Experience

Martin Sprocket and Gear UK Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager - UK and EMEA markets

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  Full P&L accountability for the UK facility.Building a financial platform for the UK, alongside the US Financial Director.Implementing Sales Strategies UK / EMEA for Distribution key partners with a strong OEM focus for the UK facility, alongside Martin China.Aligning Goals & Metrics to Strategy, Execution of Strategy & ensuring the right people are in the right roles focused on the right objectives.Currently 10 employees.Creating a value selling program.Full stock evaluation and MRP purchasing process systems. Ongoing.Overseeing the setting up a UK machine shop, offering full alteration facilities in house. Mirroring USA alteration procedures.Ensuring tax and legislation compliance, specifically around Europe – Imports / Exports.Monthly Board meetings with Group head office.Quarterly head office visits to present to the main group board.Direct responsibility for 10 key global accounts.

• Sales Director - UK and EMEA markets.

  • Oct 2019 - Dec 2021

  Martin Sprocket & Gear is a leading manufacturer of power transmission components, material handling products, industrial hand tools and heavy duty conveyor pulleys. Martin is a family owned, privately held company founded 1951 Locating and opening a new stand-alone UK facility for Martin UK to operate as a stand-alone, remaining very closely connected to our sister manufacturing facility in China along with our US parent companies’ senior management and production team. Martin UK facility opened February 2021.



Martin Sprocket & Gear

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Sales & Distribution – UK / Europe.

  • Oct 2018 - Oct 2019

  Introducing Martin Sprocket to the EMEA Market, core market being the USA. Introducing Martin Sprocket to the EMEA Market, core market being the USA.



Private company

• Consultancy - fixed contract term

  • May 2016 - Feb 2018

  Employed to reduce inventory, establish and implement a robust Planning, Sales & Order processing system, Planning mapping and invoice routing. Employed to reduce inventory, establish and implement a robust Planning, Sales & Order processing system, Planning mapping and invoice routing.



Fenner Drives

• United States
• Industrial Automation
• 100 - 200 Employee

• General Manager - UK, EMEA and APAC.

  • May 2010 - Aug 2016

  Fenner Drives - General Manager UK Facility with International Sales responsibility, UK, EMEA and APAC.Full ownership of the UK P&L, driving the strategic direction across all disciplines within the UK business.Increased turnover and creating organic growth - APAC. And EMEA. Creating strong future pipelines

• Customer Services Manager and Proactive sales

  • Aug 2004 - May 2010

  Sales an warehouse team management.Facility and stock management.OTD. Implemented two computer systems. instrumental in moving our location from Leeds to Dewsbury

• Customer Service Supervisor

  • Sep 1999 - Aug 2004



Fenner Drives

• United States
• Industrial Automation
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Export Sales Supervisor

  • Feb 1994 - May 1999

• Customer Service Administrator

  • Jul 1991 - Feb 1994

• Sales Administrator

  • Jun 1988 - Jul 1991

• Sales Office Junior

  • Jun 1986 - Jun 1988