Summary
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Work history
Education
Skills
References
Certification
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Germaine Davis

London,Croydon

Summary

A seasoned professional with seven years' experience in sales and customer service, complemented by six years as a food and warehouse operative. Demonstrates a strong ability to maintain high standards in fast-paced, demanding environments. Known for excellent customer service, logistics understanding, and materials storage oversight. A self-motivated team player who ensures punctuality and takes initiative in outbound processing and data entry tasks. Career goals include leveraging extensive skills to drive operational efficiency and enhance customer satisfaction.

Experienced and approachable individual with professional, friendly and polite manner. Confident, quick learner comfortable working in fast-paced environments. Maintains excellent quality standards through thorough checks and proactively suggesting process improvements.

Self-motivated Warehouse Operative offering effective and efficient picking and packing to deadline. Delivering outstanding attention to detail in a fast-moving facility for continued excellent results.

Detail-orientated and self-motivated individual with keen multitasking abilities. Confident in working independently, using initiative to complete tasks quickly, efficiently and with high degree of accuracy.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
2024
2024
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Seasonal Warehouse Operative

Siamo group
London, Croydon
2025.12 - 2026.01
  • Providing excellent customer service
  • Stocking shelves
  • Ensuring the store maintains a tidy and inviting atmosphere
  • Meeting sales targets and achieving customer satisfaction
  • Understanding and promoting new products and promotions
  • Operating a point-of-sale (POS) system
  • Managed disposal of waste materials, maintained clean working environment.
  • Sorted materials into appropriate areas for easy access and organisation.
  • Inspected goods upon arrival, reported any discrepancies or damages.
  • Liaised with suppliers, resolved issues related to deliveries and supplies.
  • Maintained safety regulations by enforcing strict adherence to company policies.
  • Assisted in logistics planning for seamless transportation of goods.
  • Filed records to maintain accurate stock documentation.
  • Coordinated with management, contributed valuable input during team meetings.

Sales Assistant

WhSmith travel store
Crawley, West Sussex
2025.06 - 2025.08
  • Addressed customer needs promptly, resulting in positive feedback and loyalty.
  • Conducted daily inventory checks to manage stock levels accurately.
  • Offered personalised shopping advice to enhance customer experiences.
  • Stocking shelves

Ensuring the store maintains a tidy ad inviting atmosphere

Meeting sales targets and achieving customer satisfaction

Understanding and promoting new products and promotions

  • Maintained knowledge of current sales promotions helping customers make informed buying decisions.
  • Ensured stock replenishment in a timely manner to maintain product availability.
  • Collaborated effectively with team members to meet sales targets.
  • Utilised excellent communication skills to provide detailed product information.
  • Operating a point-of-sale(POS)system

Part Time Customer Service Advisor

Soul Vegan UK
Croydon
2018.02 - 2024.12
  • Receiving catering orders over the phone
  • Liaising with customers regarding event bookings
  • Managing customer feedback
  • Replying to reviews, complaints, and compliments
  • Distributing promotional emails
  • Good Food Matters Farm

Food Warehouse Assistant

Sainsbury’s Wandsworth Store
SW18
2017.09 - 2024.06
  • Electrical Pump Truck
  • Off-loading warehouse inventory from stock pallets
  • Scanning online deliveries
  • Food waste loading and separation
  • Administration duties, completing food waste forms
  • Loading lorries with roll cages
  • Sort food & grocery roll cages
  • Receiving Argos delivery cages, reviewing the paperwork to ensure customer online purchases are accounted for and handed over to the Argos staff
  • Contributed to achieving targets through consistent hard work.
  • Utilised strong physical stamina for heavy lifting tasks.
  • Assured accurate inventory with regular stock checks.
  • Liaised effectively with suppliers to ensure prompt delivery of orders.
  • Ensured high quality control with meticulous inspection of goods received.

Sales Assistant

John Lewis
Croydon
2010.08 - 2017.08
  • Sold a variety of products/services
  • Assisted customers with product related queries which occasionally required demonstrations
  • Articulated knowledge of a wide range of products and services to deliver exceptional customer service for repeated sales
  • Advised customers on purchasing large white goods at point of sale
  • I regularly exceeded my daily sales target

Replenishment Assistant

John Lewis
Oxford St.
2007.10 - 2010.08
  • Replenish a variety of sections within the food hall
  • Signing and sorting international food deliveries into cages
  • Trained and competent in health and safety policies
  • Awarded title “Top Banana” for going above what was required of my role, completing my tasks, and then assisting other colleagues to get work completed efficiently.

Education

Advanced Diploma - Warehouse Management

Oxford Home Study Centre

Certificate - Customer Service Knowledge

Nescot College

Certificate - Customer Service Knowledge

Calat Adult Learning

NVQ Level 1 - Developing Quality Customer Service Skills

Alison free online certified courses
Ireland Mount Carmel Loughrea, Co Galway, H62 AV62
2025.09 - 2025.10

NVQ Level 1 - Warehouse Management: Inventory, Stock and Supply Chains

Ailson Adult o
Ireland Mount Carmel, Loughrea
2025.10 - 2025.11

NVQ Level 2 - Implementation of HACCP Food Safety System in the Food Processing Industry

Alison Free CPD Certified Adult accredited online courses
Ireland Mount Carmel Loughrea, Galway, H62 AV62
2025.08 - 2025.10

Skills

  • Seven years' experience in sales and customer service
  • Six years' experience as a food and warehouse operative
  • Ability to work to a high standard in a fast paced and demanding environment
  • Team player
  • Self-motivated and takes initiative
  • Excellent customer service
  • Punctuality assurance
  • Logistics understanding
  • Outbound processing
  • Materials storage oversight
  • Data entry competence

References

References available upon request.

Certification

Warehouse Safety

CPD certified

This course taught me the importance of how to control health and safety risks that may be present in any warehouse/ warehouse layout structure.

Timeline

Seasonal Warehouse Operative

Siamo group
2025.12 - 2026.01

NVQ Level 1 - Warehouse Management: Inventory, Stock and Supply Chains

Ailson Adult o
2025.10 - 2025.11

NVQ Level 1 - Developing Quality Customer Service Skills

Alison free online certified courses
2025.09 - 2025.10

NVQ Level 2 - Implementation of HACCP Food Safety System in the Food Processing Industry

Alison Free CPD Certified Adult accredited online courses
2025.08 - 2025.10

Sales Assistant

WhSmith travel store
2025.06 - 2025.08

Part Time Customer Service Advisor

Soul Vegan UK
2018.02 - 2024.12

Food Warehouse Assistant

Sainsbury’s Wandsworth Store
2017.09 - 2024.06

Sales Assistant

John Lewis
2010.08 - 2017.08

Replenishment Assistant

John Lewis
2007.10 - 2010.08

Certificate - Customer Service Knowledge

Nescot College

Certificate - Customer Service Knowledge

Calat Adult Learning

Advanced Diploma - Warehouse Management

Oxford Home Study Centre
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