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Overview
Work History
Education
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StoreManager

ROBBIN PROVASOLI

North Grosvenordale,CT

Summary

I am seeking a challenging position where my Customer service skills can be a benefit to a company such as yours. I am very willing to start at the bottom of the working ladder with your company and learn and advance through the ranks. As my resume reflects over 30 years in the Customer Service/Retail field. I work very in team oriented environment. I also work very well in a unsupervised capacity..

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

Store Manager

Salvation Army Family Store
Dayville, CT
11.2013 - 04.2022
  • I have worked my way up from Sales Associate to 3rd key in 2-2014 to Asst Manager and then to Manager 3-2020
  • Managed store organization, maintenance and purchasing functions.
  • Coached employees and trained on methods for handling various aspects of sales, complicated issues and difficult customers.
  • Maintained customer satisfaction with quick and professional handling of product returns.
  • Answered questions about store policies and addressed customer concerns.
  • Offered hands-on assistance to customers, assessing needs and maintaining current knowledge of consumer preferences.
  • Cash Handling and nightly deposits
  • Responsible for receiving Production Trucks and Daily Operations of the store.
  • Coached sales associates in product specifications, sales incentives and selling techniques, significantly increasing customer satisfaction ratings

Insurance Verification Specialist

Putnam Vision Center
Putnam , CT
11.2003 - 08.2012
  • Worked my way up from Receptionist to Insurance Verification in the 9 years I worked there
  • Contacted Insurance Companies to verify Visual and Medical coverage.
  • Contact Lends Trainings
  • Visual Field tests
  • Booking Appointments
  • Apply payments to patients accounts
  • Contact patients when their order came in
  • Made contact with insurance carriers to discuss policies and individual patient benefits.

Sales Assistant/Customer Service Representative

Beckson Marine
Bridgeport, CT
06.2001 - 09.2003
  • Answered customer telephone calls promptly to avoid on-hold wait times.
  • Responded to customer requests for products, services and company information.
  • Track Customers orders
  • Coordinated shipments of orders with shipping dept,
  • Handled Daily invoices
  • Accounts receivable
  • Fielded customer questions to share information about products, availability and pricing

Assistant Store Manager

Dollar General
Lynchburg, VA
12.2000 - 04.2001
  • Managed opening and closing procedures and recommended changes to enhance efficiency of daily activities.
  • Responded to customer concerns, working with manager to significantly raise customer satisfaction ratings.
  • Processed payments for credit and debit cards and returned proper change for cash transactions.
  • Rotated merchandise and displays to feature new products and promotions.
  • Responsible for weekly ordering of stock.

Sales Assistant/Customer Service Manager

Roto-Plate Inc.
Burlington, NC
08.1994 - 10.2000

I have worked my way up from Receptionist to Customer Service Manager thru my 6 years of employment.


  • Handled daily production schedule for the manufacturing of Flexo-graphic printing plates.
  • Invoicing of all Plate accounts
  • Assisted Accounts receivable.
  • Shipped and Received all packages

Receptionist/Sales Assistant/Customer Service Associate

Tauck Tours
Westport, CT
01.1986 - 08.1994
  • Answered phone calls
  • Made Travel Arrangements for clients
  • Greeted Walking Customers
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Mailing of all Hotel and plane reservations

Education

High School Diploma -

Trumbull High School
Trumbull, CT
06.1984

Skills

  • Excellent Customer Service Skills
  • Team Leadership
  • Staff Scheduling
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Customer Service Management
  • Problem Anticipation and Resolution
  • Layout Planning
  • Multitasking and Prioritization
  • Customer Relations
  • Money Handling

Timeline

Store Manager

Salvation Army Family Store
11.2013 - 04.2022

Insurance Verification Specialist

Putnam Vision Center
11.2003 - 08.2012

Sales Assistant/Customer Service Representative

Beckson Marine
06.2001 - 09.2003

Assistant Store Manager

Dollar General
12.2000 - 04.2001

Sales Assistant/Customer Service Manager

Roto-Plate Inc.
08.1994 - 10.2000

Receptionist/Sales Assistant/Customer Service Associate

Tauck Tours
01.1986 - 08.1994

High School Diploma -

Trumbull High School
ROBBIN PROVASOLI