Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Languages
Timeline
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Tanja Henry

Louisville,KY

Summary

Dedicated customer service representative that has demonstrated core strengths spanning across various industries and organizations. Motivated to achieve superior customer satisfaction and contribute to company success.

Results-driven professional equipped with background in supporting operational workflows and enhancing team productivity. Proven track record in streamlining processes and fostering productive collaboration. Committed to delivering high-quality results and adapting to dynamic environments with strong communication and problem-solving abilities.

Overview

33
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

Ulta Beauty Inc.

Task Associate
05.2025 - Current

Job overview

Assisting with truck processing , setting planograms and merchandising.

A Taste of Kentucky

Retail Manager
12.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • Overseeing daily operations.
  • Optimized store displays and appearance via strategic merchandising.
  • Managed store organization, maintenance, and purchasing functions.
  • Coached employees and trained on methods for handling various aspects of sales, complicated issues, and difficult customers.
  • Keep relationships with vendors up to date.
  • Schedule staff for business needs, helping with online orders, overseeing inventory and implement sales strategies, ensuring a positive customer experience
  • Maintained a clean and organized store appearance to enhance the overall shopping experience for customers.

Ulta beauty

Operation Manager
09.2023 - 12.2024

Job overview

  • Leading a team comprised of the Merchandise Manager along with Beauty Advisors and Tasks Associates, having overall responsibility for all aspects of store operation, including realignments, planograms and inventory life cycle- related processes, pricing updates and replenishment. Promoting Ultas culture of accountability to meet or exceed the store’s goals related to retail and service sales, guest loyalty, payroll, omni-channel and retail shrink. Develop, train and coach associates. Establishing strong vendor partner relationships. Managing supply inventory and ordering processes, ensuring allocated budget is adhered to, and necessary products for services and retail are on hand.

Banana Republik/Gap inc

Promotion to Assistant Store Manager
12.2022 - 09.2023

Job overview

  • Support of the GM in creating successful conditions in the store’s business. Interviewing, Onboarding and training of associates. Coordinating day-to-day operations. Leading all truck procedures, including merchandising. Setting up and organizing schedules, as well as opening and closing procedures. Delegating tasks to associates on a daily basis. Creating a great experience for the customer on the sales floor Helping with monitoring and tracking operational costs, budgets and resources. Managing customer complaints and resolving their issues.

Gap Factory/ Gap inc

Lead Product Operation
10.2021 - 12.2022

Job overview

  • Keyholder, responsible for opening and closing procedures. Lead of the truck processing. Organize the stockroom, responsible for back stock Supervision and training of associates Taking care of Bopis as well as Ship from Store Orders Lead of Markdowns and new Promotion settings Cashwrap

AT Home

Visual Merchandiser (EDLP+) Operation Specialist(Promotion)
12.2019 - 09.2021

Job overview

  • Setting and resetting the store, mark clearance ,create new spaces, clean up, work with different planograms, train and supervise new employees, assist ICM with truck process
  • Curbside-online order picking and processing

Target

Beauty Consultant & GM Operations Associate
04.2019 - 12.2019

Job overview

  • Prioritized guest experience while blending completion of tasks that ensure product is available and easy to shop. Pulling, filling, pricing, setting, staging and maintaining the sales floor and backroom / stockroom.
  • Ensured that product is set,in-stock, accurately priced and signed on the floor.
  • Also provided cashier duties if necessary.

Target

Customer Operation Associate
03.2018 - 12.2019

Job overview

  • Provides customers a positive shopping experience by assisting as needed when asked. Treating all customers with respect and courtesy. Perform cashier duties accurately while processing all transactions per policy. Unload, process, and stock freight to correct location, following merchandising guidelines, and perform store recovery tasks and housekeeping (inside and out) as required during stocking efforts. Ensure the working / shopping environment is safe and clean for colleagues and customers in accordance with store policy and procedures. Work effectively independently and within a team to perform a variety of tasks; maintain a positive attitude; and carryout duties with a sense of urgency

PIER 1 IMPORTS

Sales Associate
05.2017 - 05.2018

Job overview

  • Perform all activities that drive sales and promote customer satisfaction by seeking out customers to make their experience great from the sales floor to the register. Ensure I am available to provide assistance to customers or co-workers, maintain product presentation on sales floor by making adjustments to displays and merchandise, assist customers with exploring store products.
  • Perform truck duties, unload ,process and stock to correct locations in stockroom as well as on the sales floor.

HERTZ RENTAL CAR

Customer Sales Representative
06.2000 - 01.2014

Job overview

  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge of store policies regarding payments, returns and exchanges. Developed highly empathetic client relationships and earned reputation for exceeding sales goals. Cross-trained and provided back-up for other customer service representatives when needed. Worked as a team member performing cashier duties, product assistance and cleaning. Prepared and sold broad range of customized merchandise to individuals and commercial accounts. Expressed appreciation and invited customers to return to the store. Managed quality communication, customer support and product representation for each client. Worked under strict deadlines and responded to service requests and emergency call-outs. Promptly responded to general inquiries from members, staff, and clients via mail, e-mail and fax. Served as the company’s only bilingual German/English customer service representative. Assisted customers with store and product complaints. Guaranteed positive customer experiences and resolved all customer complaints. Compiled weekly monetary reports and records for store managers., took care of the Logistic of trucks going on rent on a daily base. Maintained adequate cash supply in cash drawers in multiple checkout stations. Responsible for ringing up customers in a timely manner and guaranteeing high level of customer service. Managed cash stock and inventory balances accurately. Increased store sales by upselling merchandise. Recommended, selected and helped locate merchandise based on customer needs and desires. Regularly sought opportunities to up sell and add on additional merchandise. Communicated all merchandise needs or issues to appropriate supervisors. Performed store opening duties, including counting cash drawers and checking all equipment for proper functioning.

LTU

Flight Attendant
04.1998 - 05.2000

Job overview

  • Served as a member of the crew on domestic and international flights. Guaranteed positive customer experiences and resolved all customer complaints. Instructed passengers on all safety and emergency procedures and answered any questions. Actively sought to ensure the safety and comfort of airline passengers. Trained to assume flight leader’s role to facilitate aircraft readiness and manage evacuation in the event of emergency situations. Greeted passengers and check names against flight manifest, and maintained continuous awareness of the comfort and safety of all passengers, assisting them when necessary. Trained in life-saving skills such First Aid, CPR and use of AED system. As well as, preparation for minor or major emergencies, including emergency landings, evacuations, and onboard fires of aircraft. Ensured passenger personal belongings were claimed, the cabin is properly cleared and unnecessary items are removed from the aircraft. Assisted with restocks the aircraft supplies as needed in preparation for follow-on flights.

PICKERS SPORTS BAR

Waitress, Bartender and Manager
03.1993 - 03.1998

Job overview

  • Delivered quality food and beverage service to guests in a responsible manner. Maintained full knowledge of all menu items, contents and preparation methods and offered recommendations to customers. Prepared mixed drinks; poured wine, beer and nonalcoholic beverages; to include, coffee and espresso drinks. Assisted in ensuring tables were neatly set with silverware and amenities before opening hours and that all areas were cleaned after-hours. Served as backup for bartenders. Processed cash, credit card and voucher payments. Upheld a high standard of cleanliness in all work areas, monitored inventory. Maintained a neat professional appearance at all times, assisted colleagues to ensure they did also. Served each guest with a sincere, positive, pleasant and enthusiastic attitude. Made engaging connections with guests to create loyalty. Served as mentor to junior team members. Defined strategy and business plan for second location. Called upon by management to motivate and train new employees and other staff members as needed.

NUR

Hotel Entertainer in Afrika- Senegal / Club Aldiana
06.1992 - 02.1993

Job overview

  • Child care, Art & Crafting, games and entertaining at the pool, evening entertaining-dance (broadway) shows.

Education

Berliner Bank AG
Germany

Associate of Science from Banking
01.1992

University Overview

Coursework in Finance and Business Administration Course on Financial Modeling Corporate Finance and Strategy coursework Computerized Accounting Specialist training Mid-Market Investment Banking course Corporate Finance and Strategy coursework

Goethe Oberschule

High School Diploma
01.1990

Skills

  • Detail-oriented organizational abilities
  • Proactive work approach
  • Proficient in inventory tracking
  • Customer support professional
  • Invoice management
  • Thorough in quality assurance
  • Collaborative team member
  • Store management protocols
  • Cash management
  • Results-driven
  • Experienced with Microsoft Office applications
  • Flexible in approach
  • Customer service
  • Time management
  • Workplace safety
  • Decision-making
  • New hire training
  • Inventory management
  • Product merchandising
  • POS system operation
  • Loss prevention
  • Vendor management

Accomplishments

  • Sales
  • Consistently generated additional revenue through skilled sales techniques.
  • Customer Service
  • Researched, calmed and rapidly resolved client conflicts to prevent loss of key accounts.
  • Customer Interface
  • Greeted customers upon entrance and handled all cash and credit transactions.
  • Assisted customers with operating hours, product selection, and promotions.
  • Customer Assistance
  • Worked with company systems such as Live Support and diligently completed all assigned tasks, working overtime as needed.

Certification

I am currently taking a course on Alison for :

Operations manager

Excell

Languages

German
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Task Associate

Ulta Beauty Inc.
05.2025 - Current

Retail Manager

A Taste of Kentucky
12.2024 - Current

Operation Manager

Ulta beauty
09.2023 - 12.2024

Promotion to Assistant Store Manager

Banana Republik/Gap inc
12.2022 - 09.2023

Lead Product Operation

Gap Factory/ Gap inc
10.2021 - 12.2022

Visual Merchandiser (EDLP+) Operation Specialist(Promotion)

AT Home
12.2019 - 09.2021

Beauty Consultant & GM Operations Associate

Target
04.2019 - 12.2019

Customer Operation Associate

Target
03.2018 - 12.2019

Sales Associate

PIER 1 IMPORTS
05.2017 - 05.2018

Customer Sales Representative

HERTZ RENTAL CAR
06.2000 - 01.2014

Flight Attendant

LTU
04.1998 - 05.2000

Waitress, Bartender and Manager

PICKERS SPORTS BAR
03.1993 - 03.1998

Hotel Entertainer in Afrika- Senegal / Club Aldiana

NUR
06.1992 - 02.1993

Goethe Oberschule

High School Diploma

Berliner Bank AG

Associate of Science from Banking