Tamra Thomas
Summary
Results-driven Retail Supervisor with proven ability to establish rapport with clients. Experience in Receiving, Tools & Lawn and Garden, Brand specific clothing sales and merchandising. 12 plus years experience with the same company in multiple positions. Prior to retail I worked in Construction Logistics and Budget Control for two years. I have also done a lot of hands on construction of building over my last 25 years both as part of my profession as well as personal. From nine years I worked in the Food Service industry. Serving up to 400 people two to three times a day in a cafeteria/mess hall sort of setting. I was over the Servers and we also did several large catered events every year. I was also in charge of Executive Service for a small executive party for dinners on a daily basis. Early in my career I learned the basics in accounting and accounts receivable and payable at which time I was in an Accounts Dept doing everything from Payroll to weekly disbursements and accounts balancing.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Lands' End Supervisor
Sears Holding Corp
Concord, Ca
2013.04 - Current
Overseeing all merchandise resets throughout the year, regular merchandise resets, typical placement and dept. changes based on business analysis weekly and monthly. Hiring and staff training and coaching. Providing an excellent customer service experience to our members and coaching the staff to do the same. Problem solving and management of all our statistics for the dept. to ensure profitability.
CFO
United Sportsmen Inc.
Concord, Ca
2010.06 - Current
Review and management of the organizations financial investments. Monitoring the staff payroll to ensure accuracy, as well as all accounts payable and receivable. Overseeing budgets of projects and ensuring all accounts are set up accurately, annual tax filings are done, etc.
Cashier Lead
Sears Holding Corp
Concord,, CA
2006.07 - 2013.04
Running the Cashier Dept of Sears which at the time had Cash Register areas in 6 areas of the store. Hiring and staffing these registers for most of the 12 hours daily that we are open. Training and coaching all Cashiers in cash handling, operating the POS, Customer service, Selling the credit card to our customers and becoming proficient in signing people up for the loyalty program.
Hardware Lead
Sears Holding Corp
Concord, Ca
2006.02 - 2006.07
Executing and overseeing the Monthly Sales Plan floor sets in Hardware, Lawn and Garden and Sporting Goods. Monitoring all weekly ad sets to ensure done accurately and on time. Displays set up seasonally and execution of demo stations, product mark downs etc. Also coaching all staff on consultative selling and POS system.
Receiving Lead
Sears Holding Corp
Concord, Ca
2005.04 - 2006.02
Receiving all truck deliveries and ensuring unloaded accurately and on time. Overseeing the Merchandise Pick Up area for timely delivery of products to our customers. Review of the Return to Vendor and Preventative Maintenance crew to ensure they are following processes, getting the returns processed and back out for resale or returned to vendor in an accurate and timely fashion. Proper placement and stocking of the warehouse and ensuring product is processed and out to the floor for processing in a timely manner.
Education
GED - High School
Sonoma Valley High last attended
1984
Volumn 0 Course Completion - Organizational Management
Church Of Scientology
2000
Communications Specialist Certificate - Communications
Church of Scientology
1990
Skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Active listening skills
- Sharp problem solver
- Adaptive team player
- Visual merchandising proficiency
Timeline
Lands' End Supervisor
Sears Holding Corp
2013.04 - Current
CFO
United Sportsmen Inc.
2010.06 - Current
Cashier Lead
Sears Holding Corp
2006.07 - 2013.04
Hardware Lead
Sears Holding Corp
2006.02 - 2006.07
Receiving Lead
Sears Holding Corp
2005.04 - 2006.02
Communications Specialist Certificate - Communications
Church of Scientology
Volumn 0 Course Completion - Organizational Management
Church Of Scientology
GED - High School
Sonoma Valley High last attended