Colin Brazier Email & Phone Number

The Woodlands, Tx

My challenge for the future is to diversify our customer focus by targeting business sectors such as Oil and Gas, Medical and Construction this together with our existing Automotive,Retail and Off Highway sectors will secure the future for our company.• Product Management - Design,Source, Select, Launch, Sales and ongoing factory development • Marketing Campaigns• Manage online sales process• Web publishing and maintaining own websites• Set up and manage company web and mail servers for self hosting• Research, review and engage the best marketplaces to operate within• Accounts Receivables and Payables utilizing QuickBooks Premier• Collect and Manage Sales Tax collection and Sales Tax returns quarterly with State Comptroller• Always looking for new ways to maintain and streamline work flow• Work with CPA and Self Prep Turbotax Annual Business Federal Tax Returns • Prepare and manage shipping and logistics with UPS and USPS• Supply chain management for products as resellers• Interact with customers daily for sales, support and any issues• Purchased and set up multible domains and sites

8745 Spring Cypressspring, Texas 77379

Certified by the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals as a Food Safety Manager 2017 - 2022

4747 Research Forest Drive, The Woodlands Texas 77381

To assist managing store general operations. Typical duties involve Store Operations, Management Systems and Procedures, Cash Handling, Assist Personnel and Departments as required, Setting of Merchandise Displays, Receiving Product Deliveries while assisting customers with queries and Front End activity as customer flow increases. Will often be the sole Manager on Duty so must be flexible and willing to adapt to any situation that arises, often out of main hours when support can be limited. Occasional opportunity to help other locations as the need arises so being able to work as a dynamic team player is a must.

Houston, Texas Area

Sales and Purchasing for Automation Controls, Electrical Connection and DistributionLutze, Spectre Sensors, Unitronics, Sealcon, Hummel, PIC, Chase Filtration, GEMS, EXM, Rose Bopla, AkronTypical product approvals working with ATEX, IECEx, UL, Ex-d, Ex-E, Ex-tD, CE, ROHS, UL,FM, Class and Div, Explosion Proof, Weatherproof, IP Ratings and moreProducts working with : Cable Glands, Enclosures, Switches, PLC HMI, Pressure, Level and FlowJob Duties• Cold-call prospects that are generated by external sources of lead.• Identify decision makers within targeted leads to begin sales process.• Penetrate all targeted accounts and radiate sales from within client base.• Collaborate with Sales Director and Account Managers to determine necessary strategic sales approaches.• Create and deliver qualified opportunities to Account Managers where appropriate.• Maintain and expand the company’s database of prospects.• Ensure follow-up by passing leads to Account Managers with calls-to-action, dates, complete profile information, sources, and so on.• Set up and deliver sales presentations, product/service demonstrations, and other sales actions.• Assist in creating RFP responses to potential clients.• Where necessary, support marketing efforts such as trade shows, exhibits, and other events.• Make outbound follow-up calls to existing customers via telephone and e-mail cross-sell and up-sell.• Handle inbound, unsolicited prospect calls and convert them into sales.• Overcome objections of prospective customers.• Emphasize product/service features and benefits, quote prices, discuss credit terms, and prepare sales order forms and/or reports.• Coordinate customer/staff training as necessary.• Enter new customer data and update changes to existing accounts in the corporate database.• Investigate and troubleshoot customer service issues.• Attend periodic sales training where applicable.• Appropriately communicate brand identity and corporate position.

Houston, Texas Area

Inside/Outside Sales for Houston,TexasProduct LineJM Canty, Lutze, Spectre Sensors, Unitronics, Sealcon, PIC, Chase Filtration, GEMS,EXMTypical approvals are expected on our products ATEX, UL, Class and Div, Ex-d, Ex-E, Ex-tD, CE, ROHS, Explosion Proof and Weatherproof and more JM Canty produces process technology analyzer systems that include sight glasses, lights, cameras, and particle sizing systems and are used multiple industry sectors such as, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical & Bio Tech, Food, Chemical & PetroChemical. Glass, Mining and Quarry and Pulp and Paper and more. Oil in Water/Water in Oil, Drilling Mud

Rayleigh, Uk

This was a new business start up, initially with portable DVD players,Sim Card memory,Flash memory imported from China to UK.Completed all the Companies House registration process and appointed accountants and the first business bank account with international money transfer abilityDeveloped with mail campaign to win automotive business from the Intier Group. Supplied around 350,000 parts for the BMW Mini over the first 12 months. Product was imported from China then stocked and unpacked in UK and delivered bi weekly to the customer.

Willis, Texas

Coordinated RFQ activity for multiple business locations in NA, involves Research, Analyze, Evaluation, Decision, Communication and Documented Approval ProcessLaunch supply base for new Club Car Throttle/Brake Pedal (Golf Cart)assembly ($5m spend year 1)Launch supply base for Global Throttle Pedal assembly in Asia and NA (construction and transportation applications)Manage suppliers through new product introduction with relevant departments, PPAP approval process where neededControl all component and tooling costs vs budget and track varianceWork with Engineering, Quality and Operations to implement change and improve any aspect of the business Design and Implement competitive supply chainsGlobal Commodity team member for machined partsLead cost reductions for 2009 through supply change or lean manufacturing/KaizenGuide and direct the local buyers at plants with strategic objectives and decisions and develop the supply chain with them to gain full compliance of company requirement for preferred/approved supplier baseSupport plant buyers where ever needed to negotiate away price increases or improve/deselect suppliers with less then satisfactory delivery performance

Willis, Texas

Coordinated all RFQ activity for multiple business locations in EU and NA.Support indirect purchasing initiatives, Temp Staffing, Office Supplies, Travel Reduce direct material by $2m (10% of spend) in 2004 through Asia and EU strategyProgram manage suppliers through new product introduction, for Lotus, John Deere, Caterpillar and others(Typical applications were Throttle. Brake Hand Controls assemblies as well as mechanical cables used in on high way application and off highway (Construction)Work with Engineering, Quality and Operations to implement change and improve any aspect of the business Design and Implement competitive supply chains - GloballyGlobal Purchasing Council MemberIntroduced UK group cell phone contract with Vodafone saving 35%Implemented consolidate indirect spend to save 15% annuallyResearch and track material price changes /movementsConduct performance reviews of purchasing/SQA reporting staff

Strood, United Kingdom

Responsible for lead purchasing activity between two plants(Holbourn and SU) with a combined spend of $40M on Aluminum Pressure die castings and Gray iron cast pump bodies used on passenger vehicles and some military applicationsLead a resource program to change the supply chain from UK to India they products $1m in savings and improved quality of components and documentationLater in the job function I started working with Stamping/Pressings with the same objective as above.

Rayleigh, United Kingdom

Managed busy purchasing and inventory department 8 staff members reporting to me at three locations for day to day purchasing activity Collect data from the utilities Water,Gas and Electricity to offer demand for tender. Change provider annually when needed to ensure best valueCommodities responsible include Machine Tools, Oils, MRO

Southend On Sea, United Kingdom

Cabinet Production Assembly at both Progress Road, Eastwood and Shoeburyness facilities. Both Locations were in the South of England.

City And Guilds Nvq Level 4, Purchasing And Contract Managment, Nvq4

Education record

English, Gcse

Business Studies, Gcse

Mathematics, Gcse