Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
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AMANDA STAMMERS

AMANDA STAMMERS

Basildon,Essex

Summary

Experienced Administrative professional and Project Coordinator with extensive automotive experience in programme coordination, planning and support. Successful at taking on diverse project tasks to accomplish tight deadlines. Resourceful and adaptable individual with strong organisational, time management and problem-solving abilities.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work history

Project Coordinator

Olympus KeyMed
Southend, Essex
04.2023 - Current
  • Provide support to the Project Leadership team in advance of meetings, conferences.
  • Monitor project progress, identify risks and take corrective action as needed.
  • Collaborate with project teams in gathering user requirements and developing project plans.
  • Communicate project progress and challenges to stakeholders for decision-making purposes.
  • Prepare project coordination documentation, compile reports and prepare presentations with keen attention to detail.
  • Schedule and facilitate meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
  • Align training programmes with corporate objectives, meeting established metrics.
  • Tracked training outcomes through consistent collection of KPI data for participant feedback.

Operations Planner

Excalibre
Rainham, Essex
01.2023 - 04.2023
  • Key operational representative, liaising with various stakeholders in support of operational excellence
  • Strategically responsible for scheduling and managing 9 engineers, maintaining high-performing business operations.
  • Responsible for the coordination of all job allocations, liaising with the Field Service Manager to minimise operational disruption.
  • Prioritised incoming communications to filter out basic requests and minimise disruptions.
  • Managing daily queries and communication with customers ensuring the fastest responses to ever changing business needs

Program Manager

Ford Motor Company - FCSD
03.2021 - 01.2023
  • Liaised with Master Technicians to determine event content to meet needs and exceed expectations.
  • Organised and facilitated large-scale Dealership Events, live across 33 countries
  • Analysed Dealer feedback to forecast future training requirements.
  • Created system training material for Diagnostic Engineers based on Deanship events.
  • Worked with Management and internal stakeholders to define programme scope, milestones and task allocation.
  • Facilitated programme-level discussions and workshops to achieve clear direction on key issues and priorities.
  • Supported Management by collecting and analysing data to generate reports for programme timing or corrective action planning.

Flight Attendant

British Airways, Business Class
Heathrow, Hillingdon
07.2019 - 03.2021
  • Providing high levels of customer service to passengers, looking after their needs and providing solutions to issues arising.
  • Maintained positive attitude when dealing with distressed passengers, by calming fears and providing secure environments.
  • Facilitated communications between flight deck and cabin crew prior to and during flights, promoting smooth operations.
  • Conducted pre-flight aircraft checks, verifying placement and proper working order to maintain the highest levels of on-board security.

Program Manager

Ford Motor Company - Powertrain Planning
05.2011 - 04.2019
  • Provided Personal Assistance (PA) to Directors and wider management team of 30 for 8 years.
  • Responsible for planning and scheduling of all Global Powertrain programmes, maintaining appropriate systems to ensuring delivery of agreed outcomes within timing and constraints.
  • Providing stakeholders and Senior Management with accurate programme status reports. Highlighting any potential areas of risk.
  • Facilitated cross functional Senior Management Meetings and Key Milestone Reviews. Agenda management, taking minutes and distributing meeting outcomes.
  • Keeping log of program risks and issues and clearly documenting decisions, ensuring they are actioned within agreed timescales.

Assistant Contract Manager

Essex County Council - Older People Services
10.2009 - 05.2011
  • Develop and maintain positive, professional relationships at all levels with internal /external stakeholders.
  • Working with the care home providers and quality team to implement action plans to address areas of non compliance. Monitoring quality plans regularly until compliance is achieved.
  • Manage contracts with care home providers by recording, analysing and evaluating data in respect of performance and compliance with the Authority's Policy and Procedures.
  • Issuing of breach letters inline with quality care commission standards when non compliance is identified.
  • Generated tender and contract compliance documentation.

Assistant buyer

Ford Motor Company - Electrical Purchase
Basildon, Essex
10.2006 - 10.2009
  • Lead Market tests with new and existing suppliers to explore opportunities to improve operational effectiveness and cost


Education

GCSE -

Fryerns School , Basildon
06.1990

English

Maths

Business Studies


Prince2 Foundation

Axelos

Completed 7/2021


Prince2 Practitioner

Axelos

Currently Studying


Skills

  • Microsoft tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Leading EU Dealer Events
  • PRINCE2 - Foundation Qualified
  • Programme, Panning and Meeting Coordination
  • Supporting Managers/Team
  • Status reporting to Snr Management
  • Analytical problem solving
  • Process improvement
  • Managing Audit Processes
  • Buying and Purchasing from Global suppliers
  • Contract negotiation

Timeline

Project Coordinator - Olympus KeyMed
04.2023 - Current
Operations Planner - Excalibre
01.2023 - 04.2023
Program Manager - Ford Motor Company - FCSD
03.2021 - 01.2023
Flight Attendant - British Airways, Business Class
07.2019 - 03.2021
Program Manager - Ford Motor Company - Powertrain Planning
05.2011 - 04.2019
Assistant Contract Manager - Essex County Council - Older People Services
10.2009 - 05.2011
Assistant buyer - Ford Motor Company - Electrical Purchase
10.2006 - 10.2009
Fryerns School - GCSE,
AMANDA STAMMERS