PETRICA PREDA
Wolverhampton,West Midlands
Summary
Results-oriented Logistics Specialist and Team Leader with a strong background in managing cross-functional teams and optimising warehouse efficiency. Currently pursuing a BSc in Computer Science to enhance technical skills. Experienced in leveraging digital warehouse management systems to drive operational improvements and ensure compliance in complex environments.
Overview
2
2
Languages
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Foster Carer
Parallel Parents
01.2026 - Current
- Provided therapeutic full-time care and mentorship for 11-year-old youth within independent fostering agency framework, managing complex logistics and developmental milestones to ensure stability.
- Utilised conflict resolution and interpersonal skills to address challenging behavioural needs, creating a secure and emotionally resilient environment for youth.
- Maintained safeguarding and regulatory compliance, collaborating with multi-agency stakeholders and local authorities to achieve positive welfare outcomes.
Logistics Team Leader / Operative
Perrin & Rowe
Wolverhampton
05.2024 - 09.2026
- Oversaw freight compliance and inventory auditing, cross-referencing delivery quantities against digital manifests and purchase orders to resolve supplier discrepancies and ensure accuracy.
- Enforced stringent quality assurance (QA) compliance, leading inspection process to isolate and document substandard or damaged freight, protecting brand integrity prior to production.
- Coordinated daily shift workflows and administrative operations, delegating tasks across inbound and outbound channels to achieve flawless throughput and minimise processing delays.
- Directed strategic facility space optimization, coordinating the systematic allocation of high-value components and finished goods into high-density storage zones to maximize warehouse footprint efficiency.
Forklift Driver & Warehouse Operative
Starchem Ltd
Wolverhampton
09.2020 - 05.2024
- Accelerated vehicle turnaround times by safely operating materials handling equipment (MHE) to load and unload heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) during time-critical trans-shipment operations.
- Optimised warehouse cube utilisation through high-precision forklift manoeuvres, ensuring efficient stacking and palletising of stock to adhere to configuration guidelines.
- Staged freight with high temporal accuracy, strategically positioning inventory ahead of schedule to guarantee seamless, on-time outbound shipments.
- Safeguarded goods-inward data integrity by verifying incoming merchandise against delivery manifests, eliminating discrepancies prior to system logging and ensuring accurate inventory records.
- Enhanced inventory visibility across facility by applying serialization tags and tracking labels, ensuring meticulous traceability of stored assets for effective asset management.
- Upheld zero-incident safety benchmarks, proactively identifying hazard risks and reporting damaged stock to senior management to initiate immediate corrective actions.
Operation Controller
BST Supplies
Wolverhampton
10.2018 - 07.2020
- Championed shop floor output and delivery precision by continuously auditing manufacturing lines, proactively resolving workflow friction to guarantee 100% on-time order fulfillment.
- Facilitated demand planning and budgeting with clients and executive stakeholders, aligning resource capacity with commercial forecasts to enhance production output.
- Cultivated cross-functional synergy across purchasing, QA, technical engineering, and external vendors to streamline material availability and safeguard supply chain fluidity.
- Supervised assembly, production, and packing teams, enforcing inspection protocols to ensure compliance with client specifications and maintain quality standards.
- Exercised strict fiscal discipline and administrative tracking, generating comprehensive shift reports, overseeing cost-control measures, and managing purchase orders to optimize expenditure.
- Monitored subcontracted workflows, evaluating off-site progress to ensure integration with internal schedules and adherence to lead times.
Warehouse Associate & Problem Solver / Administrator
Amazon Fulfilment Centre (BHX1)
Rugeley
06.2016 - 12.2018
- Acted as a dedicated problem solver, leveraging internal warehouse management systems (WMS) to investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve inventory discrepancies and systemic processing errors.
- Executed inventory routing and stowage, determining optimal storage destinations and safely transporting and stocking high volumes of inventory to enhance overall warehouse organisation.
- Optimised station efficiency and data accuracy through administrative tracking and strict 5S standards, minimising line disruptions to ensure timely downstream deliveries.
Team Leader
Vodafone Facility
06.2009 - 06.2014
- Spearheaded team performance and asset development, consistently outperforming rigorous telecom contract KPIs by 12% through targeted coaching and the elimination of processing backlogs.
- Championed data integrity and operational transparency, managing performance databases to translate tracking metrics into actionable insights for workflow improvement.
- Directed shift operations and resource allocation for technology distribution facility, engineering daily schedules for 46 personnel and synchronising inbound and outbound logistics flows.
Education
GCSEs - GCSEs / Equivalent
Technical College “Mihai Bravu”
Bucharest01-2011
BSc (Hons) - Computer Science
University of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton, WLV01-2029
Professional Training
Skills
- Logistics Coordination
- Logistics Management
- Delivery Coordination
- Inventory Control
- Operational Planning
- Critical Thinking
- Information Accuracy
- Youth Mentorship
Custom
Resource Allocation, Team Training & Onboarding, Shift Scheduling, Performance Coaching, Inbound/Outbound Flow Optimization, Cross-Docking, Trans-shipment, Demand Planning, Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Inventory Serialization, Performance Tracking, Lean 5S Methodology, Zero-Incident Safety Benchmarks, QA Auditing & Inspection, Mentorship & Crisis Resolution, Safeguarding Compliance, Advanced Problem Solving, Data Integrity
Languages
Romanian
First Language
English
Advanced
C1
Timeline
Foster Carer
Parallel Parents
01.2026 - Current
Logistics Team Leader / Operative
Perrin & Rowe
05.2024 - 09.2026
Forklift Driver & Warehouse Operative
Starchem Ltd
09.2020 - 05.2024
Operation Controller
BST Supplies
10.2018 - 07.2020
Warehouse Associate & Problem Solver / Administrator
Amazon Fulfilment Centre (BHX1)
06.2016 - 12.2018
Team Leader
Vodafone Facility
06.2009 - 06.2014
GCSEs - GCSEs / Equivalent
Technical College “Mihai Bravu”
BSc (Hons) - Computer Science
University of Wolverhampton