Sarah MacKinnon
Forest Grove,OR
Summary
Detail-oriented retail professional with experience in inventory control, merchandising, and store readiness. Skilled in restocking, price checks, and maintaining clean, safe sales floors. Consistently supports smooth daily operations and timely replenishment.
Detail-oriented retail associate with inventory management proficiency, POS accuracy, and strong stock replenishment skills. Known for maintaining organized sales floors, supporting smooth transactions, and keeping busy store operations running efficiently. Made quilts for Doernbecher children's hospital for 23 years. Have made and worked on my own patterns.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Store Associate
Miki Landis
Vancouver, WA
03.2023 - Current
- Assisted customers with product selection and checkout needs.
- Resolved customer concerns professionally while supporting positive shopping experiences.
- Supported opening and closing tasks, including floor readiness and secure closing checks.
- Greeted customers, helped locate merchandise, and suggested suitable options.
- Maintained a clean and safe shopping environment for customers through regular cleaning and monitoring of store conditions.
- Utilized strong multitasking abilities to manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously during busy periods.
- Increased customer satisfaction by providing efficient and friendly service while handling transactions.
- Operated POS system to process sales, returns, and exchanges accurately.
- Maintained organized sales floor through restocking, facing, and merchandising displays.
- Monitored inventory levels and reported shortages for timely replenishment.
Price Changer
Fred Meyer
Beaverton, OR
- Maintained clean, safe work areas while following store safety procedures.
- Adapted quickly to changing priorities and completed routine stocking assignments accurately.
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely completion of all hanger-related tasks.
- Read emails and connected with staff over errors and sales.
- Ran forklift to unload inventory off of semi's.
- Sorted, printed and created sale flyers and hung them.
- Used hand held computers to scan and check for price integrity.
- Tagged and marked clearance inventory.
Education
Associates - Diesel Mechanic
Portland Community College
Portland, OR06-2003
Skills
- Inventory management proficiency
- Pattern creation
- Pattern reviewer
- Payment processing
- Retail transactions processing
- Numerical accuracy
- Detail-oriented
- Stock replenishment efficiency
- Organizational development
- Store cleanliness maintenance
- Safety oversight
- Product expertise
- Organizational development
- Basic math application
- Product display
- POS systems
- Team management
- Team collaboration
- Conflict management
- Problem-solving
- Good with numbers
- Attention to details
- Detail orientation
- Team leadership
- Basic math skills application
- Upselling techniques
- Alterations
- Inventory Puller
- Shipment processing
- Make Patterns
- Communication effectiveness
- Event planning
- Order fulfillment
- Event coordination
- Return processing
Timeline
Store Associate
Miki Landis
03.2023 - Current
Price Changer
Fred Meyer
Associates - Diesel Mechanic
Portland Community College