Ashley Lie-Olesen

• Maintained a secure environment by implementing strict protocols for handling confidential documents.
• Trained new employees on mailroom processes, fostering team cohesion and adherence to best practices.
• Working with staff and students from all departments at the 3 main campuses.
• Process requests to have material (machinery, sensitive items, chemicals, body material) imported or exported.
• Arrange freight forwarding within NZ or overseas.
• Established strong relationships with vendors, negotiating favorable rates for shipping services while maintaining high-quality standards.
• Optimized space utilization through strategic organization of storage areas, ensuring easy access to supplies and equipment.
• Monitored inventory levels and initiated supply orders, keeping the mailroom stocked with necessary materials.
• Negotiate pricing for all products supplied by the University.
• Arranged tenders to facilitate freight forwarding.
• Contributed to overall company sustainability efforts by initiating recycling programs within the mailroom.
• Promoted workplace safety through proper handling of potentially hazardous materials, such as cleaning supplies or sharp objects.
• Maintained accurate records of all incoming and outgoing shipments, ensuring proper documentation and compliance with company procedures.

Coordinated inwards wool shipments from various wool brokering and store facilities.

Managed the consolidation of wool bales into triple packs, facilitating smooth containerization and subsequent overseas export.

Collaborated with external programmer to create a national wool consolidation program, successfully processing and organizing large volumes of data into manageable pressing and containerization units.

• Prepared shipping documents and invoices, processed payments, and fielded client questions.
• Reduced order errors with thorough quality control checks before dispatching shipments.
• Negotiated favorable freight rates with carriers, leading to reduced transportation costs.

Working as a Hydatids Control Officer I was responsible for the implementation of the Hydatids and Dog Control act administering drugs to dogs and providing education on Hydatids, control and parasitology to rural and town dog owners.

• Oversaw the implementation of new policies, ensuring seamless integration into existing workflows.
• Conduct farm inspections upon discovery of Hydatids in their stock.