David Walsh Email & Phone Number

County Galway, Ireland

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

A trusted partner to the Sales and Marketing Teams.Assist in improving our processes using data to help simplify and create efficienciesUtilise the appropriate statistical analytics techniques to find opportunities to support our internal teamsUsing deep-dive analytical techniques, provide actionable insights into the key drivers of commercial performanceIdentify success metrics in how salons use different Phorest features, and support the wider business in using these insights to grow the businessWork with key stakeholders to improve forecasting & demand structure, engaging directly with Marketing & Sales teams

Ireland

Responsible for growth and development of International market strategy.Leading 35+ Area Sales Managers across DACH, Benelux & Nordic regions.Stakeholder Management: Liaising with internal departments to ensure market and sales teams are receiving the necessary support.Process & KPI Driven: Analysis of sales and KPI reports to inform recommendations on how the sales team can adjust to strengthen performance. Focus on continued revision of existing process.Ability to prioritise: Proven success managing multiple projects/tasks with urgency across timezones.Cross-Functional Support: Working with cross-functional teams when required (e.g. Marketing & Events, supporting sales tenders, training & development).

Toronto, Canada Area

Dealership evaluations, Internal audits, and reviews across all dealerships in the Toronto area. Generating new and reviewing current Policy and safety reviews for the group.Month-end reviews for all aspects of the business. Evaluate salesperson progression and professional development.

County Dublin, Ireland

Responsible for dealership network development, business management and analysisPlanned and executed sales events and training, with measurable results, surpassing expectation, under budget and without any issues. Two of the most successful events Kia Motors Ireland have planned, involving eighty guests per day and countless stakeholdersReviewed Dealer performance based on all available data, generating growth models, benchmarks and conducting audits. Created a tested and used valuation system for all franchisees going forward Lead the rollout and project management of a new operating system integration for Kia Ireland as the test market for Kia Motors Europe. Collaboration with Kia Motors Europe identifying project issues and making improvement suggestions. Working with very agile methodologyConducted audits of third-party providers across the business, with detailed checks on a number of the services provided, which led to the finding of a number issues, saving the company time, lowering cost and increase the customer experience

Preparation of daily, monthly and quarterly financial and operating reports for the Managing Director and the heads of departments. I also prepared bespoke reports on demand which require a quick turnaround.My role required strong report writing skills including in-depth qualitative and quantitative analysis.I perform analysis on large amounts of historical data. This involved cleaning data and data mining.Demonstrated excellent database management skills. Analysing historical data often involves creating the tools need to generate, and update reports.Exposed to all levels of stakeholders and developed the ability to tailor reports to specific stakeholder levels.New systems integration, in conjunction with Kia Motors Europe, the network development team has started the initial steps to introduce a new operating system across our market. With Ireland being used as one of two test market, I lead this project from for the Irish side. As the Bata tester I was in constant contact with the team in Kia Motors Europe identifying issues and making improvement suggestions.

Master Of Science - Ms, Management Consultancy, 1:1

Msc International Management And Global Business, International Business, Honours Degree

Thesis: Understanding first mover advantage in the Middle East. With this study there was a lot of research in entry and expansion.

Bachelors Of Commerce, Business And Accountancy, Honours Degree

Leaving Cert, Business And Accounting