Niall Hillen
Stockport,Greater Manchester
Summary
Enthusiastic and hard-working Business graduate with excellent organisation, time management & teamwork skills. With experience in freight forwarding, logistics, retail & materials management as well as a degree in Business & Marketing I have amassed not just knowledge but an understanding of businesses and the business environment.
After working in freight forwarding for the last year and a half I am ready for a new challenge and looking to start a job with more chances of progression and a better office environment.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Transport coordinator
Banks and Lloyd Shipping
Wilmslow, Cheshire East
05.2023 - Current
- Tracking of container's through various shipping lines sites and inventory sites to ensure containers are cleared and landed for delivery.
- Worked closely with hauliers to achieve cost effective rates for haulage.
- Worked closely with hauliers to confirm containers were returned to quay within the correct free time.
- Handling of late running or problem causing deliveries.
- Worked closely with different internal departments to obtain rates for haulage and quote to different customers.
- Follow up calls with customers to ensure deliveries went ahead smoothly and no issues with offloading.
Operations assistant
Banks and Lloyd Shipping
Wilmslow, Cheshire East
07.2022 - 05.2023
- Managed a large account with 8 sub-companies and ensured a good customer relationship was maintained.
- Organised freight and haulage for clients from routing shipments to having them delivered to the clients warehouses.
- Handled and reviewed bill of lading documents for clients.
- Obtained cost effective solutions for freight and haulage to suit customers time frame / budget.
- Worked closely with hauliers to ensure deliveries are completed and customers are updated
Data Entry Clerk
Simon Charles Auctioneers
Bredbury, Stockport
05.2021 - 09.2021
- Catalogued products & entered them into the company database for sale online
- Unloaded pallets and assisted with putaway
- Sortation of product
- Assisted with shipping of products.
Materials Management Clerk
Starkey Laboratories
Hazel Grove, Stockport
09.2017 - 08.2018
- Prepared parts for the production team and ensured production area was fully stocked
- Issued stock for technicians
- Performed regular stock takes and monitored stock levels on Oracle software
- Processed sales orders
- Liaised with customers & overseas teams
- Assisted with moving stock up to 30kg.
Logistics Coordinator
Computer England
Stockport
08.2015 - 09.2017
- Facilitated the shipping of products from one destination to another.
- Ensured warehouse capacity was kept at optimal levels.
- Managed activities throughout the order fulfilment and transportation cycle to ensure established deadlines were met.
- Oversaw inventory of goods - Stock Taking.
- Managed the company's social media profiles for both Facebook and Twitter.
- Created and updated pages for the company's website.
Education
B.A - Business & Marketing
Sheffield Hallam University
09.2018 - 06.2022
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Logistics
- Freight forwarding
- Customer Service
- Leadership
- Organisation
- Problem-solving
- Teamwork
- Driving license 7 years
- Data Entry
Timeline
Transport coordinator
Banks and Lloyd Shipping
05.2023 - Current
Operations assistant
Banks and Lloyd Shipping
07.2022 - 05.2023
Data Entry Clerk
Simon Charles Auctioneers
05.2021 - 09.2021
B.A - Business & Marketing
Sheffield Hallam University
09.2018 - 06.2022
Materials Management Clerk
Starkey Laboratories
09.2017 - 08.2018
Logistics Coordinator
Computer England
08.2015 - 09.2017