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Lutterworth, England, United Kingdom

Lutterworth, England, United Kingdom

Leicester, United Kingdom

Responsible for: Production, Machine maintenance, Handling QA daily, Managing yarn utilization & Ensuring efficient machine Use. Along with, liaising on all technical matters with the internal team, ensuring the critical path dates are achieved.

Leicester, United Kingdom

Providing exceptional administrative support to customers via telephone and Email support. Supporting Kitchen, Bedroom & Bathroom (KBB) retail outlets and designers. Supporting a CAD system used by the Kitchen, Bedroom & Bathroom industry.

Leicester, United Kingdom

Managing and downloading manifests to PC & HHT to operate HHT device or paper manifests as back up. Plan the delivery routes along with schedules to ensure targets and deadlines are met. Observing customer service to generate new business and retaining existing customer satisfaction by following the client’s guidelines.

Leicester, United Kingdom

Responsible for the administration and development of the company’s online website. Helping develop e- Commerce and telephone ordering procedures from orders taken from customers. Ordering from suppliers; goods intake and stock control; dispatch to customer care. Process the e-Commerce sales and integrated the website to process credit card payments via Sage Pay from Manual Credit Terminal. Also, set up and managed the company’s eBay shop.

Leicester, United Kingdom

Implementing projects to improve in-house procedures for the Internet Sales Business including training and supporting the mission critical IT business systems. Helping develop e- Commerce and telephone ordering procedures from orders taken from customers. Ordering from suppliers; goods intake and stock control; dispatch to customer care. Process the e-Commerce sales and integrated the website to process credit card payments via Sage Pay from Manual Credit Terminal. Also, set up and managed the company’s eBay shop.

Leicester, United Kingdom

Manage an IT team of 2 personnel. Implementing projects to improve in-house procedures for the Internet Sales Business including training and supporting the mission critical IT business systems.Project: Reviewed the groups IT Infrastructure and Strategy Implement and project managed the head office IT Network System. Implement and project managed the retail stores telephone and comms to the head office. Processed the e-commerce sales and redesigned the web site to process credit card payments online. Project Managed the integration of a 4 Store acquisition to the John Cheatle system in 2003. Project Managed the integration of a 19 Store acquisition to the John Cheatle system in 2005. In addition to all this I was front line support for all 44 stores Point of Sale and Head Office users.

Leicester, United Kingdom

Managed an IT team of 3 personnel. Implemented projects to improve in-house procedures for the Internet Sales Business including training and supporting the mission critical IT business systems.Project: Set up the groups IT Infrastructure and Strategy Developed an Asset Register for all hardware assets and a consumables log of received / issued and stock held.

Alfreton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Specify requirements and manage the Development Project life cycle, Test and implement. Also, training & supporting the mission critical IT Business Systems.Project: Y2K Compliance of all CV Clothing key critical suppliers Ensured that all the company’s key critical suppliers were Y2K compliant and drew up contingency plans where necessary to minimize disruption caused to the company and its customers.Knitting Machine Monitoring System Introduced a monitoring system to protect a £20m investment of knitting machines.Assist in Overseas manufacturing factory set up Created training manuals and documentation for systems used in the UK for implementation overseas.Other projects included managing new modules/enhancements to the company’s bespoke system called Knitwear Industry Computer Control System (KICCS):• Work study module • Performance module• Waste module• Yarn Stock Control module• IT Maintenance Contract module• Work in Progress module• Costing module• Wearer Trial module• Critical Path module• Central Stock Reconciliation System *Warehouse & Logistics module

Loughborough, United Kingdom

Working as part of a strategic team to find ways of saving the business money via implementing controls to procedures and meet a target of £250,000 savings. Developed a ‘Yarn Management System’ to control yarn receipts to dispatch of finish goods.

Leicester, United Kingdom

Operating Shima New Technology Knitting Machines under the ISO9001 & BSI Standards.

Leicester, United Kingdom

Operating Shima Electronic Knitting Machines under the ISO9001 & BSI Standards.

Leicester, United Kingdom

Operating Shima Circular & V Bed Knitting Machines under the ISO9001 & BSI Standards.

Leicester, United Kingdom

All business factors and aspects of manufacturing knitwear handled. Developed knowledge and improved understanding in the Knitwear industry.

O Levels, Physics

General Diploma, Business Studies

Cse, Chemistry

Chemistry, Mathematics, Community Studies, English, Geography, Physics and Art & Design.