James Meares

I'm the one you want and need on your team!

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

About

Experience

  • Front Desk Representative at Days Inn

  • Independent Owner at PMSunSetPearls
    May 2014 - Present · 12 yrs 3 mos

    • Organize and maintain social media business pages on Facebook and Instagram. • Suggestive sales for jewelry and oysters combos to grow potentials sales. • Provide customer service with ordering, shipping, and follow-up satisfaction. • Plan live Facebook feeds to sell products, open oysters, and model product on hand. • Process customers' orders shipping, oyster mounting, quality and order actuate. • Market business in local area and online all around the World.

  • Server at
    Oct 2022 - Oct 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Process customers orders and to POS system. Making sure our orders correct before taking to customer. Helping out on curbside.

  • Front Desk Manager at
    Apr 2019 - Nov 2021 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    • Overseen all day to day Operations at front desk, housekeeping, laundry and maintenance. • Trained and hired new employees. • Created weekly schedule and process weekly payroll. • Handled all guest compliments and compliance both in person and online. • Insured the property is reaching its ADR, Rev Par, and occupancy percentage budgets. • Order breakfast items from vendors and hotel supplies. • Set room rates for upcoming events, holidays, and regular nights. • Keep all employees up to date with Eco-Lab products and OSHA regulations. • Coach employees to always want to improve themselves to the next level. • Negotiated sales contracts with companies in need of the hotels service. • Developed yearly rates plans, commission fees and contracts with 3rd party websites.

  • Receptionist at Days Inn
    Mar 2013 - Apr 2014 · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Handled guest check-ins and check-outs appropriately. • Booked reservations over the telephone, through emails, and in person. • Reconciled for the cash at the end of the shift and generate accounting reports for next shift. • Responded to inquiries about the hotel's services, charges on billing statement, local dining, sporting facilities, travel directions and tourist site destinations.