Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
References
Timeline

Elizabeth Smith

Sales Assistant/Retail Manager
Walton on the Naze,Essex
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
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Summary

Eager to serve customers, keep shop tidy and sell goods. Comfortable in fast-paced environments and willing to take on challenging work.


Hardworking team member experienced with fast food preparation. Ready to meet high customer demand.


Worked in retail on and off since leaving school in 1979, first in a bakers/cafe then in KFC.


Moved abroad, Tunisia, and ran a water sports centre, teaching people to scuba dive.



Trained as a Personal Fitness Trainer and Sports Nutritionist.


Available immediately.



Overview

30
30
years of professional experience

Work History

Home carer

Husband
Walton on the Naze, Essex
08.2013 - 05.2020

My husband had a stroke August 2013 and I became his carer, performing all the tasks one would usually do as the home keeper and his wife, plus making sure his medical needs were met.

Hospital appointments, speech therapy, physical therapy and general well being.


He then had heart attacks in January 2019 and went into heart failure.

I continued caring for him 24/7 until he passed away May 2020


Customer service manager

Val Burnett
British Columbia, Canada
06.2000 - 07.2010
  • Worked remotely via computer from home
  • Received and resolved customer complaints.
  • Took ownership of escalated customer issues and followed through to resolution.
  • Actioned customer feedback to promote continued service improvement.
  • Communicated courteously with customers by telephone and email.
  • Offered recommendations to customers based on specific situations, priorities and obstacles.

Store manager

Kentucky Fried Chicken
Liverpool
04.1990 - 07.2010
  • Completed opening and closing procedures each day.
  • Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training store staff.
  • Stocked and restocked inventory upon delivery receipt, maintaining accurate supply records.
  • Oversaw daily store cleaning and general store maintenance to keep high company standards.
  • Provided excellent customer care through prompt complaint resolution and quality of service.
  • Analysed daily and weekly sales results and maintained ongoing, productive dialogue with area manager and peers on sales performance.
  • Monitored stock levels and wrote timely order supply requests to replenish merchandise.
  • Managed stock within set minimum and maximum levels to serve customers without over-extending finances.

Education

A-Levels - Commercial/Criminal Law

ACL Clacton, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex

Skills

  • Customer Service
  • Team Leadership
  • Customer satisfaction
  • Sales management
  • Retail sales
  • Store Management
  • Self motivated
  • Customer service skills
  • Cash handling
  • Computer literate
  • Social media marketing

Affiliations

  • I have 8 Huskies and race them in the winter months
  • Like playing bingo

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Home carer - Husband
08.2013 - 05.2020
Customer service manager - Val Burnett
06.2000 - 07.2010
Store manager - Kentucky Fried Chicken
04.1990 - 07.2010
ACL Clacton - A-Levels, Commercial/Criminal Law
Elizabeth SmithSales Assistant/Retail Manager