Chris Jerger Email & Phone Number

Crestline, Ca, Us

Moreno Valley, California, United States

Temecula, Hemet, Menifee

Responsible for Managing optical Dept in 3 locations; training and supervision of 8opticians; interviewing and hiring; frame purchasing; inventory management; creation ofsales incentive programs; regular month-end spreadsheet reporting to owners; optical dept.payables; standard optician duties when necessary; implementation and staff training - Nextgen practice management software; negotiation of contractual optical vendor agreements; administration of EMR system.

Duties: frame Purchasing; eyewear sales and dispensing, eyewear fitting and adjusting;maintenance of frame inventory levels; optical dept. payables, lab orders and follow-up;troubleshooting rx problems; billing exams and materials claims to VSP and MES.

managing of sales floor, sales performance monitoring and counseling;interviewing of prospective new associates; HIPAA compliant maintenance of charts anddocuments; Creating contests and incentive programs to drive sales; pre-testing patientsand selling, fitting and dispensing eyewear; counseling of associates for performance,attendance and work-related interpersonal issues; opening and closing of the store,including cash drawers and daily audit reports.

Inside Sales

follow-up on all in-house orders; creation and maintenance offiling system; answering phones; communication with manufacturers regarding order status;invoicing for all receivables; daily processing of order status updates.Inside Sales - Duties: many of above; greeting, selling to and maintaining relationshipswith clients (interior designers, architects and landscape designers), utilization ofNavision software to write quotations and orders and apply payments to orders, dailycommunication with corporate headquarters in Dallas regarding showroom needs and issues.Janet Louise Lohman Interior Design and; follow-through on client orders with subcontractors and vendors; shopping forappropriate goods (fabrics, furniture, etc.) for clients: management of office scheduleincluding appointments and production deadlines; accounts receivable and payable;progress updates to Mrs. Lohman; preparation of annual tax figures for accountant;execution of personal business for Mrs. Lohman (personal payables/receivables, householdmaintenance issues, etc.); maintenance of office supplies and equipment, etc.; authoringof design contracts.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Duties: follow-through on client orders with subcontractors and vendors; shopping for appropriate goods (fabrics, furniture, etc.) for clients: management of office schedule including appointments and production deadlines; accounts receivable and payable; progress updates to Mrs. Lohman; preparation of annual tax figures for accountant; execution of personal business for Mrs. Lohman (personal payables/receivables, household maintenance issues, etc.); maintenance of office supplies and equipment, etc.; authoring of design contracts.

Management (including initial production) of all consignment furnitureinventories; coordination and communication with all showrooms regarding order status,policies, procedures and pricing, etc.; monthly representatives' commission statements andpayments; home showroom sales; production of working catalog of goods; management andtroubleshooting of computer network; raw frame inventory management; authoring of officialreports and documents regarding revenue, expenses, etc.; management of home buildingsecurity; payroll, salary records, office supplies, office machinery and computerequipment maintenance.

responsible for approx. $1.8M annual sales plan; managing staff of 6 - 11 salesand stock persons; weekly employee schedule, semi-annual employee reviews, performancemonitoring and counseling; managing of visual presentation and maintenance of sales floor;monitoring of inventory and stock needs and communication with various dept. buyers;implemented creative merchandising approaches and motivational sales tools in order tomeet quarterly departmental sales plans.Quickbooks Pro, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, ACT!, Mac OSX. Type60 WPM. ABO Certified.

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