Crowthorne, England, United Kingdom
I'm an enthusiastic self motivator and team player, with 8 years experience in a Resourcing / Talent Acquisition Team, 12 years in a supply chain role and a further 10 years in a customer facing, retail environment. I adapt to different challenges, situations and apply my own initiative. I have a positive mental attitude, combined with a superb working relationship with both superiors and junior colleagues. I organise my time efficiently and achieve personal goals. In 2018 I changed direction from Supply Chain into Human Resources and completed a part-time CIPD Level 3 course at Reading College.
I am currently working within the Talent Acquisition Team, helping to support and deliver the end-to-end recruitment process and administrative tasks for the John Lewis and Waitrose branches. I work closely with the other Talent Acquisition Partners to make sure we deliver excellent service to Hiring Managers and a great candidate experience for applicants. I am accountable for supporting all areas of the business and ensuring that best practice is applied for tasks, with attention to legal and policy requirements. I have strong knowledge of pre-employment check processes, such as Vetting and Right to Work.
In addition to the responsibilities listed within my role of Inventory Control Co-ordinator, some of the tasks within my role as Senior Inventory Co-ordinator include: - Training, monitoring and assisting with training and development of new employees. - Liaising and working with the distribution centre and imports team to process Intercompany transfers and stock movement between European warehouses. - Managing and maintaining the process of moving stock between stores, head office and the distribution centre (stock samples). - Report building for line managers to help assist them with allocation of weekly money and carton budget.
The aim of this role is to maintain product availability across all the Toys R Us Stores across the country. Within this role, I am responsible for the intake and allocation of products across a range of categories. I deal with the product flow between suppliers, our distribution centre and stores. I also liaise with a variety of stakeholders. Some of the tasks within this role include: - Co-ordinating product flow through supply chain, advising and influencing internal stakeholders and external suppliers to ensure the right product reaches the right stores in a timely manner. - Participation in stock distribution using DCM system. - Taking responsibility for key supplier accounts, becoming their first point of contact within the department and working through any issues to optimise order fulfilment. - Accountability for approximately 4,000 items across 35 supplier accounts. - Validating purchase orders to ensure they reflect the needs of the business and are delivered with minimal retention in the distribution centre. - Regularly meeting with buyers to discuss product flow, ranging, availability issues and promotional activity. - Visiting stores when requested, to develop product knowledge and helping foster a better commercial awareness within the department. - Ensuring optimal order replenishment and stock replenishment using a variety of supply chain software Packages. - Working with intake budgets of over £1m. - Participating in seasonal product flow to prevent stock outs and over stocks in dynamic areas of the business. - Using the AS400 system for many supply chain tasks, such as allocating stock to stores. transferring items between stores and monitoring inventory levels in all locations.
Within this role, I assumed accountability for maintaining the EPOS department. Through performing the following tasks, I have further developed my networking, communication and team work skills as well as the ability to drive the business forward. - Supporting the planning, organisation and processing of a weekly promotional changeover with the Deputy Manager. - Dealing with price changes and product description amendments as required. - Maintaining due diligence in all system areas and office procedures to adhere to trading standards guidelines, pricing legalities and health and safety policies. - Communicating with all departments and responding quickly to any queries that arise.
Within this position, I gained excellent customer service skills, as well as improving my communication skills. Some of the main accountabilities include: - - Ensuring all staff comply fully with all relevant legislation regarding health and safety, age related sales quantity-restricted products and disposal of company wastage. - Dealing with cash handling, change runs, replenishment of checkout materials, customer queries, refunds, and complaints. - Training, monitoring and assisting with training of new employees