An experienced & talented business development manager who has the motivation & right skill sets needed to ensure targets are met & everything gets done on time & to budget. Nigel ticks all the right boxes, & is not afraid of looking at radical new approaches to problems. Highly organised, ambitious, driven and possesses the capability to develop maximum sales & profitability, having an immediate impact on business & its sales figures, & as a confident & articulate communicator, he is more than able to continually enhance a company’s performance. Having superb communication skills means that he is more than able to build a profitable relationship with customers & key decision makers alike. He is someone who goes out & gets what he wants rather than waiting for it to be brought to him.AREAS OF EXPERTISE MANAGERIAL Able to work independently in a fast paced and rapidly changing environment. Build business in new markets and areas. Can identify threats as well as opportunities. Developing and motivating teams to do better. IT literate and proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Comfortable in dealing with Senior Managers or Executives. Developing business relationships through networking. Can communicate complex technical data and statistics clearly. Ability to win and retain long-term high quality clients as well as recurring business. PERSONAL Able to cope with pressure and work in a fast paced environment. Willing and capable of learning and adapting quickly. Understanding a client's needs and issues from a business point of view. Ability to communicate in a clear and effective manner. Having the patience to deal with multi decision maker sales processes. High level of personal organisation and time management skills. Ability to always maintain self-motivation and be consistently pro-active.

An enthusiastic, hard working Personal Adviser, specializing in Prison Leavers and MAPPA Service Users, who holds a Level 3 Diploma in Information Advice & Guidance, and demonstrates a high level of professionalism and confidentiality at all times. Always sympathetic to the views of work colleagues and Service users, by listening attentively at all times to their views. Able to contribute extensively to team work and display a willing and helpful manner. Having a proven track record in diplomatically controlling Service Users, and therefore maintaining an orderly, safe and secure environment. Keen to find a challenging position within the Prison Service, where I will be able to continue to increase my abilities as well as apply and develop my professional skills.

Initially set up to specialize in the selling of flexible mortgage products, the business quickly expanded into adverse mortgages, buy to let, commercial, secured loans.As the senior partner in the business I took it upon myself to successfully market the company throughout the UK. I work directly with existing and potential customers to generate new business, as well as develop and manage the customer relationship. I maintain already existing relationships and up-sell new products to existing and new customers.I am extremely “computer literate” building and maintaining the 8 PC’s in the office and at home, and designing and building the original business web site.Making 80+ calls per day, cross-selling product over the phone to customers & non-customers. Also managing the Diary of 3 Field Sales persons and arranging appointments with High Value Clients.I fulfil all administration duties for the 3 Field Sales consultants. This involves customer liaison, ensuring they have completed all contracts and paperwork adequately.

Meeting customers, giving mortgage advice and selling mortgages and related ancillary products to them. Providing an excellent customer focused service by identifying a homebuyers needs, then advising them on relevant mortgage products either face to face via email or the phone.  Fact finding, researching references and doing to checks to verify a clients financial background and circumstances. Utilising warm and cold leads and developing them into mortgage sales. Partial accountability for growing the sales and profitability of the business. Making 80+ calls per day, cross-selling product over the phone to customers & non-customers.

My responsibilities included....• Initially employed as a sales consultant, I was soon in charge of a ten man team covering the North East of England.• I oversaw all sales training for the new & old products. Training Sales staff on how to sell the product, as well as all administrative processes (i.e. staff being trained on how to complete the numerous forms, & process all documentation accordingly.• I was hugely influential in helping the IT department come up with a new simple, self-populating Excel program which helped consultants complete all the necessary documentation, but only having to input the information once. • During my short time with Homebank, I became one of the top salesmen in the country, winning myself a trip to the Hyatt Regency La Manga in the Homebank salesman of the year competition.

My responsibilities included....• I started my self employment as one of 12 similar therapists in the immediate area. After a progressive marketing campaign over the next year or so, only two others were still trading. • In 2002 the business was becoming so successful that I opened a second surgery in Scunthorpe.• Recruited 2 telesales persons employed to help sell the new stress management courses to local businesses & recruited 2 teams of canvassers to increase turn over 3 fold within 12 months.• Answering all incoming calls, & making appointments• On completing my doctorate in 2003 I was employed on a part time basis by the Institute to mentor new trainees in the North East Area.• Dealing with complex, personal, & sometimes technical issues & problems, helping the client to overcome them & to achieve pre targeted goals.