Experience

Kingswood Golf & Country Club

• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lodge & Golf Sales Manager

  • Sep 2021 - Present

• Sales Executive/ Manager

  • Nov 2019 - Present

  Business Growth: Driving direct sales of events held at the golf club, negotiating costs and third-party expenses.Costing Management: Assessing each golf event, establishing a pricing strategy to drive sales and club profitability.Client Relations: Managing client requirements, professionally handling queries and delivering promptly, precise expertise. Target Driven: Focused approach to business targets and KPIs, developing sales strategies to exceed expectations and business objectives.Team support: Proactively supporting staff and management to deliver business performance, operational efficiency, achieving ROI and maximum profitability.



Countrywide

• United Kingdom
• Real Estate
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Negotiator/Assistant Branch Manager

  • Oct 2018 - Nov 2019

  Leadership: Mentoring and supporting Junior NegotiatorsClient communications: Registration of new applicants; negotiating offers between vendors and applicants; scheduling property viewings with clients and agents.Up-selling: Increasing value by emphasising add-on services (solicitors, mortgages).Valuations: Managing valuations with commercial awareness and market trends.Advertising: Creating an engaging profile of the listed property.New Business: Proactively identifying new opportunities and lead generation.



Bognor Regis Town FC

• Commercial Manager

  • Feb 2014 - Oct 2018

  Financial Review: Performed ongoing reviews of profit and loss of all income generated across different areas at the Football Club.Labour Cost Management: Established a comprehensive structure to deliver labour cost efficiency yet maintaining outstanding service levels. Business Development: Identified potential new business opportunities, directing strategies and tactics to achieve business diversification and business growth.Change management: Implemented new structure with the Management Committee; promoted a motivational, positive company morale.New Initiative launch: Launched ‘In The Community’ programme, working with local schools and businesses to appeal to the next generation of the football club.Financial co-ordination: Precise interpretation of financial information to generate a monthly profit and loss report for the Management Committee.Marketing innovation: Elevating the status of the football club as a modern business venture by creating and launching new marketing campaigns.Volunteer Club Welfare Officer, extracurricular support for club initiatives; led Bognor Regis Town Youth U12 to Division A Title 2015/2016.



Self-employed

• Golf Course Proprietor

  • Aug 2007 - Jan 2014

  Programme delivery: Responsible for the execution of the Young Masters Golf (YMG) coaching programme across two significant South East England sites.Business expansion: Acquired two short-term golf course leases and developed the teaching facilities infrastructure.Coaching proficiency: Partnered with an employed PGA / WGTF professional to deliver top-level coaching for clients.Golf site management: Responsible for two golf sites, driving membership levels and ensuring availability of ‘pay play’ provision, increasing daily income.Team Leadership: Led a team of green keeping staff; supervised the delivery of high level of standards in terms of venue and performance. Marketing: Masterminded an integrated marketing strategy to develop customer-focused marketing tactics to improve customer acquisition and client retention.CRM database: Collated and analysed core player and site data; maintaining up-to-date integrated cross-site database for targeting marketing campaignsP&L management: Controlled P&L activity to maximise profitability.



First Finance Ltd / First Finance Direct Ltd

• Director

  • Jan 2004 - Jul 2007

  Business Launch: Launched First Finance Direct Ltd as the FSA-authorised, regulated arm of First Finance Ltd; Managed in excess of £80M in mortgage applications across more than eighteen lenders.Client Focus: Delivered expertise to client base of brokers and financial advisers. Business Launch: Launched First Finance Direct Ltd as the FSA-authorised, regulated arm of First Finance Ltd; Managed in excess of £80M in mortgage applications across more than eighteen lenders.Client Focus: Delivered expertise to client base of brokers and financial advisers.



Occupational Mortgage Centre

• Proprietor

  • 1998 - 2003

  Entrepreneurial: Launched from scratch, working closely with lenders to deliver mortgage solutions to key occupations i.e police, fire and prison servicesFinancial Support: Developed strong networks Legal & General, successfully securing significant support and funding to deliver relevant products to clients. Entrepreneurial: Launched from scratch, working closely with lenders to deliver mortgage solutions to key occupations i.e police, fire and prison servicesFinancial Support: Developed strong networks Legal & General, successfully securing significant support and funding to deliver relevant products to clients.



Ward Mortgages / Direct Life & Pension Services

• Mortgage Package

  • 1997 - 1998

  Sales: Arranged mortgages and insurance for medical industry; contributed to the establishment of the UK’s first telephone/ online life insurance sales to the public. Sales: Arranged mortgages and insurance for medical industry; contributed to the establishment of the UK’s first telephone/ online life insurance sales to the public.