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Sarah Burgess

Falmouth ,Cornwall

Summary

Highly skilled professional with expertise in effective communication and elevated emotional intelligence. Effectively understanding and responding to team members needs, fostering a collaborative environment where everyone feels valued and supported, ultimately enhancing the teams productivity and success.


Demonstrates proficiency in lean working and reporting, cross-departmental collaboration, and data analysis. Aims to leverage these competencies to drive organisational success and foster a collaborative work environment.


Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Customer Service Team Leader

Watson Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions
Falmouth, Cornwall
08.2015 - Current
  • Experienced in export documentation.
  • Highly proficient in excel and data analysis.
  • Customer Focus is a core value at Watson Marlow, one which I fully embrace, managing client enquires through to resolution quickly and efficiently.
  • Improving my teams continuity on tasks by creating standard operating procedures for training new starters and aligning current team members.
  • Selected to travel to the Wilmington office (USA) to provide training on the company's new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software.
  • Been involved in several LEAN manufacturing projects, boosting productivity, reducing lead times and costs.
  • Conducting monthly 1 to 1's and year end reviews with my team.
  • Part of the Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) team, where I conduct monthly audits of selected locations around the factory.
  • Fully trained first aider.
  • Responsible for approving holiday on Kronos whilst ensuring adequate cover for workload.


Purchasing Clerk/Buyer

Fugro Seacore
Falmouth, Cornwall
10.2013 - 01.2014
  • Working to extremely tight deadlines to fit rigs before departure honed my logistics and project management skills.
  • Building a good rapport with suppliers, enabling negotiations with to improve cost savings.
  • Took on responsibilities for all hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams.

Project Assistant and Receptionist

Resource Strategies
Milton, Queensland, Australia
07.2012 - 10.2013
  • Organised flights, transfers, accommodation and car hire for all staff members.
  • Proof reading of complex environmental reports, updating and formatting documents, data entry, arranging printing, packing and couriering of environmental assessments to appropriate organisations.
  • Registered visitors, guests and contractors upon arrival, providing access passes.
  • Ordering supplies, arranging office maintenance.
  • Fully trained in fire warden duties.

Sales Assistant

Monods Sports
Banff, Alberta, Canada
10.2010 - 05.2012
  • Fully trained in sales techniques, merchandising and product knowledge on high end performance brands.
  • Earned top commission bracket each month due to highest monthly sales record.

Education

Marine Geography - Bachelor of Science

Cardiff University
Cardiff
09.2007 - 06.2010

ILM - Level 3 - Leadership and Management

Truro & Penwith College
Truro, Cornwall
12.2016 - 12.2017

Business Improvement Techniques - Level 2 - Engineering & Manufacturing

Excellence, Achievement & Learning Ltd (EAL)
Poole, Dorset
01.2018 - 04.2018

Certificate in Leadership Skills - Management

SSG Training & Consultancy
Plymouth
06.2021 - 06.2021

Investigations Training - Employment

ACAS
London
12.2024 - 12.2024

Skills

  • Effective communication
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Self-motivation
  • Budgeting and reporting
  • Cross departmental collaboration
  • Data analysis
  • Customer satisfaction focused
  • Cultural awareness

Accomplishments

  • Awarded a first for final year dissertation.
  • The Wales Branch of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & technology (IMAREST) presented me with a certificate of Commendation for Marine Achievements 2009/10.

Affiliations

  • Hiking / Eating out / Baking / Snowboarding

Timeline

Investigations Training - Employment

ACAS
12.2024 - 12.2024

Certificate in Leadership Skills - Management

SSG Training & Consultancy
06.2021 - 06.2021

Business Improvement Techniques - Level 2 - Engineering & Manufacturing

Excellence, Achievement & Learning Ltd (EAL)
01.2018 - 04.2018

ILM - Level 3 - Leadership and Management

Truro & Penwith College
12.2016 - 12.2017

Customer Service Team Leader

Watson Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions
08.2015 - Current

Purchasing Clerk/Buyer

Fugro Seacore
10.2013 - 01.2014

Project Assistant and Receptionist

Resource Strategies
07.2012 - 10.2013

Sales Assistant

Monods Sports
10.2010 - 05.2012

Marine Geography - Bachelor of Science

Cardiff University
09.2007 - 06.2010
Sarah Burgess