Duane P.

Duane P.

Sales and Operations Assistant

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  • About me

    Operations Manager at Spearhead

  • Education

    • Focus School - Laurieston Campus

      2004 - 2009
      Business Administration, Management and Operations
    • Cromer Road School

      1995 - 2003
      English Language and Literature, General
  • Experience

    • BRIDGE JOHNSON

      Aug 2009 - Apr 2011
      Sales and Operations Assistant

      Bridge Johnson specialises in the buying and selling of industrial packaging products, and my role included the following:• Order processing• Phone answering• Picking and dispatching of goods• Stock control • Purchasing

    • Providoré UK

      Apr 2011 - Mar 2016
      Operations Manager

      Providoré UK is a supplier of corporate marketing products including promotional gifts, hampers and calendars. My role at Providoré included the following:• Carrier Contracts – ensuring we are getting the best deals we can but at the same time using carriers that have a reputation of on time deliveries and very low loss or damage of parcels.• Production – management of biscuit tube manufacturing and scheduling teams. • Order Processing – management of order processing team.• Stock Control – organising stock takes, monitoring stock levels and best before dates. • Purchasing – securing good prices for good quality hampers, wines and spirits, chocolates and other speciality food gifts.• Warehousing – negotiating contracts with suppliers for fulfilment and storage of our hamper ranges. • Product Development – including the sourcing and development of innovative high quality hampers, hamper contents, wines and spirits gifts and chocolate gifts, that are in keeping with our luxury hamper and chocolate brands.• Marketing – brochure and flyer design assistance, and website design, development, and maintenance.• IT, Systems and Server Maintenance and Development. Show less

    • Anchorpoint Interiors

      Mar 2016 - Jul 2020

      Anchorpoint Interiors is a division of the Anchorpoint Group specialising in workplace design and build. I have worked with Anchorpoint as the Marketing Coordinator for two years, which included the following:I was responsible for coordinating the marketing for the Anchorpoint Interiors division which involved:•Creating marketing strategies with management•Managing website content and blog updates•Social media management•Literature design•Lead generation•E-shot design and sending•Creating project case studies including photographyOther key responsibilities included project management of industrial racking and shelving projects, and small office furniture and fit-out projects. Show less

      • Marketing Coordinator

        Mar 2017 - Jul 2020
      • Projects Team

        Mar 2016 - Jul 2020
    • Exporta Global - Product Handling Solutions FAST

      Mar 2017 - Jul 2020
      Projects Sales

      Exporta Global is a division of The Anchorpoint Group which specialises in product handling solutions and warehouse supplies, including pallets, storage containers, pallet collars, PPE, racking and shelving. I currently work in the projects team at Exporta, which includes the following:•Sales and estimating of warehouse projects - racking, shelving, mezzanine floors, partitioning, barriers•Space planning and creating CAD layout drawings•Site surveys•Industrial project management, supply and installation of pallet racking, shelving, partitioning and mezzanine floorsOther key responsibilities includes assisting in internal operations projects and tasks, working on IT projects and server and systems management. Show less

    • Sterling GB

      Jan 2019 - Jan 2020
      Marketing & Operations
    • Spearhead

      Jul 2020 - now
      Operations Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Cyber Essentials

      The IASME Consortium Ltd
      May 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Lean Foundations: 5S

      Project Management Institute
      Jun 2024
    • Advanced Business Management (ABM) Course

      Universal Business Team
      Apr 2016
      View certificate certificate
    • Managing Safely - IOSH

      Project Skills Solutions Ltd - Training
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Event Support

      Issued by Rapid Relief Team (RRT) United Kingdom on Feb 2013
      Rapid Relief Team (RRT) United KingdomAssociated with Duane P.