Mark Shaw Email & Phone Number

Jersey

Jersey

Jersey

Eden Interiors Limited is a brand new and exciting venture for me. Using the experience gained over the last 13 years in the industry I will be offering a full furniture package to companies here in Jersey. To complement the furniture package I can also provide a full shopfitting and fit out service to including all building and M&E works, using our own, in-house workforce.

Style Office, Jersey, Channel IslandsResponsible for sales of office furniture solutions that includes the supply and installation of various styles of office furniture, soft seating and storage solutions. Working with local architects and companies at Director level as well as generating my own leads I have built a portfolio of clients in both Jersey and Guernsey including Royal Bank of Canada, Brevan Howard, Benest & Syvret, Aztec, Cofra, Investec and Jersey Post Office. I have also been tasked with taking Style Office into the hospitality sector for the first time, concentrating on bars, restaurants and local hotels with recent installations into Wildfire tapas and steak house and the Metropole Hotel. Being CAD trained I also offer space planning and storage solution consulting as well as move management and the recycling of old furniture. Notice period 3 monthsKey achievementsMajor contract secured include Aztec, KPMG, Brevan Howard, Voisin Volaw, First Names Group, Jersey Post, Triton and Channel Island Co-op.Won contract in 2007 to refurbish Wildfire Bar, Grill and Tapas which was the first installation within the hospitality sector..

St Peter, Jersey

Channel IslandsResponsible for the day to day running of the above departments within Romerils who are one of Jersey's main home furnishing, white goods and ironmongery suppliers, including all staffing issues and training, stock control, displays and purchasing, dealing with customer complaints, company representatives and ensuring that the departments were run profitably and effectively as well as seeking out new retail opportunities.

Responsible for writing and presenting a range of tutor lead IT based training course for businesses and private individuals. I developed closer links with local businesses to provide tailor made training programmes and devised new ideas to promote the business via media and direct advertising. I also trained one of Guernsey's leading finance companies in Lotus Notes when they were migrating their entire workforce over from Microsoft.

Commercial, Approved Personnel, Jersey, Channel IslandsResponsible for all aspects of recruitment including interviewing candidates, canvassing for new business and visiting existing clients, negotiating interviews, contracts and generally managing the whole recruitment process for both candidate and client.

Working for an agency representing 11 companies with products ranging from garden furniture through books to pots and lighting. All the companies are linked to the garden centre trade. My role covered garden centres in the North of England with my area stretching form the Scottish borders to the M62. I was responsible for seeking new business as well as developing existing business liaising closely with each of the agency's principles as well as my employers. Key achievementsI increased turnover from £480K to £830k over a period of 2 years and gained key listings with major garden centre groups.Developed Heighley Gate garden centre into the largest independent account

A newly created role whose main responsibilities were the targeting of sales and co-ordinating central warehouse distribution of water gardening products to the horticultural industry in the North of England and Scotland. Key objectives within the role included building strong business to business relationships, working to and within deadlines and regularly attaining sales targets. Key achievement: Restructuring warehouse communications and operating practices for the more efficient service of customers, whilst increasing both sales and profitability.

Selling packet seed ranges to the horticultural market place. Working from home and reporting to the Field Sales Manager, I was responsible for the management of all existing Garden Centre accounts within Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. I was also responsible for targeting and developing new business accounts. I also had key account responsibility with major garden centre groups such as Dobbies, Klondyke, Choice Marketing, Stephen Smiths Garden centre's and Inside Out in Southern Ireland.Working to predetermined budgets I had to manage a team of merchandisers, including on site training, to ensure that our customers received the highest standards of service.I was also Thompson & Morgan's "Langeveld" bulb sales specialist reporting directly to the Managing Director. My duties were the introduction of an America/ Dutch Flower Bulb supplier to the UK. I assisted our marketing department with marketing strategies, power point presentations to major prospective customers, budget management and range selection. I also helped other Area Managers with sales presentations. National Account responsibilities included Asda and Homebase as well as all the major Garden Centre Groups.I also managed our Sales Agent in Southern Ireland, negotiating contract terms, targets and commission rates on an annual basis. Seeking the development of new business opportunities within Southern Ireland was another aspect of this role.Key Achievements: Gaining listing within the 18 centre Klondyke group, also gaining listing with Inside-Out which is a buying group in Ireland consisting of over 20 centres.Gained listing within Heighley Gate garden centre which became the companies largest independent accountGained listing within

I started as a Sales Representative selling packet seed, bulbs and other nursery products to independent garden centres, DIY and hardware outlets throughout the North of England. I was promoted to Area Sales Manager and moved to Cambridge where I was responsible for a team of five Sales Representatives and five Merchandisers in the South East of England. My role involved on-going training, recruitment and annual assessment of the sales team whilst maintaining target achievement of the six product groups. I also had Key Account responsibility with Tillington, Squires and Country Gardens reporting to the Sales Director. Key Achievements: Won salesman of the year 1992, plus promotion to Area Manager. The first rep to gain a £20,000 single order on bulbs and the first rep to sell over £100,000 of bulbs in the autumn season.

Education record

Tyne & Wear (one year of A levels completed)

Education record