Looking for work in the Kouvola area

[Andy_B]

Good Morning All,

We have recently moved to Finland (Kouvola) from the UK to be closer to my wife’s family.
I am now looking for work, which is proving harder than first anticipated!
My background is in I.T, Data Analysis & ECommerce but really I am open to any work going.
At present I do not speak Finnish but I am hoping to find a course in the area to aid me in that.

Please see below my employment history, if anybody knows of any work available or has any work available I would really appreciate the opportunity.

Kind Regards
Andy Bell


PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Positive and hardworking with a varied background in data management and support. A persistent hunger to learn new and develop current skills. An experienced and successful problem solver with key skills including:


•Relationship building
• Persevering
• KPI’s
• Problem solving
• Communications
• Training
• Motivation
• System Support
• Project management


KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

• Turned a failing sample department into the highest KPI-achieving department with Croda Chemicals, redesigning and implementing new processes.

• Heavily involved in the integration of Bells into the Jackson’s retail group. This involved ensuring that the different reporting systems used within the companies were able to integrate seamlessly and provide the newly formed, merged company with business critical information.

• Identified key comms issue between the EPOS system and the Internet website, substantially impacting on order efficiency and financial accuracy. Designed, implemented and maintained coding to overcome these issues, despite the idiosyncrasies of both systems concerned.

• Worked in partnership with company leadership representative to analyse key issues with the EPOS system, defining potential solutions and profiling eventual replacement system requirements.

CAREER HISTORY

2009 – 2012 Armstrong Richardson
Data Manager \ I.T Support

• Maintaining accurate data within a complex, diversely demanding environment comprising distribution, transport, agricultural trading, warehouse and retail systems.
• Management reporting for the retail team, together with ad hoc reporting for all other divisions.
• I.T support for 4 retail stores and the internet system.

• Infinity (Retail System) and Sage 1000 (Wholesale system) support for 40+ employees.
• Invited to serve on the recently formed, company-wide Project Planning Team. Chaired the inaugural meeting.
• Responsible for defining and meeting company-wide IT training needs.
• General I.T support

2008 – 2009 TDG \ Croda Chemicals
Sample Manager & Packaging Buyer

• Team manager.
• Processing orders using SAP.
• Determining appropriate transport arrangements for hazardous materials, by air freight or ADR (road) and producing all required documentation
• Successfully completed the required hazardous airfreight qualification (DGSA)
• Stock control in the sample area ordering and monitoring stock.
• General I.T support.
• Controlling the Monthly and Yearend KPI reports.
• Reporting to our supply chain manager and contract manager.

2007 – 2008 Wincanton
VLS Clerk/ Stock Control

• Use of an in-house database system for the input of delivery details for each vehicle e.g. truck details (registration/trailer number)
• Defined receiving stores and product assignation are to the vehicle, along with the expected delivery times.
• Monitoring and correction of stock levels within the warehouse.
• Completion of weekly and period end reports for management analysis.

2003 – 2007 Bells Store Ltd
Business (intelligence) Data Analyst

• Development and maintenance of a reporting suite (Cognos); creating list of basic reports to allow management direct access to elements such as sales reporting, stock control and highly confidential security reports.
• Special projects; key example being the analysis of all warehouse stock, projecting sell through rates to acquire and accurate provision for stock loss at year-end.
• Supporting Area managers with providing accurate data to develop plans for future marketing and sales activity.
• Providing data to security team to identify and reduce store theft.

2002 – 2003 CAT UK Ltd
Expeditor

2000 – 2002 Bar Shambles (Fuengirola)
Part Owner\ Manager

1998 – 2000 San Antonio Ibiza
PR and Bar work

1997 – 1998 SK Chilled Foods
Team Leader

[Pursuivant]

I am now looking for work, which is proving harder than first anticipated!

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