MEP Building Services & Construction - Junior Partner

• Feb 2020 - Present

James Lewis has been actively placing professionals since 2005, helping our candidates achieve career success with organisations from Fortune 500 to small independents. We specialise in recruitment solutions through the supply of permanent, temporary and contract professionals into a wide range of disciplines across our three specialist markets: Construction: Building Services, Main Contracting, Residential Development, Social Housing and Specialist Sub-Contractors across Commercial, Production, Technical, Pre-construction and Estimating. Manufacturing: Engineering, Production & Operations, Technical & NPD Transport: Bus, Rail and HGV – Engineering, Driving, Operations, Management & Head Office Functions Long-term partnerships are the foundation of our business, so the need to build and maintain strong relationships with our clients and candidates is of great importance. Our partnership approach provides a mutually beneficial environment where trust, investment innovation and the ability to adapt are key. At the heart of our core values is a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, candidates and our people. We believe that the key to all of this is excellent customer service and providing our clients, employees and contractors with the support they require to perform to the best of their capabilities. Show less

Principal Consultant

• Sep 2018 - Feb 2020

Team Leader - Mechanical & Electrical Building Services Contractors

• Apr 2015 - Aug 2018

Senior Recruitment Consultant May 2016 - Jan 2018 (20 Months) Recruitment Consultant November 2015 - April 2016 (6 Months) Trainee Recruitment Consultant April 2015 - October 2016 (6 Months) Senior Recruitment Consultant May 2016 - Jan 2018 (20 Months) Recruitment Consultant November 2015 - April 2016 (6 Months) Trainee Recruitment Consultant April 2015 - October 2016 (6 Months)

Future Owner

• Sep 2014 - Apr 2015

Self-employed commission only based role in direct sales customer acquisition on behalf of large blue-chip multi-national and national charities. This helped me adapt myself into a character who is very proactive, in terms of sourcing customers and solving any problem which inevitably in business occurs. Having no prior experience within sales, it didn’t take long to pick the processes up and reach a level of excellence which I have won industry awards for. After 2 weeks of being in the company I was also on a business development scheme. - During this time I developed a business plan, supplemented by the knowledge of trade, finance, marketing, income tax laws etc. and knowledge of being fully responsible for its success or failure whilst demonstrating entrepreneurship. Responsibilities: • Hitting daily and weekly sales goals • Running a private site team. • Recruitment. • Setting priorities and focusing on key tasks • Training and developing. • Coaching others through the business development programme. • Keeping track of my teams KPI's. • To set a good example in leadership to those new into the company • To train new team members in personal development and sales systems • To provide pre– and post- field sales training to other field representatives • Completing direct debit mandates with customers • Handling a wide variety of customer objections and concern Accomplishments: - Promoted individuals on my team. - Became the Third biggest team in the office in 3 months - Developed a strategy the team used to reach its goals. - Based on my results I received promotions. - Received multiple sales and leadership awards. - Was selected from an office out of an estimated 25 people to go to development meetings often travelling the breadth of the UK. - Was selected to run the office whilst the MD was out of office. Show less