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-Establish and maintain friendly and professional relationships with customers to increase sales.-Determine the ongoing needs of the customers on an individual basis.-Coordinate between management, engineers, and the warehouse in order to ensure sales meet projections and distribution needs.-Compare our products to competitors—both prices and new product lines—in order to remain ahead of the competition and communicate with the Vice Presidents/Managers. -Personally asked to assist in purchasing and maintaining of the $300,000.00+ inventory as well as the redesign and reorganization of the parts inventory that greatly increased efficiency and decreased lost/misplaced inventory.-Knowledgeable about the government required nuclear certifications and safety regulations for nuclear plants.-Responsible for helping plants stay in compliance with strict federal safety regulations by planning and projecting needed certified parts up to six months in advance. -Proficient in using proprietary Citrix Flex software and NOMUS, generating Excel spreadsheets of determined projections, and Microsoft Suite.

Greater Atlanta Area

-Contract position.-Gather and analyze data with the goal of cutting cost to the company in the preparation and design of the packaging and make-up (primarily ingredients used) of their products.-Focus on "out of the box" ideas--such as limiting wasted space and excess materials in relation to competitors.-Quality assurance as well as quality added aspects in regards to packaging and overall quality of the product are central focuses in addition cost reduction.-Developed standardized and analytical process by which to evaluate cost reduction strategies.

-Completed detail-oriented Shift Activity Reports and Incident Reports that focused on the step by step events, problems, and solutions that occurred during each shift.-Managed communication between shipping, receiving, corporate, and the front offices at the Tyson plant; Acted as liaison between Tyson and Securitas due to the fact that all communication, both verbal and written, came through me.-Trained new hires on emergency protocol, diffusing volatile situations, appropriate authoritative communication, and proper documentation techniques for report worthy incidents.-Completely responsible for all actions and incidents that took place at the plant during my shifts including: emergencies, accidents, problems involving sick employees, incorrect paperwork, and malfunctioning equipment that ranged from eighteen-wheelers to computers. -Learned the inner workings of shipping and distribution of a nation wide company.-Selected to be "acting supervisor" for several weeks in August 2011 during Tyson's yearly audit despite being the youngest and least senior of 10 Securitas employees.

-Promoted from Sales Associate to Third Key Manager 2 months after being hired.-Managed 5 employees and personally asked by the Store Manager to be involved in the hiring process of new employees.-Trained new hires in customer interaction, sales techniques, company rules and regulations, and use of company equipment.-Consistently exceeded personal sales expectations set by the company as well as improved my team's sales of Lids products from 3.15% to 5.5% in 2 months.-Instituted motivational talks to my team both as a group and as individuals in order to achieve increased sales, higher morale, and a more professional work environment. This store's policy for other managers as well.-Responsible for closing the store, which included: closing the cash register, completing the closing paperwork, conducting inventory, approving employee hours, making a cash deposit, and locking up the store.

-Focused on customer service and responsible for the stocking and inventory of the store.-Chosen by the pharmacist to assist in the pharmacy due to the high volume and stressful nature of handling the customers medical insurance because of my ability to remain calm and resolve tense situations. -Received an 11% raise after 6 months, which was higher than the company norm.

-Distributed, managed, and serviced 40 vending machines.-Established and maintained business relationships with business owners that I had machines on location. -Determined what candy was most popular at each location. -Built business from the ground up from 10 to 40 vending machines.