An independent professional consultancy providing: - field sales representation for furniture and interior accessory manufacturers, importers & wholesalers - consultancy advice in all areas of furniture and interior accessory retail and wholesale

Effectively managed the B2B relationship with new and existing external suppliersSuccessfully closed all B2B sales for the companyResourcefully purchased & imported stock from suppliers around the worldLiaised with suppliers and agents to identify and introduce potential new product rangesResponsible for direct management of the customer service & distribution departmentsAppointed to supervise all company recruitment, training and resource management Decisively resolved… Show more Effectively managed the B2B relationship with new and existing external suppliersSuccessfully closed all B2B sales for the companyResourcefully purchased & imported stock from suppliers around the worldLiaised with suppliers and agents to identify and introduce potential new product rangesResponsible for direct management of the customer service & distribution departmentsAppointed to supervise all company recruitment, training and resource management Decisively resolved all queries received from the showrooms around pricing and negotiation Accountable for the system administration of a web-based stock control database Show less

Responsible for the opening & overall daily management of 8 showrooms nationwide Appointed to successfully lead, develop and motivate store managers & sales staff Set KPI targets and identified promotional ideas and communicated them to the stores Co-ordinated all business planning, business development and marketing initiatives Visited stores to spend time selling with staff and provide coaching & KPI analysis Supported the store with merchandising and stock rotation to… Show more Responsible for the opening & overall daily management of 8 showrooms nationwide Appointed to successfully lead, develop and motivate store managers & sales staff Set KPI targets and identified promotional ideas and communicated them to the stores Co-ordinated all business planning, business development and marketing initiatives Visited stores to spend time selling with staff and provide coaching & KPI analysis Supported the store with merchandising and stock rotation to ensure displays fresh Designed adverts & placed through negotiation with advertisers, television, radio and newspapers Handled sales budgets, development forecasts and business scheduling activities Drove improvement on all KPI's through a highly motivated and focused team base Show less

Responsible for the opening and set up of multiple brand new furniture storesAppointed to recruit and train new store managers and sales staffManaged the Glasgow showroom allocating & monitoring performance against sales targets Ensured store & staff standards maintained to a high level with product knowledge up to date Responsible for managing cash flow, petty cash and banking on a daily basisTrained personnel to achieve excellent showroom standards and quality service

Responsible for the daily management of the company's Glasgow showroom Appointed to monitor sales team performance, revenues and profitability Delivered high standards of customer service and customer support performanceFormulated new business strategies to drive sales success and profitabilitySuccessfully identified areas for sales & service improvement delivering strong results