Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Interests
Timeline
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Taylor Trumper

Brookings,SD

Summary

Energetic and personable with a passion for fashion and customer service. Familiar with current fashion trends and skilled in visual merchandising and sales techniques. Committed to creating a positive shopping experience and driving revenue growth.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Retail Sales Associate

TJX Companies
05.2025 - Current
  • Greeted customers and helped with product questions, selections, and purchases.
  • Maintained a clean and organized store environment, enhancing the overall shopping experience for customers.
  • Helped customers complete purchases, locate items, and join reward programs.
  • Handled returns and exchanges professionally, resolving customer issues while adhering to company policies.
  • Collaborated with team members to meet and exceed monthly sales targets consistently.
  • Enhanced visual merchandising displays by arranging products strategically, attracting more customers to the store.

Stylist Sales Associate

Socialight Boutique
05.2025 - 08.2025
  • Exhibited exceptional product knowledge of traditional and recent trends in fashion, continuously exceeding quarterly corporate performance metrics.
  • Contributed to overall store success by participating in marketing initiatives, such as special sales events and promotions.
  • Educated customers on value and quality of products, leading to higher satisfaction and trust.
  • Enhanced client wardrobe and confidence by offering personalized styling advice based on current fashion trends.
  • Assisted with visual merchandising, creating compelling displays that showcased latest fashion collections.
  • Organized and maintained visually appealing sales floor to uplift shopping experience.
  • Facilitated positive shopping environment by ensuring store was clean, organized, and well-stocked.

Stylist Sales Associate

The Dakota Soul Boutique
07.2024 - 04.2025
  • Processed transactions accurately at the point-of-sale system while maintaining professionalism with cash handling procedures.
  • Built long-lasting customer relationships through attentive service and consistent followups.
  • Increased client satisfaction by providing personalized styling advice and product recommendations.
  • Fostered inclusive environment to make customers feel welcomed.
  • Collaborated with team members to create visually appealing merchandise displays, resulting in increased store traffic and sales.

Sales Associate

Kohls
03.2024 - 05.2024
  • Organized racks and shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers, and promote specific merchandise.
  • Handled cash transactions efficiently while adhering to company cash handling policies, ensuring accuracy in all financial exchanges.
  • Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.
  • Managed returns, exchanges and refunds in accordance with store policy.
  • Maintained calm demeanor and professionally managed issues in busy, high-stress situations.
  • Prepared merchandise for sales floor by pricing or tagging.
  • Helped customers locate products and checked store system for merchandise at other sites.
  • Rotated stock and restocked shelves to maintain product availability and store appearance.
  • Collaborated with team members to improve overall store performance, sharing best practices, and offering support as needed.
  • Educated clients on current promotional offerings and products using persuasive selling tactics.

Stylist Sales Associate

The Buckle
10.2022 - 08.2023
  • Enhanced store sales by skillfully cross-selling and upselling related products to clients based on their needs and preferences.
  • Connected and engaged with customers to understand styling needs.
  • Worked closely with store management to set and achieve individual sales targets, contributing to overall team success.
  • Acknowledged, interacted and built relationships with clients to stimulate loyalty.
  • Maintained a clean, inviting store environment conducive to shopping by regularly tidying sales floor displays and dressing rooms.
  • Embraced fashion and understood market trends to articulate in client interactions.
  • Assisted clients in selecting outfits for special events, ensuring they looked and felt their best.
  • Handled returns and exchanges professionally while adhering to company policies, ensuring customer satisfaction remained high.
  • Stayed current on the latest fashion trends, allowing for accurate trend forecasting and relevant styling suggestions.
  • Supported sales floor, cash wrap and back of house to catalyze daily operations.
  • Demonstrated expert knowledge of various fabrics, garment construction techniques, and proper care instructions when assisting clients with purchases.
  • Assisted with visual merchandising efforts during seasonal changeovers, creating fresh new looks that attracted customers'' attention.

Education

High School Diploma -

Ogallala High School
Ogallala, NE

No Degree - Fashion Studies And Retail Merchandising

Wayne State College
Wayne, NE

No Degree - Fashion Studies And Retail Merchandising

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD
12-2026

Skills

  • Customer service
  • Teamwork
  • Problem-solving
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Retail sales
  • Reliability and punctuality
  • Flexible schedule
  • Product knowledge
  • Relationship building
  • Merchandise display
  • Fashion sense
  • Display building
  • Friendly and outgoing
  • Calm demeanor

Interests

  • Music
  • Gym Workouts
  • Playing Sports
  • Adventure Travel
  • Watching Movies and TV Shows
  • Fashion and Style

Timeline

Retail Sales Associate

TJX Companies
05.2025 - Current

Stylist Sales Associate

Socialight Boutique
05.2025 - 08.2025

Stylist Sales Associate

The Dakota Soul Boutique
07.2024 - 04.2025

Sales Associate

Kohls
03.2024 - 05.2024

Stylist Sales Associate

The Buckle
10.2022 - 08.2023

High School Diploma -

Ogallala High School

No Degree - Fashion Studies And Retail Merchandising

Wayne State College

No Degree - Fashion Studies And Retail Merchandising

South Dakota State University
Taylor Trumper