James Crampton Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Key Account Manager working out of the head officeMission - **Strong Focus on sales strategy****Channels - B2B****Build and execute the growth strategy****Drive Sales, Market Share and excellence in operational delivery****Achieve sales and profit targets****Deliver customer satisfaction**

Batley

Supporting the fleets in the UK and Ireland on all product ranges, both technically and commercially. Support from small fleets up to the largest in UK and Europe and have relationships with contacts at all levels.Responsible for supporting key fleet’s in the UK and Ireland, like Amazon and TIP, to develop this business further to increasing market share.In the role I must also work in synergy with the trailer builders and distributors.Also directly responsible for three products groups which is Telematics, Electronic door lock and Aerodynamic products.

Haldex develops and provides reliable and innovative solutions that improve safety, vehicle dynamics and environmental sustainability in the global commercial vehicle industry. I am responsible for providing Aftermarket support to wholesale distribution, large commercial vehicle independents and OES. I also support large fleet operators with product developments, training and identifying specification for trailer braking systems

Droitwich

Responsible for UK and Ireland for supplying Exterior and Interior Paints/Coatings for the Automotive market. Customers are Tier to Automotive OEM's and supply directly to Niche OEM'sFocused on ensuring the execution of the sales, cost and profitability targets established by the sBU within the UK market reporting to the EMEA Business Manager. Responsible for the UK P& L accounts. I have a team of 22 people reporting to me, including Technical, Commercial, Supply chain, customer service and production.

Uk And Ireland

Took on this position as a short term role. Nord Lock had developed a locking wheel nut for commerical vehicles but had no experinece in the commercial vehicle industry. I set up the distribution network in the UK and Ireland, ensured all trailer manufactures was aware of the product and set up supply to the leading axle manuafcatures. I marketed the product by going to exhbitions, advertising in magazines and visting fleets who in turn specefied the product for new vehicles and retrofit.

Uk And Ireland

In this position I increased market share through the trailer OEM in a very short time periodVisit the following customers -TRUCK OEMTRAILER OEMBUS OEMFleetsDistributors

Uk And Ireland

Supported all the Trailer OEM's along with direct contact with fleets for support and specefication of productI increased sales at all OE trailer builders including some that WABCO had not previously supplied. I had to build relationships up with all trailer builders and also some of the larger UK fleets to product specefication

Leeds, United Kingdom

First sales job, this is where I learnt the basic of sales which I have built on ever since, from how to get appointments and self learning of cold calling which most sales men do not like but I have always enjoyed the challenge, I was given an area that turned over £200k and when I left the are was turning over £1.5million and with most of the companys key accounts.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Worked on the sales desk as Technical support on the WABCO product range, giving advice and technical support mainly so distributors and fleets

Leeds, United Kingdom

Worked as a Technical apprentice and was the first person in engineering on the Leeds area to achieve the new modern apprenticehip program.

Huddersfield, United Kingdom

Worked as a craft apprentice, but decided to transfer my apprenticeship to WABCO so I could upgrade to a Technical apprentice

Hnc, Engineering

Activities and Societies: Attained DistinctionI learned the theory of what I was doing practice during my apprenticeship

Onc, Engineering

Activities and Societies: MeritONC

Education record

Activities and Societies: I have to be honest I hated school, but loved college and university and training courses I have done.

Education record