Michael John Spinks

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**** ***** * *********** ** Retail Skills (QCF)

John Lewis Partnership

****- ***5 Cisco CCNA Networking Basics (Level 1)

Epping Forest College

2004 Forklift Counter Balance Licence

Manport Training (weekend course)

1984-1988 City and Guilds in Vehicle Body Repair

Waltham Forest, London

1979-1984 5 0 Level Grades including Maths,

English,Art, R.E and Computer studies

I am an honest, hard working team player and i believe in sharing and celebrating success.

I have recently returned to the U.K. and i am looking for a change of career. I have previously worked

in retail ( Waitrose and John Lewis ) for 9 years

Director Global Supply Teachers March 2016 to December 2016

I was responsible for recruiting supply teachers from Australia, New Zealand,

Canada and Europe and placing them into schools in the UK

I travelled extensively attending recruitment job fairs and training with other

Consultants around the world

D.W.Spinks Embossing ( Enfield ) Trading as Holyfield Fishery April 2015 to March 2016

Part time Maintenance work ( building repairs / carpentry work )

Changing Curtains (Highgate, North London) March 2014 to April 2015

Curtain and Blinds fitter / Sales person

When not fitting I worked in the showroom advising customers seeking advice on which type of

blinds, curtains and shutters would best suit their homes according to their budget.

Fitting all types of Luxaflex blinds (Plisse, Duette and roof blinds), curtains, tracks and shutters

Extensive knowledge of the acoustic and thermal properties of the above products.

John Lewis Partnership June 2005 to March 2014

Oxford Street March 2011 to March 2014

Curtain and blinds Fitter Furnishing Fabrics Workroom

Duties same as below

Peter Jones (John Lewis) Sloane Square September 2007 to March 2011

Soft Furnishing fitter - Furnishing Fabrics Workroom

Assisted in the closure of the Furnishing Fabrics workroom from Clearings in Draycott Avenue as

part of the J.L.P. Branch of the future

Installation of all types of curtains and blinds Velux, Luxaflex and all Kirsch/Silent Gliss curtain

tracks and poles Bradley, Silent Gliss according to A.C.E. (automatic curtain estimator) software

I designed my own templates using autocad so as to assist new admin, estimators and fitters

Fully trained according to the J.L.P's health and safety procedures

Submitted weekly expense sheets for parking and meal allowances.

Submitted daily reports for submittal into the J.L.P workroom CRM system.

Waitrose, Buckhurst Hill part of the John Lewis Partnership June 2005 to September 2007 Customer

Services/ Home Delivery Driver/Checkouts

Assisting Section Managers/ Department Managers in planning daily delivery slots and targets.

Trained to use the Waitrose stock management system to record any damage, wastage or out of stock

items.

I was responsible for training new delivery drivers and checkout partners

I also Liaised with the front office regarding any ticketing and product / promotion update requests

from head office.

Dealing with Service/MOT requests and ensuring company vehicles are kept clean and tidy.

Bury Tools, Romford August 2004 to May 2005

Warehouse/Forklift Driver

Temporary employment whilst studying CISCO CCNA PART 1 Part-Time at college in the evenings.

I funded this myself from my redundancy pay.

General warehouse duties that included ordering supplies, stock taking, putting away stock, picking

orders, filing order forms and dispatching stock.

D. W. Spinks (Embossing) Ltd 1984 to July 2004

Production Manager

Responsible for estimating and advising customers on the range of embossing/print finishing services

available.

Responsible for the planned and preventative maintenance of 10 embossing machines

Managed a team of five people, reporting directly to the managing director and deputizing in his

absence

Designed and maintained a CRM system on Lotus Approach. to produce mailshots, quotations and

production schedules

Produced Sales Reports for financial analysis from the CRM system

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