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Katie Coulson

Redditch,Worcestershire

Summary

Energetic professional with highly relevant skills in communication and organisation, coupled with proficiency in Microsoft Office and data management. Proven ability to multitask and prioritise workloads, ensuring smooth and efficient office operations. Aiming to streamline administrative processes and contribute to team productivity.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Recruitment consultant

Perfect Personnel
Redditch, Worcestershire
03.2024 - Current
  • Identify potential candidates for the client requirements through active sourcing methods.
  • Manage relationships with the hiring managers to understand their recruitment needs and timelines.
  • Conduct pre-interview screening calls to assess candidate suitability and interest.
  • Formulate effective job descriptions for various roles across industries.
  • Sell over the phone to businesses and In person Increasing margins.
  • On Call every other week
  • Booking over 100 Staff per for current clients

Bartender

Abbeydale Community Club
Redditch, Worcestershire
09.2018 - 03.2024
  • Maintain a clean and organised bar, enhancing customer satisfaction.
  • Recommend drinks to customers, increasing overall sales.
  • Provided excellent service to customers, resulting in repeat business.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of drink recipes for improved customer experience.

Account manager

Sp Group
Redditch, Worcestershire
11.2016 - 07.2018
  • Supporting the Account team on the day to day running of a busy, fast paced and challenging account

• Attend client design & pre-production meetings twice a week in London. Providing expert advice on, materials and print processes taking and develop high profile POS briefs from the client

• Accurately provide campaign briefs, updates and information to back of house production teams. Support the development of effective teamwork

• Monitor and review status of your and the other AM, projects:- Identifying & Pro-actively key projects that require pre-production meetings, schedules and client management of key dates

Maintain agreed critical paths managing key pinch points or changes to schedules. The escalation/resolution of any issues surrounding campaigns, ensuring that the correct contact within SP are aware of recovery requirements

• Ensure that the Client is clearly informed of relevant costs and actively manage supply of PO's

• Develop 3D CAD and permanent POS/POP briefs

• Develop campaign briefs from designers and accurately brief requirements to SP Production or other sites

• Ensure that briefs are challenged to enable production to be produced effectively in terms of cost &time frames

• Pro-actively work with the client providing experience POS production & implementation

• Prepare and distribute relevant management information if and when required.

Account Executive

Sp Group
Redditch, Worcestershire
07.2014 - 11.2016

Redditch

• Support for account team managing information and approvals through client, retailers and suppliers

• Management of Card FSU's, print and deliveries through SP

• Sourcing 3d items and props with account team for VM and window projects

•Management of information on project budget sheets

• Management of PO's for suppliers

• Invoicing & analysis of margin reports with Finance team

• Management of un-invoiced jobs report with account team

Production Services Administrator

SP Group
Redditch, Worcestershire
07.2007 - 07.2014

• Taking client brief from Customer Services team

• Costing and estimating Jobs where required

• Converting brief into Manufacturing and Logistics instructions on Tharstern MIS

• Ensuring efficiency of production processes and materials in manufacturing process•

On time & full provision of accurate information to Planning & Optimising team

• Populating Packing sheets for the collation on POS materials in the Warehouse

• Preparing Pick sheets for Packs and allocating despatch labels for deliveries.

• Providing logistics details including volumetric information for vehicle booking

• Diligence and commitment to achieving the Client's SLA requirements.

• Weekly store visits to new stores and implementing the POS with the fitters / client

Halfords Helpline & Administrative Assistant

SP Group
Redditch
07.2001 - 07.2007
  • Place POS store orders that are received directly from Head Office and from the helpline

• Effectively managed a high volume of inbound and outbound customer calls.

• Addressed and resolved customer product complaints empathetically and professionally.

• Referred unresolved customer grievances to designated departments for further investigation.

• Acted professionally and patiently when addressing negative customer feedback.

Education

GCSEs - English

The Leys High School
Redditch, Worcestershire
09.1993 - 07.1998

Skills

  • Sales expertise
  • Interview facilitation
  • Client relationship management
  • Microsoft office proficiency
  • Email management
  • Data inputting
  • Customer service excellence
  • Telephone etiquette

Timeline

Recruitment consultant

Perfect Personnel
03.2024 - Current

Bartender

Abbeydale Community Club
09.2018 - 03.2024

Account manager

Sp Group
11.2016 - 07.2018

Account Executive

Sp Group
07.2014 - 11.2016

Production Services Administrator

SP Group
07.2007 - 07.2014

Halfords Helpline & Administrative Assistant

SP Group
07.2001 - 07.2007

GCSEs - English

The Leys High School
09.1993 - 07.1998
Katie Coulson