Experience

West Country Welding Supplies Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Sep 2022 - Present



EWM Hightec Welding UK Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Engineer

  • Jan 2022 - Aug 2022

  My role is to build and maintain a strong dealer network, support end users and to help distribute the EWM brand across the UK. I undertake joint demonstrations and regular training for our sales partners to ensure full coverage and maintain a strong working relationship with our trusted distributors. My role is to build and maintain a strong dealer network, support end users and to help distribute the EWM brand across the UK. I undertake joint demonstrations and regular training for our sales partners to ensure full coverage and maintain a strong working relationship with our trusted distributors.



Cougartron

• Denmark
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• UK & Ireland Sales Manager

  • Jun 2018 - Dec 2021

  Area sales and distributor support. The goal was to increase brand awareness and grow the dealer network across the UK and Europe. We were able to achieve this by using various marketing techniques, and supporting the dealer network with promotions and joint demonstrations. During my time here with the encouragement from the great team I was honoured to work with, Cougartron have become the household name in weld cleaning and passivation. Area sales and distributor support. The goal was to increase brand awareness and grow the dealer network across the UK and Europe. We were able to achieve this by using various marketing techniques, and supporting the dealer network with promotions and joint demonstrations. During my time here with the encouragement from the great team I was honoured to work with, Cougartron have become the household name in weld cleaning and passivation.



West Country Welding Supplies Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager

  • Feb 2017 - May 2018

  I assisted in the running of the company, and helped each department operate smoothly and efficiently by integrating consistency, cohesion, and alignment across many moving parts in the business unitThe aim was to bring the best and most innovative welding and cutting products to market, whilst providing solutions for the customers, something that West Country Welding have been doing consistently for the last 30 years.

• Purchasing Manager

  • Sep 2010 - Feb 2017

  I source all existing and new product ranges from various suppliers to maintain our position as one of the top welding distributors in the South West.I work with some of the largest manufacturers, to negotiate exclusive partnerships, and helped to source new and industry leading products.Several of the products I have sourced, have since become household names in the UK and have made an impact on the welding torch consumable market. These products are now widely recognised and sought after across the UK and Europe.I have also created a social media network with an audience of over 20,000 followers, and this has proven to be very successful to our business.Sept 2010 - Aug 2011 - Purchasing AssistantCreating purchase orders, ensuring stock levels were sufficient for the upcoming months of trading, and chasing any outstanding purchase orders.I also assisted in creating marketing material for our on-road salesman to use.I used my experience of the online market to build an eBay shop from nothing, to a vital part of our business. Show less