Derek Mitchell Email & Phone Number

Skipton, England, United Kingdom

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Apr 2017 – Jan 2019 : Strategic Business Development Director, Godfrey Syrett Limited Here, I lead on providing a Business Plan, with viable Strategy, with the objective of increasing profitable sales into new Market Sectors, within which i demonstrated....● An effective strategy for ‘Key Account Management,’ focusing upon securing fewer, higher value customers & multi-level partnerships. Produced greater visibility of project pipelines, increased sales and reduced… Show more Apr 2017 – Jan 2019 : Strategic Business Development Director, Godfrey Syrett Limited Here, I lead on providing a Business Plan, with viable Strategy, with the objective of increasing profitable sales into new Market Sectors, within which i demonstrated....● An effective strategy for ‘Key Account Management,’ focusing upon securing fewer, higher value customers & multi-level partnerships. Produced greater visibility of project pipelines, increased sales and reduced costs. ● Produced five year forecasts and capital investment projections to support sales strategy.● Diversified business that was reliant upon the Public Sector, by creating a strategy to penetrate the private sector.● Driving the visibility of pipeline, to meet operational coordinates with both the Production Director and Finance Director.● Identified new distribution channels, driven through Dealer / Distributor PartnersMar 12 - Apr 17: Divisional Director -GSE. Godfrey Syrett LimitedI assumed responsibility for a multi-disciplined, faceted, Team, supporting Main Contractors with the delivery of significant FF&E Packages into new builds.During my tenure, the Division was transformed into what many of our wider company colleagues, acknowledged as ‘Best Practice’. Responsibilities were for Sales, Design, Commercial Bidding and Installation & Compliance. Jan 04 –Feb 12: National Sales Manager, Godfrey Syrett Limited Here, I ran the field sales function for the company; growing turnover and delivering impressive revenue/margin returns. I directly led two Regional Managers and 12-15 front line Area Managers to deliver a 5 Year growth strategy that delivered multi-million increases to annual Sales. I increased sales within the companies NHS Framework through the successful planning and implementation of a Sales & Marketing Strategy. I also introduced Field Sales Management procedures: Call Rate, Territory Planning, Key Account Planning and Pipeline Management. Show less

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