Ryan Pierce
Roundwood,Ireland
Summary
Friendly Counter Attendant with strong communication and customer service skills. Dedicated to quickly and thoroughly resolving questions and issues to delight of patrons. Thrives in fast-paced settings.
An organized and motivated individual, eager to utilize time management and organizational skills across diverse settings. Seeking entry-level opportunities to enhance abilities while contributing to company growth.
Recent graduate with excellent research, technical, and problem-solving skills. Detail-oriented and able to learn new concepts quickly.
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Industrious Salesperson with proven skills to build long-lasting relationships and bring in new clientele. Expert customer service and sales leader well-versed in devising creative product, service, and problem solutions. Offering top-notch presentation skills and exceptional rapport-building abilities.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Outbound Sales Representative
Irish Farmers Journal
Bluebell, Dublin, Ireland
02.2025 - Current
- Participated in trade shows and other events to promote products and services of the company.
- Conducted market research to identify potential customers and new business opportunities.
- Assisted in developing pricing strategies based on cost analysis of products and services offered.
- Maintained an organized database of contacts and client information.
- Developed new business opportunities by prospecting for leads and cold calling.
- Achieved monthly sales targets set by management team.
Agri Counter Sales
Tirlan
Wicklow
05.2024 - 02.2025
- Provided excellent customer service by responding promptly to inquiries and resolving customer complaints in a timely manner.
- Accurately prepared invoices for completed sales transactions.
- Developed positive relationships with customers through personalized attention.
- Advised farmers on veterinary products and feeds
- Managed debtor accounts and receive payments
Production Supervisor
ABP Food Group
Bunclody, County Wexford, Ireland
08.2022 - 05.2024
- Completed a 20 week rotation around different areas of the site including the lairage, abattoir, boning hall, cold store and despatch
- Traveled to ABP Doncaster in England to Quality Check ASDA joints
- Used powered equipment such as saws, knives and skinner machines to complete efficient meat processing.
- Butchered carcasses to remove unwanted components and prepare for further processing.
- Vacuum-packed and labeled products for institutional use or sale to consumers.
- Inspected meat products to identify defects and remove deficient products from line.
- Weighed, wrapped and labeled meat products.
- Worked effectively in damp and cold conditions to safely process beef
- Recorded quantity, product type and weight for quality control purposes.
- Cut meat efficiently by breaking product down into sub-primal and retail cuts.
- Accepted and examined quality and correctness of daily meat deliveries.
Sales Assistant
Centra Roundwood
Roundwood, County Wicklow, Ireland
11.2018 - 07.2022
- Accepted and completed cash, check and credit card payments.
- Built and maintained relationships with peers and upper management to drive team success.
- Met with customers to offer assistance with selecting merchandise, finding accessories and completing purchases.
- Received and processed product returns and coordinated disposal of defective or broken items.
- Used product knowledge to assist customers and suggest products.
- Answered customers' questions about available products, prices and features.
- Answered customer requests with information about product availability, shipping information and status updates.
Stockman
McAuliffes Pig Farm
Castleisland, County Kerry, Ireland
05.2021 - 08.2021
- Cared for livestock and monitored health and living spaces.
- Monitored livestock health and informed farm manager of issues.
- While working on this farm I was primarily involved in the weaner house but also carried out some activities on other sections of the farm
- Distributing food to weaner pigs e.g creep pellets and link feed
- Observing animals for signs of illness and giving medication when necessary
- Checking for proper ventilation and temperature conditions
- Weaned piglets every Monday at 28 days of age and transferred them from farrowing house to weaner house
- All piglets were counted once entering pig house and recorded on the farms computer software system
- On Tuesdays I transferred pigs from the weaner house to the fattener house after 8 weeks in the weaner house and reaching target weight
- I also disinfected and power washed each weaner room after pigs had been transferred
- I was involved in the care of piglets in the farrowing house e.g Teat clipping, Iron Injections, Vaccinations, Tail Docking etc
- I Performed artificial insemination and other breeding duties e.g Identifying sows In heat, Boar feeding and management
- Assisted in Loading finished pigs onto Lorry for transport to meat factory
Dairy Farm Assistant
Cantwells Court Dairy Farm
Kilkenny , Ireland
03.2021 - 05.2021
- Assisted with feeding, tagging and treating calves.
- Maintained high standards of animal welfare when performing feeding and milking procedures.
- Built, maintained and repaired livestock fences.
- Patrolled, inspected and reported animal health and reported suspicious or unusual behavior.
- Provided aid during breeding sessions to maximize effectiveness.
- Adhered to department standards to promote safety and milk quality.
- Mustered and drove livestock to milking sheds.
- Took milk samples from storage tanks.
- Maintained high-quality healthy dairy herds and identified and responded to health, environmental and nutritional requirements of cows, heifers and calves.
- Fed, watered and monitored Calves to keep all stock in peak health and optimal reproductive status.
- Milked over 550 cows daily, investigating machine issues and hand-milking when necessary.
- Kept detailed feeding, medication, cleaning and behavior notes to help improve animal health and welfare
- Identified Health issues and immediately notified Farm Manager for assistance
- Organized new stock arrivals by size, color and age to facilitate health examinations and breeding program.
Education
Master of Science - Animal Science
University College Dublin
Dublin09-2026
Level 6 Diploma - Professional Competence
IBEC Academy
Portlaoise/Remote03.2023
Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Science- Animal Science
University College Dublin
Belfield, Dublin 4, County Dublin09.2022
Skills
- Merchandising Proficiency
- Processing Payments
- Customer Needs Assessment
- Customer Service
- Stock Management
- Opening and Closing Procedures
- Food Safety and Sanitation
- Team Member Motivation
- Active Listening
- Work Ethic
- Organizational Skills
- Team Management
- Livestock Health
- Troubleshooting and Repair
- Animal Nutrition
- Medications and Vaccinations
- Livestock Husbandry
- Infection Control
- Livestock Herding
- Records Management
- Dairy Farm Operations
- Farming Best Practices
- Recordkeeping
- Team Collaboration
- Punctual and Reliable
- Tractor Maintenance
- Cow Milking
- Equipment Cleaning
- Willing to Learn
Additional Information
References
Joanne Rice:
Store Manager Centra Roundwood
0862159955
Tom McRedmond
Farm Manager McAuliffes Pig Farm
0879235914
Timeline
Outbound Sales Representative
Irish Farmers Journal
02.2025 - Current
Agri Counter Sales
Tirlan
05.2024 - 02.2025
Production Supervisor
ABP Food Group
08.2022 - 05.2024
Stockman
McAuliffes Pig Farm
05.2021 - 08.2021
Dairy Farm Assistant
Cantwells Court Dairy Farm
03.2021 - 05.2021
Sales Assistant
Centra Roundwood
11.2018 - 07.2022
Master of Science - Animal Science
University College Dublin
Level 6 Diploma - Professional Competence
IBEC Academy
Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Science- Animal Science
University College Dublin