Amanda Chappell

Experience

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  Courtaulds Textiles Automotive Products

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1995

  Senior Designer
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  Weavestyle

  Sept 1995 - Jun 2005

  Business Development Executive

  Business Area: Manufacturer and supplier textiles to furniture, cane furniture, bedding and curtain manufacturers, wholesalers; supplying into M&S, Brian Yates, Zoffany, Linwood and Laura Ashley Turnover approx £4.5 millionThe Role: Business Development Executive Leader of a multidisciplinary design, commercial and technical team. Set and achieve financial targets, annual budgets, forecasts. Managed accounts with combined turn over of £2 millionCritical Path Management from sample to bulk.Improve and grow Weavestyle’s relationship with key account customers who supplied leading UK retailers.Strong market awareness of price, design trends and the competitors’ offerings was required. Show less

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  Design and More UK Limited

  Jul 2005 - Jun 2006

  Sales Manager

  Strengthening key account relationships to ensure new seasonal introductions were frequently placed in bedding and soft furnishing areasDirected suppliers in China, India and Turkey. I managed critical path from sample to bulk, I lead client pre-production meetingsEnsured ranges were marketed within price targets. I negotiated with both customer and supplier. Liaised with photographers and packaging companies on all new introductions, Introduced best-selling lines into BHS.

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  Shropshire Building Supplies

  Jun 2006 - Mar 2009

  Sales Manager

  By pushing forward the company’s attributes, mainly excellent service and a desire to be the supplier who ultimately offered the speed of response at the best possible price, I initiated meetings with clients and considerably increased turnover of existing accounts that were not previously trading, i.e., Morris Properties, J. R. Slee, Walker Sheppard.Proactively introduced new accounts to the business: L.G. Blower, Morris Homes, Pochin Homes, S.J. Roberts also negotiated customer terms with local builders, both current and new prospective business: EnterpriseResponsible for setting and achieving financial targets, sales figures for all branches. Lead inter-branch sales meetings: Managed a team of sales staff. Show less

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  Think iDEA Ltd.

  Apr 2009 - Mar 2010

  Quality Manager

  Business Area: Interior design, space planning, New Media: corporate communications for international clients, website creation and Eco-tools. Quality and Environmental Management Representative. I transformed what many perceive as “the poison chalice” into a very accessible system. I initiated Team Workshops, encouraged staff to play an active role in the writing of procedures and led client feedback interviews to afford continuous improvement and customer awareness throughout the business. I trained to be a Lead Auditor for ISO 9001:2008 and rewrote the Quality Manual to focus on business needs. iDEA subsequently achieved three years certification and passed two external ISO 14001:2004 environmental audits without any incidents of non-complianceI actively lead Bid-Tender Activity: Researching, completing PQQ's with the team and proof reading; I prepared and chaired Management MeetingsI managed ‘Rapport’ internal database system: Upgrades, contacts, updating suppliers etc., including annual reviews; PR: Generating press releases with copywriter and contacting press. Show less

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  Morris Care

  Apr 2010 - Aug 2010

  Consultant

  Just completed CQC ( Care Quality Comission) re registration with Morrs Care, in a Quality capacity, reviewing the quality system of Morris care and all policies and procedures in order to re register six care homes with compliance to the Health and Social care Act 2008,

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  Morris Machinery

  Jul 2010 - Oct 2020

  Quality And Environmental Manager

  Worked on a short term contracts to align the ISO9001:2008 quality systems of the existing and new acquisition operations. Took the lead in helping the company to achieve ISO14001:2004 certification. Travelling between Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton and Lincoln.Undertook a national audit of demo, consignment stock travelling throughout the UK visiting clients and reconciling company data upon return.Embarking on preparation for 3 year recertification assessment in ISO 9001:2008.

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  Self-employed

  Oct 2020 - Feb 2021

  Freelance QHSE Management Systems Auditor & Consultant

  I am now available and keen to gain experience of 3rd party auditing against ISO9001, 14001 and 45001

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  Environmental Solutions through Partnership (ESP)

  Feb 2021 - now

  Integrated Management Systems Consultant

  Working in partnership with clients to provide Q H S E system conformity.Chartered Quality Institute Practitioner LevelIEMA Member Broad experience of quality and environmental management systems being a lead auditor in both. Also a lead auditor for ISO 45001. Having a decade of experience in a site machinery company, and a background of textile design, manufacturing for home furnishings and automotive applications. Amanda is a practitioner member of the Chartered Quality Institute and an IEMA member. Amanda is a dedicated professional who brings a wealth of experience in establishing, maintaining, and auditing ISO systems. Her sectors of experience include automotive dealerships, machine assembly, manufacture of engineering site machinery, food production, fabric manufacturing and finishing, local authority, National Health Service, recycling facilities and leisure parks. Including:Auditing of environmental management systems to ISO 14001.Establishing, implementing, and maintaining an Environmental Management System gaining certification to ISO 14001 across multiple sites.Performing evaluations of environmental legal compliance for clients.Working intensively alongside a client to evaluate 25 operational sites and submit a compliance package to BEIS, in relation to The Heat Network (Metering and Billing) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.Liaising with client’s waste suppliers to achieve environmental conformance of documentation.Updating and compiling client environmental legal compliance registers.Assisting with implementation of ISO 45001 OH&S management systems.Auditing suppliers in relation to machine assembly for ISO 9001 and 14001.Assisting clients in preparation for ISO 14001 certification body audits. Show less