Alison Turtle Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

Sales Operations | Customer Success Operations | HR Operations

United Kingdom

Aforza helps consumer goods companies sell more and grow faster. We do this through a suite of cloud and mobile apps that connect your trade planning and field sales teams together to solve the problems of unprofitable promotions, declining market share and lack of revenue growth.The Aforza product works out of the box and can be implemented in weeks. Built on the Salesforce and Google Cloud Platforms, we can scale fast and deliver continuous innovation with 3 releases a year.Customer success is our top priority, and we are proud to be trusted by CPG companies around the world; including leading breweries, food & beverage manufacturers, consumer healthcare companies and major distributors.

United Kingdom

Continued employment following Salesforce's acquisition of Vlocity in 2020. Supporting pipe generation across the industry verticals covered by Salesforce Industries (formerly Vlocity). Delivering end to end marketing support through campaigns, customer engagement, thought leadership, industry events and CxO networking opportunities. Responsible for the external agency EMEA BDR programme. Lead management, pipe generation events, deal support. Curating weekly EMEA-wide internal newsletter highlighting key activities and successes.

London, United Kingdom

Delivering end to end marketing support through customer engagement, thought leadership campaigns, industry events and CxO networking opportunities. Connected to all industry verticals through senior relationships providing a high level of understanding across the EMEA business.Curating weekly EMEA-wide newsletter highlighting key activities and successes. Lead management process development, pipe generation events & deal support.Creating outstanding Dreamforce experience for customers/prospects as part of a small global team.

London, United Kingdom

Focussed, driven and always looking to be challenged beyond the boundaries of a traditional EA, this role allowed me to grow with the organisation, leveraging my business management, project and event skills. Supported the Head of EMEA from start up to a team of over 130. Issued weekly minutes of the Sales Call attended by the C-suite from Headquarters. Curated the CEO's monthly EMEA trip.Working closely with the Head of EMEA, his leadership team and the Executives at HQ required the ability adapt to change and prioritise quickly. Extensive exposure to executive internal stakeholders and our customers/prospects. Running the London office including the transition to new premises.Key attributes include extensive client facing experience, high attention to detail, excellent time management skills, proactive approach and strong work ethic.

North Sydney, Australia

Running the Executive Office of a newly listed company, supporting the Managing Director, CFO and the Board of Directors. Alternate to Company Secretary at Board Meetings when required.Supporting the Executive on investor relations (including half/full year results roadshows). Recruitment, training and mentoring of personal assistants and receptionists across the business. Project management including a full office fit-out and the relocation of multiple founding businesses into one location. Culture ambassador for integration as the businesses aligned.

North Sydney, Australia

Full executive support to the CEO and the Board of Directors. Support and cover for Business Manager. Organisation of team off-sites and ad hoc project management. Mentoring personal assistants across the business.

Sydney, Australia

Challenging senior executive support role including coordination of team meetings and off-sites. Frequent interaction with senior management and external partners. Project management to support the Executive Manager.

Sydney

Various EA roles with Macquarie Bank, Accenture and GE Money while establishing myself in Sydney and seeking a permanent sponsored role.

London, Uk

Full senior executive support role to the executives and trading floor assistance. Ran busy dealer-board telephones, arranged meetings and travel, prepared presentations, processed expenses and maintained website of asset related documents. Responsible for recruitment, training and mentoring of trading floor assistants. Created a strong team, capable of running a busy trading desk smoothly. Arranged all client entertainment, including an overseas conference 250 clients and international hospitality.

London, Uk

PA to Finance and HR Directors and supported other Task Force members. Managed the directors’ diaries, arranged travel and accommodation and acted as first point of contact for clients and media. Ensured a continuous flow of information to staff predominately working remotely. Liaised with clients and suppliers and was responsible for the smooth running of the Task Force’s London office.

London, Uk

Controlled the management and logistics of internal and external client meetings. Key responsibilities included coordination of meeting room diaries, venue sourcing, catering logistics, delegate management and day-to-day event administration. Assisted with Marketing and Press Releases as applicable.

London, Uk

Customer Services Manager – IQPC (January – May 2001)Supported the Head of Customer Services during a peak booking period through management of European conferences in four languages as well as training new members of the Customer Services Team. Ensured flawless delivery of the events on site.Office Manager – IQPC (September – December 2000)Ensured the day-to-day efficiency of a busy office, managed long-term projects including major office relocation with minimum business interruption. Negotiated contracts, managed suppliers and rationalised costs. Recruitment and supervision of administration staff, basic HR cover during extended absence of the HR Director.Operations Manager – Chancery Events, a division of IQPC (March – September 2000)Assisted in the set up of this new division of IQPC. Sourced five star European forum venues and assisted in the direct marketing campaign. Responsible for event budget exceeding £100k and all delegate management.Customer Services Coordinator – IQPC (January 1999 – March 2000)Sole responsibility for six business-to-business conferences across Europe each month. Venue liaison, credit control, delegate and on-site event management. Proof read conference brochures and marketing material in English, German, French and Spanish. Trained new Customer Service Coordinators.

Diploma Of Interpreting & Translating (French & German)

The Diploma focused on simultaneous, consecutive and liaison interpreting, as well as technical and creative written translation.

Bachelor'S Degree, Modern Languages (French/German) & European Studies, 2.I Hons

High School, European Baccalaureate, 73%

Final exams taken in English, French, Spanish, Maths, Physics, Economics, History, Geography, plus courses in Sociology, Music, Art, PE.

High School, A-Level German, A

As German did not form part of my curriculum at High School, I studied and undertook the A-Level German exam as an extra curricular focus.