Katherine Kinnard, Recruitment Consultant

Katherine Kinnard

Recruitment Consultant

A&A

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
High school or equivalent, See below
Experience
7 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :7 years, 3 Months

Recruitment Consultant at A&A
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since December 2021
Real Estate Broker at PH Real Estate
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2021 to September 2021

Specialise in the largest return on investment area in Dubai, Dubai Marina. Duties involve negotiation, building relationships and renting/selling properties.

Key accountabilities and achievements
• Experienced cold caller - over 50 calls made everyday
• Hit company target within first week with the company
• Promoted from Leasing Consultant into Sales Consultant within 3 months
• Excellent at building strong relationships with landlords, and clients creating repeat business - vast referrals
• Strong social media presence - gained leads via social media @katiek_dxb
• Prepare contracts, agreements and varying legal documents
• RERA registered

Senior Clearance Broker at FedEx
  • United Kingdom
  • March 2018 to March 2021

Duties involve the preparation of customs documentation to ensure that any shipment meet all applicable laws so that entry can occur.

Key accountabilities and achievements
• Promoted two ranks higher from Associate to Senior Clearance Broker in recognition of my performance
• Trained and developed new recruits
• Travelled across the UK to train staff
• Strong involvement in the post Brexit integration
• Key worker during the global pandemic
• Manage complex customers entries for goods held in customs
• Interact with shipping agents to ensure smooth running of operation
• Support colleagues from global destinations with shipping queries
• Worked on various projects, e.g. identify daily operational procedures having a financial impact on revenue

Customer Service Representative at Waitrose
  • United Kingdom
  • December 2016 to February 2018

I have worked various retail establishments; Hollister, Pizza Express and Waitrose Supermarkets where I was responsible for serving customers and processing sales transactions.

Key accountabilities and achievements
• Utilised customer service skills, sales techniques, and product knowledge to connect customers with the right product and drive sales.
• Contributed to optimising end-to-end shop inventory playing an integral role in inventory control
• Achieved sales target
• Complied with all sales related policies and procedures

Education

High school or equivalent, See below
  • at St Mary's Catholic School
  • May 2017

A-Levels in Economics, Business Studies and Geography

High school or equivalent, See below
  • at St Mary’s Catholic School
  • June 2015

English Language (A), English Literature (A), Business (A), Maths (B) Geography (B), French(B), ICT (B), Drama (B), Science (B)

Specialties & Skills

Customer Care
Freight Forwarding
Brokerage
Direct Recruiting
ADVERTISING
CONSULTING
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS
DOCUMENTATION
ECONOMICS
FINANCIAL

Languages

English
Expert
French
Beginner

Hobbies

  • Socialising
    I love being around people! I think being social is extremely important in your weekly schedule especially if your job is mildly isolating.
  • Skiing
    Avid Skier since I was around 6 years old.
  • Charity Work
    Worked closely with Re-Engage in the UK which deals with alleviating loneliness in the elderly community.