Willis & Gambier is the market leading furniture distributor in England. They supply premium furniture to many of the leading retailers in the UK and Republic of Ireland.Key Responsibilities:*Run the purchase forecasting and purchasing systems *Update the core systems to reflect current supply chain issues*Raise, place and manage purchase orders*Track and supply key customs clearance documents *Communicate with international suppliers and the off-shore parent company to ensure the smooth supply of products, information and administration*Organize all international shipments via sea freight and air freight*Plan, control and forecast the flow of goods-in*Traveled to China to train the suppliers to European regulations in the timber industry

La Redoute is the largest mail order company in France. They are a global retailer, selling apparel clothing and household linen around the world via their website and catalogues. I was employed for the role of Buyer Assistant in the lingerie department, which ran alongside my degree in Purchasing Management.Key Responsibilities:* Communication with suppliers located in Asia by mail and phone on a daily basis* Active involvement in meetings with product managers and designers* Excellent knowledge of software allowing detailed database updates, selection of suppliers for quotations and facilitating supplier negotiations* Actions to ensure the product development: sourcing raw material fabrics, including follow-up and quality-checking of each sample* Successful negotiation and purchase for a range of different products within budget and delivery time

JMTC Ltd is an import-export company. They supply vehicles and parts to developing countries that have limited local infrastructures and often require all vehicles and consumables to be imported.Key Responsibilities:* E-sourcing to find new suppliers that satisfy consumer base* Use of software to elaborate and produce quotations* Careful examination of every document and operation necessary for the import export of products

Corporate Games UK & Events Ltd are multi-sport festivals servicing over 12,000 organisations with over 40 different projects operating worldwide each year. I was employed as a marketing executive assistant to help increase international sales for the World Corporate Cup of Soccer and Corporate Games at the company’s World Headquarters.Key Responsibilities:* Sales marketing which included contacting individual companies to encourage companies to participate in the Games* Confident translation of the website into from English into French* Supporting the marketing team in the management of over 150 unique organisations for events hosted in Brighton, UK and Limerick, Ireland* Leadership and support of sub-tasks within the operations team, media and VIP management as well as overall responsibility of several components of the Games event