Demand Planner

• Jan 2022 - Present

Inventory Manager

• Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

Leading a team of Stock controllers to continually check stock levels, confirm correct use of dates materials, and conducting internal audits. Leading a team of Stock controllers to continually check stock levels, confirm correct use of dates materials, and conducting internal audits.

Forecast and Vendor Inventory Manager Bakkavor & M&S

• Dec 2018 - Jun 2021

In my role as a Forecast and Inventory Planner for Marks and Spencer i am placed within M&S by Bakkavor. Handling two areas of the food business worth around £6m p/w in sales. I analyse data, trends and weather to ensure the right volume of Stock goes into all of the UK stores. Seasonality, buying trends, promotions and availability present challenges when trying to maintain the correct levels for customers. In addition to this I have to maintain close relationships with suppliers, Buyers, Trading managers and many other teams on a day to day basis to ensure the highest standard of work is delivered. Being placed within M&S by a supplier gives me a different perspective and a closer working relationship with both the client and the supply base. Show less

Account & Project Manager

• Apr 2018 - Dec 2018

Responsible for managing the flow of projects so that new work coming in from both existing and new clients is completed on time and to budget.As well as working closely with a variety of teams to ensure that work flows efficiently from the incoming brief through to final client delivery, I manage the approved contractors, according to their availability and expertise, ensuring they are correctly allocated work and complete it on time to the required standard of the company.Provide information for continuous improvement of quotation accuracy and process – e.g. analysis of time taken to complete different types of task vs rate card / hourly rate etc Show less

Project Manager Business Development

• Jan 2017 - Mar 2018

Responsible for managing the flow of projects in order for new work coming from both existing and new clients to be completed on time and to budget. Working closely with the New Business team and the International Regulatory team to ensure that work flows efficiently from the incoming brief through to final client delivery. Manager of the approved Contractors, being aware of their availability and expertise, and ensuring they are correctly allocated work and complete it on time to the required standard.• Account manager for a variety of high profile clients, managing large amounts of New Business requests daily, ensuring the timely delivery of large numbers of projects in progress, by working closely with a number of different individuals and teams• Created new reporting systems to investigate the profitability of the business and set team targets for New Business • Created new auto rate card and various Excel functionality to facilitate faster and more efficient quoting and day to day business for the team• Utilised advanced Excel skills to manipulate large amounts of work flow data to assist with time/profit forecasting and identify key points of process glitches in order to improve the work flow and hand off time between the various stakeholder teams involved in the process flow Show less

Operations Coordinator

• Mar 2014 - Jan 2017

Part of the Operations and Client Services teams, working with a large number of high profile clients daily, delivering consistently high levels of customer service, project management and support.- Delivering high level reporting and projects on schedule and right first time, by liaising with clients and multiple teams- Championing all process and being the support point, for this vibrant young company- Management of new processes - Collaboratively working with teams to creatively solve issues and deliver more accurate and time efficient ways of working Show less

Trading Area Technical Assistant

• Jan 2013 - Apr 2014

Positioned within the Marks & Spencer Food Group Technology department, providing technical and administrative support for Food Technologists as well as managing a number of cross-category projects. - delivering excellent levels of support and client service to the Marks & Spencer teams, as well as their suppliers - Produced, edited and published quarterly newsletter to inform and update the M&S supply base - Scheduling and stakeholder management as part of the on-going FIR regulatory process- coordination of large product testing schedules and sensitive data projects across the entire Marks & Spencer's supplier base, working closely with the heads of M&S food technical develeopment Show less

Administrator

• Mar 2011 - Nov 2012

Maintaining the English department and reception day to day, acting as an assistant to all the teachers in the department, as well as the head. Ensuring all stock levels are well maintained, in charge of correspondence with parents and other departments, liaising with the financial department about budget management. Maintaining the English department and reception day to day, acting as an assistant to all the teachers in the department, as well as the head. Ensuring all stock levels are well maintained, in charge of correspondence with parents and other departments, liaising with the financial department about budget management.

Administrative Assistant

• Mar 2010 - Nov 2010

• Maintaining and ordering office supplies;, creating training packs for the company’s training programmes • Acting as PA to the company manager • Organising large scale events for the company’s clients in the finance industry; liaising with high profile businesses and clients • Being responsible for the company’s accounts • Maintaining and ordering office supplies;, creating training packs for the company’s training programmes • Acting as PA to the company manager • Organising large scale events for the company’s clients in the finance industry; liaising with high profile businesses and clients • Being responsible for the company’s accounts