Case Study Of VIDA Living

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I chose to do my project on VIDA Living as I am currently on work placement in this company and I enjoy the work there.
VIDA Living is a manufacturing wholesale company that sells and designs prestige furniture which is built on 35 years of experience. VIDA Living began as a family run retailer in Dunleer, Ireland, in the 1970’s which has grown to become one of the biggest international furniture manufacturing companies.
John Wogan founded the company in 1974. The main business at that time was retail and started out as a furniture shop, he also imported his first containers from Holland in 1981. John Wogan took pride in introducing different ranges of furniture into Ireland and quickly established his business as a high quality furniture supplier
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Using quality, design and service as core principles, combined with years of experience and a rich family heritage, VIDA Living decided to expand their knowledge of the furniture industry to the UK. In 2013, the company acquired Wilkinson Furniture adding another 84,000 sq. ft. Factory in Cheadle, Manchester and in 2016 VIDA Living saw the opening of the Vietnam factory and a joined warehouse giving customers the flexibility of mixed container ordering with no minimum order quantities.
The team of VIDA Living continue to work on these core principles when introducing new designs to suit today’s modern lifestyle. They continue to design and manufacture collections providing quality, design and service.
To this day, VIDA Living are supplying to leading retailers globally.

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Manchester UK Dundalk, Ireland - 84,000 sq. ft. fulfilment centre - 200,000 sq. ft. fulfilment centre - Customer Service - Customer Service - UK Design Team -
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The role of an Administrator involves multitasking, working with teams, managing groups and engaging in planning.
You may also have to manage other administrative staff, manage office equipment, organise or arrange meetings and sort incoming and outgoing mail. Most of the work would involve word processing, written or oral communication and dealing with emails and answering phones. When it comes to Administration, some people don’t understand the importance of this job within an organisation as it is one of the key jobs for a successful business.

Here are some jobs that involve Administration:
• Office Manager: when it comes to the Office Manager they need to make sure that the business in running smoothly. They will need to organise staff meetings, make sure that there is plenty of equipment and stationary for the office, use office software such as emails, database and spreadsheets and keep the filling system in order. They also have the responsibility of keeping the office staffed at all

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