Craig Jones
Business Development Manager at Assured Data Services Ltd- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Feb, 2021- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Business Development Manager
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Oct 2021 - Present
Assured is a specialised Data Consultancy Firm:• Specialists in PowerBI, Power Apps & Power Automate• Helping organisations become Data Mature • Building the Modern Data Architecture – Snowflake Partner• Preparing businesses for Machine Learning and AI initiatives• Empowering business to do more with data • Enabling business transformation driven by data strategy• Building the Centre of Excellence – championing Citizen DevelopersA business intelligence partner committed to delivering better quality data to our clients.
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iomart
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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200 - 300 Employee
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Account Manager
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Sep 2020 - Sep 2021
For over 20 years the iomart Group has helped organisations of all sizes, maximise the flexibility, cost effectiveness and security of the cloud and we are with our customers every step of the way. From strategy to delivery, to our 300+ consultants and solutions architects who provide cloud expertise and infrastructure with ongoing managed service and support 24/7.With a dynamic range of managed cloud services that integrate with the public clouds of AWS and Azure, our technology agnostic approach delivers solutions tailored our customer needs.Our individual brands give the Group its unique identity and we’re proud of their individual reputations, passionate people, innovation and the customer loyalty that they engender.Achievements:- Company-wide sales person of the month July 2021
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Softcat plc
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Account Manager
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May 2017 - Sep 2020
Softcat is a leading provider of software licensing, hardware, security, storage solutions and related IT services. Softcat sells and supports products and solutions from all the world's leading IT companies. We offer a full range of services including advice and guidance, technical design, product sourcing, implementation, support and project management.Achievements:• Employee of the Month – July 2019 • High Performers Half Year Incentive Trip to Lisbon, • Mentored new starters who would go on to secure high performers incentivesMain Responsibilities• Driving new business and growing existing relationships, successfully facilitating Softcat’s growth strategy and hitting set targets• Delivering complex IT solutions to new and existing customers by managing Softcat’s specialist, technical and vendor partners and understanding customers’ needs and challenges• Collaboratively working with multiple specialist and technical divisions throughout the Discover, Design and Deliver sales cycle in order to propose fit-for-purpose IT solutions • Negotiating price with 3rd party vendors on behalf of clients to ensure budgets are met• Providing excellent continual customer service and effectively utilising company expenses for customer hospitality• Strategic analysis of customer business to build plans and campaigns to successfully grow business by penetrating new business lines • Communicating with C-level, Director-level, management and technical level IT professionals building multi-layered relationships • Upholding and reproducing the Softcat culture of being a fun; responsible; intelligent and passionate employee
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HOME Fundraising Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Fundraising
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100 - 200 Employee
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Fundraiser
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Feb 2014 - Mar 2017
Home Fundraising is an international award winning and market leading face-to-face fundraising company employing over 1500 fundraisers across the UK.Achievements:• Team Leader of the Quarter – for highest team figures in the office• Fundraiser of the Quarter – for highest figures throughout the quarter in the office • Raised £500,000 for charity personally, my team raised over £1,000,000 combined, based on Direct Debit donations for 3 years Main Responsibilities:• Securing new regular donors for a variety of charities inc. Cancer Research, MacMillan Cancer Support and Barnardo’s through long term monthly direct debits • Training presentation, communication, bod language and negotiation skills as a means of increasing sales for the team and for other teams in the office • Planning and executing strategy from demographic statistical analysis in order to drive results • Analyzing team performance through one-to-one reviews of team members though liaising with regional and divisional management, accordingly conducting appropriate training
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Education
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2014 - 2017
University of Leeds
Bachelors, Sociology
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