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Megan Lavaud-Ashby

Akron

Summary

Senior management professional, bringing strategic leadership and operational excellence to drive organizational success. Skilled in project management, team collaboration, and process optimization with keen focus on achieving results. Adept at navigating complex challenges, fostering culture of accountability, and adapting to evolving business needs. Known for strong decision-making, effective communication, and building high-performing teams.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

WFM Sr Manager

Concora Credit
11.2022 - 01.2025
  • Provided strong leadership to enhance team productivity and morale.
  • Led cross-functional teams to achieve project milestones and deliver high-quality results.
  • Established strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, ensuring long-term partnerships and repeat business.
  • Improved team performance by providing comprehensive training and fostering a collaborative work environment.
  • Reduced costs, optimized resource allocation, and improved efficiency in managing projects.
  • Collaborated closely with peers from other departments to drive organizational success jointly as one cohesive unit.
  • Managed large-scale projects and introduced new systems, tools, and processes to achieve challenging objectives.
  • Implemented and developed operational standards, policies and procedures.
  • Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.

Workforce Management Coordinator

Genesis Financial Solutions Inc
10.2017 - 11.2022
  • Forecasting and scheduling for the Customer Service and Partner Support Departments. This includes monitoring daily SLAs, reviewing current trends, and making adjustments to schedules as needed.
  • This role began with making all forecast for the transition with Signet Jewelers. I also had to set up all users in the system and train all users and leadership on Shift Track.
  • Training all new hires on Shift Track Remote.

Short Term Forecasting And Scheduling Analyst

Signet Jewelers Inc
04.2011 - 10.2017
  • Forecasting and Scheduling for Customer Service and Credit Authorizations.
  • Monitoring SLAs and AHT daily to ensure all goals are being met.
  • Forecasting peak needs and staff needed.
  • Implementing system upgrades ; training all leadership staff and representatives on new software.
  • Mentor in growth program in Credit Authorizations.
  • Training all new hires on Payroll an Scheduling Systems.
  • Processing Payroll weekly for Credit Authorizations Department.
  • Monitored and coach Credit Authorizers.
  • Responsible for making budget cuts with scheduling while maintaining SLAs.
  • Planning and Scheduling all training.
  • Completing yearly SOX Audits.
  • Department HR liaison.

ACS Specialist/Department Supervisor

Signet Jewelers Inc
05.2010 - 04.2011
  • Testing and implementing all system changes.
  • Logging all system issues.
  • Researching and finding lending policies not working. (Using MicroStrategy and Microsoft Access)
  • Coaching authorizers on new lending policies not being handled correctly.
  • Managing projects for each new release of system updates.
  • Completing yearly SOX audits.
  • Department IT liaison.
  • Backup Workforce Scheduler.

Credit Authorizer

Signet Jeweler Inc
05.2007 - 05.2010

Review new and add-on applications to approve or deny for credit.

Answer calls on any store concerns.

Coaching new hires.

Account Manager

Bank Of America Corp
01.2007 - 05.2007

Selling credit cards.

Knowing all credit card benefits.

Selling balance transfers.

Cashier/Sales Associate/Stocker

Finish Line
11.2003 - 01.2007

Assisting customers with shopping and offering more products

Checking customers out.

Closing and opening registers.

Ordering supplies.

Training new hires.

Education

Associate Of Applied Business - Business Management

Brown Mackie College
Akron, OH
2010

High School Diploma - undefined

East High School
Akron, OH
2006

Skills

  • Self-motivated
  • Team leadership
  • Risk management processes and analysis
  • Process implementation
  • Extremely organized
  • Team liaison
  • Skilled in Shift Tack, IEX, Excel, Community, Verint, Noble, Five9, Harmony, and AVAYA
  • Data analysis
  • Powerful negotiator
  • Strong verbal communication
  • Project Management
  • Budgeting
  • Forecasting Needs
  • Building Relationships

Timeline

WFM Sr Manager

Concora Credit
11.2022 - 01.2025

Workforce Management Coordinator

Genesis Financial Solutions Inc
10.2017 - 11.2022

Short Term Forecasting And Scheduling Analyst

Signet Jewelers Inc
04.2011 - 10.2017

ACS Specialist/Department Supervisor

Signet Jewelers Inc
05.2010 - 04.2011

Credit Authorizer

Signet Jeweler Inc
05.2007 - 05.2010

Account Manager

Bank Of America Corp
01.2007 - 05.2007

Cashier/Sales Associate/Stocker

Finish Line
11.2003 - 01.2007

Associate Of Applied Business - Business Management

Brown Mackie College

High School Diploma - undefined

East High School
Megan Lavaud-Ashby