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Stephanie Islas

Stephanie Islas

District Manager/ Business Admin
It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.
Bill Gates

Summary

Accomplished professional with expertise in business management. Known for innovative and effective leadership, skilled in change management and building self-directed work teams. Promotes collaboration and professional development, resulting in improved productivity and team building. Successfully eliminates operational inefficiencies through detailed analysis and strategic objectives, leading to significant cost savings and revenue growth. Provides model leadership and direction during start-ups, restructuring, acquisitions, mergers, divestitures, and closures. Proven mentor who designs cross-functional teams that consistently meet aggressive performance metrics.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Franchisee

The UPS Store #6867
07.2019 - Current
  • Owner and operator of a specialty centre, servicing a hotel
  • Worked in partnership with the hotel team, to handle guest and large event packages
  • This included receiving, delivering and shipping for all groups, guest and large events that the hotel hosted
  • This was in addition to running day-to-day operations of the centre
  • Handled all communication with group and event coordinators to ensure a successful event
  • Coordinated all inbound and outbound shipments, including freight
  • Responsible for the purchasing of all supplies and materials purchased and sold in centre
  • Controlled cost of all goods
  • Ran day-to-day centre operations
  • This included: hiring, training and managing of staff submitting financials, adhering to and maintaining, corporate standards
  • Developing marketing campaigns, customer resolution, maintaining employee files, payroll, inventory control, maintaining technical equipment and hardware, accounts receivable, managed all digital platforms
  • Renewed all corporation licenses and maintained corporation records

Franchise Operations Specialist

THE UPS STORE, Inc.
01.2002 - 07.2019
  • Responsible for overseeing the strategic planning and daily operations of the Franchise network
  • This includes primary emphasis on the profitability of the network both in the short and intermediate term
  • Deliver training and development, effective two-way communication with the franchise network, year over year unit and network revenue growth, competitive analysis and action plans, and internal and network team development
  • Participate and serve on cross departmental teams and special committees
  • Report to senior management team and the Board of Directors as requested
  • Develop and execute effective continuing education platforms and programs that create within the Franchise’s network a culture and a love for improvement
  • Hire, terminate, interview, process new hire paperwork, deal with HR issues, problem resolution for employees, management, team members and franchise owner
  • Efficiently lead all franchise units to develop annual goals and budgets that fit in with the company’s overall strategic goals and direction
  • Hewlett-Packard Line Lead (1993 -1995)

Education

High School Completed -

  • Notary Public License
  • Livescan License
  • UPS Center COT Certified

Skills

  • Franchise Business Development
  • Communications
  • Management of Operations
  • Sales Effectiveness Improvement
  • Human Resources Management
  • Enhancing Profitability
  • Supportive Team Member
  • Strategic Leadership
  • Quantifiable Success
  • Team Player

Certification

Notary Public License

Livescan License

Guard Card

Accomplishments

  • Supervised team of 50 staff members.
  • Achieved revenue increase by introducing franchise guidelines and process for packaging fees.
  • Documented and resolved franchise training issues which led to increased productivity and employee retention.

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Work Location

On-Site

Important To Me

Healthcare benefitsPaid sick leavePaid time off401k matchCompany CultureCareer advancementWork-life balance

Software

Microsoft Office

Excel

Google Chrome

Quickbooks

PowerPoint

Languages

English
Full Professional
Spanish
Limited Working

Interests

Reading

Walking

Art

Ballet

Animal Lover

Timeline

Franchisee - The UPS Store #6867
07.2019 - Current
Franchise Operations Specialist - THE UPS STORE, Inc.
01.2002 - 07.2019
- High School Completed,
Stephanie IslasDistrict Manager/ Business Admin