Travelled for seven months around Northern India and South East Asia. Since return to the UK, have spent time learning the finer points of selling on-line.

• Produced and sold successfully from over 100 auctions.
• Liaised with customers from all over the world.

Achievements:
• Learnt to work on own initiative and the importance of self discipline.
• Successfully received over one hundred responses and continue to enjoy over 99% positive feedback.

Responsible for maintaining SKU stock and pricing, the corporate product catalogue, web shop, selling features for the new Point of Sale ticketing system and the creation and management of various sophisticated reports highlighting various KPI’s.

• Developing numerous detailed and sophisticated reports for top management, in house buyers and suppliers using Excel and Access.
• Supporting the management of SKU pricing, inventory and optimum management for the entire database of product lines for a national network of over 300 stores.
• Contributing to the upkeep of a comprehensive quarterly product catalogue with hundreds of the latest product lines.
• Creating sophisticated controls to regularly monitor, identify and amend pricing and stock anomalies.
• Producing detailed price lists for buyers and category managers.
• Updating the corporate webshop with selling points, technical information, pricing, etc.
• Created numerous bespoke tools in Excel, Word and Access that virtually “automated” many tasks.
• The creation of bar code scanning software for warehouse administration.
• Running ad-hoc reports for directors, team members and suppliers.
• Reporting on the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.
• Organising and entering detailed bulleted features for approximately 10,000 lines for a new nationwide Episys Point of Sale Ticketing System.

Achievements:
• The successful input and maintenance of thousands of SKU’s.
• Learnt some of the finer points of Microsoft Excel, Word and Access.
• Finalised the adding of detailed bulleted features for a Point of Sale Ticketing System.
• Found and reported numerous bugs and anomalies in the computer mainframe system.

Responsible for own brand artwork, producing reports, upkeep of the company product catalogue, maintenance of a stand alone database and collating data for the Packaging & Waste Directive.

• Creating full-blown multi-lingual artwork and instructions for the own brand range.
• Regularly producing various detailed reports for buyers and management.
• Managing the upkeep of various categories for a quarterly 100 page company product catalogue.
• Developing and finalising a complete stand-alone database using Borland Paradox ObjectPal.
• The creation of bar code scanning software for the service department.
• Organising and collating five European languages for own brand packaging and instructions.
• Responsible for the maintenance and yearly submission of data for the Packaging & Waste Directive.
• The creation of a stand alone database for the shipping department.
• The creation and management of EAN13 bar codes for own brand equipment, vouchers, etc.
• Developing and maintaining the own brand Product Compatibility database.
• Creating and maintaining the supplier database.
• Collating information for the General Product Safety Directive.
• Logging and labelling of samples for the product evaluation team.

Achievements:
• Quark Express & Adobe Photoshop – self taught.
• Organised and created multi-lingual artwork for the packaging and instructions for the entire own brand range.
• Automated the process of regular reporting duties.
• Packaging & Waste data kept up to date as proved when audited in 2003 and 2004.
• Learnt to use the new mainframe computer system (Pronto) with considerable ease. Found and reported many anomalies.

Responsible for own brand product quality & safety.

• Ensuring that products from inbound deliveries conform to BS5750 guidelines.
• Testing products and liaising with suppliers and customers.
• Contributing to the company application for BS5750
• The development of a relational database to hold detailed technical specifications and Q.C. history of over 2,000 own brand products.

Achievements:
• Effectively reducing numerous product returns to within acceptable limits.
• The development of a large stand alone database for use by all within the own brand buying department.

Responsible for the sourcing and evaluation of own brand products.

• Duties involved the sourcing and testing of various photographic products for market suitability.
• Travelling all around the Far East including exhibitions in Europe, Asia and America to source and develop new and exciting product lines.
• Interviewing, selection and training of three product evaluators.
• Good communication on an international scale essential.

Achievements:
• Successfully sourced and managed thousands of lines from supplier to shelf.
• Increased a small 200 item product range to over 2,000 lines in just four years.

• Joined the company as a warehouse picker and quickly moved to sales assistant responsible for the demonstration and selling of photographic, audio visual and video equipment.
• Other duties included answering technical queries for both customers and staff.

Achievements:
• Built excellent relationships with customers.
• Developed a knowledge of a wide variety of photographic and audio/visual equipment.
• Learnt to use the mainframe computer with considerable ease.