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England, United Kingdom

Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Leading a team of 3 Product Managers to drive range development and increase sales.

Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Responsible for the management and performance of multiple product groups, totalling around 3300 different part numbers across a range of automotive components. Becoming “Product Champion” and ensuring thorough knowledge of product details and operation to include taking technical calls from customers. Development of product and brand planning documentation and strategies to address future product development opportunities. Development of marketing communications strategies and tools to promote the company in a very competitive marketplace.

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Supporting the marketing team on an interim basis. Working on the creation and updating of Marketing and training support materials to satisfy strict regulatory requirements.

Belper, Derbyshire

Assessment of potential product opportunities and feedback on feasibility for UK market.Research and analysis of market and competitor information for creation of sales support tools.Providing product range analysis to identify market and customer suitability of future product proposition.

Derby, United Kingdom

Responsible for managing the range of laminating films and developing a range of complementary products for event accreditation. Establishing relationships with existing suppliers and partners and finding new suppliers to source products which enhance the current range. Liaising with customers on specific projects and helping with their commercial and technical requirements. Collating and managing contact lists to create a database of suitable contacts. Segmenting lists to provide groups of companies to target accurately with information and opportunities. Finding and developing contacts within the events industry to help expand the business and increase opportunities. Creating and executing e-mail campaigns to increase awareness and create business.Developing a tender management process and identifying suitable tenders to bid for, along with recording performance of tender submissions. Managing bids and ensuring collation of required information for successful submission of competitive bids to deadline, resulting in successful bids worth approximately £300,000 to the company.Redesigning the company website to reflect the expanded range of products available and focus on the range of event accreditation products assembled.Creating a Social Media presence to increase exposure for the company.

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Responsible for content, style and strategy of three company websites covering different brands, products and market sectors, using multiple CMS systems. Maintenance and updating of multiple social media profiles (Linkedin, Facebook, Google+) for various Essentra businesses, along with YouTube to drive customer engagement.Development and implementation of online campaigns, including e-marketing for new product launches and news stories. Support and development of the company CRM solution (Salesforce) and creation of leads and opportunites from digital channels. Setting up and coordinating the Salesforce Libraries function and populating with content.

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Managing a range of personal identification and authentication products incorporating numerous security technologies. Working alongside the R&D team on new product development of new and existing products, requiring understanding of the technical nature of the products and the characteristics and performance of materials. Creating marketing literature, presentations and sample materials for use by the sales team, along with organising product training. Responsible for managing tenders, collating information from multiple departments, writing tender documents and submitting to deadline. Bid managing tenders worth over £5m in revenue to the company in just over four years.Responsible for setting up and maintaining the company sharepoint platform for document, information sharing and internal communications.

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Responsible for range updates and rationalisation to reduce the number of SKUs and make the business more efficient. Involvement in the new product development team, liaising with engineers on market suitability and customer requirements for new products. Work on consumer packaging design and development for products through in-house departments and external organisations. Involvement in online research and focus groups, to ascertain customer opinion on new products, competitor products and the state of the economy. Writing press releases, presentations and company profiles to support new product launches.

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Finding and developing new products, product ranges and managing the product portfolio, for both manufactured and factored goods. Benchmarking competitors in order to ensure market leading product ranges. Finding and establishing relationships with suppliers and customers internationally. Setting prices based on analysis of market pricing, cost and margin requirements. Monitoring sales and identifying market trends in order to maximise sales revenue. Writing of press releases, advertising and providing technical product articles. Production of catalogues, brochures, presentations and other technical literature. Providing telephone-based technical help for customers, requiring in-depth knowledge of all of the company’s products and their operation.

Bsc (Hons), Business Management, 2:1

Education record

A-Levels - Economics, French, Mathematics, General Studies