Kirsty Blair
Derby
Summary
Operational Planning Coordinator with extensive experience in organising day-to-day meetings, developing operational plans, and coordinating schedules across departments. Proven track record in managing defects and complaints, ordering equipment, and maintaining office operations across multiple cities. Skilled in using DepotNet, Salesforce, CORA, Tableau, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook to support project coordination and ensure timely completion of tasks. Adept at facilitating cross-functional communication and collaboration to enhance team performance. Career goal: To leverage expertise in operational planning and project coordination to drive efficiency and success within a dynamic organisation.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
25
25
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Operational Planning Co-ordinator
CityFibre
national
04.2024 - Current
- Organising all day-to-day meetings and making sure logistically that the team can attend meetings easily, and that everything is in place for it to run smoothly.
- Planning support – assisting in the development of operational plans that align within the team.
- Scheduling and coordination – developing and maintaining detailed schedules for daily operations. Coordinating with other departments to ensure tasks are completed on time, and resources are allocated appropriately within the team.
- Making sure that the PW works trackers are constantly up to date and live, and that they are being closed in a timely manner, and that everybody has correct access to be able to update their own.
- Currently serving as the executive assistant to the Director of Supply Chain, managing his diary, helping with the organisation of meetings internally and externally, and ensuring his days run smoother.
- Ensuring all trackers for the operational planning team are stored correctly, and making sure things are closed down in a timely manner.
- Cross-Functional Communication – Facilitating communication and collaboration between different departments, from director level, and external clients and teams involved in the operational process. Ensuring that key stakeholders are informed of any changes, updates, or issues that could affect operations, or any changes to meetings, processes, or other parts within the business.
Area Build Coordinator
CityFibre
Derbyshire
01.2021 - 03.2025
- Company Overview: Lincoln, Newark and Derbyshire, working across various cities
- Excellent time-management skills to maximize task completion and reduce errors
- Working Well within a team managing the defects and complaints across 6 cities, Lincoln, Newark, Derby, Nottingham, Doncaster, Wath Upon Dearne, New Edlington & Rossington
- Managing all the overtime for the 3 cities
- DepotNet Champion across the cities and able to train others in using the system
- DepotNet Champion and good use of Salesforce, CORA, Tableau and many other systems within the business
- Providing figures for meetings and month end figures for meetings
- Attending weekly meetings with local authorities and minuting the meetings and maintaining good relationships
- Working well with the BP maintaining relationships & making sure we all develop as a team
- Ordering all the equipment for the build
- Acting as office manager maintaining all the offices across the 6 cities with all ordering, refreshments, meeting rooms
- And general upkeep of the offices
- Ordering uniform for all members of staff across the 3 cities
- Collecting and submitting information for all weekly Performance excellence meetings with ourselves and the build partner
- Delivered exceptional service to each customer by listening to concerns and answering questions
- Supported team leader in improving operations and resolving issues to deliver excellent customer service
- Lincoln, Newark and Derbyshire, working across various cities
Project Coordinator
Archer Catering Systems
Salford, UK
01.2019 - 03.2025
- Using Klik system to upload all the installation jobs into the system
- Printing off Drawings and orders for the jobs and creating the engineers job packs for installation on site
- Providing quotes to supplier for installation of catering equipment Looking after Projects for the whole of the UK & Making sure deadlines are met and work is finished on time
- Creating RAMS & Drawing layouts for all the Projects & one off jobs that come in
- Monitoring the inbox and dealing with suppliers on their queries & providing them with any information they may need
Project Coordinator/Estimator
CDS Wilman
Salford
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Project co Ordinator for design and build of reimages of Restaurants & catering facilities all around the UK
- Using navigation to estimate and price the equipment for the orders & placing them with suppliers
- Using CAD drawings to work out what exactly is needed for the job
- Liaising with sub contractors in carrying out the works & making sure all the orders are placed for flooring lighting and all tooling requirements
- Attending scoping meetings with QS to check the scope of works and tender based on what is required
- Attending handovers with the client and making sure that they are snag free & correct
- Updating weekly reports and using the systems to provide all correct information and checking the costs and reporting them to the MD
Education
Secondary School - GCSES Grades C and Above
Albion High School
01.2000 - 03.2025
Skills
- MS Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Access
- Outlook
- DepotNet
- Salesforce
- Symology
Personal Information
- Date of birth: 07/07/89
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: British
Timeline
Operational Planning Co-ordinator
CityFibre
04.2024 - Current
Area Build Coordinator
CityFibre
01.2021 - 03.2025
Project Coordinator
Archer Catering Systems
01.2019 - 03.2025
Project Coordinator/Estimator
CDS Wilman
01.2017 - 01.2019
Secondary School - GCSES Grades C and Above
Albion High School
01.2000 - 03.2025
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