Greg Slade Email & Phone Number

Portsmouth, Gb

Waterlooville

Reporting to the Managing Director, I oversee the operational performance & strategic development of the UK & Export Sales departments (B2B).I lead an elite team of sales and operational staff from Operatives to Management, both in-house and field based. My core tasks include:• Working as part of the Leadership Team to strategically drive the business forward• Being a key representative of the business in meetings in the UK, remotely, and abroad• Business Development and Relationship Management• Driving department growth, efficiency and return in all areas• Leading, managing, motivating and coaching all team members• Devising, implementing and achieving set targets and KPIs (revenue, conversion, quality etc.)• Overseeing procedural improvements and quality control• All HR matters including recruitment, dismissal, capability, disciplinary etc.

Ringwood, England, United Kingdom

Conducted a full audit of the company’s Sales setup and led data driven change. Delivered and executed an ROI improvement strategy covering; dept. structure, team & individual performance, KPIs, performance management CRM, training/coaching, process & efficiencies review, remuneration and recruitment.Setup a new dept. from concept to strategy & operational implementation. Upskilled management to lead, motivate and drive performance.

Poole And Havant

Reporting to the Managing Director, I oversaw the strategic and operational UK commercial arm of the business. I was responsible for all B2C and B2B Sales, Marketing and Operations functions spread across two offices with management responsibility for up to 60 staff.Managing Heads of Sales, Heads of Marketing, Operations Managers & their associated teams, we delivered continual improvement and exceptional results.Personal achievements:• Within 18 months, my commercial areas increased revenue generation by over 75%• Introduced procedures and process improvements, increasing operational output by 20%• Strategically planned and launched the company into new sectors• Negotiated and grew key industry relationships with £150m+ turnover businesses • I developed and coached multiple team members into senior roles• Continually generated strategies to further business growth and optimise current processes• Innovated and project managed a multitude of new products brought to market‘Greg is commercially exceptionally sharp. He is very data driven, very analytical but he executes his decisions with pace, confidence and a real decisiveness that excites the team working with him.’ L Farnham, Managing Director, The Training Room

Poole And Havant

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, I was responsible for the company’s Health & Fitness sector – all matters P&L, sector growth, management of the Sales and Delivery teams, and for the support of over 2,000 students annually, facilitated across over 20 UK locations.Personal achievements:• I created an optimised management structure that allowed the in-house and external teams to collaborate, resulting in much future company success• I successfully drove increased performance from our Sales teams, culminating in us achieving the BESMA Sales Team of the Year award 2017• Successful growth of industry relationships – personally responsible for individual SLAs signed to the value of over £500k to the business• I brought to the role a can-do approach and instilled confidence and belief in my teams and companywide of what we could achieve

Fareham

As a Senior Manager and Head of Sales, I formed part of the Senior Management Team responsible for the day to day running of the business with direct accountability for profit and loss. My role saw me oversee a successful Sales department along with staff from other areas of the business. I was responsible for the Management Team, Supervisors and Operators within the company and was responsible for key tasks such as devising and implementing Marketing campaigns, setting and devising targets, recruitment, HR tasks, money collection, FCA matters and PCI to name a few.

Fareham

In my many years with Future Fit Training, I progressed from my early days as a Telesales Operative, through to Sales Supervisor, onto Sales Manager and then worked throughout the business in other roles overseeing other key departments (often several at a time) including Customer Service, Accounts, IT and E-Learning before then returning to become Sales Manager again! I worked hand in hand and oversaw the Marketing department on many key projects and tasks and I oversaw and managed staff of all levels.