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Serenity Santana

Chicago,IL

Summary

Experienced Merchandise Coordinator with a background in retail and inventory management. Proficient in coordinating product procurement, allocation, and distribution to ensure optimal stock levels and product availability. Skilled in analyzing sales data, monitoring inventory turnover rates, and identifying trends to inform merchandise planning decisions. Strong communicator with the ability to collaborate effectively with vendors, buyers, and cross-functional teams.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Retail Merchandiser

Survey.com
Chicago, IL
11.2020 - 07.2024
  • Organized product displays in accordance with corporate guidelines.
  • Created visual presentations that effectively promoted products.
  • Collaborated with store management to ensure effective implementation of promotional activities.
  • Tracked market trends and monitored competitors' pricing policies.
  • Conducted regular audits of store inventories and restocked shelves as needed.
  • Monitored customer feedback regarding product availability, quality, and pricing.

Home Health Care Worker

Addus Home Health Care
Chicago, IL
02.2021 - 12.2023
  • Provided companionship and emotional support to elderly clients.
  • Assisted with activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting.
  • Administered medications and monitored health status of clients.
  • Developed and implemented policies to improve team performance.
  • Monitored team members' progress, provided feedback and guidance as needed.

Team Leader

MSCO
Chicago, IL
10.2020 - 07.2023
  • Coordinated team activities and delegated tasks to ensure efficient completion of projects.
  • Developed strategies for problem solving and conflict resolution among team members.
  • Monitored daily workflow to ensure adherence to established policies and procedures.
  • Reviewed customer service surveys and implemented strategies to improve customer satisfaction ratings.
  • Analyzed data from various sources to identify areas of improvement in the department's operations.

FOH Supervisor

Paragon
Hobart, IN
03.2005 - 07.2015
  • Directed and supervised the daily operations of front-of-house staff, ensuring quality service standards.
  • Conducted performance reviews for FOH personnel and provided feedback to improve job performance.
  • Developed training programs for new hires and existing staff in order to increase efficiency and knowledge of restaurant procedures.
  • Enforced health and safety regulations within the restaurant environment.
  • Assigned tasks to FOH employees based on their skill set and availability.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGMENT

Indiana Institute of Technology
Fort Wayne, IN
06-2022

Associate of Applied Science - Accounting And Business Management

Indiana Institute of Technology
Fort Wayne, IN

Skills

  • Interior and exterior displays
  • Event Promotion
  • Plan-o-gram creation
  • In-store support
  • Visual Merchandising
  • Stock control
  • Product Merchandising
  • Customer Service
  • Quality Control
  • Retail Merchandising

Affiliations

  • Myself and Elizabeth Outlaw worked as a two person team merchandising over 100 stores per quarter for 4y. Specializing in Cooler rebuilds and entire store resets. I worked as her right hand fill in in ant event of double bookings or abscesses. It is hard to keep good workers and Elizabeth can vouch for my attendance as well as my attention to detail. I pride myself on my ability to problem solve, upsell, and keep the atmosphere of any store im in to a positive experience for all customers. I take direction, follow procedures, and whenever necessary we each covered our stores in the events of any problems. We never had any complaints as we have so much experience in hospitality. I pride myself on my ability to upsell and keep my stores up to par. Elizabeth and I both respect and trust each other to handle any problems that have arisen over the years. Neither of us have ever had any complaints as we will happily go the extra mile and do whatever necessary to complete tasks assigned, our work ethic is unmatched. When she was unavailable or we had multiple stores in a day we both trust and know we have the same standard of service. Our goal will always be to make each store run smoothly with all sections set to POG. We have years of experience together and I am honored to have to opportunity to continue to do great things with my work partner. I am reliable, I have transportation and am flexible as well as available whatever shift you need. Liz and myself have years together fixing stores that were failing, with nearly 100% success. I have over 18y restaurant experience as I truly love being the face of a store and being able to in any way make a store more profitable as well as develop a strong customer base. Both her and myself are meticulous when it comes to keeping sections set to POG. I personally have years in merchandising multiple stores (7/11, CK, Kasey's, Speedways) and over 300+ heavy duty cooler rebuilds. I am familiar with suppliers/ deletes/promoting new products. In the rare event that our schedules double booked us at different stores, Liz can vouch that I am capable and willing to lead as I have years with her. We have the same work ethic and trust built through years of being team supervisors as well as team leads on other positions and jobs. Survey allowed me to learn audits and and my years in hospitality taught me conflict resolution. I pride myself on my ability to solve problems and keep customers coming back. I have retained my serve safe certification and follow all procedures to ensure customer and store success.

Timeline

Home Health Care Worker

Addus Home Health Care
02.2021 - 12.2023

Retail Merchandiser

Survey.com
11.2020 - 07.2024

Team Leader

MSCO
10.2020 - 07.2023

FOH Supervisor

Paragon
03.2005 - 07.2015

Associate of Applied Science - ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGMENT

Indiana Institute of Technology

Associate of Applied Science - Accounting And Business Management

Indiana Institute of Technology
Serenity Santana