Christopher Reddy Email & Phone Number

Kent, England, United Kingdom

- Manage and lead an Operational Team through clear communication and manage priority tasks filtered through the programme projects. - Build positive and collaborative relationships with colleagues, stakeholders, and partners, to support the delivery of improved digital inclusion, capabilities and innovation projects and schemes and strengthening transformation. - Deliver, manage, and support a range of projects and schemes at all stages of the project cycle. - Accountable for the performance of designated projects and schemes, preparing papers, reports, analysis, evaluation, communication by taking a flexible and proactive approach. - Manage financial controls on budgeted projects and schemes. Support with the processing of purchase orders, invoices and goods receipting and maintaining accurate records of income and expenditure.- Record, monitor and evaluate the impact of projects and schemes. Collate, analyse and interpret data and information to improve practice, identifying trends, gaps and solutions.- Make strategic decision-making throughout the various stages of the project/scheme and ensure effective briefing of stakeholders.- Manage, develop, monitor and improve the programmes visibility through a variety of methods. Including (not limited to) web presence, social media, marketing campaigns and key strategic communications.- Manage the administration of financial controls relating to income and expenditure, in accordance with financial regulations and directorate procedures. Including management of procurement, processing orders, purchase transactions, invoices, goods receiving and monitoring expenditure.- Manage a comprehensive business support function for the programme, acting as a central point for enquiries for the team for both internal and external customers, professionals and the public.- Managing, developing and improving established projects/schemes, responsible for leading on supplier relationships and monitoring performance.

Kent, England, United Kingdom

- Support the Digital Inclusion and Capabilities project to engagement, inspire and motivate residents and businesses to be more socially and digitally inclusive, by delivering high-quality sessions and interventions. - Engage with organizations, community members and stakeholders in delivering theagreed objectives by coordinating and delivering project and programme-related activities.- Build, maintain and manage stakeholder and agency relationships in relation to the relevant programmes and projects. These stakeholder relationships, include (not limited to): Council colleagues, city/district/borough councils, parish/town councils, education and trainingestablishments, third-sector organisations and businesses.- Prepare, coordinate and deliver accessible, high-quality engagement activities and interventions to a variety of audiences to promote the relevant programmes and projects.- Record, monitor and evaluate interventions and targeted support, using thisinformation to improve practice and provision, identifying trends, gaps and solutions. Maintaining records to a high and consistent standard.- Designated lead on the Marketing strategy, working closely with the Digital Lead to effectively communicate the offerings to the community.- Holistically manage the targeted areas which included research, data analysis, engagement of community members, engagement of organizations and carry out plans/projects in the area.- Targets included signing up Digital Champions to the Digital Champion Network as well as create and carry out Digital Interventions within Kent.- Other key responsibilities include but were not limited to: Domestic abuse lead, People and Communications lead, strong focus on homeless people, schools and others.

Kent, England, United Kingdom

- Manage and lead all department Heads, as well as a team of staff and volunteers, upskilling and providing training where required.- Manage the day-to-day operations of the charity across various departments. This included the 2 charity shops, managing the logistics of the warehouses, oversee the process of delivery and pick up of used furniture. - Support Outreach services and work closely with clients who have been homeless, asylum seekers, refugees, addiction, domestic abuse, and in crisis. Work closely with clients, supporting in housing, benefits, emotional/practical support, signposting, and advocacy.- Assist in developing and implementing strategic vision for the charity together with the founder and Strategic Manager.- Manage and lead the team within Outreach, two charity shops, online shop, logistics and warehouse departments.- Lead, motivate, incentivise and manage the staff and volunteers.- Collate weekly and monthly reporting from each department head as well as monthly accounts and administration as deemed necessary- Implement health & safety compliance within all activities. - Ensure safeguarding, safety procedures and risk assessments for the charity within the charity shops, warehouse, and delivery vehicles were carry out.- My biggest achievement in this role has been the implementation of successful working channels, processes, procedures and bringing structure to the commercial side of the charity. The charity did not have this before I came into the organization and now it is an integral part of how they operate.

Kent, England, United Kingdom

- Managing end-to-end sales cycles;Generating leads, building and nurturing client relationships. - Conducting outbound cold calling/emailing and general prospecting.- Scheduling and leading online demo presentations with potential clients. - Managing the product implementation process with the end client and internal teams.- Negotiating agreement types and pricing models.

Bryanston, Jhb

- Manage Key Accounts for the business- Focus on building relationships and growing portfolios.- Ensure that the service level agreement that was discussed and agreed upon was delivered in a professional and timely manner.- Team Management and upskilling of the technical teams within the organisation.- Manage over 156 stores in my FMCG portfolio, some of which were leading restaurant chains.- Involve in New Business development and enjoyed the challenge.- Customer retention and Sustained long term client satisfaction.- Help restructure the areas in which the sales team service customers.- Manage trials of new stores with the view of possible roll outs.- Assist my sales team colleagues with sales into new business and planning of sales strategies

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

- Managed Sealed Air’s existing accounts in the retail sector.- Worked on the biggest project that Sealed has ever won, KFC. With 850 stores nationwide. I managed the full sales cycle from conducting trials, conducting stock take and problem solving.- I won and managed the Sausage Saloon project, a leading chain, or restaurants. With just over 150 stores nationwide.- I was involved in winning, opening and managing projects from some of the biggest distributors in the country, as well as initiated and sustained their Fast-Food sector.- Managed all the after sales tasks, people as well as the sales from my division.- My task division was between the retention of the existing clients but also focus on new business development. I managed and monitored accounts within my region (inland) but also a few big accounts nationally across South Africa.- Comprehensively involved with Account Management, working towards a target of £1,25 Million.

- With my constant success within the organisation, I was given a promotion that involved coordinating the marketing strategies, product development and strategic sales focus. - Managed South Africa’s largest fast food famous brands and was strongly involved in New Business development.- Completed the full sales life cycle from initial quotes to closing and invoicing.- Carried the life cycle through the Project Management processes, including setting up kitchens, drafting plans and training staff.- Targeted independent customer bases.- Project management and Product development.- Marketing and Sales strategies (To acquire new Accounts).- Teamwork but a strong focus on individual performance.- Managed trials of new stores with the view of possible roll outs.- Customer retention and sustained long term client satisfaction.- The account managed by my team was worth up to £500,000.

Imm Marketing Diploma, Marketing Management

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