Barbara Dodd Email & Phone Number

I have 25 years experience in the footwear industry, starting at British Shoe Corporation working my way up to Area Management then on to Account Management.My strength is in targeting and opening new major account on the high street.I work closely with the factories re pricing and development of new ranges.

Listed skills include Retail, Sales, New Business Development, Footwear, and 15 others.

• Account Manager

  Superhouse (Uk) Ltd

  Sep 2011 - Present - Leicester, United Kingdom

  I am employed by Superhouse (UK) Ltd to target new business, this I am continually striving to do and have been very successful in bring in a number of new major accounts,generating in excess of £1.7 million in the first 16 months growing to over £3 Million annually . I work with the factories on a daily basis re pricing ,development and customers requirements.Due to my honesty and commitment to my accounts I have a wide customer base that have always been supportive of me.*Key Account manager for Bacup Shoe , covering and targeting new business, in the short time while I was there I secured a large portion of B.H.S S/S business and brought in a new account resulting in £400k in initial orders.*Employed by Verdon Trading (footwear importer) to target new accounts, within two years generated 70 % of the turnover through new business.*Running own business in the Leisure industry winning awards for the the biggest increase in turnover nationally for three consecutive years. *Account Manager for G.H.Warner increasing turnover by 30% in the first 9 months.Traveling to China on a regular basic to develop the Children's and Ladies range for my accounts. * Account Manager for Universal Footwear targeting new business, in the first 6 months I had opened a significant number of new accounts generating 70 % of the turnover.I also managed the USA office and targeting Dillards ,Bloomingdales and other large major store.* Sales Manager for E&L footwear a wholesale operation, responsible for buying stock,recruiting and managing of 12 agents.Due to a substantial increase in business I was moved on to Universal Footwear the parent company to develop the business with the National Accounts.* National account manager for Pirelle Footwear generating over 65% of the UK business.* Sales Manager for Burlington International, achieving 70% increase in turnover within the stores and factories.* Retail management at British Shoe Corporation. .

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  Acton County School