Experience

Every Vehicle Lease Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Retail Motor Vehicles
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Director (owner)

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Sales director of Every Vehicle Lease Ltd. Every Vehicle Lease Ltd is a leading leasing broker providing business and personal vehicles from major UK funders and automotive groups. Based in Belfast and Leeds and specialising in business contract hire, personal contract hire, finance lease, hire purchase, lease purchase and personal contract purchase. We are knowledgeable in all aspects of company car tax and whole life costs for cars and vans. All business clients get a full explanation of P11D value, benefit in kind, Class 1A, leasing disallowances and recoverable VAT. We have brought to N.Ireland the customer offering of having access to some of the most competitive rates and ‘batch vehicle deals’ that are available in Great Britain (even post Brexit). We can supply any business and resident in the UK, be it in Scotland, Wales, England or N.Ireland. Show less


Freelance
• Egypt
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Vehicle Contract Hire & Fleet Specialist

  • Mar 2021 - Jun 2021


Traction Finance

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Jan 2020 - Mar 2021

• Head of Sales - N.Ireland

  • Oct 2019 - Jan 2020

  After the recent merger of Ogilvie Fleet NI into Traction Finance, I continued the role of sales manager for this new partnership.



Ogilvie Fleet & Tilsun Group

• Head of Sales at Ogilvie Fleet & Tilsun Group - N.Ireland

  • Sep 2018 - Sep 2019

  Offering both an award winning Business Contract Hire offering to companies needing both cars and vans as well as bespoke Personal Contract Hire deals to company car cash drivers and the public. Offering both an award winning Business Contract Hire offering to companies needing both cars and vans as well as bespoke Personal Contract Hire deals to company car cash drivers and the public.



Ogilvie Fleet Ltd (www.ogilvie-fleet.co.uk)

• Head of Sales – Northern Ireland (award winning service of funding & vehicles to businesses))

  • May 2015 - Sep 2019

  Ogilvie Fleet Ltd is a UK top 20 contract hire & leasing company and the largest self funding leasing company in N.Ireland. Customer Service is paramount at Ogilvie Fleet. We have strategic bases throughout the UK including Stirling, London, Sheffield and Belfast. Our nationwide sales and service team are never too far away to give you assistance and support when you need it. Ogilvie Fleet provide contract hire, leasing and fleet management solutions for clients throughout the UK. With a £100m+ turnover and a fleet of over 16,000 vehicles, we are the largest independent contract hire & leasing specialist in the UK, providing initiatives and solutions to an extensive client base. Our reputation is built on an ability to deliver bespoke solutions and a consistently high quality of service, linked with competitive pricing and a “real world” ability to work in partnership with our clients. Information Technology is core to the way we work and provide services. This creates a powerful combination for clients, allowing the use of as much or as little of our IT as they want, always safe in the knowledge that an Ogilvie team member is just a phone call away. Ogilvie Fleet deliver a wide range of products and services, including: • Contract Hire • Salary Sacrifice • Personal Contract Hire • MiFleet - Total Online Fleet Solutions • Finance Lease • Fleet Management • Daily Rental In 2015 Ogilvie Fleet secured a £100m finance package from HSBC, one of the largest funding arrangement’s in recent years. We are proud of our award winning customer service (www.ogilvie-fleet.co.uk/why-us/awards ). We enjoy what we do and we are good at it. #HappyDrivers E: paul.griffiths@ogilvie.co.uk Ogilvie Fleet is part of the Ogilvie Group Ltd, a well established, privately owned business operating in Fleet, Construction, House Building, IT & Communications, Net Defence and Surveying sectors. Ogilvie Group features in The Sunday Times “2015 Top Track 250”. Show less



Fleet Financial Ltd

• Senior Account Manager

  • May 2013 - Apr 2015

  Managed larger accounts with multi sites and bespoke vehicle requirements. Looked after inter company vehicle transfers, arranging headroom, negotiating bulk terms with manufacturers for specific clients. Advised decision makers on vehicle reallocation -v- vehicle renewal. Arranged vehicles for clients which were needed for staff in the Republic of Ireland through brokering to ROI leasing companies.

• Business Development Manager

  • Apr 2011 - Apr 2013

  Responsible for offering contract hire and vehicle management solutions to local and national private and public sector companies in N.Ireland. Also provided vehicles to partnerships and sole traders as well as some personal contract hire. Business acquired by Charles Hurst Group, part of Lookers PLC in 2012.



Charles Hurst Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Automotive

• Fleet Sales Manager

  • Sep 2010 - Apr 2011

  Responsible for selling and financing Toyota cars and commercials and Lexus cars to fleet and business users throughout N.Ireland. I launched the new Lexus CT200h Hybrid in N.Ireland at Lexus Belfast in March 2011 to a full showroom of private and business customers. Responsible for selling and financing Toyota cars and commercials and Lexus cars to fleet and business users throughout N.Ireland. I launched the new Lexus CT200h Hybrid in N.Ireland at Lexus Belfast in March 2011 to a full showroom of private and business customers.



TextHelp Systems

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing

• Business Development Manager BrowseAloud

  • Oct 2008 - Apr 2010

  I worked for Texthelp Systems Ltd to develop BrowseAloud throughout the public and private sectors initially throughout Ireland and Scotland. Rewarded with reponsibility of Greater London at start of the second year with a specific remit to develop more new business. The role involved providing the pioneering BrowseAloud text to speech web solution which enhances web accessibility. Having enabled over 3,000 websites, many organisations subscribe to the BrowseAloud service to make sure they are adhering to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the Disability Equality Duty 2006 by making all their website content accessible to everyone. Successful sales included O2 Ireland, Bus Eireann, The Department of Agriculture in Ireland, the NI Environmental Agency, the Dept of Health, Social Services and Public Safety NI, NHS London, London Fire Brigade, Grampain Police, Northern Constabulary, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Bexley Heath NHS Primary Care Trust. Show less



Yell

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Field Sales Consultant

  • Apr 2005 - Oct 2008

  Field Sales Consultant responsible for selling the FTSE 100 / FTSE 250 company Yell Ltd portfolio of products (Yellow Pages, Yell.com and 118 24 7) to current and new customers. Home based role were self discipline and bespoke sales training greatly developed my business acumen. My role entailed growing current customer spend and identifying and closing new prospect business. I was a high earner and portfolio achiever (print and new media) every campaign year : 2005/06 (105% to target), 2006/07 (125% target), 2007/08 (102% target). Yell Awards in recognition of achievements included :- ‘Yell Customer Excellence Winner 06/07’ (finished in Top 15 Field Sales Consultants in Scottish region for Customer Excellence and paper order processing); - ‘Yell Gold Award Winner 06/07 & 07/08’ (for two years in a row part of the Top Field Sales Team in Scottish / N.Ireland / N.East England region); - ‘Yell New Business Winner 06/07’ (top Field Sales Consultant for writing New Business in Scottish / N.Ireland region). Show less



Isaac Agnew Volkswagen

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Fleet Sales Executive

  • Mar 1997 - Apr 2005

  Responsible for selling the Volkswagen passenger car range to businesses with large fleets through N.Ireland. A bespoke role created by Volkswagen Fleet UK Ltd and Isaac Agnew to increase their market share in the fleet market. Contributed substantially from an initial yearly sales figure of 170 to 650 + units by the time I left the position. Awards included - ‘Volkswagen Fleet Sales Executive Award Winner 2002 & 2003’ (one of Top 15 Fleet Sales Executives in UK); - ‘Volkswagen Fleet Sales Executive UK of the Year 2001’ (the top Fleet Sales Executive in UK). Show less