Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Retailsalesexperience
Cashexperience
Customerserviceexperience
Timeline
Generic

Sharon Castle

London,Canada

Summary

Enthusiastic and approachable professional with a strong desire to enhance client and employer satisfaction through extensive experience in sales and customer service. Skilled in customer relationship management, consistently striving to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction and retention. Leveraging persuasive communication techniques to drive sales and foster strong customer loyalty. Proven track record of collaborating effectively with team members to achieve sales objectives while maintaining a positive store environment.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Sales Associate

The Nooks
12.2023 - 02.2024
  • Organized racks and shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers, and promote specific merchandise.
  • Handled cash transactions efficiently while adhering to company cash handling policies, ensuring accuracy in all financial exchanges.
  • Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.
  • Managed returns, exchanges and refunds in accordance with store policy.
  • Helped customers locate products and checked store system for merchandise at other sites.
  • Answered customer questions about sizing, accessories, and merchandise care.
  • Provided positive first impressions to welcome existing, new, and potential customers.
  • Collaborated with team members to improve overall store performance, sharing best practices, and offering support as needed.

Sales Associate

Love and Peace For All
12.2022 - 02.2024

Assisted customers find the items they were looking for

Provided advanced knowledge about the products we sold

Provided excellent customer service to encourage repeat business

Organized and merchandised incoming stock

Bedding Specialist

QE Homes
07.2022 - 12.2022

Assisted customers with finding the products they were looking for by asking specific questions

Showcased duvets, duvet covers, blankets and sheets to give customers an idea of what the full package would look like at home

Stocked incoming product

Handled cash, debit and credit transactions

Cashier

Rexall
01.2022 - 06.2022

Processed sales of products

Handled cash, credit and debit

Assisted customers in locating products

General housekeeping duties

Sold and processed lottery tickets

Ensured security by identifying and reporting suspicious antibiotics to the store manager

Wine Merchant

Wine Rack, Arterra Canada
06.2019 - 01.2021

Provided excellent customer service by identifying the needs of our customer

Provided advanced knowledge of our brands and individual products

Processed cash, credit and debit transactions

Opened and closed the store as a keyholder

General housekeeping as needed

Inventory counts and reported low stock to the store manager

Assisted with deliveries and merchandising


Temporary Accounts Payable Clerk

Western University Bookstore
08.2018 - 10.2018

Entered data into the database regarding accounts still outstanding

Counted and reconciled the tills from the previous day

Counted and reconciled the cash room and safe

Filling as needed

Customer Service Manager

Walmart Canada
01.2012 - 01.2016

Helped with onboarding new employees

Trained new employees on cash, debit and credit transactions

Supervised up to 21 cashiers

Generated daily reports

Counted tills and reconciled them at the end of each shift

Answered customer questions regarding pricing, returns and general inquiries

Handled angry and upset customers with empathy and dignity while still upholding company policies

Assisted cashiers with change requests, cash pick ups

Midnight Movement Team

Zellers
01.2009 - 01.2011

Set up and implemented new plano grams

Stocked incoming product

Reported inventory shortages to the store manager

Counterperson, Midnight Baker

Tim Horton’s
01.2007 - 01.2009
  • Organized racks and shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers, and promote specific merchandise.
  • Rotated stock and restocked shelves to maintain product availability and store appearance.
  • Baked product to be sold in the morning
  • Answered drive-thru orders and handled cash and debit transactions
  • Collaborated with team members to improve overall store performance, sharing best practices, and offering support as needed.
  • Engaged with customers to effectively build rapport and lasting relationships.
  • Minimized wait times for customers during peak hours, maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction.

Education

O.S.S.D. -

M.M. Robinson High School

Skills

  • Punctual
  • Reliable
  • Customer Service
  • Independent Work
  • Teamwork
  • Computer Skills
  • Microsoft Office
  • Email Platforms
  • Quick Learning
  • Adaptable
  • Attention to Detail
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Time Management
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Exceptional customer service
  • Money Handling
  • Cash Register Operation
  • Cash Handling Accuracy
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Store Opening and Closing
  • Customer Needs Assessment
  • Professional Demeanor
  • Retail Store Operations
  • Payment Processing
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Inventory Control

Languages

English
Full Professional

Retailsalesexperience

  • Open new client accounts and assisted in data entry, while promoting useful products to existing customers
  • Execute daily operations of the front end registers, successfully handling reports, cash floats and change orders
  • Assist colleagues in resolving problems and completing work
  • Stock shelves with new merchandise; executed and maintained new modulars, and general housekeeping duties as required

Cashexperience

  • Counted daily floats
  • Counted trays to prepare the cash deposits
  • Inputted daily sales into the accounting software

Customerserviceexperience

  • Confer with customers by phone receiving orders for installation, turn-on, discontinuance and changes in service, while soliciting the sale of new and additional utility services
  • Successfully handle billing inquiries and resolve complaints and refer grievances to designated departments for investigation
  • Provide quick, efficient, and excellent customer service, resolving complaints and answering client inquiries and concerns
  • Communicate with other departments and management to resolve problems and expedite work, making recommendations to management concerning staff, and the improvement of procedures
  • Trained and managed up to 21 cashiers, and delegated duties to employees while observing and evaluating performance, achieving significant improvements in productivity
  • Interpret and communicate work procedures and company policies to staff, supervising and coordinating activities of employees

Timeline

Sales Associate

The Nooks
12.2023 - 02.2024

Sales Associate

Love and Peace For All
12.2022 - 02.2024

Bedding Specialist

QE Homes
07.2022 - 12.2022

Cashier

Rexall
01.2022 - 06.2022

Wine Merchant

Wine Rack, Arterra Canada
06.2019 - 01.2021

Temporary Accounts Payable Clerk

Western University Bookstore
08.2018 - 10.2018

Customer Service Manager

Walmart Canada
01.2012 - 01.2016

Midnight Movement Team

Zellers
01.2009 - 01.2011

Counterperson, Midnight Baker

Tim Horton’s
01.2007 - 01.2009

O.S.S.D. -

M.M. Robinson High School
Sharon Castle