David Ash Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Australia

Responsible for sales of embroidered, screen printed clothing and uniforms for small businesses to large businesses. We offer branded and unbranded corporate, work and sportswear. Our clients range from 1 person businesses to large customersWhile Embroidme's principle customer base is providing uniforms, workwear and sports clothing to SME's, we have a range of customers. We provide embroidery services and monograming a few items though to orders for thousands of garments. We offer all the advantages of a local business with an international brand and the buying power that brings.Current achievements include:Setting up a new business in a highly competitive field and location;Fitting out a quality showroom (twice - start up and after flooding from a burst main)Setting up a strong marketing planAchieving planned sales growthDeveloping a strong customer base including household names like David Jones, Oroton, NSW Rugby Union, Channel Seven, Channel Nine .... through to restaurants, gyms, advertising agencies, builders, plumbers, electricians .....to touch footy teams, bucks parties and wedding gifts.

Surry Hills, Sydney

Responsible for all aspects of marketing including Direct Marketing, Showroom branding and presentation, web site performance, email marketing, telemarketing and network development with the objective of reach to businesses and organizations requiring branded clothing, uniforms, teamwear and a huge range of promotional products.

Various Locations Around Sydney

General Manager for the business which had a floristry studio selling and distributing floristry ordered by phone and internet and owned and ran 7 florist shops.Achievements included:Design and fit outs of 2 new shops and refurbishment of 2 othersDevelopment of internet marketing strategy that was that resulted in 2nd or 3rd highest internet visibility in the floristry industryDesign and implementation of a new website ultimately sold to InterfloraCentralised and semi automated buying system

General Manager of a franchise responsible for running 12 bp service stations and convenience storesAchievements included:Running a profitable businessImproving GP by 2% through a range of actions including better buying; better stock monitoring processes, and strategic pricing.Improved Sales by overall 10% (and to their highest levels in the history of the stores operations)Most consistent winner of BP's Upselling AwardsInaugeral Winner of BP's award for Meeting Business PlanManaged a staff of over 100 employees with low absenteeism and staff theft prevalent in the industry

Engineer'S Degree, Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Engineering Undergraduate Society; Engineering Faculty Board

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting And Finance

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