Experience

Self-employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development Manager Hairdressing supplies

  • Dec 2018 - Present

• Senior Territory Sales and Training Executive

  • Mar 2015 - Present

  Field sales for a variety of equipment and accessories for health, beauty, hair and tanning brands within the company portfolio.Key Duties (Regional – N/E, N/W, All Yorkshire/Humberside/Lincoln and some Essex/London Central).• To service, maintain and encourage UV growth and product pollination with existing account holders• Seek new lead opportunities, qualify and close new business • Delivery of detailed training at all levels • Network at various industry events• Creation of seasonal promotional incentives and offers• Design, stock and maintain exhibition stands• Technical support for equipment• Provide salon/distributor support and in-salon product information sessions• Provide B2B equipment demonstrations and execute sales• Sell equipment• Spray tan TV work for presenters, celebrities and contestants for ITV and BBC in Elstree studio and on BBC Worldwide’s UK tour Show less

• Urban Tan Brand Manager

  • Feb 2007 - Feb 2015

  Formulator and brand manager of Urban Tan. Private label professional tanning collection for B2B. (http://www.urban-tan.com/)Responsibility and accountability for working autonomously on a new sunless spray tan concept for salon exclusivity under private label from formulation to market. Key Duties • Work with USA chemists to formulate and design a niche private label product for UK and Europe• Research and implement ‘on trend’ skin friendly (paraben/sulphate free, vegan) product ingredients• Design, research and produce EU compliant barcoded labels • Obtain COSHH data material to comply with trading standards practice• Collaborate with PR for marketing material, video/photo shoot and provide initial soft launch• Product launch in UK and Europe• Conduct and analyse market research• Test and source compatible equipment for sale in UK and Europe• Tender for sunless business• Recruit international distributors and attend organised industry events (Sibec/meet & greet)• Sell capital equipment and provide finance referrals where appropriate• Provide in depth training to business owners and distributors UK / International• Provide technical support• Technical support for compressed air equipment• Write Industry based product articles - magazines and professional editorials • Provide journalists with treatment demonstrations for review • Migration of existing client base to new product • Live on-stage training and education sessions at large scale beauty shows including London Excel, Birmingham NEC, Olympia London and Manchester GMEX. • Provide various brand training to colleagues in London HQ, salons, independent business owners and colleges Show less

• Sales & Training Executive

  • May 2005 - Jan 2007

  Area focused sales, building a new client base. Key Duties • Source new business avenues• Meet and achieve targets • Attend UK trade shows• Network at various industry events• Arranged and delivered B2B UV and Sunless training• Generate leads to feed high value sunbeds and water therapy wellbeing systems for colleagues• Generate and qualify personal leads• Sales and revenue growth for designated area (Leicester – Aberdeen)


Self Employed
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Business Development and Account Manager

  • Dec 2018 - Present