LINDSEY PALMER
Kelowna,Canada
Summary
Dependable Key Holder with relevant experience in retail and customer service seeking full time employment in Kelowna BC. Strengths include efficient inventory management, cash handling, and staff supervision. Successfully enhanced store operations by implementing effective sales strategies and delivering high-quality customer service. Demonstrated skills in problem-solving, leadership, and team collaboration.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Bakery Assistant
Ellis Street Market Store Bakery
Kelowna, BC
09.2024 - Current
- Prepared and baked a variety of bread and pastries daily.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of bakery workstations.
- Assisted customers with product selection and inquiries about baked goods.
Key Holder, Produce clerk, cashier
BC Tree Fruits Market
Kelowna
09.2023 - 08.2024
- Opened & closed store.
- Paper work. Deposits. Cleaning sales floor & storage room daily.
- Recieving the produce orders, breaking them down, storing of product appropriately for maximum freshness.
- Bringing produce out in morning & putting into cold storage at night.
- Using lift truck to move pallets & heavy items.
- Sort fruit. Price changes.
- Using FIFO to maintain fresh product on shelves.
- Educating customers on the various fruit varieties, flavor profiles & helping them pick out the best option for baking, snacking, sauces etc.
Keyholder
Dollarama
Kelowna, Canada
09.2022 - 08.2023
- Opening & closing store.
- Paper work, deposits.
- Authorizing returns for the cashiers, handling petty cash.
- Changing prices. Cleaning store.
- Recieving pallets. Breaking down pallets.
- Keeping my aisle I was respinsible for tidy. Putting away large amounts of merchandise daily.
- Helped guide team during transition to new management.
Stock Associate
WIS Western Inventory Services
Kelowna & Kamloops
07.2020 - 08.2022
- Use hand held device to count products in stores in order to do inventory.
- Travelled all over BC to various stores WIS had contracts with often needing to stay over night to complete count.
- Worked effectively in a large team of people.
- Helped improve efficiency, accuracy & reliability by always improving my count times & never missing a shift.
Bartender & Server
Train Station Pub
Kamloops, Canada
12.2018 - 05.2020
- Served alcoholic drinks according to Serving it Right standards.
- Maintained a clean & tidy bar top as well as full beverage cooler.
- Friendly & upbeat attitude, remembered regular customers drinks creating a rapport with customers.
Keyholder
Suzy Sheir
Kamloops, Canada
10.2016 - 11.2018
- Opened & closed store.
- Cleaned store in the morning.
- Secured store in the evening.
- Helped customers pick out clothes to complete outfits.
- Pressed & folded shirts to maintain attractive merchandise displays.
- Process returns.
- Worked during Christmas season at the mall keeping store tidy while dealing with influx of extra customers.
Education
GED -
Valleyview Secondary School
Skills
- Baking techniques
- Food safety
- Inventory management
- Product merchandising
- Customer education
- Sales promotion
- Cash handling
- Store opening procedures
- Team leadership
- Time management
Certification
- Food Safe
- WHMIS
- First Aid Level 1
- Serving It Right
References
References available upon request
Timeline
Bakery Assistant
Ellis Street Market Store Bakery
09.2024 - Current
Key Holder, Produce clerk, cashier
BC Tree Fruits Market
09.2023 - 08.2024
Keyholder
Dollarama
09.2022 - 08.2023
Stock Associate
WIS Western Inventory Services
07.2020 - 08.2022
Bartender & Server
Train Station Pub
12.2018 - 05.2020
Keyholder
Suzy Sheir
10.2016 - 11.2018
GED -
Valleyview Secondary School