Business Consultant - Chelmsford, Essex, UK
An experienced Leader with a proven track record of achievement.
Excellent proven leadership, Man Management & Business Development experience as well as full Profit and Loss responsibilities.
| Rating: | Unrated (New) |
| Hourly Rate: | £29.17 |
| Available From: | Now | Seller ID: | 248193 |
CV
I have extensive experience and success in start-up and SME's, I have successfully completed 3 start-ups driving them to profit quickly. My experience ranges from new media to business services including waste management. I am a skilled recruiter, coach and mentor for all levels from entry level sales to senior management. Generating new revenue streams, increased profitability studies and delivery as well as premium resource management are the keys to our respective goals.
Employment History
(Apr 2004 & ongoing)
Business Consultant
Business Link, SME’s, Start-ups
B2B Services and Change Management
 Sectors: Online; Business services; Facilities management
 Identifying Business Needs, creating Processes and Strategic Planning
 Developing marketing strategy
 Recruitment/Training/Mentoring of Key Personnel
 Implementation of business drivers to achieve objectives
 Ongoing Strategic Input
 Developed online marketing strategy for consumer goods channel
 Improved hit rate & click through traffic
 Increased subscriptions
 Improved ROI and Profit
 Increased profits and revenue in most clients.
(Oct 2002 to Mar 2004)
General Manager
Newcastle UK (North American H.O.)Confidential Document Destruction
 Full management responsibilities for Profit & Loss centre
 Developed strategy, produced budgets and created a Vision for North East Region
 Achieved fastest growing branch (revenue) for three consecutive months
 Exceeded all revenue and sales targets 2003
 Exceeded all operational excellence targets 2003
 Exceeded all profit targets 2003
 Achieved 2003 revenue targets well ahead
 Mentored sales representative to achieve No1 position in Europe
 Achieved highest results in independent Customer Satisfaction Survey
 Achieved “Preferred Supplier” status with key government, public and private sector organisations including NHS.
 Ahead of 2004 profit, revenue and operational targets
(Nov 1999 to Jul 2002)
Regional Director
Stepstone.co.uk , ManchesterOnline Recruitment Portal
 Responsible for all aspects of field sales and marketing management
 Full management responsibilities for Profit & Loss centre
 Appointed to lead sales growth and profitability in a start up environment
 Spearheaded national recruitment drive to employ 120 sales executives
 Developed product and service offering and subsequent sales strategies
 Leadership, training and development of a highly motivated sales team
 Developed business plans, marketing initiatives and sales channels
 Improved brand awareness, increased brand value through alliances
 Developed and delivered effective sales and product training packages
 Led regional performance to achieve a position in the top 3 nationally
(Jun 1997 to Dec 1999)
Sales Training Manager
S.M.A.R.T Consultancy , LeedsSales Training Consultancy
 Responsible for the sale and subsequent delivery of sales training courses
 Designed and implemented complete training programmes at all levels
 Formulated pricing strategy and policy with full profit and loss accountability
 Implemented Training Impact Evaluation models to assess training effectiveness
(Aug 1990 to May 1997)
Regional Sales Manager
Parceline, NewcastleLogistics
 Responsible for managing and controlling a sales revenue of £5.2 million
 Full management responsibilities for Profit & Loss centre
 Managed two teams of sales executives and sales support staff
 Ensured achievement of company targets by product mix, services and margin
 Recruitment, appraisal, training and development of sales professionals
 Ensured delivery of results whilst complying with stringent pricing guidelines
 Achieved award for team performance and won European sales competition
 Achieved top 3 position in management, performance and revenue tables
 Mentored colleague to improve performance and achieve No1 position
 Achieved highest growth, 30%+, two consecutive years
Professional Qualifications
 Graduate in Business Administration
 Various in-house and external training programmes
 Excellent communication and presentation skills
 Team leadership and motivation techniques
Career Highlights
 Successful track record of exceeding targets through inspired leadership
 Experienced in Strategic planning, implementation and delivering results
 Highly developed training, motivation and man management skills
 Inspired performance to achieve the top position globally for growth
 Increased revenue over 600% year on year
 Successfully managed and controlled a sales revenue of £32 million
 Delivered brand awareness and brand value through marketing
 Improved company performance from 5% to 15% profit in 5 months
Categories & Skills
Healthcare (Non-Clinical)
Categories
Skills
HR/Training & Development
Categories
Skills
- Absence Management (Performance Management)
- Appraisal Training (Performance Management)
- Appraising Performance (Performance Management)
- Career Development (Training & Development)
- Career Management (Training & Development)
- Coaching & Mentoring (Training & Development)
- Delivery (Training & Development - Training)
- Disciplinary Issues (Performance Management)
- Evaluation (Training & Development - Training)
- Executive Development (Training & Development)
- Induction Training (Training & Development)
- Leadership Development (Training & Development)
- Managerial Development (Training & Development)
- Managing Difficult People (Performance Management)
- Methods (Training & Development - Training)
- Needs Analysis (Training & Development - Training)
- Policies (Training & Development - Training)
- Programme Design (Training & Development - Training)
- Progression Planning (Training & Development)
- Staff Morale (Performance Management)
- Team Building (Performance Management)
- Team Building (Training & Development)
- Training (Training & Development)
Management Consultancy
Categories
Skills
- Business Development (Business Consulting)
- Business Plan Creation (Business Consulting)
- Business Planning (Business Consulting)
- Company Start-up
- Company Turn-round (Business Consulting)
- Competitive Analysis
- Course Delivery (HR Consulting - Training)
- Course Design (HR Consulting - Training)
- e-Business Development
- Environmental Management (Business Consulting)
- Facilities Management (Business Consulting)
- General Management (Business Consulting)
- Logistics (Business Consulting)
- Management Development (HR Consulting)
- Motivation Strategy (HR Consulting)
- Multi-National Organisations
- Needs Analysis (HR Consulting - Training)
- Negotiation
- Profit Improvement
- Psychometric Testing/Analysis (HR Consulting)
- Recruitment - Executive (HR Consulting)
- Recruitment - Staff (HR Consulting)
- Relocation (Business Consulting)
- Re-structuring
- Sales Force Management (Business Consulting)
- Small Business Development (Business Consulting)
- SME Sector
- Strategic Analysis (Business Consulting)
- Training (HR Consulting)
Sales/Account Management
Categories
- Account/Client Management
- New Business Development
- Sales Management/Strategy
- Sales Support
- Security Clearance
Skills
- Account Management (Account/Client Management)
- Account Planning (Account/Client Management)
- B2B
- B2C
- Client Accounts (Account/Client Management)
- Client Assessment (Sales Management/Strategy)
- 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)
- CRB (Security Clearance)
- CRM Development (Sales Management/Strategy)
- CRM User Experience
- Excel (Microsoft)
- Market Analysis (Sales Management/Strategy)
- Market Segmentation (Sales Management/Strategy)
- Microsoft
- Mystery Shopping (Sales Support)
- Negotiation
- Outlook (Microsoft)
- PowerPoint (Microsoft)
- Presentation Delivery
- Presentation Preparation
- Product Sales
- Relationship Building (Account/Client Management)
- Solution Sales
- Telesales (New Business Development)
- Word (Microsoft)

