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AFEEZ ALIYU

Newcastle upon Tyne

Summary

Reliable sales associate with strengths in inventory management, training and customer service. Friendly, knowledgeable and hard-working team player. Proven success in satisfying sales objectives and securing repeat patronage.

Driven professional with background in sales, customer service and operations management across diverse industries. Highly skilled at fostering relationships with customers to increase loyalty and retention while improving satisfaction levels. Seeking to leverage strong target achievement to progress within growing company. Energetic employee well-versed in strong communication and organisation skills. Seeks solutions to problems and applies extensive analytical knowledge to findings. Adept at multi-tasking, leading group discussions and managing projects.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Store assistant

Aldi
Newcastle upon Tyne
05.2019 - Current
  • Guided customers to locate products or alternative items.
  • Replenished floor stock and processed deliveries promptly, maximising product availability for customers.
  • Organised stock and checkout area proactively between serving customers to maintain orderly shop floor.
  • Inform the leader about non-scanning products & issues affecting safety and due diligence policies.
  • Connects with customers at every opportunity by saying hello, making eye contact and smiling.
  • Ensuring the highest standard of customer service by adapting to each customer’s needs
  • Deals with customer complains by listening and empathizing before providing a suitable response, referring any unsolved issues to the leader.
  • Maximizes product availability for customers by taking immediate action to address off sales.
  • Accurately checks off deliveries where appropriate; Must be able to work as required for inventory counting.

Office administrative assistant

Pinnacle Brit
Hounslow,Middlesex
08.2015 - 03.2019
  • Received, sorted and distributed incoming mail.
  • Handled incoming calls for staff, answering questions, directing calls and documenting messages.
  • Handled day-to-day office activities and operations including [Task] and [Task].
  • Kept and maintained accurate filing system for preservation of office information.

• Managed general inbox enquiries by personally responding to emails or

forwarding to relevant employees where required.

• Prepared office and clients documents for CQC inspection.

• Tagged, organised, and stored physical files.

• Answered phones and performed clerical office functions.

• Organised files, faxed reports, and scanned documents, maintaining tidy

front desk and reception area.

• Assisted in making the organisation CQC compliant

Administrator

Blueboard Care Services
Dagenham
02.2013 - 07.2015
  • Interacted with customers professionally by phone, email and in-person to deliver accurate service information.
  • Assisted clients with daily enquiries and addressed incoming correspondence to maintain timely responses.
  • Effectively managed incoming and outgoing mail to maximise office efficiency.
  • Oversaw database to maintain updated records and accuracy.
  • Elevated customer satisfaction ratings by resolving clerical and administration issues quickly and effectively.
  • Successfully planned and executed corporate meetings, seasonal parties and special events for over 30 employees.
  • Organised training to teach new office workers in processes and important policies.
  • Spearheaded office workflow coordination, utilising employee strengths and skillsets to better address task needs.
  • Cultivated positive rapport across all enterprise levels, managing stakeholder relations in support of organisational needs.

Call centre agent

TNT Express
London
08.2011 - 01.2013
  • Handled customer queries focused on first-call resolution.
  • Handled high call volumes with accuracy and efficiency for optimum productivity.
  • Built positive customer rapport through friendly, professional communication.
  • Maintained call centre efficiencies, ensuring clear, effective communication with all departments.
  • Maintained accurate knowledge of current services to provide informative customer advice.
  • Established follow-up call systems to effectively resolve complaints and maintain customer loyalty.
  • Set up appointments for customers and entered work tickets to obtain needed services for clients.
  • Asked probing questions of clients to understand needs and identify actionable requirements.
  • Optimised customer experience by tailoring responses to individual needs.
  • Used in-depth product understanding to answer customer questions knowledgeably.
  • Reached out to established clients to follow up after sales and offer new products and services.
  • Coordinated dispatching for field team completing installation, maintenance and repair work.

Customer advisor

B&Q
London
10.2008 - 08.2011
  • Built positive customer rapport through friendly, professional communication.
  • Resolved customer issues effectively, using strong interpersonal skills and conflict resolution techniques.
  • Managed high-volume customer queries simultaneously through effective multitasking.
  • Assisted customers with varying questions using product knowledge and service expertise.
  • Handled requests with friendly, knowledgeable service and support, continually achieving positive customer feedback.
  • Adhered strictly to policies and procedures for continued company compliance.
  • Managed high-volume customer enquiries across various channels, delivering helpful, timely and professional service.
  • Asked probing questions of clients to understand needs and identify actionable requirements.
  • Assisted customers with product complaints, logging issues for investigation and providing replacement items.
  • Reached out to established clients to follow up after sales and offer new products and services.

Education

Foundation Degree in Science - Computer Science

Middlesex University
London
09.2008 - 07.2009

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

West London College
London
09.2009 - 12.2011

Skills

  • Customer retention tactics
  • Attentive listening
  • Rapport building
  • MS Office
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Office diary coordinating
  • Requirements gathering
  • Superb communication skills
  • Advanced problem solving
  • Creative problem-solving
  • Value analysis
  • Stakeholder relationship management
  • Results oriented

Timeline

Store assistant

Aldi
05.2019 - Current

Office administrative assistant

Pinnacle Brit
08.2015 - 03.2019

Administrator

Blueboard Care Services
02.2013 - 07.2015

Call centre agent

TNT Express
08.2011 - 01.2013

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

West London College
09.2009 - 12.2011

Customer advisor

B&Q
10.2008 - 08.2011

Foundation Degree in Science - Computer Science

Middlesex University
09.2008 - 07.2009
AFEEZ ALIYU