Shari Brooks
Savoy,MA
Summary
Retail professional with consistent record of driving sales and enhancing product presentation. Known for collaborating effectively with team members to achieve common goals and adapting strategies to meet dynamic retail needs. Skilled in inventory management and visual merchandising, bringing reliability and flexibility to every project.
Retail merchandising specialist with strong track record in enhancing product displays and driving sales. Skilled in inventory management, planogram compliance, and visual merchandising. Known for effective collaboration and adaptability in fast-paced environments. Strong communication and organizational abilities ensure seamless execution and impactful results.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Retail Merchandiser
SAS Retail Service
05.2025 - Current
- Organized and maintained displays to achieve clean and appealing product layouts.
- Organized store merchandise racks and displays to promote and maintain visually appealing environments.
- Removed damaged, out-of-code, not-in-set and discontinued items from displays.
- Boosted customer satisfaction by creating visually appealing and strategically organized merchandise displays.
Clean Room Technician
Overlook Industries, Inc.
08.2020 - 03.2025
- I work as an clean room asslemby technician. I glue single use needles. Since I started working at Overlook, I have increase production from 300 needles to 800+. I hand glued over 70,000 needles.
Store Manager
Nouria Energy Corporation
10.2009 - 07.2020
- Managed staff of 2 sales associates and 1 assistant managers.
- Counted cash drawers and made bank deposits.
- Conducted store inventories once per quarter.
- Assigned employees to specific duties to best meet the needs of the store.
- Reported to the district manager regarding all store and staff issues.
- Generated repeat business through exceptional customer service.
- Instructed staff on appropriately handling difficult and complicated sales.
- Completed all daily tasks and special assignments with an efficient and quality-driven approach.
- Increased profits through effective sales training and troubleshooting profit loss areas Responded to customer concerns with friendly and knowledgeable service. Interviewed job candidates and made staffing decisions.
- Trained and developed new associates on POS system and key sales tactics.
- Examined merchandise to verify that it was correctly priced and displayed.
- Planned budgets and authorized payments and merchandise returns.
Machine Operator
Yankee Candle
01.2000 - 01.2005
- Reviewed processing schedules and production orders concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures and duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
- Responsible for achieving production requirements.
- Set and monitored product standards, examining samples of raw products and processing tests, to ensure the quality of all finished products.
- Oversaw the production process and managed the production schedule.
- Coordinated procedures for facility and equipment maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines.
- Organized work to meet demanding production goals.
- Performed preventative maintenance to maintain optimal productivity.
- Tested products or sub assemblies for functionality or quality.
- Kept work areas clean and neat.
- Made sure that products were produced on time and are of good quality.
- Maintained quality assurance and customer satisfaction objectives.
- Managed team performance by training, mentoring, disciplining and motivating employees.
- Ensured that all health and safety guidelines were followed.
- Monitored machine operation and diagnosed malfunctions.
- Maintained necessary level of communications between shifts.
- Read and followed standard operating procedures.
- Calibrated machines to keep them running at peak performance. Monitored product standards and quality-control programs.
Education
Bachelor of Arts -
ITT Technical Institute
Indianapolis, IN01.2013
Associate of Arts - undefined
ITT Technical Institute
Indianapolis, IN01.2008
Associate of Arts - Computer Science
Greenfield Community College
Greenfield, MA01.2006
Skills
- Effective client communication skills
- Retail Management
- Staff training facilitation
- POS systems
- Store Management Experience
- Opening and closing procedures
- Accurate money handling
- Basic math
- Attention to detail (3 years)
- Results-driven development programs
- Productivity (3 years)
- Detail-oriented Bank deposit procedures
- Assembly
- Cleanroom
- Team Management
- Manager trainer
- Computer science proficiency
- Planogram execution
Timeline
Retail Merchandiser
SAS Retail Service
05.2025 - Current
Clean Room Technician
Overlook Industries, Inc.
08.2020 - 03.2025
Store Manager
Nouria Energy Corporation
10.2009 - 07.2020
Machine Operator
Yankee Candle
01.2000 - 01.2005
Associate of Arts - undefined
ITT Technical Institute
Associate of Arts - Computer Science
Greenfield Community College
Bachelor of Arts -
ITT Technical Institute
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