kids Section

Zara
09.2021 - 06.2022

Luxury Sales Associate

Eileen Fisher
09.2019 - 12.2019

Bachelor of Science - Fashion Merchandising

San Francisco State University
Maria Ortiz