Richard Forde

Head of Trade Sales at Newmarket Holidays
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Ashton Keynes, England, United Kingdom, GB

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Experience

    • United Kingdom
    • Travel Arrangements
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Head of Trade Sales
      • Jan 2010 - Present

      In March 2014 I took over managing and creating the retail division of Newmarket. Managing internal teams, and structures, on the road field sales and dealing with all national and regional consortia, commercial arrangements, targets, budget handling, marketing and distribution. In total responsible for a team of 6.Joining Newmarket in 2010 I Managed a large portfolio of regional and national newspaper and magazine clients to develop the group's reader offer business. Plus all marketing of growing travel agent business; emails, fliers, promo material, brochure distribution.Managing the budget and forecasts of travel agent business.I have also completely re-vamped the internal workflow process from sales figures reporting to internal and external communications and helped double Agency Sales growth in 3 years.

    • Head of Trade Sales
      • Jan 2010 - Present

    • United Kingdom
    • Leisure, Travel & Tourism
    • Sales Manager
      • Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

      Managing a range of regional and national newspaper titles reader offer promotions.All aspects of new business.Setting up commercial agreements in the retail sector.

    • Travel Arrangements
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Agency Sales Manager
      • Apr 2003 - Dec 2007

      Promoted from Sales Executive to Agency Sales Manager after working my way up in this large company until its sad and sudden entering of Administration in December 2007.

    • Freelance Photographer
      • Jul 2000 - Mar 2003

    • Sales Manager
      • Jan 1998 - Jun 2000

      Went from Sales Executive, to Senior Sales then onto Sales Manager in this Reader Offer company until its sad liquidation.

Education

  • Cheltenham & Glos College of HE
    1991 - 1992
  • Robert Smyth School, Market Harborough
    1987 - 1991
  • Robert Smyth School
    -

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