Experience

Proludic UK

• United Kingdom
• Recreational Facilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Area Sales Manager

  • Mar 2016 - Present

  I am the Area Sales Manager in the South West Region for Proludic LTD, an international company with over 30 years experience delivering bespoke, stimulating, innovative and inclusive play and fitness areas. Coupling elements of risk and challenge with a positive approach to health and safety, we strike a unique balance that promotes adventure and achievement while conforming to EN1176 regulations. We have over 95,000 play areas in the ground and are committed to the investment, development and manufacture of new product ranges every year. We work through a number of channels, including Local Authorities, House-builders and Landscape Architects. Show less



eXPD8 Field Marketing

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Account Manager

  • Aug 2013 - Feb 2016

  • Full P&L responsibility for all accounts in my strand, with a combined annual turnover of £700,000 - including forecasting, control and internal and external reporting • Successful development and growth of existing client accounts within the business strand through developing and maintaining exceptional customer relationships and delivering excellent results • Management of multiple national merchandising campaigns for ad hoc clients in a variety of UK retailers • Coordinating and creating bespoke reporting dashboard suites providing insight and analysis on client retail activity • Negotiating, managing and maintaining client contracts, budgets, SLA’s and annual visit cycles • Line management of a category team consisting of other Account Managers, Account Coordinators and pool of administrators • Critical path coordination of multiple internal and third party functions including design, fulfilment, finance and field operations Show less



BANES FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT LTD

• United Kingdom
• Retail

• Director and Head of Centre

  • Feb 2012 - Aug 2013

  • Company and Brand creation, through the registration and management of regional football centres • Generated turnover in excess of £60,000 per year per centre as well as cultivating additional revenue streams • Recruiting and retaining members in a highly competitive market place culminating in 170 participants per centre • Networking both at club and grass-root levels all the way up to pro clubs and academies, including Bristol Rovers FC and Bristol City FC and a mutually beneficial strategic partnership with Southampton FC • Event management across a wide geographical area and at regional events • Recruitment, training and management of a team of up to 20 coaches per centre • Logistical management of events, teams and venues • Applying supply chain management to source team playing and training kit, and equipment • Exploiting a range of IT skills from Joomla website building to Word and Excel Show less



3 Lions School Sports

• North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

• Operations Manager

  • Oct 2006 - Aug 2013

  • Coaching and teaching a range of different syllabuses, including the national curriculum in schools, to a wide range of individuals • Winning new PPA contracts and creating a new after-school program which radically improved participation and increased company turnover by 30% • Invoicing for the whole company to schools, governing bodies and government funding schemes • Budgeting and financial management leading to increased profitability • Selling and promoting and staffing a regional after-school club program to over 20 schools a week and engaging over 200 children • Operating in both private and state sector cultures Show less



Parkwood Leisure

• United Kingdom
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Assistant Manager

  • Apr 2003 - Dec 2010

  • All aspects of leisure centre management and business management for National Leisure Providers working in partnership with Local Authorities. • Key-holder responsibilities and sole supervision of sites • Managed function-specific teams of staff • Coordinated a successful ASA swimming program with over 1000 participants. • Led generation of sales and member recruitment • All aspects of leisure centre management and business management for National Leisure Providers working in partnership with Local Authorities. • Key-holder responsibilities and sole supervision of sites • Managed function-specific teams of staff • Coordinated a successful ASA swimming program with over 1000 participants. • Led generation of sales and member recruitment