Freelance Cleint Services Director Amersham, Buckinghamshire, UK
A results orientated, determined and charismatic individual, with a confident & personable nature which appeals to decision-makers at all levels. Extensive experience gained initially in implementation, project managemnt and in reporting, followed by senior, strategic development and experience gained at board level. Never promises anything that cannot be delivered and has earned a reputation which is highly respected among clients and colleagues alike.
| Rating: | Unrated (New) |
| Hourly Rate: | £40.00 |
| Available From: | Now | Seller ID: | 295086 |
CV
Client Servicing:
• Management & delivery of client activity, ensuring full client delight.
• Regular review of all activity from both an operational and financial perspective.
• Maintain, enhance & develop client relationships.
• Identify business development opportunities and extend the services provided.
• Commercial accountability for gross margin from all activity undertaken by company.
Business Development:
• Implementation and maintenance of customer contact strategy & database.
• Creating new business leads/opportunities.
• Preparing detailed proposal documents and costings / budgets.
• Leading the tender & pitch process with face to face and electronic pitch presentations.
• Winning new business.
Operations & Logistics
• Overall responsibility for the operations department.
• Recruitment, training, briefing, motivation of field operatives and managers.
• Maintenance and development of on line field registration systems.
• Management of 9 Regional Managers responsible for tactical staffing and database.
• Continual improvement of the quality of field operatives and managers.
• Regional and team manager training and development.
• Ensuring high quality field implementation.
• Responsible for design, structure, development, implementation & maintenance of in house web based reporting systems.
• Ensure head office departments of warehousing & distribution, client servicing, IT and reporting, operations and finance work efficiently and cohesively.
Employment History
(Aug 2000 to Jul 2008)
Cleint Services Director
Soulbury, BucksReporting to the MD the role has focused on three major areas of the business: client servicing, business development and operations & logistics. As a senior player my role has been significant in shaping the company and its development over the past 8 years. I have gained vast experience working with retailers, brand owners, manufacturers and service providers. Managed a team of up to 24 people.
(Mar 1990 to Aug 2000)
Regional Manger & Field Operative
South LondonFreelance Regional/Team Manager 1992 – 2000
Working with over 30 UK Field Marketing agencies providing recruitment, selection, training and management of teams of freelance operatives working on various field marketing activity.
Freelance Field Operative 1990 - 1992
Carrying out all principles of field marketing including sales, merchandising, mystery shopping, road shows, sampling, demonstrations, auditing & data collection.
Professional Qualifications
Higher National Diplomain Business & Finance (HND) (Distinction)
Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Postgraduate (Pass)
Categories & Skills
Administration Support
Categories
Management Consultancy
Categories
Skills
- Campaign Management (Project Consultancy)
- Direct Selling (Marketing Consulting)
- English (Languages)
- Gujarati (Languages)
- Hindi (Languages)
- Man Management (Project Consultancy)
- Managing Suppliers (Project Consultancy)
- Marketing Management (Marketing Consulting)
- Marketing Strategy (Marketing Consulting)
- New Product Launch (Marketing Consulting)
- Project Office Mgmt (Project Consultancy)
- Project Support (Project Consultancy)
- Sales Development (Marketing Consulting)
- Training (Project Consultancy)
Marketing/Advertising/PR
Categories
Skills
- Campaign Evaluation (Campaign Management)
- Campaign Implementation (Campaign Management)
- Excel (Microsoft)
- Microsoft
- Outlook (Microsoft)
- PowerPoint (Microsoft)
- Presentation Delivery
- Presentation Preparation
- Strategy Development
- Surveys (Market Research)
- Word (Microsoft)
Sales/Account Management
Categories
- Account/Client Management
- Languages
- New Business Development
- Proposals/Bids & Tenders
- Sales Management/Strategy
Skills
- Account Management (Account/Client Management)
- Account Planning (Account/Client Management)
- B2B
- B2C
- Bid Management (Proposals/Bids & Tenders)
- Bid Preparation (Proposals/Bids & Tenders)
- 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)
- CRM User Experience
- Gujarati (Languages)
- Hindi (Languages)
- Negotiation
- Presentation Delivery
- Presentation Preparation
- Product Sales
- Relationship Building (Account/Client Management)
- RFI Responses (Proposals/Bids & Tenders)
- Solution Sales
- Tender Preparation (Proposals/Bids & Tenders)
- Wordperfect

