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SALES ASSOCIATE
Professional Summary
Outstanding organizational, operational, administrative, time-management and interpersonal skills. Experience with planning, coordinating, and executing large-scale events. Proven experience building strong working relationships with internal departments, senior management, outside clients and vendors. Strong attention to detail; creative self-starter Experience leading others. Strong multi-tasking abilities, detail and results oriented, and adept at meeting deadlines. Trusted in handling confidential matters with discretion. Experience in diverse and multicultural organizations. Customer satisfaction driven with an emphasis on each clients specific needs First rate manager with the ability to motivate staff and achieve superior results Enthusiastic, energetic and possess a "can do" attitude, with an eye for detail in any business
Experience
Sales Associate
July 2014 to February 2015Breakthru Beverage Group － Yuma , AZ
July 2014 to February 2015Breakthru Beverage Group － Yuma , AZ
- Greeting all customers with a friendly and positive reception.
- Exhibiting all merchandise that meets customers' criteria and ensuring all products are found as needed.
- Demonstrating the workmanship and manufacturing of Ashley Furniture, reaching and exceeding daily and monthly sales goals.
- Utilizing in house applications, searches and systems for products, sku numbers and profit margins (Ashley Direct and Ashley Homes).
- Ensuring that customers leave with a positive experience.
Director
February 2003 to June 2014University Of Idaho － Moscow , ID
February 2003 to June 2014University Of Idaho － Moscow , ID
- Organize and manage all logistics for internal and external conferences, meetings, trade shows and conference calls.
- Plan and coordinate international travel for clients located in multiple states.
- Review contracts to assure proper representation of client.
- Design and coordinate all aspects of event included but not limited to food & wine, lighting, custom dance floors and hiring various vendors for events.
- Administrative duties and general office management.
- Execute perfectly coordinated events.
Director of Catering
March 2002 to January 2003Hei Hotels & Resorts － Danvers , MA
March 2002 to January 2003Hei Hotels & Resorts － Danvers , MA
- Direct and consult clients for social events; corporate events, meetings, trade shows, and film premieres.
- Responsible for hotels buy-outs of facilities.
- Prepared contracts and detailed administration.
- Processed checks and collected payments from clients.
- Prepared monthly, annual budgets.
- Hotel promotions included trade shows exhibits and entertainment of clients for additional business and proper representation of hotel.
Catering & Conference Service Manager (Consultant)
April 2001 to February 2002Aimbridge Hospitality － Bozeman , MT
April 2001 to February 2002Aimbridge Hospitality － Bozeman , MT
- Managed and coordinated all logistics for large-scale group events.
- Coordinated special events; interfaced effectively with high-profile agents, managers, talent, publicists, executives, and the media.
- Hired and promoted key vendors for various events.
- Customized menus for meetings, social events, conferences.
- Built strong relationships with key vendors and clients.
Catering Sales Manager
January 2000 to February 2001Hei Hotels & Resorts － Monticello , NY
January 2000 to February 2001Hei Hotels & Resorts － Monticello , NY
- Managed sales and contracts for events.
- Detailed oriented coordination of culinary and wait staff for all events.
- Responsible for increasing food and beverage sales.
- Meet with clients to book, coordinate and organized all aspects of events including timing.
Director of Catering
February 1997 to January 2000Hei Hotels & Resorts － Salt Lake City , UT
February 1997 to January 2000Hei Hotels & Resorts － Salt Lake City , UT
- Coordinated schedules and daily work flow of department Interfaced with clients of high net worth.
- Managed wait staff organized banquets.
- Built strong relationships with key vendors and clients.
- Prepared monthly, annual budgets.
- Participated in weekly and daily meetings.
- Coordinated events from social, corporate and in house meetings.
Associate Director of Catering
February 1995 to February 1997THE BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL & BUNGALOWS － City , STATE
February 1995 to February 1997THE BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL & BUNGALOWS － City , STATE
- Assisted in all aspects of operational and administrative responsibilities in the re-opening of the hotel.
- Structuring contracts, office and banquet administration.
- Responsible for exceeding budgeted revenues.
- Directed luxury catering for business and social clientele with functions.
- ranging from 25 to 600 guests.
Education
AA DegreeLos Angeles Valley College
Specialty Food, Wine and Business Courses
through UCLA and Cornell University Hotel Management
Languages
Fluent English and Spanish References furnished upon request
Skills
Administrative, book, budgets, conferences, contracts, clientele, client, clients, Fluent English, special events, film, general office, hiring, LANGUAGES, lighting, logistics, meetings, office, profit, reception, sales, Spanish, trade shows
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School Attended
- Los Angeles Valley College
Job Titles Held:
- Sales Associate
- Director
- Director of Catering
- Catering & Conference Service Manager (Consultant)
- Catering Sales Manager
- Associate Director of Catering
Degrees
- AA Degree
Specialty Food, Wine and Business Courses through UCLA and Cornell University Hotel Management
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