Thomas Balmer

Experience

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  MAKRO Cash & Carry Hellas Wholesale S.A.

  Oct 2008 - Nov 2010

  Front Of House assistant supervisor

  - Reception- Customer service phone line- Cashier- Shop floor- Cash room settlement - Staying behind once the store had closed to balance all the stores tills- Assistant supervisor - Covering supervisors during breaks & busy periods with the same responsibility and authority as the supervisor

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  Nottinghamshire Scouts

  Apr 2010 - Jun 2011

  Assistant scout leader

  - Supervision of juniors in the scouting movement- Forward planning of events/trips/weekly evening activities- CRB approved

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  Giant Bicycles 捷安特

  Oct 2010 - Apr 2019

  Purchasing/POS Assistant (Purchase Order Systems)

  - Demand planning & purchase ordering of both bicycles & cycling accessories for the UK & Irish markets- Working with product managers to ensure the best/most appropriate line-up is delivered to the market- Monitoring the BTS ordering/forecast process to ensure accurate stock delivery at the right period of the model run to keep the DOH & Stock turn within targets set by global & local management - Presenting new gear product to the UK’s 400+ retailers at the annual product launch- Sales analysis for use in forecasting bicycles & accessories- Sending Purchase orders to Global factories- Product testing- Assisting in compiling sales statistics & MBO target data for management reports - System admin of in house operating system (Axapta) - Product creation, pricing, stock movement- Contact for 3PL warehouse & European Haulier for inbound goods- Strategising & implementing change of 3PL warehouse provider in 2019 ensuring minimal disruption to stock supply and establishing future-proof IT & operations requirements for the new provider- Answering sales/customer service enquiries Show less

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  Giant Europe Manufacturing B.V.

  May 2019 - now

  BOM Engineer

  - Creation of the bill of materials (BOM) for the European manufacturing facility focusing on Giant bicycles product including E-bike, racing bikes, MTB & city trekking- Involvement in bicycle related new product development (NPD)- Compatibility testing NPD by way of engineering pilots- Supporting the supply chain management team (SCM) to source compatible substitutes in cases of material shortages- Providing technical support & resolution for production issues to avoid line stops- Deliver SAP end user training to the product lifecycle management (PLM) team during the implementation of SAP within the business Show less