Experience

Robert Gordon University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technician

  • Sep 2022 - Present



IKEA

• Netherlands
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Goods flow co-worker

  • Mar 2019 - Present

  As part of the Goodsflow team at IKEA OCP Aberdeen I secure the Goodsflow operations necessary for preparing/picking orders for the customers. Secondary I support Recovery Edinburgh through processing returns and am responsible for processing food deliveries in a safe and secure way. Because of the small unit size I am also responsible for multiple facility safety checks including Pump House checks and I am fully First Aid trained.

• Full Serve Employee

  • Aug 2015 - Mar 2019

  As part of the Full Serve team I took responsibility, as part of the Goodsflow team, forthe completion of the replenishment process in the most efficient, commercial and safe way possible before the store opens. As a part of the Full Serve team I predominantly secured the Goodsflow operations necessary for preparing/picking orders for customers.In IKEA Glasgow I also became active as:- Qualified racking quality specialist- Internal Communications Specialist- Reach truck driver- Editor and chief of the in-house publication (Wee Blether)- Co-worker Committee member- National Co-worker Committee member- IKEA UK and Ireland´s representative on the European Work Counsel Show less

• Sales Supply and Support Specialist (Secondment)

  • Nov 2017 - Jul 2018

  As a Sales Supply and Support Specialist I worked with the shopkeepers to ensure the supplying process in the IKEA store was fully integrated with the communication and selling process. My responsibility was to create excellence in the area of product availability by balancing range and space, and forecasting and ordering to achieve agreed service levels at the lowest possible cost.

• HR Administrator (Secondment)

  • Jan 2017 - Nov 2017

  As HR administrator I worked as a member of the HR team to provide an accurate and efficient administrative support to the HR department. Together with the HR team I supported the delivery of the HR Action Plan, HR idea and the IKEA business objectives by working in partnership with all business functions and co-workers in the store.

• Goodsflow Employee

  • Sep 2012 - Aug 2015

  As part of the Goodsflow team at IKEA Amsterdam I was responsible for the completion ofthe replenishment process before store opening, in the most efficient, commercial, qualitative,quantitative and safe way. I secured the Goodsflow operations necessary for preparing/pickingorders for the customers. Through this work I learned how to use several specialised electronicpallet trucks and how to work with RDT portable handheld computer devices.



Gouden Zon

• Borger, Drenthe, Netherlands

• Agricultural worker

  • Jun 2001 - Sep 2012

  “De Gouden Zon” is a small farming community for people with additional support needs who live together and participate in the running and managing of the farm. (this is a Dutch concept). As a Farm worker I supported the clients in their daily tasks and work around the farm. My involvement was based on the individual support plan of the client. The work included working around the farm, cooking for and with clients, enabling leisure time and acting as night supervision. “De Gouden Zon” is a small farming community for people with additional support needs who live together and participate in the running and managing of the farm. (this is a Dutch concept). As a Farm worker I supported the clients in their daily tasks and work around the farm. My involvement was based on the individual support plan of the client. The work included working around the farm, cooking for and with clients, enabling leisure time and acting as night supervision.



TNT

• Netherlands
• Freight and Package Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postal delivery worker

  • Jun 2010 - Aug 2012

  As a postman in a semi-rural community I was required to distribute letters, packages, and cards to businesses and households after sorting post at the post station. I was specially authorised to deliver sensitive documents, court orders for example, that needed a signature of the recipient. This was all done by bike and over large distances. As a postman in a semi-rural community I was required to distribute letters, packages, and cards to businesses and households after sorting post at the post station. I was specially authorised to deliver sensitive documents, court orders for example, that needed a signature of the recipient. This was all done by bike and over large distances.



Self-employed

• Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands

• Media Production work

  • Sep 2004 - Sep 2009

  As a freelance producer of media content I did research, planning, writing of scenarios, filming, directing and editing for multiple clients. Notable clients included the Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, the Dutch Association of Mental Health and Addiction Care and ING Zwolle-IJselland. As a freelance producer of media content I did research, planning, writing of scenarios, filming, directing and editing for multiple clients. Notable clients included the Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, the Dutch Association of Mental Health and Addiction Care and ING Zwolle-IJselland.



Ekoplaza

• Retail Groceries
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Retail Employee

  • Jun 2001 - Aug 2004

  As a retail employee I advised customers about our 100% ecological range, I contributed in a positive ways to our sales, worked behind the till, worked with our creative product displays, was part of the replenishment process in the morning and looked after tidying the store during opening hours and after close As a retail employee I advised customers about our 100% ecological range, I contributed in a positive ways to our sales, worked behind the till, worked with our creative product displays, was part of the replenishment process in the morning and looked after tidying the store during opening hours and after close