Anthony Davis Email & Phone Number

Richmond, England, United Kingdom

The GCS Team is responsible for building ongoing customer relationships and executing successful commercial projects. Main responsibilities include: End-to-end management of all commercial projects. Helping the sales team to develop and create a proposal/media plan for the customer. Providing data including performance KPIs, gathering and setting out costs from every part of the business involved, and pre-allocating resource availability from ad ops, technical and creative functions. To present content production options for the sales team to take to the client, with successful delivery and margins in mind, and with costs, timeline and plan already in place for the execution phase once the deal is won. To make sure all editions' needs and resources are being considered, coordinating and connecting internal teams to work together Following up throughout the delivery phase to ensure timings and KPIs are being met. Liaising between clients and internal teams throughout to ensure communication is straightforward and goal-oriented, and that relationships with clients and between teams are nurtured for ongoing revenue and success. Following up with detailed campaign reports and communicating results internally and to clients. Building long-term relationships with clients by demonstrating success, for repeat business and continued wins. Using gathered data to optimize and improve with each campaign for technical and interpersonal long-term success. Ensuring that invoicing and internal/external revenue allocation is timely and meets the needs of all stakeholders.

Twickenham

Managed the production team workload to ensure the quality, efficiency, financial control and accuracy of all titles and supplements across the Consumer, Business and Contract Publishing divisions. Lead on various projects from initial brief to final outcome. Oversaw the procurement of all printed/digital/promotional materials for the Awards, Events and Conferences teams. Produced annual budgets, brand forecasts and business plans across the Group, regularly reviewing the supply chain to identify significant cost reductions. Monitored supplier adherence to agreed KPIs and service levels, managing any underperformance in the supply chain. Appraised any SLA issues and communicated these to the business. Ensured staff administrative tasks were maintained to agreed levels. Updated and distributed contracted costs in line with yearly rate increases. Oversaw recruitment, implemented staff training plans as well as ensuring all staff were appraised annually. • Managed the procurement of a £1m+ portfolio, negotiating supplier rates and SLA’s• Saved £900k per annum costs by securing a print tender for the Group’s web offset titles• Project managed magazines’ transition to the new supplier without drop in quality, schedule, and service to reader in tandem with print tender • Successfully ran the annual paper audits for the Group while enforcing end to end compliance with the latest FSC/PEFC standards• Implemented processes to manage the workload and procurement from other departments through Production (Events, Awards, Conferences) • Reduced single-use plastics from supply chain by utilising sustainable materials for paper wrap and naked mailings’ distribution• Oversaw the introduction of new technologies, workflows and procedures into the department• Member of the PPA Sustainability Action Group and Postal Strategy Group, implementing direct change relating to sustainability issues and distribution within the business.

Hammersmith

Managed all aspects of Haymarket’s Medical titles/supplements to ensure the quality, efficiency, financial control and accuracy. Solely responsible for scheduling, copy chasing, producing quotations, print orders and processing invoices of my titles. Deputised for the Production Manager, assisting with team workloads and ensuring the department was fully supported at all times. Monitored and resolved any supply chain issues in accordance with expected SLAs. Assisted with staff training and annual appraisals. Reported on spend to the business and developed budgets / business plans for my brands.• Ensured adherence with correct working practices and procedures by the team• Collaborated with Printweek to produce dailies for IPEX, FESPA, and Northprint by planning, initiating, controlling, and executing group-wide projects• Facilitated ad-operations by monitoring brand websites and trafficking paid content, subsequently presenting campaign results to the commercial teams in a timely manner• Assisted in delivering all daily and souvenir programmes for the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games

Hammersmith

Oversaw Haymarket Medical’s weekly, monthly and quarterly titles as well as all print related products within their Medical Imprint division (contract publishing), while maintaining a smooth workflow to obtain optimal results. Discussed ongoing issues and circumstances regarding products and services by attending supplier meetings on routinely basis. Managed all stages of the production process (copy chasing, print buying, forecasting, creating and maintaining annual schedules, creating print orders, processing supplier invoices, press passing) ensuring the quality, efficiency, financial control and accuracy of all titles.• Ensured adherence of defined quality levels and KPIs to all suppliers, resolving any under performance• Established optimised working environment by executing multiple duties, such as copy chasing, print orders/buying, forecasting activities, maintaining annual schedules, and passing supplier invoices.• Identified cost-saving measures through extensive cost analysis, such as changes in print suppliers, data and postal providers, with a focus on achieving extraordinary results and exceeding revenue goals

London

Main duties include: checking all ad copy received is to spec, create and update print schedules, creating flatplans, print orders & print ready PDFs, ensuring all publications are printed to schedule and to budget, managing distribution of publications, print buying, manage all queries with suppliers.

London

Managing a small team in processing all advertising material received for various titles; client liaison; staff training.

London

Liaising with an international clientele to ensure all advertising material is received to schedule, processing advertising material received, data entry.

London

Proof-reading, copy-editing, processing adverts ready for repro, proofing clients for approval.

London

Selling advertising space within international industry-related publications to senior management worldwide.

Brighton

Planning, implementing and installation of all exhibitions/events, co-ordination of all press and publicity, wco-management of the South East Arts Craft showcase.During this period I also worked on the project 'SCRATCH,' a youth initiative to challenge perceptions of museums and the way we look and think about historic objects of art.Main duties included:- Fundraising, sponsorship, photography and editorial.

Eastbourne

Documentation of the museum's photographic archives and exhibitions for publicity and press purposes.

Eastbourne

Exhibition planning, administration and installation, press and publicity for exhibitions/events.