Authorised Firearms Officer CV Example
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AUTHORISED FIREARMS OFFICER
Summary
Highly organised and detail orientated professional, with management experience and exceptional people skills. A background in retail, managing departments of a large commercial store and most recently experience working within the defense sector. Versed in problem solving and decision making whilst thriving under pressure. Desires a challenging role as an Operations Manager.
Skills
- Organisation
- Strong Leadership
- People Management
- Communication
- Ability to Work Under Pressure
- Decision Making
- Time Management
- Self-motivation
- Conflict Resolution
- Adaptability
- Teamwork
- Creativity
Experience
03/2017 to Current
Authorised Firearms OfficerMinistry of Defence Police － Salisbury, Wiltshire
The Ministry of Defence Police uses unique specialist policing skills and powers to protect people and assets essential to defence and national infrastructure.
The main duties and responsibilities of MoD police officers include: perimeter protection at military sites, uncovering and investigating fraudulent activities and protecting the UK from terrorist activities by conducting searches. MoD police officers also have the important task of protecting political leaders and other VIPs when they visit the UK sites. Furthermore, they provide armed security at locations which may be vulnerable to attack, such as Her Majesty's Dockyards.
- Involved in national counter terrorism operations: Op Temperer, Major incident - Novichock poisoning
- Organising and leading traffic and community policing initiatives
- SC clearance to allow working with sensitive material
- Qualified firearms officer
- Use knowledge of the law and police powers to deal with crime
- Detachment to home office forces in aid of joint operations
09/2014 to 12/2016
Section ManagerMarks and Spencer plc － Truro & Falmouth, Cornwall
Marks & Spencer Group plc is a major British multinational retailer headquartered in the Westminster, London that specializes in selling clothing, home products and luxury food products.
As a Section Manager I played an important role in the operation of the business. It was my responsibility for managing employees and resources in pursuit of achieving specific functional or organizational goals. I was expected to lead the department with new ideas and imagination to create the ultimate shopping experience. High leadership skills, real commercial vision and a business management mindset are what a retailer such as Marks and Spencer expect. I was expected to have the ability to build relationships with customers and colleagues alike, and motivate and inspire the team to provide great service and memorable customer experiences. Being well organised, on top of stock control and in-store standards, while monitoring costs and driving profitable sales were as standard.
- Won award from regional team for surpassing sale goals
- Re-distributed staffing model in line with yearly budget
- Planned and implemented new way of working for food delivery, increasing productivity and efficiency
- Dealt with and resolved complaints from customers
- Exceeded sales goals and as a result was number one in the region for three months (Jan-March 2016)
- Recruited, hired, developed and retained retail talent for the company
- Duty manager
- Stock management including organisation of stocktake
- Planned all aspects of seasonal moves including visual merchandising
- Headed multiple disciplinary and other people management cases e.g. underlined ill health and yearly reviews
10/2013 to 09/2014
Section CoordinatorMarks and Spencer plc － Truro, Cornwall
As a Section Coordinator within the Food hall, I was the eyes and ears to the manager on the shop floor. I was expected to run all aspects of day to day routine, driving the team to keep on top of standards and stock replenishment in order to give an easy and enjoyable shopping experience for all customers. Being in charge of the daily staffing rosters is one of the main responsibilities of a section coordinator and being aware of your team's movements at all times is key to maintain an effective operation.
- Coordinate people, resources and activity to deliver the Foods sales plan, ensure the store trades safely and legally, while maintaining excellent service and presentation standards
- Ensure optimum stock levels throughout the trading day by driving productivity with the morning fill teams to ensure stock is picked and delivered as required
- Plan and coordinate the delivery of corporate seasonal updates and events in line with the M&S brand
- Drive the actions required to meet targets for stock loss, stock accuracy and waste
- Used weekly staffing budget to set daily staffing numbers and hourly rosters
- Supported line manager with business communications and new initiatives
- In control of the running of the shop floor and people management in the absence of manager; keeping time of breaks and staff movements
- Motivated team to achieve productivity
10/2010 to 10/2013
Sales AssistantMarks and Spencer plc － Truro, Conwall
As a Sales Assistant my main roles were to help customers identify and purchase products they desire. The goal is to provide high class customer service and to increase company's growth and revenue through sales maximisation.
- One of only two sales assistants to pass the national manager assessment
- Excellent communication and customer service skills from dealing with people face to face
- Built and maintained effective relationships with co-workers and senior management
- Focused on stock replenishment and shop floor standards, always surpassing productivity targets
- Personally won multiple store awards for customer service
- Involved in stock control and management
- Being responsible for processing cash and card payments
- Answering queries from customers
- Reporting discrepancies and problems to the supervisor
- Dealing with customer refunds
- Receiving and storing the delivery of large amounts of stock
- Keeping up to date with special promotions and putting up displays
Education
2012
A-LevelTruro and Penwith College － Truro, Cornwall, Great Britain
Three A-Level's:
Photography A, History C, Physical Education D
2010
GCSEPenair School － Truro, Cornwall, Great Britian
Ten GCSE's, Grade A* to C:
Mathematics A, English Literature A, English language A, Applied Science BB
Interests
- Represented Cornwall County on multiple occasions throughout my running career
- Keen amateur photographer, focusing on macro work
- Avid baker
- As a result of my interest in history I took this as an A-Level
CV Overview
Companies WorkedFor:
- Ministry of Defence Police
- Marks and Spencer plc
School Attended
- Truro and Penwith College
Penair School
Job Titles Held:
- Authorised Firearms Officer
Section Manager
Section Coordinator
Sales Assistant
Degrees
- A-Level
GCSE
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