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Nichole Gray

Gig Harbor,WA

Summary

Experienced Program Manager and leader, with a demonstrated history of working across many industries. Skilled in Program Management, Operations Management, Management, Customer Service, Leadership and development, Retail sales, Recruitment, and Inventory Management. Strong operations professional, with above average communication skills. Organized Program Manager committed to excellence with over 5 years of strategic goal and key objective development experience. Leverages accountability to cultivate and grow relationships with key clients and manage program portfolio. Skilled in telecommunications best practices for process improvement. 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.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Program Manager Lead

Mobile/TEKsystems
Gig Harbor, WA
03.2021 - Current
  • As Program Manager Lead at T-Mobile for Business (TFB), I work cross-functionally with various stakeholders on risk mitigation and remediation initiatives within channel.
  • Stakeholders include Customers, Tower engineers, Solution Engineers, Implementation Managers and Account Managers.
  • Responsible for supporting key high-risk areas of business, currently in migrating Sprint business customers to T-Mobile.
  • Roll out times lines for solutions with wireless voice lines, iOT (internet of things), and mobile internet lines.
  • Manage migrations from first customer contact until final bill review, after all lines have been transferred over.
  • Focus on process re-engineering and driving improved compliance rates. Ownership of personal funnel of accounts as well as oversee team of 9 under me, supporting 30-45 accounts each, ultimately being accountable for migration success of nearly 300 Gov and Business customers, all with varying degrees of nuances.
  • Month over month I achieve more than forecasted
  • Considered strong leader by peers and leadership in both hitting KPI’s as well as implementing processes as new roadblocks reveal themselves.
  • Responsible for training new hires as well as training on new process, which are consistently updating and changing, as telecommunication industry continues to advance minute by minute.

Retail Store Manager

Verge Mobile/T-Mobile
10.2018 - 12.2019
  • Responsible for all store level operations, such as inventory management, Audit readiness, scheduling, recruiting, hiring and training
  • I assign teams sales goals to each mobile associate monthly and broken down daily
  • Set clear expectations and coach to them daily to drive results
  • Where always protecting Consumer proprietary information without leaving room for error, is mandatory, I led a team that proved consistency and accountability are key
  • Created lively environment of results based on trust, teamwork, and accountability
  • I am driven to produce results while maintaining policy and operational excellence

I have been ranked top 10% with T-Mobile in at least one metric every month.

Store Manager

GNC
06.2017 - 10.2018
  • Responsible for recruiting and developing employees, as well as reviewing individual’s personal performance
  • Set and communicate daily and monthly sales goals with team by team meetings and coaching individually
  • Provide excellent customer service
  • Managed 20-30 customer calls per day while maintains store tasks and walk in customers
  • Solely responsible for inventory, to include making orders as well as receiving orders & maintaining integrity to current on hand quantities
  • Driven to stay in compliance with all company policies and am very strong in compliance with Loss Prevention and quarterly audits.

Shift supervisor

Starbucks
Multiple Locations
09.2014 - 05.2017
  • Equivalent of assistant store manager.
  • Responsible for making schedules. Reviewing applications and starting hiring process of new hires.
  • Responsible for corrective actions and general employee management.
  • Take ownership of teaching and maintaining all training updates for every employee.
  • Performed extensive work with our IMS program to monitor inventory trends and make adjustments as needed to our product inventory.
  • Reduced waste of unsold product by 8% with rollout of new display process
  • As well as food and beverage products, am also responsibility to Maintain proper levels or repair parts, office supply, and all chemicals for our machines and cleaning needs.
  • Motivate team daily, to perform all duties to detailed standard, including timed activities while maintaining integrity to hand crafted products.
  • Overall, ensured that all Starbucks standards are always in place and being followed.

Skills

  • Critical Thinking
  • Account Management
  • Organizational Development
  • Verbal De-Escalation
  • Written/Verbal Communication
  • Team Leadership/Development
  • Leadership trained
  • Effective managerial techniques
  • Program leadership
  • Coaching
  • Process Implementation

Timeline

Program Manager Lead

Mobile/TEKsystems
03.2021 - Current

Retail Store Manager

Verge Mobile/T-Mobile
10.2018 - 12.2019

Store Manager

GNC
06.2017 - 10.2018

Shift supervisor

Starbucks
09.2014 - 05.2017
Nichole Gray