Kari Koper
Edmonton,AB
Summary
Looking for a career opportunity with a progressive company that offers the challenge and potential for future growth, while utilizing my skills and experience in sales. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and pro To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Crossmark Canada
11.2018 - Current
- Worked with retail merchandising brands to execute high sales at store level
- Maintained customer accounts
- Assisted with planograms
- Represented a variety of accounts, including Proctor & Gamble
Sales Representative & Merchandising
Mosaic Sales Solutions
07.2009 - 12.2016
- Established and maintained excellent relationships with clients, customers, and co-workers
- Results driven, met deadlines and consistently formulated new business strategies
- Maintained existing customer accounts
- Sold displayers into grocery stores
- Negotiated additional shelf space
- Represented SC Johnson, Campbells & Sun
Self-employed Business Owner
Metro Roofing
09.2006 - 01.2016
- Recruited, hired and trained staff while developing them in all areas of responsibility in a manner that was positive and motivating
- Implemented marketing and advertising strategies
- Built and maintained a website using WordPress
- Launched social media accounts using Canva and Adobe
- Sales and provided on-going customer support
- Payroll
- Bookkeeping
- Integrated new ideas and developed good rapport with my staff
- Counseled and mediated whenever issues arose.
Advertising Sales
The Lethbridge Shopper
09.2008 - 11.2010
- Sold advertising for a weekly newspaper
- Established and maintained excellent relationships with advertising clients
- Results driven, met deadlines and consistently formulated new business strategies
- Maintained existing customer accounts
- Recruited new business.
International Beauty Service
11.2007 - 09.2008
- Established and maintained excellent relationships with salons
- Results driven, met deadlines and consistently formulated new business strategies
- Maintained existing customer accounts
- Recruited new business
- Trained and educated clients on the newest products
- Attended hair shows and trade shows.
Pharmaceutical Sales
Norrizon
10.2006 - 12.2006
- Maintained existing accounts within drug stores
- Sold OTC products - representing Pendopharm & Cold FX
- Merchandised products
- Secured additional shelf space for product
- Developed a relationship with Pharmacist and store managers
- Highlighted features and benefits of my client’s products to the Pharmacist
- Paid out on product sold.
Customer Service & Courier
FedEx Canada
02.1998 - 08.2006
- Managed and maintained existing customer accounts
- Assisting customers with any challenges that arose pertaining to their services
- Effectively resolved customer complaints
- Played an important role in ensuring that time sensitive documents and freight met the appropriate deadlines
- Inspected dangerous goods packages to ensure they met safety requirements for IATA
- Trained other staff members in basic dangerous good handling.
Education
Mortgage Broker
RECA
03.2024
BA - Communications & Psychology
Athabasca University & Grant MacEwan University
05.2016
Art & Cultural Management Diploma -
Grant MacEwan College
07.2006
High School Graduate -
Strathcona Composite High School
06.1992
Skills
- Friendly, Positive Attitude
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Customer Service
- Problem-Solving
- Time Management
- Attention to Detail
Accomplishments
- Results oriented: confident in making on the spot decisions
- Well organized: able to manage numerous projects simultaneously and follow through to the last detail.
- Personable: I am persuasive, determined, and an outgoing individual with a diverse background that enables me to work with a variety of different people.
- Committed to Producing Results: Skills include multitasking, organizing, training and damage control.
- Entrepreneurial mindset.
- Sales oriented.
References Available
True
Coursework
- St. John’s Ambulance Standard First Aid & CPR
- Suicide Intervention
- IATA Dangerous Goods Training
Volunteer Experience
Lurana Women’s Shelter – Edmonton, Alberta, 2003, 2005
Timeline
Crossmark Canada
11.2018 - Current
Sales Representative & Merchandising
Mosaic Sales Solutions
07.2009 - 12.2016
Advertising Sales
The Lethbridge Shopper
09.2008 - 11.2010
International Beauty Service
11.2007 - 09.2008
Pharmaceutical Sales
Norrizon
10.2006 - 12.2006
Self-employed Business Owner
Metro Roofing
09.2006 - 01.2016
Customer Service & Courier
FedEx Canada
02.1998 - 08.2006
Mortgage Broker
RECA
BA - Communications & Psychology
Athabasca University & Grant MacEwan University
Art & Cultural Management Diploma -
Grant MacEwan College
High School Graduate -
Strathcona Composite High School
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