SANDES provides pastoral and welfare support to the armed forces and their families on bases across the U.K.www.sandes.org.uk

The Skainos Project is an urban regeneration development in inner East Belfast providing shared space for community transformation and renewal. Growing out of the work of the East Belfast Mission (EBM) it brings together a range of strategic partnerships which will contribute to the holistic regeneration of one of the most economically and socially deprived communities in Northern Ireland.Skainos gathers under one roof all aspects of the work undertaken by EBM including homelessness services, employability, social economy projects, youth work, family work, community development and peace building as well as a vibrant worshipping community.Skainos Ltd is a social economy operation and a registered charity and all surpluses generated through the room hire and conference facilities will be distributed to projects in inner East Belfast which are seeking to extend shared space in this contested part of Belfast.

Experienced in all aspects of running/managing an SME, with a good working knowledge of Management accounting and general management activities.Success in motivating sales teams to grow revenue, in cost reduction/management, Company recovery, and have held profit responsibility in all roles. Currently available for short to medium term opportunities, as well as permanent contracts in the areas of business management, business development, sales and sales team management, project management, succession management and all aspects of SME operations.

Business development of the Posturite range of ergonomic furniture, accessories and services, and also related assistive software packages, across Northern and Southern Ireland. Temporary contract.

My role involves training students in assistive software to enable them to fulfil their potential in their further education.

Activities include web site maintenance, product sourcing & general marketing activities

My role was to manage a developing business for the Lubricants element of the EMO business. The key duties were to increase sales, increase gross and net margin, manage costs, manage the sales teams in both Northern and Southern Ireland.The NI business showed significant growth in the premium branded market, and I introduced an own brand product which provided significant growth in turnover and revenue in both NI and RoI.In my time at EMO, I reviewed and, ultimately, outsourced the logistics system, reducing the storage and delivery costs by on average 40% per month.The day to day responsibilities included management of three salespeople and two administration staff.Ongoing responsibilities included the forecasting and agreement of budgets on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis, business development, managing customer relations, devising and implementing sales and marketing plans and strategies.

Key Responsibilities:Overall strategic direction of the CompanyBusiness developmentDeveloping goals and strategies to further the business, and implementing themSupplier management to Board level with multi national companiesCustomer and key account relationshipsFinancial requirements of running a businessStaff and HR managementKey Achievements:Expansion of product offer12.5% year on year growth from 2003 to 2009Increased gross and net marginsSales bonus structures which stimulated sales growthIncrease of market share to 40% of NI lubricants marketManagement of relocation projectStreamlining staff levels as requiredExperience at every level within the business

I invested in and was instrumental in setting up the business which had developed from a hobby for the owner into a significant potential venture. My involvement included providing legal structure to the business, governance and growth and development advice. The business then relocated to England to facilitate its further growth and expansion.