Director - Chester, Cheshire, UK
Marketing/Call Centre/Sales Professional in B2B & B2C sector, 20 yrs experience of Trouble Shooting, Interview & Recruitment, Training & Motivation. Including Appointment Setting & Market Research
| Rating: | Unrated (New) |
| Hourly Rate: | £33.33 |
| Available From: | Now | Seller ID: | 244658 |
CV
Highly experienced in the Call Centre Industry, Direct Sales and Marketing along with Internet and reporting skills. Is able to offer solutions to a very diverse cross section of businesses. No fancy titles or degrees, all skills have been learnt the hard way by experience and training. Self motivated individual who enjoys her work and also enjoys a challenge still very much relishes hands on when the need arises.
Has regularly managed groups of employees marketing and promoting businesses, encouraging a good team working environment whilst meeting the needs of the clients.
Most of the recent work history is in and around the call centre environment, however prior to this many years were spent in direct sales for various products and services. The initial ten years of work life were spent in Agriculture.
KEY SKILLS
(Training) Development of staff in all aspect of Call Centre & Sales/Marketing Environments.
(Managing) Interviewing and Recruitment, Targeting, Motivation, Marketing, Prospect database development, Client and Project assessment and pricing, Script development, Time and Motion Studies, Staff Appraisals, Director and Client reporting.
(Communication) Excellent Inbound, Outbound Telephone and face to face communication skills on all levels, with Clients, Prospects and Staff.
(Organisation) Vast experience in Team building, Selection and training of Team Leaders, Staff assessment for specialist projects and Disciplinary and Delegation where necessary.
(Motivation) Target setting and Implementation of Staff Incentives, Interpersonal help and Guidance.
Employment History
(Jan 2001 & ongoing)
Director
WrexhamSet up and managed the main call centres, interviewed and trained all staff, some of who where physically & mentally disadvantaged. Work undertaken was very diverse and included training, appointment setting, recruitment and training for outside companies, market research, marketing, sales, customer service, database building and cleaning, and virtual office facilities.
Active Voice was forced into liquidation in 2004 by non-fulfilment of partnership by Government body leading to reversal of European Grant.
Active Finance Ltd is still trading and specialises in appointments for the Financial Services such as mortgages and Mortgage Advisors.
(Oct 2004 to Jun 2006)
Manager
CheshireImporters and Wholesalers of household items, giftware and pet products. Initially sharing an office, which lead to helping out making sales appointments, telesales and building of their client databases. Moved on to full Management position to trouble shoot, also carrying out day to day running of the business, including motivation and targeting of the sales team, direct sales, organising sale packages, generating new business and implementing customer service, sales orders and invoicing. Running stands at exhibitions, the warehouse, and arranging and booking in of deliveries.
(Mar 1999 to Sep 2000)
Call Centre & New Business Manager
Smart Estates Ltd, WrexhamHead hunted by the company to set up and manage their call centre and customer service department. Interviewing and recruitment of staff, training, setting up and managing the client management databases and sections of their two major web sites, advertising sales, recruiting of client companies such as new home builders, recruiting and appointment setting for estate agents here and overseas, property sales and client searches, up selling mortgages ad conveyance and general customer service across all sectors. The company was privately owned and the principal partner removed his financial backing resulting in the company going into liquidation.
Professional Qualifications
NEBS Management & NVQ Business management up to and including Grade 4.
Act Contact Management Database
Excel
RSA 1 Touch Typing
RSA 2 Touch Typing
Goldmine Contact Management Database/Administration & Reporting (RUSTY)
Word Perfect 5.1
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES & SEMINARS UNDERTAKEN
Order Taker to Order Maker
The Art of Influence
Unleash the Power Within
Personality Assessing
Beyond Positive Thinking
The Training Workshop
Education
( 1972 to 1974)
Reaseheath College of Agriculture
General Agriculture 1 Hons
General Agriculture 2 Dist
Crops & Crop Machinery 1 Pass
Crops & Crop Machinery 2 Pass
( 1967 to 1972)
Brigidine Convent Boarding School
O'Levels
English Language (A) English Literature (A), Art (A), RE (B), Maths (B), General Science (C), Domestic Science (C), French (C).
EXTRA CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES
Speech & Drama Grade 1 up to and including Gold Medal with Hons.
Personal, Loves & Dislikes
50 years young.
Mother of three who are now all adults and living their own lives so no ties.
Very reliable and honest and down to earth individual who really enjoys life to the full.
LOVES
Partner, Family, Dogs, Sunshine, Overseas Home, Horses & Racing, Gardening, Swimming, Reading, Driving, Walking, Socialising, Entertaining and Drinking.
DISLIKES
Arguments, People who are too materialistic, Snow & Ice, Road Rage, BT, Most Legislation!
Categories & Skills
Administration Support
Categories
Skills
Education and Research
Categories
Skills
- Agriculture (Further Education)
- Business (Further Education)
- Business Studies (Further Education)
- NVQ (Further Education)
- Wine Business (Further Education)
HR/Training & Development
Categories
Skills
- Agency Management (Recruitment)
- Appointments (Recruitment)
- Appraising Performance (Performance Management)
- Careers Fairs (Recruitment)
- Communication (Employee Relations)
- Delivery (Training & Development - Training)
- Interviewing (Recruitment)
- Investors in People (Employee Relations)
- Online Recruitment (Recruitment)
- Reference Checking (Recruitment)
- Temporary Employment (Recruitment)
- Training (Training & Development)
IT & Internet
Categories
Skills
Management Consultancy
Categories
Skills
- Business Development (Business Consulting)
- Course Delivery (HR Consulting - Training)
- Customer Care (Business Consulting)
- Employee Communications (HR Consulting)
- English (Languages)
- Excel (Microsoft)
- General Management (Business Consulting)
- Market Research (Marketing Consulting)
- Microsoft
- Networking (Business Consulting)
- Recruitment - Staff (HR Consulting)
- Sales Development (Marketing Consulting)
- Sales Force Management (Business Consulting)
- Small Business Development (Business Consulting)
- SME Sector
- Training (HR Consulting)
- Word (Microsoft)
Marketing/Advertising/PR
Categories
Skills
- B2B
- B2C
- Database Analysis (Market Research)
- Database Management (Public Relations)
- Database Segmentation
- Direct Marketing (Marketing)
- Email Marketing (Marketing - Direct Marketing)
- English (Languages)
- Excel (Microsoft)
- Exhibitions (Events)
- Exhibitions & Conferences (Marketing)
- External Communications
- Internal Communications (Public Relations)
- Internal Communications
- List Building (Marketing - Direct Marketing)
- Lotus
- Market Research (Marketing - Direct Marketing)
- Market Research (Market Research)
- Marketing Research (Public Relations)
- Microsoft
- Notes (Lotus)
- On Line (Design)
- Outlook (Microsoft)
- Perception Research (Public Relations - Marketing Research)
- Point of Sale Material
- PowerPoint (Microsoft)
- Presentation Delivery
- Presentation Preparation
- Product Research (Market Research)
- Promotional Material (Design)
- Promotions
- Proof Reading
- Response Handling (Marketing - Direct Marketing)
- Seminars (Events)
- Staff Communications (Public Relations - Internal Communications)
- Telemarketing (Marketing - Direct Marketing)
- Word (Microsoft)
- Wordperfect
Media & Creative
Categories
Skills
- Business & Finance (Specialism)
- Business to Business (Writing)
- Business to Consumer (Writing)
- Business Writing (Writing)
- CVs (Writing)
- Hospitality & Tourism (Specialism)
- Specialism
- Travel (Specialism)
Sales/Account Management
Categories
Skills
- Account Management (Account/Client Management)
- Account Planning (Account/Client Management)
- Area Manager (Sales Management/Strategy - Job Level)
- B2B
- B2C
- Client Accounts (Account/Client Management)
- Client Liaison (Account/Client Management)
- Client Management (Account/Client Management)
- Client Prospecting (New Business Development)
- Client Researching (New Business Development)
- Cold Calling (New Business Development)
- Competitor Analysis (Sales Management/Strategy)
- CRM Development (Sales Management/Strategy)
- CRM User Experience
- English (Languages)
- Excel (Microsoft)
- Head of Department (Sales Management/Strategy - Job Level)
- Job Level (Sales Management/Strategy)
- Lotus
- Market Analysis (Sales Management/Strategy)
- Meeting Generation (New Business Development)
- Microsoft
- Negotiation
- Notes (Lotus)
- Outlook (Microsoft)
- PowerPoint (Microsoft)
- Presentation Delivery
- Presentation Preparation
- Product Sales
- Relationship Building (Account/Client Management)
- Sales Manager (Sales Management/Strategy - Job Level)
- Solution Sales
- Telesales (New Business Development)
- Word (Microsoft)
- Wordperfect

