Erin Turner

Experience

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  San Fernando Valley Girl Scout Council

  Jan 1999 - Jan 1999

  Assistant to Product Sales Specialist

  -Assisted Product Sales Specialist in running the 1999 Girl Scout Cookie Sale for the San Fernando Valley Girl Scout Council.-Worked directly with volunteers, distributed cookies, and processed phone orders.-Helped supervise Girl Scout "cookie boothing" at local sites.

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  Sears

  Jun 1999 - Jun 2000

  Department Manager

  -Promoted from 10-month National Training Program to department manager.-Educated in core business competencies including selling skills, customer service, business report analysis, inventory control, human resources, and daily operating procedures.-Managed a department of 10 employees and assumed store-wide manager-on-duty responsibilities including manning the cash cage and opening/closing the store.

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  GE Appliances, a Haier company

  Jun 2000 - now

  -Responsible for selling and promoting GE major appliances to new and existing retail dealers.-Implement and maximize national and regional programs.-Provide product training to hundreds of sales associates by conducting both formal presentations and informal pitches during sales calls.-Build solid professional relationships by providing first-class customer service to retail dealers. -Implemented corporate merchandising and training initiatives in more than thirty branch locations.-Handled consumer problems, issued product returns, set up point-of-purchase material, and implemented sales and training contests.

  • Area Sales Manager

    Oct 2002 - now

  • Area Merchandising Specialist

    Jun 2000 - Oct 2002