Marcus Avery

Customer Success Manager / Client Operations

marcus.avery@successmail.com+1 (555) 438-9021Boston, MA

Accomplished operations leader with 5+ years of experience managing high-volume client accounts, driving retention, and training cross-functional teams. Transitioning from retail store management to Tech Customer Success, leveraging strong competencies in account growth, conflict resolution, and CRM administration.

Experience

Store Manager & Client Relations Lead — Summit Retail Group2021-04-01 — Present

Managed account relations and operations for a high-volume location, boosting customer retention rates by 22% over 2 years.
Supervised and trained a team of 15 customer service representatives, reducing employee turnover by 30%.
Analyzed regional sales and feedback metrics to identify service friction points, optimizing queue times by 15%.
Resolved escalated customer conflicts, maintaining a store customer satisfaction (CSAT) rating of 94%.

Assistant Store & Account Supervisor — Beacon Sales Inc2019-06-01 — 2021-03-31

Administered local CRM platform database to track buyer behavior profiles, improving email campaign open rates by 12%.
Collaborated with regional warehouse managers to resolve delivery exceptions, ensuring 99% on-time shipment compliance.

Education

B.S. in Business Administration

Boston University

2015-09-01 — 2019-05-15

Projects

SaaS Customer Success Certification 2025-10-01 — 2025-12-01

Completed 40-hour professional curriculum in Customer Success Management, covering customer health scoring, onboarding workflows, and churn reduction.

Mastered tools: Zendesk, Gainsight, Salesforce, and Amplitude.

Skills

Customer Success (Transferable)

Client Retention, Customer Onboarding, Account Management, CSAT / NPS Improvement

Operations & Systems

Salesforce CRM, Conflict Resolution, Process Optimization, Zendesk, Gainsight

Leadership

Team Training & Mentorship, Stakeholder Collaboration, Data-driven Decision Making

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