Karen O'Callaghan
Administration And Operations
Harston
Summary
Office Management and Administration Professional experienced optimizing productivity, efficiency and service quality across various environments. Highly dependable, ethical and reliable support specialist and leader that blends advanced organizational, technical and business acumen. Works effectively with cross-functional teams in ensuring operational and service excellence.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Office & Finance Manager
Community Safe Services
London
11.2007 - 03.2018
- Established workflow processes, monitored daily productivity and implemented modifications to improve overall performance of personnel.
- Coordinated and aligned corporate and office schedules and disseminated important work information to employees.
- Oversaw office inventory activities by ordering and requisitions and stocking and shipment receiving.
- Managed office operations while scheduling appointments for department managers.
Visual Operations Manager
Marks & Spencer Plc
Paddington, London
04.2003 - 05.2007
- Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly reporting.
- Saved $[Amount] by implementing cost-saving initiatives that addressed long-standing problems.
- Onboarded new temps by entering employee information into systems.
- Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
European Visual Merchandiser Manager
Nautica & Earl Jeans
London, New York, and Europe
01.2001 - 12.2003
- Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
- Handled [Number] calls per day to address customer inquiries and concerns.
Senior Visual Merchandising Manager
Donna Karan
London and New York
09.2000 - 12.2001
- Created look and feel of visual merchandising publications to better target specific audiences.
- Managed merchandising standards and maintained consistency across distribution channels.
- Improved field teams' sales by coaching on merchandising techniques.
- Wrote merchandising guidelines for new product launch kits to keep teams on same page and effective.
Senior Visual Merchandising Manager
Giorgio & Emporio Armani
London
01.1996 - 12.2000
- Created look and feel of visual merchandising publications to better target specific audiences.
- Managed merchandising standards and maintained consistency across distribution channels.
- Improved field teams' sales by coaching on merchandising techniques.
- Wrote merchandising guidelines for new product launch kits to keep teams on same page and effective.
Education
Diploma - Administration Assistant
Pitman
Cambridge 09.2021 - 09.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Visual Merchandising Management
The London College of Printing And Distributive Tr
London 09.1997 - 07.2000
Certificate - Sales, Marketing And Retail
Crumlin College
Dublin, Ireland 09.1992 - 07.1993
Skills
Microsoft Word 2016
Effective Business Communication
Microsoft Excel 2016
Microsoft PowerPoint 2009
Microsoft Outlook 2016
Successful Meetings & Minutes
Twitter for Business
Event Management Essentials
Timeline
Diploma - Administration Assistant
Pitman
09.2021 - 09.2022
Office & Finance Manager
Community Safe Services
11.2007 - 03.2018
Visual Operations Manager
Marks & Spencer Plc
04.2003 - 05.2007
European Visual Merchandiser Manager
Nautica & Earl Jeans
01.2001 - 12.2003
Senior Visual Merchandising Manager
Donna Karan
09.2000 - 12.2001
Bachelor of Arts - Visual Merchandising Management
The London College of Printing And Distributive Tr
09.1997 - 07.2000
Senior Visual Merchandising Manager
Giorgio & Emporio Armani
01.1996 - 12.2000
Certificate - Sales, Marketing And Retail
Crumlin College
09.1992 - 07.1993