Seasoned Business Professional with extensive experience across industries (Retail/Sales/Construction) focusing on 3 key components - People // Assistance // and Communication.
Hi, I’m
Jamie Paul (Jake) Knobel
Tauranga,BOP
Summary
Overview
14
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
CFI/ Gardening Clients/Salvation Army/RGIS
Casual Positions
10.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Combination of assignments across industries.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
Mastercraft Wellington
Assembler
11.2022 - 07.2023
Job overview
- Assembled kitchens for Wellington's largest manufacturer
- Supported team with Lean Management operational efficiencies
- Made redundant
Excellere College Whangarei
Sports Coordinator
08.2019 - 12.2019
Job overview
- Compiled participation data for National Sports Census
- Encouraged and helped facilitate sports involvement across ages
- Provided a role model for healthy sports and life participation
- Facilitated competitive sports events for athlete participation
Air New Zealand (JNP Aviation)
Ramp Services Agent
05.2018 - 01.2019
Job overview
- Became #1 Airport for efficiency across 9 JNP/Air New Zealand hubs with 99.1% ‘Airport Accountable’ Achievement (October 18’)
- Maintained Q300 Canadian Bombardier Aircraft Ground Handling equipment
- Professionally guided Air New Zealand aircraft into gate position
- Documented regular Health and Safety reporting requirements, working in Hamilton, Whangarei, and Tauranga
Ray White - AMTOS Realty
Real Estate Licensee Salesperson
12.2015 - 03.2018
Job overview
- Negotiated successful lifestyle and residential property transactions
- Maintained a consistent sales pipeline of desirable stock
- Brought a highly analytical approach to vendor client care
- Managed most aspects of the real estate sales process in close communication with key stakeholders, clients and buyers, management and administration staff
Market Pulse
Brand Ambassador
09.2015 - 04.2016
Job overview
- Company Overview: Brand Ambassador (Microsoft)
- Responsible for training, customer demonstrations, maintaining merchandising standards
- Assisted staff in the sale of Microsoft products, particular Surface, and Surface Pro/Microsoft365
- Regularly maintained agreed merchandising standards
- Undertook online product training
- Maintained high product display standards – Noel Leeming
- Brand Ambassador (Microsoft)
Crossmark
FMCG Merchandiser
10.2013 - 12.2015
Job overview
- FMCG experience in rep role – ‘Bluechip’ Brands
- Negotiated product space, strengthened retailer/supplier relationships and fulfilled brand needs nightly
Harvey Norman Rotorua
Senior Salesperson
04.2012 - 11.2012
Job overview
- Brought considerable sales experience to the Technology and Computer Department
- Involved in stock-takes and customer service duties
- Maintained a high level of security awareness
Northland
FMCG Auckland and Rotorua + Brand Ambassador
02.2011 - 04.2012
Job overview
- Company Overview: Brand Ambassador (hp Corporation)
- Pioneered role for HP's new sales and marketing strategy
- Built brand recognition within major NZ retailers
- Negotiated product space, strengthened retailer/supplier relationships, merchandiser
- Bluebird/Cadbury/Harrows/McGregor's/Vodafone/Sony
- Brand Ambassador (hp Corporation)
Education
Open Polytechnic
Real Estate Sales Certificate
12.2015
University Overview
AUT UniversityAuckland, NZ
Graduate Diploma in Business from Global Business Management
12.2014
University Overview
- Post Graduate Invitee - Top 1% Management HR/ER
- Contemporary Themes in Organisational Behaviour
- Management in the Not-for-Profit Sector
- Tourism Information and Research
- International Business Environment
- Operations Management
- Human Resource Management
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing
- GPA: 4.75
- Organisational Behaviour (on the Pacific Rim* - Macquarie)
Skills
- Leadership
- Time Management
- Negotiation
- Business Turnaround
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
- Team Player Award (Ray White)
Certification
- NZ Drivers Licence, 04/28/26
- Licensee Real Estate Salesperson, Real Estate Authority, 12/01/17, 12/01/23
Languages
English
Team Player (Ray White)
Team Player (Ray White)
Recognised as bringing a great cohesion to the team - (Ray White - Rotorua).
Timeline
Assembler
Mastercraft Wellington
11.2022 - 07.2023
Casual Positions
CFI/ Gardening Clients/Salvation Army/RGIS
10.2022 - Current
Sports Coordinator
Excellere College Whangarei
08.2019 - 12.2019
Ramp Services Agent
Air New Zealand (JNP Aviation)
05.2018 - 01.2019
Real Estate Licensee Salesperson
Ray White - AMTOS Realty
12.2015 - 03.2018
Brand Ambassador
Market Pulse
09.2015 - 04.2016
FMCG Merchandiser
Crossmark
10.2013 - 12.2015
Senior Salesperson
Harvey Norman Rotorua
04.2012 - 11.2012
FMCG Auckland and Rotorua + Brand Ambassador
Northland
02.2011 - 04.2012
Open Polytechnic
Real Estate Sales Certificate
AUT University
Graduate Diploma in Business from Global Business Management
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