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Kristel Chartrand

Kitchener,ON

Summary

Experience as a Bilingual Inside Sales Account Manager, Usher for stadium operations, Bilingual Customer Service Representative/Tier2 Photo Gifting Specialist, Retail Sales Rep and Merchandiser.

Success with dealing with the public on a large scale and documenting incidents in regards to liability and following thru with the appropriate actions under strict guidelines

Success in many aspects as a Bilingual Inside Sales Account Manager and Customer Service representative in a large corporation.

Customer Service call center experience, processing and assessing requests for corporate accounts, buyers, small business owners and consumers.

Order entry and return authorizations processing.

Training new employees, problem solving, resolving customer issues in a timely and professional manner.

Providing efficient customer service to both consumers and dealers by accessing multiple system applications simultaneously while following outlines procedures.

Bilingual in both French and English (written and spoken).

Continuous outstanding performance management reviews.

Meeting customer deadlines on a daily basis.

Recipient of the Fujifilm President’s Award in 2015 -Recipient of the Ricoh “Making it happen” certificate 2023

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Bilingual Inside Sales Account Manager Full Time

Ricoh Canada Inc.
02.2021 - Current
  • Corporate account management, providing quotes/standing offers for government
  • Assessing customer needs based on contract needs and conditions
  • Processing orders, FOC conversions, manual credits, CRS tickets and credit rebills, contracts admin, providing etas
  • Maintained current knowledge of product lines by attending regular technical and sales training sessions.
  • Collaborated with suppliers to fulfill customers' routine inventory needs and handle special requests.
  • Adjusted sales strategies to recapture flagging market segments proactively identified through consistent tracking.
  • Attained sales quotas consistently through tenacious dedication to always seeking new business and efficiently closing sales.

Usher

Toronto Blue Jays/Rogers
02.2022 - 11.2024
  • Usher for stadium operations at Rogers Centre
  • Delivering exceptional customer service and assistance to fans on game days, checking ticket authentication, fan relocations
  • Incident reports, security incidents, medical emergencies, resolving fan complaints/escalations, assisting fans with special needs
  • Usher (Feb 14th-March 22nd 2020) Contract was terminated due to Covid-19 pandemic and reinstated as an usher in February 2022
  • Greeted customers with smile and provided friendly, knowledgeable service.
  • Assisted patrons with seating by giving directions and lighting paths.
  • Directed ticket holders to seats and facility locations.
  • Handled crowd control to maintain order and prevent overcrowding.

Bilingual Customer Service Representative

Fujifilm Canada
10.2001 - 04.2018
  • Customer Service, Tier2 photo gifting specialist, consumer and dealer escalations, Order entry (photo dealers, corporate accounts, motion picture production and pro-video accounts), issuing proof of deliveries, return authorizations, barcode production/order entry, training new employees, resolving dealer and consumer issues

Sales Associate

Sears Canada
01.1997 - 01.2001
  • Company Overview: (no longer operational)
  • Customer Service, big ticket fitness equipment sales, delivery and cancellation processing, paint sales, product display, merchandising and inventory control
  • Obtained Maintenance Agreement Professional Sales Award for Peel Region (2001)
  • (no longer operational)

Education

Design - Graphic Design Studies, English Studies

Humber College
Etobicoke, ON
04.2000

OSSD - Official Bilingualism Certificate in English and French

Ste-Famille Secondary School
Mississauga, ON
06.1996

Skills

  • Crowd management
  • Documenting incident reports
  • Corporate account management
  • Issuing standing offers
  • Issuing Quotes
  • Communications
  • Contracts administration
  • Processing credit rebills
  • Returns processing
  • Customer needs assessment
  • Consumer inquiries
  • Dealer inquiries
  • Tier2 escalations
  • Problem solving
  • Processing photo business orders
  • Corporate account maintenance
  • Price discrepancy resolution
  • Baan system
  • CRS Ricoh ticketing system
  • SAP
  • AS400
  • Training of new staff
  • Coaching
  • PODs
  • Courier coordination
  • Barcode order processing
  • Monthly progress reporting
  • Fitness equipment sales processing
  • Retail store procedures
  • Product display
  • Merchandising
  • Inventory control
  • Typing
  • Microsoft Word
  • Windows XP
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Outlook
  • JD Edwards
  • Lotus Notes
  • Illustrator
  • Photoshop

Highlightsofskills

  • Crowd management and documenting incident reports for liability purposes and assisting fans to resolve issues.
  • Corporate account management including government accounts, school boards and corporate client accounts.
  • Issuing standing offers, quotes, communications by email and phone, F.O.C. conversions, contracts admin. issues.
  • Processing credit rebills, returns, assessing customer needs based on contract details.
  • Dealing with consumer and dealer photo gift order inquiries and issues.
  • Tier2 escalations of photo gifting customer issues including dealing with corporate account escalation within established guidelines to ensure timely resolution.
  • Assessing dealer’s customer service needs and problem solving.
  • Processing photo business, corporate, Motion Picture and pro-video orders.
  • Professional handling and maintenance of corporate accounts.
  • Assessing and resolving price discrepancies before order entry.
  • Extensive use of Baan system and CRS Ricoh ticketing system, S.A.P for 7 years and 10 years using AS400.
  • Training and coaching of new employees.
  • PODs and contacting courier companies, arranging pick-ups of return authorizations.
  • Barcode order processing and administration for data cartridge resellers.
  • Submitting monthly progress reports.
  • Processing fitness equipment sales and delivery requests.
  • Knowledge of opening and closing store procedures in a retail environment-Product display, merchandising and inventory control.

References

Available upon request.

Personal Information

Typing Speed: 50 w.p.m.

Languages

French
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Usher

Toronto Blue Jays/Rogers
02.2022 - 11.2024

Bilingual Inside Sales Account Manager Full Time

Ricoh Canada Inc.
02.2021 - Current

Bilingual Customer Service Representative

Fujifilm Canada
10.2001 - 04.2018

Sales Associate

Sears Canada
01.1997 - 01.2001

OSSD - Official Bilingualism Certificate in English and French

Ste-Famille Secondary School

Design - Graphic Design Studies, English Studies

Humber College
Kristel Chartrand