Neil Martin Email & Phone Number

Caernarfon, Gb

London Gatwick Airport, England, United Kingdom

Growing Foodservice Wholesale and Indirect End Users in the channel by working closely with key contacts

Home Based

Tasked with bringing in scale new business across all key sectors, working cross-functionally to grow our customer account base.

United Kingdom

Since Feb 2020 I have been managing both Foodservice and Speciality Wholesale with one direct report (recently vacant), combined with responsibility for managing a third party sales team calling on key outlets and depots. Overall responsibility for managing the largest wholesale and indirect national customers in the channel, this is a varied and interesting role spanning people management, sub-channel strategy, and NAM responsibilities.

United Kingdom

My first role at Fentimans was National Account Manager looking after Foodservice national wholesalers and indirect national customers within the channel. Making considerable progress growing the business within key customers, whilst driving the company strategy for both national and regional foodservice wholesale, as well as bringing in some of the company's largest scale new business wins in Out of Home, I subsequently progressed into a management role after 15 months with the company

My final role at Britvic involved looking after Bidfood as National Account Manager, which I moved into after the success I enjoyed in the NAM Leisure and Entertainment role, and involved managing Britvic's largest foodservice wholesale customer with multiple interfaces within the customer's business

North Wales, North West And Mid Wales

Working regionally with Tesco and Tesco Express, acting as Liaison between Morrions account team in head office and national salesforce.

North Wales

I moved to Diageo in March 2013, where I completed 9 months as a Business Development Executive before moving into the Account Executive role which focuses on key accounts and contract customers. Working with Diageo has broadened my commercial experience and has certainly signalled a step-change in my own career development.

North Wales

My first role at Diageo was a Business Development Executive role, working with LTI outlets on my territory. Great introduction to Diageo way of seling and expanding my industry knowledge to include spirit and mixer category.

Repsonsible for volume and distribution growth within key wholesale and Leased and Tenanted customers on my territory. Product Quality and Outlet Retail Development key to role. Managed budgets, controlled tech service costs and structured wholesaler annual agreements including setting of targets for payment of discounts and conditionality.

Responsible for 8 regional managers and driving S&N brands within their estates including promotional implementation and brand selling. Acted as industry expert and undertook several retail development projects in order to maximise throughputs of S&N brands in key outlets.

Coverage of all customers within defined geography. Selling and Customer Account Management. Also acted as sales induction trainer for newcomers into the role within 6 months of joining the business.

Chester, United Kingdom

Moved from Trainee Manager to F&B Manager and then Assistant Manager after being fast-tracked through internal management development programme. Was part of new openings team and helped open Brannigans and Heroes branded bars in Dundee, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. Personally development more than 10 supervisors into managers.

Master Of Arts Honours Degree, French And International Relations

MA Hons degree in French and International relations

7 Higher Grades And 8 Ordinary Grades, Subjects Included Maths And English

Key O Grades and Higher Grades including mathematics, english and accountancy