Sam Ward Email & Phone Number

Manchester Area, United Kingdom

Manchester Area, United Kingdom

Manchester, United Kingdom

Manchester, United Kingdom

Manchester, United Kingdom

I was responsible for a team of 16 talented individuals based at the Manchester branch of mclcreate.

Manchester, United Kingdom

• Commencing employment in the hire department of the successful nationwide conference and Events Company before gaining promotion to Deputy Manager.• Playing a pivotal role in the day to day management of the business with full accountability for the hire department and the Manchester branch• Providing management and support to a team of 16 members of staff and motivating them to ensure the achievement of objectives• Dealing with any personnel matters that may arise in the branch including conducting regular appraisals and participating in redundancy meetings • Liaising extensively with clients and venues and providing expert advice on the type of equipment required for their event• Preparing accurate and competitive quotes for a wide variety of events and negotiating on pricing when required in order to convert quotes to bookings• Managing all logistics associated with each booked event, making decisions on how and when to transport equipment to the site and sub-hiring any additional equipment• Coordinating the activities of a team of technicians tasked with managing the project from delivery and installation through to event operation and return to the warehouse• Responsible for ensuring that an accurate and transparent paperwork trail is in place for all jobs undertaken in preparation for internal and external audit• Preparing a monthly forecast report on predicted turnover and profit for submission to the accounts department as well as creating a job costing spreadsheet for each event undertaken.

Manchester, United Kingdom

Bolton

• Accurately typing up quotations on behalf of a team of four field based Sales Managers and emailing them to the client• Maintaining and updating the computer system with the latest information on prices obtained from suppliers• Developing positive working relationships with suppliers and discussing delivery lead times and logistics issues

Manchester, United Kingdom

• Providing a comprehensive administrative support service within the hire department including preparing quotes for jobs and sorting out equipment shortages• Ensuring accuracy and attention to detail when creating purchase orders and invoices as well as assisting the accounts team with chasing up bad debts• Periodically reconciling the petty cash and sorting out receipts for staff credit card statements.