Experience

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  SIG Roofing

  • United Kingdom
  • Wholesale Building Materials
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Divisional Support Manager - North

    • Jun 2020 - Present

    Promoted to Divisional Support Manager, reporting to the Divisional Managing Director. Responsible for managerial & operational support to 40 SIG UK Exteriors branches in the North of England and Scotland.• Expansion of the Regional Support role to cover all 40 branches in the North Division.• Additional responsibilities for Divisional performance analysis and reporting.• Maintaining Divisional operational resilience through targeted support.• Business & operational analysis and improvement.• Further enhancement of the troubleshooting & mentoring role to focus branches.• Operational & systems support to newly opened branch teams.• Stand-in cover for Regional Directors.

  • Regional Support Manager

    • Oct 2019 - Jun 2020

    Responsible for managerial support to 14 SIG Roofing branches from the Midlands to Teesside.• Working with Branch Managers & Teams to coach, deliver & maintain operational and financial excellence.• Compliance monitoring & reporting.• Troubleshooting & mentoring of target branches.

  • Branch Manager

    • Apr 2019 - Sep 2019

    After 6 weeks in the Interim role, I was asked to join the business on a permanent basis.• Management of a small team of four including an Assistant Branch Manager & two sales/trade counter staff.• Job estimating/costing, quotation generation and follow-up to point of sale.• Sales, Business Development & Customer Liaison.• Inventory control & local distribution.

  • Interim Branch Manager

    • Feb 2019 - Apr 2019

    SIG Roofing is the largest specialist roofing materials supplier in the UK. 3 month fixed term contract as Interim Branch Manager for SIG Roofing, Huddersfield.• Provide experienced, focussed & confident management leadership.• To identify performance issues/opportunities and create a roadmap to implement changes.• Analyse ways to increase sales through existing and non-traditional means.

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  The Bespoke Door Company Ltd

  • Business Owner

    • Sep 2009 - Oct 2018

    Turned a generalist joinery operation into a profitable specialist door manufacturer. Developed and expanded the B2B customer base by over 140% from the in-depth research of prospects through to opening the sales dialogue and, finally, negotiating contracts.100% retention of new and existing B2B clients.Designed & coded the company website; realigned the product base, systems & manufacturing operation to show profitable results over a number of years.

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  Self Employed

  • Retained Consultant

    • Apr 2008 - Sep 2009

    Following the sale of Supply Company to a Moroccan business group, I organised the decommissioning & relocation of the entire UK manufacturing operation.I travelled to Casablanca with my Chief Engineer to install & commission the factory at its new location over a period of 6 weeks. I then worked on a consultancy basis for an agreed time with the new owners and also the UK Distributor whom I appointed before the sale.

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  Supply Company Ltd

  • Managing Director

    • Jan 1990 - Apr 2008

    I started Supply Company with a business partner in January 1990.The company was a specialist manufacturer of presentation packaging materials for the Garment Industry and a key supplier to Marks & Spencer. My initial responsibilities were for sales & store liaison for the whole of the UK.I built the annual turnover from zero to £400K in year one, £750K in year two and over £1.1m in year three, generating over £2¼ million of sales in 3 financial years from a standing start.With the emphasis still on sales, I took an ever more active part in the general management and direction of the company. Following the acquisition of an overseas supplier, I designed & built power press safety & control systems to meet UK HSE requirements.I continued to grow the sales in both home & export markets and bought-out my business partner in 2002. I sold the company in 2008 at which point the sales were over 75% to markets outside the UK.

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  DHJ Industries (UK) Ltd

  • Sales Executive, latterly Product Manager

    • 1987 - 1990

    Sales Executive covering the North of England from Leicester to Carlisle.DHJ Industries were involved in interlinings & packaging for the garment trade and nonwoven geotextiles for the construction industry. My initial responsibilities were for the sales of garment products in my area & store liaison (M&S etc).The position of Product Manager was added to my role in the six months prior to my leaving to start Supply Company Ltd.

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  Freudenberg Nonwovens (Vilene Ltd)

  • Sales Executive

    • 1985 - 1987

    My first sales role.Vilene (now known by the name of the parent company Freudenberg) manufacture non-woven interlinings for the garment industry.I was responsible for sales in the Lancashire, Yorkshire & Lincolnshire areas.