Jack Sparrow
Buyer
Basildon
Summary
Reliable employee seeking Buyer position. Offering excellent communication and good judgment. Confident, Always Happy and determined individual who is keen for success. Works well in a team and As an individual. Able to demonstrate a very good standard of computer literacy and problem solving. Gained extensive skills and valuable experience from the Air Training Corps, attended between 14-19 years old, became a leader of a Squadron, with 50 cadets, having to use personal management and leadership every Tuesday & Thursday. Has completed Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh Awards. Also been able to prove this as a Bar Manager on the weekends looking after 6 Bars with 22 members of staff. Able to communicate at any level.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Cips Qualification
4
4
Buying Experience
Skills
PERSONALAbility to organise, lead, motivate and deliver against objectives and goalsProblem SolvingAdvanced ExcelFlexibleExcellent CommunicatorRemains calm under pressureTrustworthy and reliableHard WorkingPunctualApproachableBar Flaring
Excel
Team Work
Time Managemnt
Negotiation Skills
Commodity risk management
Purchasing and planning
CIPS Level 3
Completed Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS ) Level 3
Work History
Commodity Purchasing Supervisor
Meyer Timber Ltd
01.2019 - Current
- Direct contact with suppliers arranging deliverers, booking in and chasing delivery dates.
- Contacting new and existing suppliers with inquiries and stocking options.
- Managing a stock profile, Over 4000 product lines, 15 different product groups, at 4 different branches.
- Working with different restrictions, E.G spend capped, Chinese New year, Container Restrictions.
- Direct Contact with company director about current stock, Stock Value, and prices of arrivals,
- Keeping the current stock value below £15Milllion
- Looking after and maintaining current stock (product descriptions & details)
- Creating new product codes
- Dealing with basic shipping and EUTR
- Updating Current Pricing for all sales staff.
- Indicative testing on Plywood imported from china, to the EN standards (EN636 Bonding Tests).
- Key Achievements:
- Create our own indicative standards test
- Create and maintain a stock plywood review, large comprehensive excel with stock, Rates of Sale and arrivals
- Maintain a product calculator which is used by directors to price the company's products.
- CIPS Level 3 qualification , currently working towards Level 4.
Bar Manager
The Ivory Rooms / Reids
Billericay
01.2018 - 11.2019
- Brought in to improve the bar quality. improving standards, training and also the sales ( Year on Year Turnover)
- Reducing the loose of stock, creating a stricter control.
- Pushing staff with training sessions and also teaching on shift.
- Coming up with new ideas on how to grow sales,
- Looking at new supply options
- Designing & Creating the cocktail menu and increase staffs drink knowledge.
- Basic training from brewery's, Wines, Beers, Spirits ETC
Senior Sales Account Manager
Meyer Timber
11.2016 - 01.2019
- Senior Sales position within Meyer Timber, Someone that others could depend on and ask for help with.
- Constant contact with Customers, building rapport and relationships.
- Visits to customers monthly across the UK.
- Compete against other companies on prices of materials
- Make sure all customers are trading each month
- Cold Calling prospects to be come new customers
- Aiming to achieve my monthly budget of £500,000
- Key Achievements:
- Achieving my Budget in the first month ( £350,000)
- Bringing in a number of new customers with an average spend of over £15,000 per month
- Building a number of good relationships and trust with customers
- Managed to grow some none spending accounts into £250,000 Per Annum accounts.
Lettings Negotiator
Haart
Chelsmford
06.2016 - 11.2016
- To answer phone calls and take all details of potential tenants and what they are looking for.
- To keep tenants updated with new properties available and also book viewings.
- To Arrange Viewings and then conduct them in a professional manner
- Complete viewings with offers to landlords, and give all feedback to landlords
- To complete all reference checks and also paperwork
- Prospect for new properties and also cold call landlords
- Key Achievements:
- Let my first property in my first week
- Let an average of 7 properties a month
- Completed a number of training days and also sales courses
- Achieved the highest marks on my training courses.
Bar Staff/Team Leader
TGI Fridays
London
01.2014 - 06.2016
- To provide the guests with the ultimate TGIs experience, to make the perfect drink for the guest and to make them enjoy their day/night
- Stock count every Sunday, ensure that all the stock is correct and is in correlation to the records
- To make the drinks and get them to the guest quickly and looking photo ready
- Alcohol Awareness of guests.
- Treat all the guests the same and with the highest standard and make sure every guest leaves with a smile
- Key Achievements:
- Gained a full knowledge in knowing and preparing over 500 cocktails, many different spirits, wines and champagnes
- Passing my bar tests within two months of starting, which was 4 months quicker than expected
- Best Bar margin in the region for 2014 (Best Stock Control 2014)
- Above Expectations on last two and only two reviews.
Bar Staff
03.2011 - 01.2014
- On reaching age 18 given the responsibility to work on the main bar with full accountability for running the main bar on a Friday & Saturday
- Counting stock after every shift
- Started at age 16 initially employed as a Bar Back working Friday and Saturday nights collecting, washing glasses and restocking the bar, ensuring that the bar staff had everything that was needed to serve the customers with their drinks in a timely manner
- Key Achievements:
- Gained a full knowledge in knowing and preparing over 100 cocktails, spirits, wines and champagnes
- Promoted to Head Bar Back managing a small team cover The Ivory Rooms six bars, ensuring that all the team were fully trained in their duties and that the shift rota was always covered.
Education
BTEC - Science
South East Essex College
Southend-on-Sea, SOS 09.2010 - 06.2012
Beauchamps High School
Wickford 09.2005 - 06.2010
Timeline
Commodity Purchasing Supervisor
Meyer Timber Ltd
01.2019 - Current
Bar Manager
The Ivory Rooms / Reids
01.2018 - 11.2019
Senior Sales Account Manager
Meyer Timber
11.2016 - 01.2019
Lettings Negotiator
Haart
06.2016 - 11.2016
Bar Staff/Team Leader
TGI Fridays
01.2014 - 06.2016
Bar Staff
03.2011 - 01.2014
BTEC - Science
South East Essex College
09.2010 - 06.2012
Beauchamps High School
09.2005 - 06.2010