Sarah Brooks

Competitor pricing research, minimum margins, pricing strategy, true cost calculation, contribution monitoring and support for negotiation to our Buying Team. Personally aim to develop exciting ways of increasing margin and contribution, developing an intelligent strategy and to constantly monitor the whole pricing process. Also keeping calculations business secure with IT by creating a supported SQL model and reporting facility.

Moved to stock department with company/team expansion. Responsible for ordering stock everyday, managing capacity level by correct ordering and liaison with warehouse managers, technical development of Microsoft Access stock model, main aim is to maintain a high stock availability on c.4500 separate products. Completed project to write complete new strategy calculations into a SQL database and develop a Microsoft Access front face for use within the team.

I deal with all aspects of creating reports on the pricing and stock elements of the business. On a daily basis I use models to optimise the prices of the goods and order the stock while maintaining a useful and available stock hold. I then split my time evenly between pricing and stock doing ad hoc analysis to aid the adaption of the models and development of the business in the marketplace.

Creating contracts and invoices for placements made. Inputting invoices onto Sage and Excel to record placements made and by who for commission and head office purposes. Maintaining bookkeeping for petty cash and credit cards. Inputting journals on Sage and reconciling bank accounts. Using Bankline and FacFlow to upload money into accounts. Running weekly payroll for c.100 contractors by inputting all timesheets and expenses sheets, processing contractor payslips, paying contractors by BACS.

Cataloguing CVs, invoices and job descriptions. Manage the email accounts and respond to applications and queries, manage the bookkeeping of the company, do any aspect of researching other companies and candidates to aid recruitment. Direct marketing, SEO, managing and researching the public image of the company and writing adverts and proposals, P.A. to the recruitment consultants and organise any travel arrangements and meetings they need to attend.

Grade 2:1. 3rd year work placement - Concert Management and PR. Organising front of house staff, ensuring programme notes were available at all events, advertising concerts via distributing programmes, dealing with mailing lists and writing press releases and promotional leaflets