Key-holder, involved in all facets of daily business operations. Supervising shift while using experience and judgment to analyze situations and determine appropriate action. Primary responsibilities include directing and communicating with staff, training, preparing and routing orders efficiently, maintaining DHEC standards, opening and closing paperwork, cash reconciliation & hotel marketing.

Maximum houred-part-time wholesale associate position focused on providing product recommendations and unmatched customer service to build relationships and reputation within the local community of licensed beauty professionals. This was a dual-key-holding position floating between two locations until permanently stationed where my strengths were better utilized for the need of increasing productivity and organization at the higher volume $1m+/yr location. Offered management position at the end of my tenure but declined as I was leaving to explore other opportunities. My primary responsibilities included, but were not limited to:-Customer care-Providing product education and recommendations while maximizing sales to exceed goals. -Remaining on-trend and knowledgeable of new product releases and sales.-Maintaining and controlling stock on and off the sales floor.-New month sales and set-up.-Self-sufficiency opening/closing the store and running operations for the day with minimal overlap in coverage and minimal to no supervision.System usage:SAP- inventory & CRMSalesforce- CRMGK-POS

Oversaw and managed day-to-day operations providing customer service, sales and product inventory management and styling assistance to the owner and five independent stylists to ensure client satisfaction and boost overall salon productivity while building and maintaining positive relationships with guests and local vendors. Maintained salon cleanliness and organization while upholding DHEC standards.

Key-holder, assisted with administrative tasks essential to the smooth operation of a small and local specialty retail store. As our in-house bookkeeper I implemented a new system of record-keeping for the business using QuickBooks Online. Oversaw timely payment of all business expenditures, special order & wholesale inventory purchases. Other responsibilities included analyzing customer preferences from previous sales to begin use of an inventory purchasing system, along with regular research of emerging products to monitor inventory and order merchandise to meet customer demand. Assisted with implementation of a customer loyalty program.