Jeri Austin Email & Phone Number

United States

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Focus on grocery and retail sales.

Utah/Colorado/Wyoming

Manage the company’s largest accounts – Harmons Grocery, Associated Foods, Tesoro, Maverik Country Stores, Intermountain Farmers, and CAL Ranch Stores. Responsibilities include meeting with the project managers for both re-models and new store set-ups. Coordinated a 160 store roll-out in Southern California for a national convenience store chain. This included ordering product, pricing, shipping and follow up to meet the customer’s deadline for store openings. Provide clients with excellent service to retain and increase the customer base. Prepare bids to obtain new business. Work with business owners to assist in store planning. Handle all aspects of accounts receivable: Including collections, issuing credits and processing payments.Resolve customer disputes and complaints. Cross-sell products to enhance the client’s displays.Purchase inventory and determine pricing to achieve margins. Negotiate shipping rates with national and local carriers and prepare all documentation for freight. Train new employees.

West Jordan, Utah

Substitute teacher,reading aide, math tutor.Worked with students to improve math and reading skills. Served on school community council and calendar committee. Served as PTA president and fundraiser coordinator (4 years).

Owner and agent.Organized all aspects of travel for personal and business use.Trained other at home agents.Developed a training manual for at home agents.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Managed a commercial loan portfolio of over $50 million. Called on clients and potential clients to capture the entire financial relationship. Prepared proposals for client’s loans and presented them to senior management for approval. Cross-sold products to improve the customer’s business.Assistant Branch Manager: supervised a branch office, which included hiring and training of 15+ employees. Performed annual reviews and counseled employees when necessary. Assessed spending to ensure branch worked with budget constraints.Resolved customer disputes and complaints.Completed a Management Training Program.Served on the United Way Committee.Won a bank-wide/new accounts/new money contest.Managed a loan application center of 10 employees.

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Finance

Management Training Program

Activities and Societies: Learned all aspects of banking to achieve a position in branch or commercial banking.