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Angela Rowlands

Rough Hills,Wolverhampton

Summary

I am a motivated Product Compliance & AQL / Returns manager with 8 years of solid experience in this specific field and 20 more years of full time employment, working on developing my people and management skills across other industries.

I am recognised for assessing operational needs and developing solutions to save costs, improve quality and revenues and drive customer satisfaction.

I am resourceful and well-organised with excellent leadership and team-building record and oversee day-to-day duties with strong planning and organisation skills to deliver efficiencies in timely manner.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
4042
4042
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Product Compliance and AQL Manager

Dancing Leopard
11.2022 - Current
  • Created and implemented the quality management system to ensure that all incoming deliveries were inspected in a timely manor in compliance with Dancing Leopards quality standards and regulations.
  • Regularly fed back all inspection report findings to the supply base and management teams on a weekly basis.
  • Implemented improvements and changes required from the AQL findings where necessary and worked with the product development team to ensure all product was compliant with Dancing Leopards quality standards
  • Worked along side the Product Development team to ensure the production risk assessments were completed for each new style prior to production starting.

Returns Manager

Dancing Leopard
08.2018 - 11.2022
  • Managed the Returns Department; scheduled daily work and coached new team members with Dancing Leopards quality standard and gave ongoing training and development to the wider team on new product requirements.
  • Ensured that all returned products were processed and repacked efficiently to Dancing Leopards quality control system
  • Communicated with colleagues to ensure priority stock units are made available to maximise stock levels and customer orders
  • Completed weekly overview reports to track returns, Identify trends with return reasons and repack returns data along with production issues and faulty garment reports with the factories and merchandising and production team on a weekly basis
  • Oversaw stock replenishment from the returns back into the warehouse stock and adjusted stock figures accordingly
  • Liaised with the Warehouse Manger for shared staffing teams and priority units management
  • Managed AQL quality checks on stock units, when requested
  • Worked together with the Garment Technician to create new procedures to minimise faulty items received

Postperson

Royal Mail
10.2017 - 07.2018
  • Sorting deliveries before loading them into my van
  • Delivering mail and parcels on foot and also driving to different locations to complete my round.

Office Data Assistant

Owen Payne Recruitment Services (EDM)
09.2017 - 10.2017
  • Electronically recording data from sensitive documents.

Trainee Dental Nurse

Birmingham Dental Hospital
08.2017 - 09.2017
  • Training to become a qualified dental nurse working at an emergency hospital
  • Showing compassion to patients
  • Recording treatments carried out and following instructions given by the dentist
  • Ensuring the environment is clean and instruments are sterile.

Repackaging Assistant

Dancing Leopard
05.2017 - 08.2017
  • Quality inspection of returned garments before repackaging
  • Ensuring that targets are met
  • Provide assistance with issuing refunds to ensure no backlog
  • Provide assistance packing and despatching orders
  • Replenish shelves with stock.

Weekend Warehouse Operative

Extra personnel (Wiggle warehouse)
02.2017 - 05.2017

Office Cleaner

Pallet Track Wolverhampton
02.2017 - 05.2017

Veterinary Care Assistant

Blacks Vets Dudley
01.2003 - 01.2016
  • Cleaning wards, theatres and kennel areas to maintain clinical hygiene standards, sterilisation of surgical instruments and equipment, vacuuming and mopping of staff and client areas including toilets
  • Animal care, assisting the team with anaesthetic procedures, assisting the team with radiography and developing images, placing cannulas and blood collection, assisting veterinary surgeon and nursing team, nurse clinics, ordering stock, reception, client care and administration duties.

Other Roles

Various
01.1999 - 01.2003
  • 1999-2003 Cleaner and lunchtime supervisor - S.S Mary and John R.C Primary school
  • 1996-2000 Part Time Showroom Cleaner - Reg vardy ford

Bar Staff / Cleaner - The New Inn public house

Cleaner – Tarmac - Wolverhampton

Cleaner - Beattie's Department Store - Wolverhampton

  • 1996-1996 Assembly line operative - CE Marshall Willenhall

Education

CPD People Management Skills -

Future Learn

Workplace First Aid -

High Speed Training

Equality and Diversity Level 2 Pass - undefined

Newbury College

Safeguarding Basic Awareness Course Pass - undefined

NYSCB & CYSCB Online

Functional Maths Skills Level 2 Pass - undefined

Learn Direct

Essential IT Skills Level 2 Pass - undefined

South Tyneside College

Veterinary Care Assistant City and Guilds Level 2 Diploma Distinction - undefined

College of Animal Welfare

GCSE - English, English Literature, Child Development, Religious Studies, French, Art, Science

Wolverhampton Girls High School, Colton Hills School

Skills

  • Strong knowledge of quality assurance systems and regulations
  • Excellent problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach
  • The ability to work effectively as part of a team and to lead by example
  • Issue resolution
  • Detail focused, proactive, self-motivated and adaptable to change

Affiliations

  • I enjoy reading a wide variety of books from many different genres. I have a passion for music and enjoy watching live bands perform. I am an amateur baker and bake cakes to celebrate special occasions.

Timeline

Product Compliance and AQL Manager

Dancing Leopard
11.2022 - Current

Returns Manager

Dancing Leopard
08.2018 - 11.2022

Postperson

Royal Mail
10.2017 - 07.2018

Office Data Assistant

Owen Payne Recruitment Services (EDM)
09.2017 - 10.2017

Trainee Dental Nurse

Birmingham Dental Hospital
08.2017 - 09.2017

Repackaging Assistant

Dancing Leopard
05.2017 - 08.2017

Weekend Warehouse Operative

Extra personnel (Wiggle warehouse)
02.2017 - 05.2017

Office Cleaner

Pallet Track Wolverhampton
02.2017 - 05.2017

Veterinary Care Assistant

Blacks Vets Dudley
01.2003 - 01.2016

Other Roles

Various
01.1999 - 01.2003

Equality and Diversity Level 2 Pass - undefined

Newbury College

Safeguarding Basic Awareness Course Pass - undefined

NYSCB & CYSCB Online

Functional Maths Skills Level 2 Pass - undefined

Learn Direct

Essential IT Skills Level 2 Pass - undefined

South Tyneside College

Veterinary Care Assistant City and Guilds Level 2 Diploma Distinction - undefined

College of Animal Welfare

CPD People Management Skills -

Future Learn

Workplace First Aid -

High Speed Training

GCSE - English, English Literature, Child Development, Religious Studies, French, Art, Science

Wolverhampton Girls High School, Colton Hills School
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