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Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

East Midlands & West Midlands

Co. Meister represents the many years of experience that we have in sales, marketing and running small businesses. We offer business skills training workshops, coaching, mentoring and guidance across the whole of your business or simply in the areas that could do with a little 'push'.We are passionate about customers, about selling and how to reach potential customers with both traditional and digital marketing.We want to guide business owners to make the most of their… Show more Co. Meister represents the many years of experience that we have in sales, marketing and running small businesses. We offer business skills training workshops, coaching, mentoring and guidance across the whole of your business or simply in the areas that could do with a little 'push'.We are passionate about customers, about selling and how to reach potential customers with both traditional and digital marketing.We want to guide business owners to make the most of their potential, to be able to identify who will buy their products and services - and keep coming back for more!And we help put this all into a plan which becomes a template for the business and its progress - not a doorstop!Take a look at our Business Skills Workshop. An affordable afternoon where you will polish the skills you already have and learn some new ones - you and your business will feel all the better for it.https://www.co-meister.co.uk/ws/Specialities: #entrepreneur, #smallbusiness, #womeninbusiness, #networking, #success, #goals, #businessplannotadoorstop, #sales, #growth #salestraining, #customerrealtionships Show less

Faringdon

My role in Faria as a Commercial Manager was to create an Application Library/Store of high-quality Educational Apps (via SaaS subscription) for Faria Group's integrated school management suite ManageBac which provides planning, assessment and reporting for the International Baccalaureate.Using my experience of the educational software market and working with the Faria management team, I have identified a number of potential educational software provider partners whose products and… Show more My role in Faria as a Commercial Manager was to create an Application Library/Store of high-quality Educational Apps (via SaaS subscription) for Faria Group's integrated school management suite ManageBac which provides planning, assessment and reporting for the International Baccalaureate.Using my experience of the educational software market and working with the Faria management team, I have identified a number of potential educational software provider partners whose products and services will form the Application Library offering subscriptions to users for their products.My main role was to create the vision for the relationship and the opportunity between Faria Group and the application providers and, subsequently, negotiate and agree suitable commercial and marketing terms with these software partners for the resale of their products. My skills in stakeholder relationship management allowed me to manage the subsequent integration processes with the technical teams in Faria and providers in order to maintain momentum and continuity. Show less

Oxfordshire

Think IT enables schools, colleges and universities to buy the latest educational SaaS products, content, devices and hardware via a single, flexible contract. Think IT manages the contract which reduces up-front capital costs and eliminates multiple contracts with multiple suppliers.The focus is the outcomes for schools, colleges, trusts etc. are trying to achieve for their students, staff, parents and governors. Think IT then recommends the best mix of products and services to fit… Show more Think IT enables schools, colleges and universities to buy the latest educational SaaS products, content, devices and hardware via a single, flexible contract. Think IT manages the contract which reduces up-front capital costs and eliminates multiple contracts with multiple suppliers.The focus is the outcomes for schools, colleges, trusts etc. are trying to achieve for their students, staff, parents and governors. Think IT then recommends the best mix of products and services to fit those circumstances and budgets. A tailored change management programme is included to ensure implementation is successful.My role was to raise the awareness of the ThinkIT portfolio via regular sales and marketing campaigns across the education spectrum. It is crucial that the messages being delivered are relevant to schools' and Trusts' needs. Currently, safeguarding, e-safety, identity management and anytime, anywhere access to resources are very topical. Schools, colleges etc. are seeking increased accessibility to technology and digital inclusion plus the increased engagement of pupils through better use of technology at school and at home. Safety and safeguarding are, therefore, paramount. I strongly believe in the power of marketing to broadcast relevant messages to the education and commercial markets. The key to this is the continual development of products and services by refining and combining business and customer requirements. Thus, I see business development/marketing and product development as a combined effort. Show less

Witney Oxfordshire

My role in CSE was to increase awareness and create a pipeline for potential sales of the Magellan universal portal. During my contract, I researched and created a database of potential candidates in terms of large schools, Multi Academy Trusts (MATs), Universities and Higher and Further Education (HE/FE) establishments.I then conducted a series of sales and marketing campaigns to introduce the target organisations to the concepts and benefits of how Magellan enables organisations a… Show more My role in CSE was to increase awareness and create a pipeline for potential sales of the Magellan universal portal. During my contract, I researched and created a database of potential candidates in terms of large schools, Multi Academy Trusts (MATs), Universities and Higher and Further Education (HE/FE) establishments.I then conducted a series of sales and marketing campaigns to introduce the target organisations to the concepts and benefits of how Magellan enables organisations a hugely flexible portal allowing them to access from one place local and cloud hosted applications and apps. BYOD device is made so much easier via Magellan and thus teaching and learning can be greatly enhanced in e.g. schools helping to raise standards and encourage and maintain the engagement of students.My campaigns created a pipeline of c£200k margin in sales and a matrix for the internal sales team to continue and follow up Show less

Didcot

My position as a Partner/Commercial Manager for RM Unify involved the creation and maintenance of productive and profitable working relationships with education software partners. I was initially engaged on a 3 month contract to coincide with the launch of a universal education portal (RM Unify). I introduced RM and the concept of the Application Library within RM Unify to the best education software providers in the world. My contract was expanded to 15 months and during that time I… Show more My position as a Partner/Commercial Manager for RM Unify involved the creation and maintenance of productive and profitable working relationships with education software partners. I was initially engaged on a 3 month contract to coincide with the launch of a universal education portal (RM Unify). I introduced RM and the concept of the Application Library within RM Unify to the best education software providers in the world. My contract was expanded to 15 months and during that time I was extremely successful in establishing good working relationships with 3rd party educational software providers globally in order to sell them the concept of the RM Unify portal and agree favourable commercial terms for the sale of their subscriptions (SaaS) via the RM Unify App Library Because I created close working relationships with the software providers, I was also involved in the project management of the technical integration process for my providers to ensure that a successful on-boarding process was achieved. After on-boarding, ongoing activities included coordinating, prioritising, planning and managing business activities e.g. evaluation of the partner’s marketing plans, pipeline review, joint appearances at exhibitions etc.Naturally, once relationships have been started, on-going partner management was essential to ensure good dialogue in order to address partner concerns and queries promptly and professionally. Working with the marketing team I was also involved with the creation of propositions around key topic areas e.g. literacy, maths, computing in order to develop business strategies for lead generation and ultimate revenue goals.I also worked closely with development/product management teams to ensure the product roadmap reflected partner and customer requirements Show less

Bracknell

Trustmarque I was a Senior Account Manager responsible for a number of large local authorities in the South and Midlands. We delivered to them a wide range of infrastructure and software services. Our core areas of expertise included: Business Performance Management, Information Security, Microsoft Integrated Solutions, Managed Licence Services, Core Infrastructure Services and Asset Management and Procurement Services. My role was to ensure that we maximised the licence… Show more Trustmarque I was a Senior Account Manager responsible for a number of large local authorities in the South and Midlands. We delivered to them a wide range of infrastructure and software services. Our core areas of expertise included: Business Performance Management, Information Security, Microsoft Integrated Solutions, Managed Licence Services, Core Infrastructure Services and Asset Management and Procurement Services. My role was to ensure that we maximised the licence renewals, ensure that the customer was properly licensed for what they were using and advise the customer on more effective ways to licence their software to ensure compliance with the vendors (principally Microsoft) and save money. I also qualified as a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in volume licencing. Show less

Senior Sales Executive providing managed services solutions and professional services to a range of clients including BT and RBS Bank. Highly specialised in Citrix, Microsoft, VMware and virtualisation strategies.

Carbon Trust PMO/Project Co-ordinator for 2 separate projects.My role as PMO was to provide organisational support to two diverse projects as well as the project teams. Budget management and provision of financial information; resource planning, reporting & stakeholder engagement for projects to provide consistency and transferability to other projects as and when required. The experience gained in the Carbon Trust (as well as my hands-on experience of many years of project… Show more Carbon Trust PMO/Project Co-ordinator for 2 separate projects.My role as PMO was to provide organisational support to two diverse projects as well as the project teams. Budget management and provision of financial information; resource planning, reporting & stakeholder engagement for projects to provide consistency and transferability to other projects as and when required. The experience gained in the Carbon Trust (as well as my hands-on experience of many years of project management in house building) serves me in good stead to provide PMO expertise to a wider marketplace. Additionally, my experience in Business Development and Account Management enables me to engage in a much more meaningful way with stakeholders, project teams etc. Show less

Stanelaw Homes offers building solutions from complete new homes & extensions, new kitchens, bathrooms right through to simple room makeovers. We will own the project for our clients. We tend to operate within Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds and also in London.Our aim is to provide our clients with high-quality work along with good management and communication throughout the whole project.

Intel Account Manager in UK and Irish Republic - increased sales by 50 % of major repair contract with Intel by organic growth and also growth into Eastern Europe Won major contract to purchase ATM repair facilityJoint project management tasks to establish pan-European repair facilitiesDeveloped senior-level customer relationships e.g. NatWest (national field repair contract for insurance field sales personnel).

Services Sales Specialist based in London office working in City institutes as part of major account teams. Role was to identify and close strategic services opportunities in financial client base.

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