Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
AdministrativeAssistant

Carlos Ruíz Santiago

Canóvanas,PR

Summary

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Administrative Assistant

Empresa de Servicios Múltiples
2022.04 - 2022.10
  • Interacted with vendors, contractors and professional services personnel to receive orders, direct activities and communicate instructions.
  • Maximizing profitability and setting/meeting sales targets, including motivating staff to do so
  • Hiring new employees
  • Group supervision
  • Ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation
  • Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
  • Maintaining statistical and financial records

Manager

Farmacia Savia
2021.12 - 2022.04
  • Recruiting, training, supervising and appraising staff
    Managing budgets
  • Maintaining statistical and financial records
  • Dealing with customer queries and complaints
  • Overseeing pricing and stock control
  • Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members
  • Adjusted job assignments and schedules to keep pace with dynamic business needs, factoring in processes, employee knowledge and customer demands.
  • Raised performance in areas of sales, management and operations by identifying and targeting areas in need of improvement.

Manager

Benjamin Moore Paints
2015.08 - 2021.11
  • Recruiting, training, supervising and appraising staff
  • Managing budgets
  • Maintaining statistical and financial records
  • Dealing with customer queries and complaints
  • Overseeing pricing and stock control
  • Maximizing profitability and setting/meeting sales targets, including motivating staff to do so
  • Ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation
  • Preparing promotional materials and displays.

Sales Manager

Museum of Transportation
2015.05 - 2016.07
  • Offered customers with exemplary and timely service
  • Provided accurate product information
  • Recommended alternative purchase choices
  • Merchandised, stocked and replenished the selling floor constantly
  • Maintained working knowledge of store's policies and procedures
  • Handled cash, checks, and credit card transactions

Assistant Manager

C.U. SUPPLIES
2008.03 - 2014.05
  • Increased sales by offering advice on purchases and promoting additional products
  • Offered hands-on assistance to customers, assessing needs and maintaining current knowledge of consumer preferences
  • Monitored cash intake and deposit records, increasing accuracy and reducing discrepancies.
  • Helped with planning schedules and delegating assignments to meet coverage and service demands.
  • Completed regular inventory counts to verify stock levels, address discrepancies and forecast future needs.


Customer Service and Collections Associate

2007.04 - 2008.03
  • Entered client details and notes into system for interdepartmental access and review
  • Processed debtor payments and updated accounts to reflect new balance
  • Worked with customer to create debt repayment plan based on current financial condition
  • Listened to customers and negotiated solutions that met creditor and debtor needs

Collections Associate

NCO Financial Call Center
2003.02 - 2005.08
  • Entered client details and notes into system for interdepartmental access and review
  • Tracked debtors and late payments
  • Processed debtor payments and updated accounts to reflect new balance
  • Worked with customer to create debt repayment plan based on current financial condition
  • Listened to customers and negotiated solutions that met creditor and debtor needs

Education

Associate of Arts - Telecommunications

Universidad Del Sagrado Corazón
San Juan, PR
06.2001

Skills

  • Confidentiality and Data Protection
  • Multi-Line Telephone Systems
  • Research and Analytical Skills
  • Customer Service
  • Administration and Management
  • Debt Repayment Negotiation
  • Responding to Difficult Customers
  • Collection Calls

Timeline

Administrative Assistant

Empresa de Servicios Múltiples
2022.04 - 2022.10

Manager

Farmacia Savia
2021.12 - 2022.04

Manager

Benjamin Moore Paints
2015.08 - 2021.11

Sales Manager

Museum of Transportation
2015.05 - 2016.07

Assistant Manager

C.U. SUPPLIES
2008.03 - 2014.05

Customer Service and Collections Associate

2007.04 - 2008.03

Collections Associate

NCO Financial Call Center
2003.02 - 2005.08

Associate of Arts - Telecommunications

Universidad Del Sagrado Corazón
Carlos Ruíz Santiago