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Nicola Millar

DUBBO,NSW

Summary

Driven by a robust background and upbringing within the agriculture industry, notably through working for DSSA and Elders Rural Services, I excel in safe stock handling and effective communication, even under stress. My experience spans from managing client relationships to hands-on livestock management, showcasing my ability to blend practical, hands-on hard skills with essential soft skills like teamwork and problem-solving.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Sales Support Officer

Elders Rural Services
03.2023 - Current
  • Maintain a comprehensive understanding of products on offer to provide relevant information to clients when needed.
  • Collaborated with different Elders branches, services, and departments to ensure seamless interactions with customers and build company reputation. For example, having real estate, merchandise, stud stock, stock and station agents, animal health and agronomists in the same office.
  • Cultivated and maintained strong client relationships through consistent communication, fostering trust and providing a positive customer service experience.
  • Manage inventory by maintaining accurate records, ensuring product availability for timely fulfilment of orders.

Casual Jnr Stock Hand #2

Dubbo Stock & Station Agents
12.2022 - Current

General:

  • Clear and efficient communication with team members and other staff as well as agents, buyers and truck drivers is needed at all times.
  • Safe handling of livestock in busy environments.

Cattle Sale Days:

  • Run cattle from either set of scales to assigned pens with safety, accuracy and efficiency.
  • Ensure correct and clear record keeping of pens and buyers is maintained.
  • Counting pens, balancing numbers, fixing any boxed pens and scanning NLIS tags for buyers after all animals have been over the scales.

Sheep Receivals:

  • NVD collection and sheep moving during sheep receivals.
  • Accurate record-keeping, counting each load received and penning accordingly.

Education

High School Diploma -

Macquarie Anglican Grammar
Dubbo, NSW
09.2024

Skills

  • Judgement of animals based on genotype and/or phenotype and determining suitable breeding programs/ practices
  • Teamwork, collaboration, time management, a fine attention to detail, problem-solving abilities and an eager approach to learning
  • Safe stock handling of all temperaments in numerous environments
  • Understanding of livestock health, husbandry and management products
  • Bio-security planning and practices
  • Effective communicator even in high-stress situations
  • The variety of skills attained and associated with growing up on a mixed crop and stock property, working within the Agriculture industry in two very different jobs, working and showing for local cattle studs, and beginning my own Black Angus cattle stud
  • Manual P2 Licence (will attain full licence in October 2025)

Timeline

Sales Support Officer

Elders Rural Services
03.2023 - Current

Casual Jnr Stock Hand #2

Dubbo Stock & Station Agents
12.2022 - Current

High School Diploma -

Macquarie Anglican Grammar
Nicola Millar