Phyllis Jinks
Address: 636 Kirby Place
City: Shreveport
State: Louisiana
Zip: 71104
Country: United States
objective
Supervisor for the Shreveport CHRISTUS Healthy Living Market Places would allow me to demonstrate a leadership style that will support the associates, volunteers and the retail operation through effective communications and recognition.
Provide support and maintain adequate staffing to care for our customers.
Review policies and procedures with associates and volunteers; provide education and training as needed.
Operate Marketplace facilities within _+2% of proposed budget.
Moniter purschasing, marketing, scheduling and day to day operation of the four sites.
Work Experience
Retail Coordinator/Floral Designer (07/22/1992 – Present)
Serve as coordinator for CHRISTUS Schumpert Gift Shop and serve as full service floral designer. Maintaining inventory of fresh flowers, plants and supplies. Provide support to Regional Director With purchasing merchandise and overseeing daily operations of volunteers working in the gift shop. Responsible for routine bookkeeping functions for the department of Volunteer Service and Gift Shop
Last Employer: CHRISTUS Schumpert
Contact Person: Sr Sharon Rambin
Responsibilities: Responsible for opening and closing of gift shop daily. Preparing open/closing reports Supply fresh flowers and plants for sell in shop. Purchasing merchandise, fresh floral products and supplies Schedule and supervise volunteers assigned to gift shop Receiving and pricing of new product. Create attractive layouts and displays to promote sales.
Accomplishments: Continued sales increases and exposure of gift shop. Provide decorations/floral designs support hospital related and special activities and community events; including 4 events at the Washington DC Mardi Gras to promote the CHRISTUS Schumpert system. Attended National AIFD symposium assisted major stage presenter with multi designs. Trade publications showcased designers program pictured were 2 arrangement I was primary designer.
Education
Establishment: Fair Park High School
Degree: Diplomia
Education Period: 11/30/-1 - 11/30/-1
Skills
Accredited in Floral Design Member of American Institute of Floral Design - 1988 Licensed Louisiana Floral Designer- 1973
Computer Skills: Comfortable in Word Perfect programs Excel PowerPoint Publisher Internet user POS register system
Foreign Language Skills: N/A
Additional Information
Completed Dale Carnage introductory course Dale Carnage Management course Attended various continued education offered by Floral Design studios Business. marketing and floral design courses
Honors: Panel Designer with local floral design wholesaler. Participated as stage designer at Louisiana and Texas state conventions School master for Louisiana State convention - secured total panel of AIFD designers ( first time all designers were of this quality for any show)
Research Projects: Provided support to update guidelines for Volunteer program. Reviewed Gift Shop policies and procedures with Gift and Flower Shop provided continues education and training as needed.
Publications: Gift Shop product showcased in local newspaper - requested by Living editor on many occasions ( free advertising for Gift Shop)
Conferences or Courses: contemporary Floral Design - AFS center Oklahoma City FTD young manager conference AIFD Southern Chapter symposium AIFD National Symposium
Professional Membership: AIFD - American Institute of Floral Design - inducted 1988 Louisiana State Floral Association
Certifications or Licensures: Retail Floral Designer Louisiana -1973 to present
Study Abroad: Hands on one day floral design with designer in studio - Aalsmeer Netherlands