Alexa Fears

Alexa Fears

Receptionist/Admin

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Demand Forecaster at Avon

  • Education

    • Cambridge University

      2005 - 2006
      PGCE KS2/3 Science
    • University of Nottingham

      2001 - 2004
      Bachelor of Science (BSc) Plant Science 2:1
  • Experience

    • Saffron Group Practice

      Jul 2004 - May 2005
      Receptionist/Admin

      Medical receptionist/admin/secretarial

    • Jessops

      Nov 2006 - Jan 2013
      Shipping and Stock Manager

      Sole responsibility for importing within the company, from placement of purchase order to receipt and distribution of imported goods.Streamlining processes and activities within the shipping departmentStock Manager for batteries and photographic filters sourced from UK suppliers, achieving consistently high availability

    • Suncrest Trading Ltd

      Feb 2013 - May 2014
      Merchandiser

      • Forecasting and ordering of own-brand and private label toys and nursery bedding• Arranging shipment and import to our UK warehouse, and delivery to FOB customers• Stock management for FunToSee Ltd. (children’s wall stickers), having created an Excel system to maintain stock of the full Bill of Materials for each product• Maintaining a balance between stock availability and stock holding• Processing all export sales and dispatches for FunToSee Ltd.• Overseeing overall workload for the Admin team of three, giving support where necessary• Regular and adhoc reporting for Head of Department and Directors• Maintaining strong links with the QA team, Warehouse, Design and Accounts department Show less

    • Avon

      Aug 2014 - now

      • Taking responsibility for managing campaigns (Avon releases 18 brochures per year)• Working closely with the Category and Forecasting teams to achieve the best possible results• Presenting campaigns to the business• Data analysis of previous campaigns to help with future planning

      • Demand Forecaster

        Dec 2016 - now
      • Campaign Planner

        Aug 2014 - Nov 2016
  • Licenses & Certifications