1. Sarah Rinehart
3649 Hurtgen Circle Friendsville, TN 37737
614-313-5218
rinehart.sarah@gmail.com
CUSTOMER SERVICE PROFESSIONAL
Profile
Over 25 years of experience in customer service and support with recognized
strengths in account and people management, problem solving, trouble-shooting,
sales staff support,and plan/implementing proactive procedures.
Excellent computer skills and working knowledge using various software
programs: MS Office (Word, Excel, Publisher, Outlook) Internet
Explorer/Chrome, Windows Versions 98/XP, 7, 10 VISIO, Lotus Notes, QMF,
TSO Sawin Pro, SAP, Citrix Share Point, Salesforce and various internal
company applications
An established Team Leader with the ability to motivate, manage and train
employees
A team player acknowledged as “An Outstanding Customer Service
Professional.”
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Synopsis of Achievements
Member of LEAN group responsible for reducing order entry process from over 100
touch points to 30 touch points resulting in considerable cost and time savings
Point person given “difficult to handle or dissatisfied customer accounts” to improve
account relationships. Successfulimprovement noted on all accounts assigned
Revived lost business from an account with potential sales of over $5million
annually
Regularly contributed to the company process improvement process
Recovery of $30,000 on a written off customer account
Managed a staff of 22 employees responsible for Domestic and International Third
Party Processing Accounts
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Employment WS Packaging – Knoxville, TN 2015 – Present
Operations Planner
Manage inventory levels for multiple Operation Center locations
Interact with various internal departments including Scheduling, Fulfillment,
Shipping, Accounting,Sales, multiple levels of Management and external customers
and vendors to ensure uninterrupted inventory flow
Analyze trends and anticipate potential issues that may interrupt a constant inventory
stream
Process purchase orders, sales orders and various database spreadsheets
2. Working Solutions – Knoxville, TN 2014 – 2015
Customer Service/Independent Contractor
Worked independently with little to no supervision to provide high level customer
service to customers via phone and internet.
Attended on going education training via an on line environment
Wal-Mart – Chillicothe, OH 2010 – 2010
Customer Service Supervisor
Promoted from Cashier to Customer Service Supervisor
Ensure customers receive outstanding service by providing a friendly
environment and encouraging all Associates to do the same.
Provide training, coaching and handle any escalated customer service issues for
Associates
Additional positions held included Cashier and Cash Office Associate
Med-Valu – Hilliard, OH 2009 – 2010
Medical Intake Coordinator
Worked as an Intake Coordinator and in addition, held position of part time
Customer Service Representative part time (telecommute).
Accurately processed and recorded inbound phone calls, faxes or voice
messages from patients,hospitals,medical staff, doctors regarding pre-
certification requests
Follow up on pending medical incidents and provide updates timely
Send out non-certification letters, review returned mail and produced various
administrative reports as needed
Provided statisticalreporting to management regarding call volumes, trends,any
patient issues,etc.
Wal-Mart – Grove City, OH 2007 – 2009
Cash Office Associate
Daily reconcile cash office funds and register sales
Receive incoming currency from Brinks and provide verification and reporting
of funds
Research any outages and provide corrections or proper reporting
Assist Customer Service Managers by researching any customer financial
transaction issues
3. Accurate Heating & Cooling 2005 – 2006
Accounts Receivable Associate
Improved accounting systemby converting ledger based record keeping to an
Excel based program
Received and posted all customer payments and recorded sales
Prepared daily bank deposits and made bank drop as needed
Provided administrative support for Sales Staff
American Chemical Society 2001 – 2003
Administrative Assistant
Served as co-chair for United Way Committee, designed and published
Departmental Newsletter and Employee Recognition Programs, Coordinated Special
Projects such as Take Your Child To Work Day and Customer Service Appreciation
Weeks
Provided administrative support for Department Manager, Management Staff and IT
Team
Department timekeeping review and approval, travel arrangements, supply
management and department statistical reporting
Managed various departmental recognition programs
Discover Card Financial Services 1986 – 2000
Bankcard Manager
Instrumental in the design of a Quality Incentive improvement program for Third
Party Vendors reducing incoming data errors and research time required by staff
Led team of 22 employees responsible for customer service and reconciliation of
daily transmission of credit card transactions for all Third Party Processing Groups
in the US, Canada and the Caribbean.
Member of various Process Improvement Teams
Negotiation of vendorperformance requirements
Project Management including the creation of 2nd shift staff to provide ACH and
ATM Team support
Received numerous President Plate awards for exceeding Management Goals and
Company’s highest personal award for Customer Service Excellence