Experience

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  Get Ready Comics

  • Rochester, England, United Kingdom

  • Business Owner

    • Dec 2019 - Present
    • Rochester, England, United Kingdom

    Bringing families together with the entertainment they love, combining the worlds of Marvel, Disney, DC Comics and much more. Retailing through a bricks & mortar location as well as our own website, working with the likes of Funko, Loungefly, Hasbro & all major comic publishers to bring the latest, exciting product releases directly related to the TV, Movies & Games you love.

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  Northgate Vehicle Hire

  • Snodland, Kent, United Kingdom

  • Business Development Manager

    • Jan 2017 - Apr 2021
    • Snodland, Kent, United Kingdom

    Responsible for a £2.1m portfolio, c-level engagement, presentation through to closing & implementing accounts.A concentrated focus, with industry expertise, on fleet hire advising on full fleet requirements & specific fleet challengesPersonally covering a customer base that includes Kent, London, Essex, Sussex, Croydon, Bromley & Dartford

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  TNT

  • Remote

  • International Key Account Manager

    • Nov 2014 - Jan 2017
    • Remote

    As a Key Account Manager, TNT International is an exciting development in the history of TNT Express.Responsible for a £3.2m portfolio, c-level engagement, presentation through to closing & implementing accounts.A concentrated focus, with industry expertise, on TNT's European road & Worldwide Network to include our on demand Time Critical service, Air, Road & Sea freight services advising on customs requirements & country specific challengesPersonally covering a customer base that includes Kent, London, Essex, Sussex, Croydon, Bromley & Dartford

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  999 Logistics Ltd

  • kent

  • Business Development Manager

    • Feb 2014 - Nov 2014
    • kent

    999 Logistics Ltd are a distribution specialist who can & have created bespoke solutions for their diverse customer portfolio.Executed a sales plan that has seen us grow our UPN Pallet division from the ground to in excess of £450k revenue with a 25% Net profitField based & self generated leads, I'm currently generating sales revenue to be considered 'best new depot' in the uk for the end of year awards.Offering time critical solutions for both UK & International we really can perform as an extension to your business.Responsible for but not limited to :New business acquisition & profit analysisBusiness strategyPerformance reviews Customer retentionProspect generationSupply chain solutions Business networking

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  TNT

  • Field Sales Manager

    • Oct 2012 - Jun 2013

    Promoted to this position after success with previous role.Head hunted while in this role for an exciting opportunity which prompted me to leave Joint new business target of £120k per 13 weeks, my team appeared in the top 5 in the country for the first timeTotal revenue control for Kent £1.3m+Training & development of the team Sales visit in colleagues absence as well as joint sales visitsDeveloping and deploying depot sales business plans Determining the customer, both new & existing, focus for each FSE Improvement of revenue quality Ensuring customer satisfaction through excellence in customer service Reporting and data analysis and interpretation

  • Special Services Business Development

    • May 2008 - Oct 2012

    Responsible for site management & sales of national & international time critical as well as air cargoNew business aquisition New business achievement - award winning twiceFull P&L Accountability£500k revenue growth 2009-12 with 20% profit Budget over achievement 4 consecutive yearsField based territory managementME, CT & TN PostcodesOperations ManagerHighest Operations Audit Grade in the country 2 years runningI've recruited, trained and developed my team to investors in people standard. Committed to a demanding operations environment this team are key to retaining & supporting the development of my new business acquisition as well as existing clientele.We're a same day courier, freight forwarder, logistic solutions provider, service provider for key accounts.

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  Comet

  • rochester, gravesend, basildon, romford, maidstone, folkestone, ashford

  • Deputy/Sales Manager

    • Oct 1999 - May 2008
    • rochester, gravesend, basildon, romford, maidstone, folkestone, ashford

    My time in retail gave me the tenacity to succeed and developed my skills in understanding the sales processAfter starting as a Christmas temp in 1999 I performed my way into management roles in various locations across the south east.Largest store £13m smallest £3m annual turnover budgetStaff in control of at peak 70 colleagues Working with various team sizes I would be relied on as a key holder, responsible for the generation through reactive sales of revenue targets & key kpi'sResponsible for many aspects of the running of the business including but not exclusive toSales - managing performance & customer experienceAdministration - financial & audit targets Warehouse - stock audit, stock ordering, space planning, team management Customer service teams - manufacture sla's, customer satisfaction, confrontation, ensuring company policy is adhered to

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  MoCo Communications Ltd

  • Rochester, United Kingdom

  • Indoor Sales Executive

    • Feb 1999 - Sep 1999
    • Rochester, United Kingdom

    Working in the call centre making outbound calls to customers whose mobile phone contracts had expired.