Leading a team of 6 Area Sales Managers and a telephone account manager across the central region (Preston to Chelmsford) to keep fleets mobile. The teams objective; to meet and exceed budgeted sales and margin targets through the provision of outstanding value and standards of service, to our valued, commercial vehicle operating, customer base. Securing commercial vehicle tyre sales & demonstrating the cost savings and fleet efficiencies realised through engaging our nationwide… Show more Leading a team of 6 Area Sales Managers and a telephone account manager across the central region (Preston to Chelmsford) to keep fleets mobile. The teams objective; to meet and exceed budgeted sales and margin targets through the provision of outstanding value and standards of service, to our valued, commercial vehicle operating, customer base. Securing commercial vehicle tyre sales & demonstrating the cost savings and fleet efficiencies realised through engaging our nationwide field based operational teams, in fleet audits and proactive tyre related service work (tyre husbandry). Promoting our commercial vehicle ‘tyre related’ roadside rapid response services and supporting our customers operator compliance obligations. Show less

Manufacturer and distributor of high quality PVC-u profiles for UPVC windows, doors, conservatories, roofline. My role was in the trade counter (specialist builders merchant) division.• Reporting to the Regional Director for Southern Division.• Responsible for delivering budgeted turnover and profit across 12 branches in the region.• Line management, coaching and leadership of over 40 team members across varied discipline’s, focussing on the performance management and development… Show more Manufacturer and distributor of high quality PVC-u profiles for UPVC windows, doors, conservatories, roofline. My role was in the trade counter (specialist builders merchant) division.• Reporting to the Regional Director for Southern Division.• Responsible for delivering budgeted turnover and profit across 12 branches in the region.• Line management, coaching and leadership of over 40 team members across varied discipline’s, focussing on the performance management and development of the Sales Representatives (Area Managers) whilst also managing the operational disciplines (Branch Managers and Regional Support Managers).• P&L responsibility for the region with annual turnover budget of over £6.5m.• I identified locations for and successfully opened two new branches (taking the total to 14 in my region) whilst delivering year on year (like for like) sales growth of over 20%.• In 2017, after a successful and enjoyable tenure at Eurocell, I chose to join ATS Euromaster (now Tructyre ATS) after the opportunity arose in their commercial tyre sales division. Show less

General Manager - Regional Minimix Concrete June 2013 to Nov 2015The Organisation branded as 'Tarmac' (Previously LafargeTarmac) after a merger between Lafarge and Tarmac in 2013. This role formed part of a continuous employment for me with the group since 2007.By 2015 shareholders Lafarge and Anglo American sold their respective shares to the global quarrying corporation CRH Holdings and CRH renamed the organisation 'Tarmac'. • Reporting to the Regional Director for the… Show more General Manager - Regional Minimix Concrete June 2013 to Nov 2015The Organisation branded as 'Tarmac' (Previously LafargeTarmac) after a merger between Lafarge and Tarmac in 2013. This role formed part of a continuous employment for me with the group since 2007.By 2015 shareholders Lafarge and Anglo American sold their respective shares to the global quarrying corporation CRH Holdings and CRH renamed the organisation 'Tarmac'. • Reporting to the Regional Director for the newly created central region.• P&L, strategic direction and budget responsibility for 3 independently run and wholly owned minimix concrete businesses with combined annual turnover of £10m, employing 25 people in Midlands, South Wales and Northwest.• Management of external based sales teams to deliver results. • Implementation of the recruitment & selection process post merger. • Managing change and the implementation of the new, Group standard, SAP based operating system.• Cross function engagement to secure resource and assistance in a challenging period of change.• Rationalisation and re-launch of the operating brands. Show less

Role with Lafarge until Lafarge merged with Tarmac to become LafargeTarmac and ultimately CRH acquired the business and re-named it Tarmac. Aligned to the marketing department and reporting the the marketing Director, responsible for managing Lafarge’s most successful and valuable global brand in the UK. This role required me to oversee & launch new product development, provide training to the national sales teams on the technical and commercial aspects of the range, develop and launch new… Show more Role with Lafarge until Lafarge merged with Tarmac to become LafargeTarmac and ultimately CRH acquired the business and re-named it Tarmac. Aligned to the marketing department and reporting the the marketing Director, responsible for managing Lafarge’s most successful and valuable global brand in the UK. This role required me to oversee & launch new product development, provide training to the national sales teams on the technical and commercial aspects of the range, develop and launch new sales and technical literature and create new promotional media. I maintained contact with various industry bodies, a broad specifier demographic in addition to specialist contractors in order to keep the offering relevant. Show less

Role with Lafarge until Lafarge merged with Tarmac to become LafargeTarmac and ultimately CRH acquired the business and re-named it Tarmac. Responsible for Managing a Sales, Distribution and Production team in the Readymix Concrete segment of the building materials industry. Bottom line responsibility for Health & Safety, profitability and product technical compliance of the micro business that incorporated 4 concrete plants located in Northampton, Daventry, Banbury & Milton Keynes.

As Area Sales Manager with the UK’s leading manufacturer in this field, my role was to manage effectively the accounts of 12 Specialist Distributors & 40 Drylining Contractors within an area. Trading & managing project tracking information with these two customer groups to protect our specification and achieve stretching sales targets.