Experience

Sports Xtra (Franchising) Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• MD Sports Xtra Reading & Newbury

  • May 2010 - Present

  Recruiting, Sales, Marketing, Business Development, HR, Finance, Customer Service, Strategy, Delivery where needed, Mentoring Coaching Team Recruiting, Sales, Marketing, Business Development, HR, Finance, Customer Service, Strategy, Delivery where needed, Mentoring Coaching Team



JCA Coatings

• Sales Director-JCA Coatings

  • Jul 2004 - May 2010



ICI Paints

• National Account Manager ICI Dulux

  • Jun 2001 - Jun 2004

  Responsible for developing sales to the Jewson Builders Merchant stores group in the UK, in their trade decorating centres. Also involved with the successful launch of the Platform Trade stores- part of St Gobain Building Distribution (HQ based in Paris). Won the prestigeous National Account Manager of Year award in 2003 for excellence in sales growth. Responsible for developing sales to the Jewson Builders Merchant stores group in the UK, in their trade decorating centres. Also involved with the successful launch of the Platform Trade stores- part of St Gobain Building Distribution (HQ based in Paris). Won the prestigeous National Account Manager of Year award in 2003 for excellence in sales growth.



ICI Autocolor

• National Account Manager ICI Autocolor (Brown Brothers)

  • Jan 1998 - Apr 2001

  •Managed the Sales Performance & developed relationships at Director and Senior Manager level with ICI Autocolor’s number one client in the UK, with sales of nearly £30M per annum •Maintained full accountability for the sales into this group, and negotiated new supply deals •Delivered presentations to develop (National and Regional) Sales and Marketing initiatives to achieve sales growth, including the launch of overseas incentive campaigns •Managed the launch of IT development packages to assist in improving business efficiencies •Successfully handled the internal politics balancing the needs of a national distributor group (BB) with a growing independent group of distributors •Part of the UK Sales Management Team responsible for the Strategic Direction of the UK Business •Played a key role in the Assessment Centre process for recruitment of new sales staff