James Alty
Commercial Manager at Living Streets- Claim this Profile
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PRINCE2 Agile Foundation
PeopleCertDec, 2021- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Living Streets
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United Kingdom
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Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Commercial Manager
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Jan 2022 - Present
Manager of Living Streets Services, the commercial trading arm of UK charity Living Streets.Responsible for ensuring the company fulfils its crucial purpose of securing unrestricted income for Living Streets. With oversight for a team of operations and business development specialists, I bring to market products that promote public health and sustainability, generating annual revenues in excess of £1.2m.Key achievements to date have included:- Leading Living Streets Services Ltd across year ending March 2023, achieving total revenue of £1.2m (14% increase YOY).- Creating May 2023’s Walk with Wildlife school challenge, generating 60% increase in income compared with 2022 offer.- Growing my team, doubling capacity to enable effective business development and operations functions.- Fostering strong relationships with senior stakeholders, reporting quarterly on company performance to the Board of Directors.- Collaborating across functions to improve accounting processes, delivering vastly reduced aged debtors and deferred income liabilities. Show less
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Operations Coordinator (Development)
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Jun 2019 - Jan 2022
Responsibilities and achievements included:- Managing the company’s procurement and purchasing, including the tendering and negotiation of multi-year contracts for fulfilment and manufacturing services.- Utilising data to improve demand planning and stock control – surpluses reduced to 3% across 2020-22.- Developing products for clients in education, government and the private sector, collaborating internally and externally to create engaging and commercially successful offerings such as the Travel Tracker data capture tool.- Improving sales, fulfilment and customer support processes, utilising e-commerce and CRM systems to increase efficiency. Show less
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Lucid Networks Ltd
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Commercial Manager
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Apr 2017 - Jun 2019
Key responsibilities and achievements included:- Delivery of successful infrastructure projects for clients in legal and professional services - £40k saving achieved on mobile telephony contract for leading property consultancy.- Establishing Microsoft Cloud Solutions Provider (CSP) agreement, introducing cloud subscription and support service for business users.- Developing key supplier relationships and channel partnerships, including Cisco and internet service providers.- Negotiating and managing client contracts for managed service provisions and retained consultancy, delivering high service levels and reliable recurring revenues.- Managing company finances, ensuring positive cash flow and reporting monthly to senior management on P&L performance. Show less
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Commercial Assistant
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Oct 2015 - Mar 2017
Responsibilities and achievements included:- Migration of company accounting system to cloud-based offering.- Establishing direct debit collections facility to improve cash flow.- Day-to-day financial administration, ensuring all income and expenditure was posted in a timely manner and cash flow forecast was regularly updated.- Preparing quotations and proposals, liaising with suppliers to calculate pricing and framing propositions in audience-appropriate terminology.
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Education
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2012 - 2015
The University of Manchester
Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Economic and Social Studies) (Honours), Economics -
2005 - 2012
Kenilworth School
High School
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