Sarah Larkin

Experience

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  University of Southampton

  Oct 2009 - Jun 2012

  Student Ambassador

  A variety of roles and opportunities including: mentoring, giving talks at local schools, supervising summer camp and assisting at event days and open days. Our focus was often to advise and encourage prospective students about the University.

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  British Council

  Oct 2010 - Apr 2011

  Language Assistant

  Working Lycee Pasteur and College Lumiere, my role was to give language and culture lessons to the students, allowing them to practice their speaking skills and have a better cultural understanding.

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  LOVEFiLM

  Jul 2012 - Dec 2012

  Customer Service

  Working for Sitel, one of the world’s leading outsourcing providers of customer experience management, the LOVEFiLM team provided swift, helpful advice to assist the customer, resolve any issues, and ensure customers were satisfied with the service.

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  AIESEC

  Mar 2013 - Jul 2013

  English Teacher

  My placement was at Meiya International which is a private education centre focusing on evening classes for adults based in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China. As an English Teacher my responsibilities included planning interactive, instructive conversational and grammar lessons and running clubs such as games class, European Culture and Speaking Club.

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  BDO UK LLP

  Sept 2013 - Apr 2014

  Client Services

  BDO is the world's 5th largest accountancy and business advisory firm providing services to businesses within the UK and worldwide. The purpose of the client services role was to provide groundwork for the Personal Insolvency team and to generate opportunities, through good client relationships, for the firm to seek new opportunities.

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  The Department London

  May 2014 - May 2014

  Intern

  The Department produces extraordinary experiences by championing the creative talent behind the world’s most unique events. Delivering full project management from creative concept, design and logistical planning through to onsite production and artist liaison. As an intern I worked directly with the three partners of the company conducting content research and digital strategy implementation.

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  Allianz Global Assistance UK

  Nov 2014 - Jul 2015

  Mastercard Services Advisor

  Allianz Global Assistance is the worldwide leader in travel insurance and assistance services. Within the MasterCard department our objective was to provide a professional and proactive service in core languages of French and English. The role of a MasterCard adviser included advising banks and customers of the emergency services we provide, liaising with the various financial institutions and service providers, and managing cases until a successful outcome was reached.

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  IMCD N.V.

  Jul 2015 - Aug 2018

  Sales/Supply Services Representative

  IMCD is a leading international company in sales, marketing and distribution of speciality chemicals and food ingredients. Within the Intercompany team I was responsible for purchasing a wide range of speciality chemicals, arranging logistics through our third-party logistics partners, and monitoring deliveries, stock levels, and sales. Through my role I built up good supplier relationships, provided time and cost optimisation for our European affiliates and UK customers and facilitated opportunities to expand our reach to new markets and territories. Show less

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  Vestey Foods UK Ltd

  Sept 2018 - Mar 2024

  Vestey Foods UK Ltd is a family-owned business and global supply chain partner that provides a variety of Ambient, fresh and frozen foods to UK retailers, manufacturers and government services. During my time in the company, I have worked in the Rations team which supplies Operational Ration Packs to the UK Ministry of Defence as well as a wide range of ration products to other Governmental and Non-Governmental Organisation and commercial customers.

  • Customer Relationship Manager

    Feb 2021 - Mar 2024

  • UN Contract Co-Ordinator

    Nov 2018 - Jan 2021

  • Purchase and Supply Coordinator

    Sept 2018 - Nov 2018