Experience

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  Airedale Chemical

  • crosshills

  • Internal Sales Manager

    • Oct 2017 - Present
    • crosshills

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  Airedale Solutions

  • Skipton

  • Sales Account Manager

    • May 2016 - Oct 2017
    • Skipton

    I’m currently working as an account manager for Airedale Solutions Limited.  My role is very demanding but rewarding. I am responsible for a number of duties which don’t typically fall under an account managers role:My daily responsibilities include:Dealing with incoming sales orders and processing the sales order on Sage.Stock control and liaising with production to ensure that we can meet the sales order in the time frame which the customer requests.Liaising with and meeting with current suppliers to order stock, negotiate prices and arrange deliveries. Raising sales invoices, and credit notes where necessary. Managing existing customer portfolio, customers include Aldi, Lidl, Karcher, Soudal etc.New product design, label artwork and authorising the final label design.Recognising new sales opportunities and trying to cross sell our products.

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  Marshalls plc

  • Elland

  • Sales Account Manager

    • Jun 2013 - May 2016
    • Elland

    I worked in the water management team looking after the North East region selling concrete linear drainage systems to builder’s merchants, construction companies and local authorities. My daily duties include dealing with customers on the telephone, providing technical advice, processing quotations and orders, planning stock holding on vehicles to ensure goods arrive to customer’s sites accurately and on time. I also work closely with my external sales manager providing support for him in the office. This includes chasing quotations and gathering useful information such as site contacts, tender dates, expected order dates etc.   I have strong working relationships with customers and colleagues.  I enjoy the daily challenges which my job offers and getting involved in ad hoc projects.

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  TATE FUEL OILS LIMITED

  • Otley

  • Sales Account Manager

    • Jan 2012 - Jun 2013
    • Otley

    I worked in a very busy office selling heating oils and fuel to domestic, agricultural, industrial and commercial customers in West Yorkshire.  I was dedicated to offering my customers the best heating oil prices in the UK, with a personal service.  The company delivers fuel additives, throughout the UK, helping customers to save on their engineer and fuel bills.My job role involved dealing with customers over the telephone, email and face to face.  As well as looking after my client portfolio there is an element of cold calling and trying to win new business.  I was responsible for processing customer orders, payments and credit notes over the phone and on the front desk.  I dealt with customer complaints in the appropriate manner and liaised with the directors.  I also helped drivers on delivers with any logistic problems as and when required

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  Companion Stairlifts Limited

  • Leeds

  • Sales Advisor

    • Feb 2009 - Jan 2012
    • Leeds

    I started at the company selling stair lifts and booking appointments for field based advisors. I moved on to selling disability bathrooms, wet rooms and also booking appointments, this progressed to running the department

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  Acorn Stairlifts, Inc.

  • Steeton

  • Sales Manager

    • May 2003 - Nov 2008
    • Steeton

    I started as a sales advisor and progressed through several departments. As a sales advisor, I generated over five million pounds in direct sales and appointments booked on for field agents.  I was promoted to sales manager after three years.  I was directly in charge of eleven staff.  My daily duties included monitoring of daily and monthly KPI’s, staff training, appraisals and job planning

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  PGS

  • Bradford, United Kingdom

  • Machine Fitter

    • 1998 - 2003
    • Bradford, United Kingdom

    My job role involved sharpening knife blades for guillotines used in the printing industry. Stripping down and rebuild printing machinery. Installing and re-fitting printing machines.