For more than 35 years, Southpaw has worked closely with therapeutic professionals across the US to research, develop and manufacture sensory integration and neurodevelopmental products for the classroom, clinic and home.We are the European division of Southpaw and we are a team dedicated to bettering the lives of special needs individuals, their therapists, parents and teachers. Informed by a great line of communication and feedback from therapists, we’ve want to become partners in… Show more For more than 35 years, Southpaw has worked closely with therapeutic professionals across the US to research, develop and manufacture sensory integration and neurodevelopmental products for the classroom, clinic and home.We are the European division of Southpaw and we are a team dedicated to bettering the lives of special needs individuals, their therapists, parents and teachers. Informed by a great line of communication and feedback from therapists, we’ve want to become partners in creating solutions to meet client needs. We are also committed to encouraging a greater understanding of sensory integration and related neurodevelopmental disorders. Within our communities, we will provide education, insight and resources, and hope to achieve progress in the overall understanding and treatment of these disorders. Show less

As Commercial Director, my role was to develop the Rompa & Snoezelen brands in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australasia. Achieved through the development of relationships and the facilitation of a better understanding of the differing needs of our customers worldwide.

Strategic support to SMEs. Projects included:Turned a client’s £12k/month loss to equivalent profitability within 6 months.Introduced talent management and employee engagement strategy for a client.Established strategy and vision for a client to clearly define operations and sales routes to market.Secured long term supply agreements with all major customers to ensure a client’s future viability.Implemented a fully bespoke stock management system for a client within 3… Show more Strategic support to SMEs. Projects included:Turned a client’s £12k/month loss to equivalent profitability within 6 months.Introduced talent management and employee engagement strategy for a client.Established strategy and vision for a client to clearly define operations and sales routes to market.Secured long term supply agreements with all major customers to ensure a client’s future viability.Implemented a fully bespoke stock management system for a client within 3 months.Led commercial negotiations with customers to secure long-term agreements worth in excess of £500k. Show less

Acquired assets and goodwill as part of 3 person management team. Rebranded organisation and drove performance improvement and revenues.Managed sales team of 6 staff, to secure over £16m worth of annual customer contracts.Key AchievementsTurned £90k/month loss to profitability within 6 months.Acquired KG Sewell transport and integrated £1m worth of business, adding £110k net profit p.a.Renegotiated and secured customer contracts. Achieved reduction in vehicle… Show more Acquired assets and goodwill as part of 3 person management team. Rebranded organisation and drove performance improvement and revenues.Managed sales team of 6 staff, to secure over £16m worth of annual customer contracts.Key AchievementsTurned £90k/month loss to profitability within 6 months.Acquired KG Sewell transport and integrated £1m worth of business, adding £110k net profit p.a.Renegotiated and secured customer contracts. Achieved reduction in vehicle leasing costs of £67k p.a.Drove performance improvement across the organisation.Implemented material cost reduction programme saving £58k p.a.Reduced delivery failures by 28% and improved on-time delivery performance from 83% to 98%.Improved productivity through Kaizen, enabling headcount reduction and savings of £630k p.a.Cascaded vision, talent strategy and performance management standards across the business.Led preparations for successful assessment to ISO9001 and ISO14000 standards. Show less