Sarah Brandenburg
Lake Mills,IA
Summary
Adept at driving process improvements and cost reduction, I leveraged my negotiation and communication skills at Nutrition Partners to enhance operational efficiency. My expertise spans from freight negotiation to administrative operations, achieving significant milestones in project management and team collaboration. This blend of hard and soft skills has consistently delivered tangible results, underscoring my commitment to excellence.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Administration/Retail Assistant Manager
Nutrition Partners
Mason City, Iowa
07.2022 - Current
- Provided excellent service and attention to customers when face-to-face or through phone conversations.
- Collaborated closely with team members to achieve project objectives and meet deadlines.
- Recruited and trained new employees to meet job requirements.
- Reconciled invoices against orders placed with vendors.
- Communicated with vendors about order discrepancies and damages.
- Wrote and distributed schedules for 20 store locations.
- Updated customer lists via MailChimp.
- Matched credit card transactions to their corresponding invoices.
Administrative Assistant
Archangel Global Security Guards of Washington DC
Forest City, IA
06.2021 - 05.2022
- Added and updated families through a parish database system.
- Worked in tandem with the Office Manager to finalize end-of-month financial statements.
- Recorded donations in the parish database system.
- Recorded sacraments in parish archival books.
- Managed Mass offerings in multiple scheduling systems.
- Answered phone calls from parishioners, and fulfilled various requests.
Logistics Coordinator
Northwood Foods
Northwood, IA
10.2020 - 06.2021
- Negotiated contracts with shipping and freight companies to secure lower transportation costs.
- Conducted investigations to resolve issues related to logistics and cargo movements.
- Monitored inbound and outbound freight operations to establish the timely delivery of loads.
- Built and established relationships with brokers and smaller freight companies.
- Studied data to identify trends and patterns in transportation activity.
Certificate Center Representative
Federated Insurance
Owatonna, MN
02.2020 - 10.2020
- Wrote various degrees of insurance certificates, including property, casualty, and liability.
- I worked directly with insurance marketers to write certificates promptly.
- Communicated with clients, requesting insurance certificates and identifying their specific needs.
- Followed company procedure to deliver certificates correctly and efficiently.
- Worked with the underwriting staff when additional information was required.
Education
High School Diploma -
Pacelli High School
Austin06-2015
Some College (No Degree) -
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Winona, MNSkills
- Process and procedure development
- Freight negotiation
- Communication
- Cost reduction strategies
- Bookkeeping
- Filing
- Administrative operations
Certification
- Human Resources: Compensation and Benefits, completed November 18, 2024, HRCI, and SHRM
- Human Resources: Creating an Employee Handbook, completed November 12, 2024, HRCI, NASBA, and SHRM
- Administrative Human Resources, completed November 6, 2024, HRCI, and SHRM
Affiliations
- Outside of work, I enjoy writing music and poetry. Additionally, I love to participate in powerlifting and currently hold the open IA state record for the deadlift in the 52kg class.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Administration/Retail Assistant Manager
Nutrition Partners
07.2022 - Current
Administrative Assistant
Archangel Global Security Guards of Washington DC
06.2021 - 05.2022
Logistics Coordinator
Northwood Foods
10.2020 - 06.2021
Certificate Center Representative
Federated Insurance
02.2020 - 10.2020
High School Diploma -
Pacelli High School
Some College (No Degree) -
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
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