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Wanda Styles

Summary

Logistics and retail industry veteran of 20+ years' experience, endeavors to combine administrative, logistics, customer service, event planning, trade show, vendor relations, and accounts management skills to transition into a challenging, hospitality, banquets, and events space. Highly motivated Sales Associate with extensive customer service and sales experience. Outgoing sales professional with track record of driving increased revenue, improving buying experience and elevating company profile with targeted markets. Consistently recognized for sales performance and excellence in customer service.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience

Work History

Sales Associate/Mentor Leader

HomeGoods Stores
07.2015 - Current
  • Recipient of multiple 'Associate of the Quarter' awards for outstanding Customer Service, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2024
  • Provides excellent support by engaging and interacting with all customers
  • Implements special projects, creating visual displays to highlight seasonal merchandise
  • Managed returns, exchanges and refunds in accordance with store policy.
  • Eight years training employees other store locations, such as coaching, leadership and motivation to help employees advance to a higher level.
  • Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.
  • Maintained calm demeanor and professionally managed issues in busy, high-stress situations.
  • Engaged with customers to build rapport and loyalty.
  • Managed conflict resolution with dissatisfied customers professionally, resulting in improved customer retention rates.

Customer Service Expert

Marriott International
01.2023 - 10.2023
  • Possess strong leadership, communication, and relationship skills with quests and collages
  • Responsible for greeting guests, finding available tables, organizing seating for groups with special requirements
  • Monitored and operated dining rooms to always ensure high quality expectations to business standards
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, organizational, and time-management skills
  • Exceeded performance targets consistently through diligence, attention to detail, and strong problem-solving abilities.
  • Promoted superior experience by addressing customer concerns, demonstrating empathy, and resolving problems swiftly.

Specialist Reservations

Delta Airlines
02.2022 - 11.2022
  • Provided analytical support and data to help identify opportunities for customer satisfaction improvements
  • Answered calls in an efficient, courteous, and accurate manner, while assessing customer needs and offering solutions and additional products
  • Demonstrated the desire to make customer's travel not only superior but memorable
  • Worked well in a team environment, connected with customers via phone to create an experience where customers feel valued
  • Effective listened quickly identifies and taken ownership to issues to make quality decisions, sell travel related services, credit cards vendor partner products
  • Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Flexibility in a fast-paced environment, and the ability to learn, connect, care, and react passionately.
  • Developed strong client relationships through consistent communication and attentive service.
  • Followed all company policies and procedures to deliver quality work.
  • Improved customer satisfaction rates through proactive problem-solving and efficient complaint resolution.

HR Assistant

Peachtree Hills Place
10.2021 - 02.2022
  • Processed a broad range of personnel activities including accessions, separations, position and pay
  • Responsibilities for talent acquisition, employees on and off-boarding, performance, and compensation management
  • Effectively communicated and interacted with fellow team members, answered incoming phone calls (directing and delivering messages)
  • Coordinated exit interview process and completed necessary paperwork, checked references for applicants, assisted employees and members as appropriate
  • File HR paperwork and documents into appropriate employee files, convert paper files to electronic files
  • Create new employees' files, prepared new employee files with accurate documents to allow thorough processes
  • Verified 1-9 documentation, confirmed employment eligibility through E-Verify for all new hires
  • Submitted online investigation requests and assist with new employee background checks
  • Coordinated all general orientation programs for new employees.
  • Streamlined recruitment efforts by implementing applicant tracking systems and improving candidate screening processes.
  • Documented human resources records and maintained confidentiality of sensitive personal information.
  • Responded to inquiries by answering telephone calls, in-person questions and emails.

Various Positions

UPS
09.1988 - 01.2020

UPS, Corporate Pricing-Sr. Administrative Assistant

UPS, Corporate Marketing CRM Strategy

UPS, CSC-National Customer Service Representative

UPS, Payroll- Payroll Processor

  • Prioritized and managed multiple tasks including contract implementations, addendums, bid preparation, contract extensions, and shippers list maintenance
  • Generated data for analysis; ran queries by parent, bid and shipper numbers, edited reports for management team
  • Audited contracts and addendums to Private Equity/Retail Accounts for accuracy to ensure incentives are applied appropriately, based on negotiations
  • Sustained positive relationships cross-functionally and across different levels to ensure cooperation
  • Proposed solutions to management team to resolve system-wide issues and possible shipping disruptions
  • Converted data for over 200 associations into pivot tables to generate a digestible report on royalty payments
  • Developed sales collateral, pricing, positioning strategies and trade show giveaways to build brand awareness
  • Created and executed marketing plans and components including Landing pages, Web Enrollment forms, Direct mail, Telesales Brochures, Print Ads, E-mail, and Customer Q & A Flyers for trade shows
  • Coordinated Special Project for U.S Master's Golf Tournament, 2006 and 2007.
  • Replaced customers' damaged and lost merchandise to maintain customer retention
  • Addressed customer inquiries: billing discrepancies: invoice adjustments to improve customer satisfaction
  • Up-charged customers on UPS systems including: CampusShip, WorldShip, and Internet Ship, to increase revenue and streamline shipping processes
  • Processed payroll for multi-state employees, ensure accurate calculations of wages, deductions, and taxes using payroll software
  • Demonstrated the ability to respond to payroll questions, maintained compliance with contractual guidelines of payroll/deductions
  • Audited various reports to ensure over 1,000 employees records to ensure accuracy
  • Implemented W-4, direct deposits, and garnishments
  • Processed claims to arrange for pick up and inspection, shared shipping guidelines to prevent increased claims for lost and damaged packages.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance. Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
  • Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
  • Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.
  • Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts Interior Design -

The Art Institute of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA

Associate of Science in Business -

Shorter University
Atlanta, GA
01.2009

Skills

  • MS Office
  • MS Sharepoint
  • Adobe CS2
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Accounts Receivable/Payable
  • Payroll
  • Vendor and Customer Relations
  • De-Escalations Specialist
  • Customer Service
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Time Management
  • Problem-solving skills

Timeline

Customer Service Expert

Marriott International
01.2023 - 10.2023

Specialist Reservations

Delta Airlines
02.2022 - 11.2022

HR Assistant

Peachtree Hills Place
10.2021 - 02.2022

Sales Associate/Mentor Leader

HomeGoods Stores
07.2015 - Current

Various Positions

UPS
09.1988 - 01.2020

Bachelor of Fine Arts Interior Design -

The Art Institute of Atlanta

Associate of Science in Business -

Shorter University
Wanda Styles