David Chambers Email & Phone Number

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Gb

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom

As the Sales & Channel Partnerships Manager, I'm responsible for managing our amazingly talented Partnership Coordinator team, helping to spot opportunities for new member growth as well as looking for potential Channel Partnerships to expand the Findr ecosystem. Findr is the world's first smart-partnerships tool for businesses.We're transforming how businesses create partnerships by providing direct access to live opportunities with vetted decision makers in a single click.We’re helping our members cut through the noise and find what they’re looking for 9x faster than traditional methods. - Navigate hundreds of live partnership opportunities using our Smart Match, Advanced Filters and Search functionalities to hone in on what's relevant for you - Review member Profiles to discover more about them and their partnership requirements. Access rich Documents including, their objectives, company information, and timings & budget all in one place - Choose who you want to speak with and when, by simply requesting, accepting and rejecting your Discovery calls with My FindrFrom startups to global brands including Boohoo, Experian, Mastercard and Sky, Findr is helping our members to Find and get Found.Some examples of how our members use us include: - The world's largest payment company use us to find new fintechs in the UK and Ireland - One of the UK’s fastest growing fashion brands use us to find co-brand partners to promote to their 5.5m TikTok base - The world’s no1 mobility and service provider use us to find new channel partners across EMEA to promote their business proposition So the question is, how are you going to use Findr?www.findr.global

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

• Strategic management of both existing and new accounts – Digital Marketing Solutions• Ensuring growth targets achieved across multiple channels / platforms• High focus on ‘new business’, self-sourcing with a 'hunter' mentality, prospecting and providing solutions matched to our product range• Retention and growth of existing accounts• Using a range of platforms for contact management and ensuring speaking to the right people• Effective forecasting of pipeline and performance, coupled with effective management through the sales silos• Relationship management with both internal and external stakeholders, ensuring speaking to decision makers at all levels of industry• Supporting the wider team through collaborative working, mentoring and peership

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

• Performance Managing a team of 15x sales & admin staff – setting targets & KPI’s in a B2B setting• Responsible for total sales and margin for Newcastle site – circa £16m – direct report to Sales Director• Created target & KPI model as well as performance review model – successfully ran then rolled out nationally• Relationships with all stakeholders, constantly expanding customer base and seeking new trade partners• To date I have increased both productivity per head and margin across the site, this has resulted in an additional £450,000 of revenue year on year since I started• Increased overall E2E margin % by 1.8% vs previous year in a highly competitive market• Negotiating pricing terms with customers that profits our business model but also keeps the customer happy• Working closely with operation and logistics to ensure smooth transition from sales order to customer delivery, constantly focusing on customer satisfaction ensuring deliveries arrive on time and in full 100% of time• Ensuring all compliance and H&S measures always fully adhered to – consistently gold at audit• Developing both internal & external sales teams to ensure market growth – constant business development

Sunderland, United Kingdom

• Responsible for Performance / Project Management across 6 different offices and a collective team of 30+ Inc. Advisors, Admin, Reception, Trainers, Employer relations co-ordinators ensuring all exceed performance targets.• Working towards challenging yet rewarding targets set by DWP minimum standards across the Government Work Programme which support long term unemployed back into work. Supported performance over 200% of expectation.• Ensuring the team is highly motivated, engaged and fully equipped with the knowledge and skillset required to support our customers. Reviewing & action-planning performance on a weekly / monthly basis.• Delivering the highest quality professional service to all customers and partners while ensuring objectives are met / exceeded within budget / time scale by working closely with finance and company accountants.• Responsible for not only final output performance but also for front end recruitment, coaching, mentoring, training & developing my teams to the highest level within industry. Opening and closing sites with resource allocation.• Reporting weekly to Operations Manager and delivering results / presentations to company Directors• Adhering to all company HR policies (sickness / absence / capability / performance etc.) governed to operate within data protection law, compliance orientated while operating within set regional profit budgets for operations covering everything from headcount to building costs. Completed office closures and mergers / staff re-deployment.• Building and maintaining internal and external relationships with delivery partners and stakeholders including DWP and Jobcentreplus. Travelling around the country visiting various sites and partners.• Complaint handling and escalation. Reporting, feeding back and follow up to conclusion all completed within company timeline guidelines.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

• Responsible for recruiting and running highly motivated / thriving sales teams focussing on achieving stretching targets whilst delivering world class customer service.• Running teams of 20+ members ensuring all were briefed daily, clear expectations set and planning how to achieve. Supported performance over 200% of expectation.• Utilised as a rescue manager where I would be placed within a struggling store to help turn performance around – usually achieved within 4-6 weeks through motivation and coaching teams.• Working towards and consistently achieved 12 set KPI’s and reporting back each week to the Regional Sales Director.• Retaining talent, team motivation & drive were key aspects of this role and something I excel in.• Operating within tight compliance guidelines / processes & dealing with DPA on a daily basis• Dealing with all localised HR matters (Sickness, lateness, capability, performance etc.)• Appraisal / Reviewing and setting realistic objectives with team members – always focussing on what can be achieved and how to achieve it.• Managing and driving change, implementing new processes, coaching and developing, launching new projects as ‘pilot’ within stores resulting in successful rollouts nationally.• Promoting growth within the teams resulting in many team members gaining promotions and furthering their careers.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

• Responsible for performance management of largest ticket department within store.• Motivated and developed staff members to self-accountable in meeting company targets.• Monthly reviewing / coaching of team members ensuring they remain motivated, productive & successful.• Responsible to achieve own personal target while also ensuring team targets are met – consistent high performer resulting in being invited to the company top sales awards for 4 years running.• 1st person within store to achieve £1Million sales resulting in all expenses paid holiday for me and my partner.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

• top 50 sales in whole company of 15000 for 4 years running• highest intake of £72000 sales in 1 week• consistently achieving more than £1,000,000 in sales every year• used as a role model and to train and coach new starters• entrusted to run the store on many occasions

B, B, Gnvq It Advanced

GNVQ Advanced I.T. (Double A-Level award) - Merit

Gcse

Activities and Societies: 9 GCSE's

Education record

ILP Management Coaching / Developing & Retaining Talent Motivating individuals People management HR Disciplinary & Grievance models.