Mr.
Karl Raymond Williams
11 Park Leys
Harlington
Beds
LU5 6LY
01525877805
07453288913
Karlos122@hotmail.com
PROFILE
I am now looking for a new vocational challenge. I believe that I have the enthusiasm
and determination to succeed in many areas. I have strong interpersonal skills, am
reliable and adaptable and I have good administrative capabilities. I am a fast thinker
and learn quickly.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
Restructuring DBD’s warehouses and all their procedures, employing new staff, and
changing the complete floor plans. Helping to Produce a 100% score on our weekly
health & safety audits. Which was running at 40%. I then linked this into the
warehouse employees KPI scheme.
AQUACHILL WATER COOLERS & BOTTLED WATER
Warehouse Manager July 2015 to Present
Daily schedules, deliveries, staff rotas and time keeping. This was to maintain an
efficient and successful operating system, disciplinary procedures, Health & Safety,
hiring of staff. Maintaining stock levels. Liaise with clients, suppliers and transport
companies. Dispatch of goods. Use space and handling equipment efficiently.
Making sure quality, budgetary targets and objectives are met. Have a clear
understanding of the companies polices and vision, and how the warehouse
contributes to these. Deal with customer communications by email or telephone.
Keeping stock control systems up to date, and make sure inventories are accurate.
Organise the recruitment and training of staff, as well as monitoring staff
performances and progress. Motivate, organise and encourage teamwork within the
workforce. To ensure productivity targets are met or exceeded. Produce regular
reports and statistics on a daily, and monthly basis. Brief team leaders on a daily
basis.
DBD Distribution Ltd
Warehouse Manager March 2010 to July 2015
Manage a team of warehouse operatives. Distributing workloads equally. Health &
Safety audits. KPI. Monthly appraisals. Time keeping. Wage structures. Disciplinary
procedures. Supervision, Developing Budgets, Developing Standards, Managing
Processes, Inventory Control, Reporting Skills, Analysing Information, Equipment
Maintenance,
GM TECHNICAL CENTRE
Parts Manager April 1988 – March 2010
After serving 11 years as a warehouse operative. I was promoted to Team leader and
carried out every aspect of warehousing. From Receiving, Export, Picking-Packing,
Dispatch. Planning and Collation.
I was advised to put myself forward for a Parts manager at GM’s technical centre. I
applied and was duly promoted. My responsibilities within the technical centre
varied, from identifying GM parts from all over the world, ordering, customer service,
checking invoices. Distributing workloads to our team of technicians. Health &
Safety, Disciplinary procedures, Organising cars for motor shows and TV
programmes.
KEITH PROWSE AGENCY
Freelance Public Relations May 1985 – March 1988
Sub-contracting to high profile PR Companies, including Keith Prowse, Guinness,
Harp Lager, Budweiser and General Foods. To arrange and co-ordinate high profile
events, to ensure that potential media exploitation, were utilised to the full.
Meeting with local and regional media personnel to assist in the promotional
elements of the event and ensure that positive exposure resulted.
To provide corporate branding, at various events around the UK and Ireland to gain
maximum possible exposure.
I worked on the most successful and biggest music sponsorship programme in
Europe. Assisting in producing many positive exposure opportunities in the media
consumer markets.
QUEENSBURY UPPER SCHOOL
CSE:
English (B) Maths (B) History (A) R.E (C) Geography (B) Science (C) PE (A
City & Guilds:
Cobal Programming
D Base Programming
Pascal Programming
Health & Safety stage 1 & 2. Management skills, Environmental control,
Risk assessments, Drug & Alcohol awareness, Ergonomics, scissor lift.
Microsoft excel, intermediate and advance, Microsoft advanced. Order picker, rider
truck, licenses. Sling and lift training.
INTERESTS
Music, sports and travel. I have good team building qualities and successfully
organise and run a football team for the past 10 years. I have travelled a good deal
and always use that experience towards creating a greater understanding of people
and cultures.
