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Seller 283187 - West Byfleet, Surrey, UK

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Hourly Rate:£50.00
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Overview:Highly successful and experienced sales professional, former Head of Retail Sales, most recently worked for a top 50 world wide brand. Very strong track record of winning new business in the UK/Europe
: Hourly rate shown includes a discount of 10% for registered charities.

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CV

Recently I worked for a top 50 worldwide brand selling accessories and lifestyle products. Prior to that I was Head of Retail Sales for a major supplier of memory cards across Europe where I took the retail business from £200,000 to £9M. The largest account for private label memory cards and the biggest retail opportunity for branded products across Europe were won within 6 months. I am experienced across a wide range of retail accounts, manufacturers and distributors, including Canon, Carphone Warehouse, CMS, Comet, Dixons (including all European counterparts), Jessops, Maplin, Nikon, QVC, Stena Line, and Tesco.

Employment History

(May 2007 to May 2008)

National Account Manager

Philips Electronics, Guildford

Responsible for full P&L on the Dixons Stores International Group account for a wide range of consumer electronics and lifestyle products. Key objectives were to increase product selection, manage new product launches, and build a strong relationship with the largest European account. Key success's

•Won a new £1M contract for a key product within 3 months of joining
•Won an order for an existing product taking turnover for this line
alone from 0 to £300,000
•Secured listings and managed launch over 30 new products
•Pioneered a new and more successful way of working with Dixons
whereby Dixons allowed me to work at their office, this proved to
be a huge step forward in terms of relationship building




(Apr 2004 to May 2007)

Head of Retail Sales

Just Rams plc, London

Responsible for all sales to major accounts including P&L, for memory cards and flash drives. Key tasks were to win and manage new accounts, and once I had grown the business as quickly as I did I was also responsible for 2 major account managers. Key success's-

•Took the turnover for my area of the business from £200,000 to
£9M
•Won the contract for the biggest seller of private label memory cards
within 6 months
•Opened the account for and secured orders with the largest retail
opportunity in Europe within 6 months
•Amongst others managed Carphone Warehouse, Dixons and Jessops


(Aug 2002 to Apr 2004)

Head of Retail Sales

Jazz Photo Ltd, London

Responsible for all retail accounts and distributors in the UK including P&L for photographic products. Key tasks were to win new business and manage existing business. Key sucess's-

•Increased turnover 100%
•Managed the Tesco account extremely successfully, increasing the number
of stores stocking the product tenfold, negotiated a range increase from 4 to 14
•Won the account for private label single use cameras with the largest high
street opportunity in the UK
•Opened accounts and secured deals with Dixons and top 4 grocery


(Jul 1999 to Aug 2002)

National Retail Accounts Manager

Peak Development, Southampton

Responsible for all key accounts in the UK, fully P&L responsible, Key tasks were to win new business and manage existing accounts. Key success's-

•Opened over 20 new accounts, including Canon, Comet, Nikon and Carphone
Warehouse



(Aug 1995 to Jul 1999)

Sales and Marketing Executive

FotoStop Express , London

Responsible for all sales into and all marketing activity carried out by 1 hour photo labs across the South East. Key success's-

•Consistently achieved sales growth of 15% when the photo market in this area
was in an 8% decline
•Managed the launch of over 20 new photo labs and ran marketing very
successful marketing campaigns for all stores

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