Melissa Bezooyen

Designed the new space for the Home Decor Section for our new store (2500 square feet)

Set up each vignette with displays and products as well as seasonal displays.

Attended the Toronto Gift Shows yearly and sourced all products: including furniture, pictures, floral and clothing/accessories.

Organized and executed the first Ladies night event and every year after. Planned other store events like Dudes Night, parade floats and family friendly events.

Helped source plants and flowers for our garden centre and set up.

Helped with social media ideas and in store promotions.

Store supervisor for 3 years.

Customer service was my #1 specialty.

• Greeted customers and provided outstanding customer service.
• Participated in inventory counts to maintain accurate stock levels.
• Stocked merchandise, clearly labeling items, and arranging products in the appropriate aisles. Setting up new planograms and seasonal displays.
• Helped in the paint department and set up housewares displays.
• Spearheaded the start up of a garden centre. Setting up displays and suggesting plant combinations.
• Promoted to assistant manager
• Organized Bridal Shower Lists and gift wrapped/delivered gifts to the venue

• responsible for maintaining showroom floor with clean/organized merchandise
• helping at sales counter
• drawing up mud tanks and other relevant products to go to production.
• meeting sales reps. and ordering products
• a highlight for me was going with my boss to the Jack Singer Hall in Calgary with a bus load of seniors that the company organized and paid for. I was the bus hostess for the ride up and back ensuring everyone was enjoying the outing.

• my first part time job at 16
• helping with customer service days on December 30 & 31.
• dusting shelves and stocking shelves
• cashier
• filing/preparing statements for mailing out at month end
• decorating parade float for our annual Jamboree Days and creating window displays