Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Languages
Timeline
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Sean Watkins

9 Beachwalk Court, Toogoom,QLD

Summary

I am seeking a role in the retail and customer service industry. I am a proficiently skilled, punctual and hard-working individual with an aptitude for all customer service. I am interested in a new role of
employment, or any openings that may include this type of work, and I would be grateful to be able to receive your support and assistance.
Thank-you in advance for any connections, sources,
advice, or opportunities you are able offer at this time.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Retail Sales Assistant

Just Jeans
09.2023 - Current
  • Increased sales by providing exceptional customer service and product knowledge
  • Improved store appearance with effective merchandising and creative displays
  • Built strong relationships with customers, resulting in repeat business and referrals
  • Assisted in inventory management, ensuring accurate stock levels for optimal sales performance
  • Collaborated with team members to achieve monthly sales targets and objectives.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by promptly addressing inquiries and handling returns professionally
  • Participated in staff training sessions to enhance product knowledge and improve overall sales skills.
  • Assisted management in loss prevention efforts by maintaining awareness of potential theft risks.
  • Maintained clean, organized store environment for an inviting shopping experience for customers.
  • Supported promotional events by setting up displays, creating signage, and engaging customers with enthusiasm about promotions
  • Handled incoming phone calls professionally, addressing customer inquiries or directing them appropriately within the store

Salon Assistant

Hervey Bay Queensland Tafe Campus
07.2022 - 12.2022

● Consulting with the clients on current or recent trends and offered advice on flattering or appealing cuts, colours and styles.
● Help clients prepare for hair services; adjusting seats, adjusting washbasin chairs, gathering all equipment; such as products and
treatments
● Prepared clients for hair services (haircuts, styles and colours) with shampoo, conditioner and other soothing or relaxing treatments
● Schedule customer appointments and rearrange individual time slots on time to meet demand
● Provided services such as head and neck massages
● Process credit cards; managing the transfer or process of payments, giving out receipts
● Go over or check client's records in case of a needed update for details, manage confidentiality
● Maintain work areas; cleaning and tidying up, stacking shelves, moving boxes or other pieces of equipment such as products, or treatments to make a clear and safe pathway
● Clean or sanitize tools or equipment to minimise and prevent the risk of
sharing or transferring disease, sickness and contamination; protecting health risk
● Being hygienic; washing hands before and after performing personal services; and using equipment, tools and products

Retail Assistant

Spotlight
01.2020 - 01.2020
  • Engage in conversation with customers to create a
    bond; identifying the needs and wants of the customer
    to better perform customer service
  • Performing customer service; answering customers
    questions about products, help customers to find
    products or merchandise; by showing or leading
    customers where certain merchandise or products are
    located in the store; suggesting products or giving out
    information about products to help customers better
    make a purchase
  • Tidy and clean up shelves; removing expired products
    and disposing of rubbish
    Arranging products or merchandise for sale


Customer Service Assistant

Coles
01.2019 - 01.2019
  • Show or lead the customers to products or
    merchandise location within the store
    Provide customer service and care by answering
    customer's questions or concerns, and supporting
    customer's choice of purchase of products
  • identify, investigate and resolve customer inquiries,
    concerns and complaints
    Offer support; by recommending or suggesting
    products based on customer's wants and needs
  • Tidy and clean up shelves and aisles; removing
    expired products and the removal of rubbish from
    shelves and floors

Customer Service Assistant

Windaroo Village Pharmacy
06.2018 - 06.2018
  • Tidy and clean up shelves; wiping over shelves with
    cleaning products, removing rubbish and expired
    products
  • Providing customer service; answering customer's
    questions and concerns; advising, suggesting, and
    recommending products best suited to customers
    wants and or needs
  • Leading customers to located products and
    merchandise
  • Stacking shelves and storage
  • Promoting merchandise or store display; taking out
    signs and other products that are on sale or are on
    discount

Education

Certificate II - Certificate 2 in Salon Assistant

TAFE Queensland Hervey Bay Campus
Hervey Bay, QLD
12.2022

Certificate III - Certificate 3 in Business Administration

Axiom College
Hervey Bay, QLD
01.2020

Certificate II - Certificate 2 in Retail Services

Help Employment
Help Employment & Training
06.2018

Certificate I - Certificate 1 in Vocational Pathways

Help Employment
Help Employment & Training
06.2018

Skills

  • Managing forms of payment;
    processing money through
    EFTPOS machines, printing out
    receipts or giving out refunds
    Great communication skills;
  • polite and well-mannered,
    ability to form bonds with
    customers, and able to create
    good conversation with
    customers
  • Answering phones; good phone
    manner, greetings, making
    introductions, booking
    appointments, moving
    appointments around, managing
    and calculating times of
    appointments
  • Customer Service; greeting
    customers in person and on
    phone, updating client
    information and managing or
    keeping customer's personal
    information confidential, client
    consultation or forming
    customer assessments
  • (identifying their wants and
    needs) and prepping customers
    before personal services are
    performed
  • Ability to identify and solve
    problems quickly

Certification

Certificate II - Salon Assistant
Certificate III - Business
Administration
Certificate II - Retail Services
Certificate 1 - Skills for Vocational
Pathways

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Full Professional

Timeline

Retail Sales Assistant

Just Jeans
09.2023 - Current

Salon Assistant

Hervey Bay Queensland Tafe Campus
07.2022 - 12.2022

Retail Assistant

Spotlight
01.2020 - 01.2020

Customer Service Assistant

Coles
01.2019 - 01.2019

Customer Service Assistant

Windaroo Village Pharmacy
06.2018 - 06.2018

Certificate II - Certificate 2 in Salon Assistant

TAFE Queensland Hervey Bay Campus

Certificate III - Certificate 3 in Business Administration

Axiom College

Certificate II - Certificate 2 in Retail Services

Help Employment

Certificate I - Certificate 1 in Vocational Pathways

Help Employment
Sean Watkins