Product Manager - Science

• Jul 2021 - - Kini

Business Owner

• Sep 2019 - Jul 2021

I am proud to have started my own business, and to utilise my many years of experience in a number of different business areas. Sarah Bullivant Consulting supports businesses with their sales, marketing and product development functions across market sectors including education, laboratory, toy and game. Inquisitive Creations, stems from my real love of creating wonderful products that not only inspire children to explore, question and learn through play but also offer brilliant value to parents and teachers. Offering consultancy services that include;• Sales; developing new business partnerships Worldwide to support sales growth. Researching potential distributors and connecting with them to establish new relationships.• Marketing; working across all areas of marketing to grow brand awareness of both the company and their products.• Product development; from the initial concept, through all development stages, product testing and market research, and ensuring the final product meets all required safety standards.• Researching content across multiple subject areas.• Offering advice on potential improvements to products currently in development.• If you already have your own ideas, I can help with introductions to designers who are highly experienced in the graphic design of both education and retail products to ensure your product looks amazing. Then at the next stage I can liaise with manufacturers to get the most competitive pricing whilst never compromising on quality.• Helping companies and individuals unfamiliar with the education sector to ensure that their products are both suitable for this market and aligning their products with the National Curriculum.• Assistance for companies and individuals who already have great products but who are unable to find partners to take them to the market.Contact me if you have a specific requirement and let’s talk!

Head of New Product Development and Education Sales

• Mei 2013 - Sep 2019

I head up the Green Board Games Company New Product Development team, working on new game ideas and seeing the process through from their early concept through design and play testing to final product. Recently this has involved developing a number of new brands. Footsteps - games and puzzles developed for children aged 0 to 3 years, Leaps and Bounds - a range of games for children aged 3 to 7 years, designed to support children to achieve early development goals, Mad Moose - a range of fun family games to encourage children and adults to play together.Previously I have been responsible for the development of our highly successful Story Cards titles, the idea for the extension of our popular BrainBox brand into a pre-school range of titles and an entire range of educational games which are closely aligned with the National Curriculum.

Sales Director

• Jul 2010 - Mei 2013

Responsible for the worldwide trade and direct sales within the education and the point of sale divisions. Part of the team responsible for NPD. Heavily involved in the launch of a patented rPETable™ process which will revolutionise recycled material usage in the plastics industry and significantly reduce landfill. Presenting this to major Blue Chip clients Worldwide.Direct liaison with manufacturers in China. Responsible for the worldwide trade and direct sales within the education and the point of sale divisions. Part of the team responsible for NPD. Heavily involved in the launch of a patented rPETable™ process which will revolutionise recycled material usage in the plastics industry and significantly reduce landfill. Presenting this to major Blue Chip clients Worldwide.Direct liaison with manufacturers in China.

Marketing Manager

• Dis 2001 - Jul 2010

Starting as Territory Manager covering the Midlands area selling secondary science education products, I was promoted to marketing manager in 2007 responsible for 20,000 products across 3 annual catalogues, 2,000 pages total in 3 different currencies. My role also included all marketing activities from maintaining the website, promotions, exhibitions for both the industrial and the education divisions. I also set up a ktp project in association with Staffordshire University which went on to win a Lord Stafford Award for Innovation Achieved for a range of forensic science kits.

Laboratory Technician

• Sep 1998 - Dis 2001