Simon Lockley Email & Phone Number

West Sussex, England, United Kingdom

• Managing a team of employees across multiply departments across the business including CNC operators, welders, warehouse members, production line assemblers and administrators.• To organise and plan all day to day jobs for all departments to ensure we meet production targets set by the Company Directors to achieve sales targets for 12 machines with the landscape garden machinery industry.• Implemented new processes and trained staff to use online platforms and tablets in order to be able to record and monitor all stages of production for every machine.• Ability shown to solve problems which arise due to machine failures, supply chain issues or staff absence and reschedule all jobs accordingly to ensure maximum output is maintained.• Interview, recruit and provide inductions for temp staff at busy times for our assembly lines and ensuring they receive the correct training by delegating and provide plans for line managers.• Ensuring all orders for parts and materials are placed within time to ensure assembly lines are stocked and minimum downtime is lost.• Tasked to implement a brand new online spare parts ordering system for our customers and once operational and running successful to hand over and train the sales team.• Helped to co-ordinate with company directors a large scale move of premises in 2020 and design and implement and new working layout and company offices.

Brighton, United Kingdom

• Responsible for the day to day sales of high end fitness equipment to home & commercial customers.• Sole responsibility for all fitness enquiries, show room demonstrations and after sales fitness support.• Built strong supplier relationships to ensure the smooth operation of deliveries, warranties and service calls.• Worked closely with company directors on choosing the right specifications of new machines to be added to increase and improve our product range and continue company growth and profit.• Management of stock control systems and responsible for increasing profit share through new sales opportunities.• Provided training sessions to the customer support team on how to use and sale all fitness equipment.• Provided detailed technical advice on all machines to resolve customer faults by working closely with our engineer team and pro-actively making decisions to ensure all problems are resolved professionally.

• Responsible for managing a team of 7 employees to look after 500 guest arrivals per week in 30 hotels.• Planned and implemented a training programme for new reps and continuous sales presentation training.• Built excellent working relationships with Hoteliers, Local Businesses and Agents.• Shown excellent problem solving attributes under stressful conditions during flight delays and cancellations.• Management and delegation of all daily administration tasks.• Control of all company finances, liquidation, setting yearly budgets and ensuring these budgets are met.• Proactively identified new advertising opportunities for the company.• Quickest promotion from Overseas Representative to Resort Manager and youngest Resort Manager in company.• Responsible for arranging and coordinating 20 overseas weddings as part of the company wedding programme.

• Successfully provided in depth welcome meetings to audiences ranging from 2 - 200 people to ensure targets for sales of excursions and car hire are met weekly.• Responsible for learning all local knowledge and passing this information onto my guests so they receive the best possible service to ensure they have an excellent holiday.• Promoted to Head Representative in only 2 seasons.• Role as Head Representative included being Airport Supervisor thus ensuring and responsible for 1000 plus guests arriving and departing on any given day ensuring excellent communications and working relationships with own team, airport staff, transfer companies and the airlines.• Awarded the companies Overseas Representative of the Year two years in a row. 2008 & 2009.

• Successfully managed and developed my own client database and accounts.• Organised Corporate Teambuilding Events, Entertainment, Conferences, Gala Dinners and Venues for a range of different companies throughout the UK and Europe.• Built strong relationships with clients, agents and venues gaining repeat business.• Responsible for finding new clients and potential business partners through sales presentations.• Ability to work under pressure and to organise and manage a large number of events each week.• Shown constant improvements in performance, increased client base, number of events organised and turnover.• Year 2005: Organised 114 Events. Year 2006: Organised 163 Events. Year 2007: Organised 196 events.• Given internal promotion to senior role in team and to help train new colleagues.

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Implemented the new system within the team and Talent Managers as wells as providing training to colleagues.Worked closely within a team to manage and maintain the graduate recruitment scheme throughout all stores.Responsible for making sure all successful applicants received congratulation letters, welcome packs and training modules, then Delivered, supervised and delegated training to new employees.; Delivered friendly and professional Health and Fitness assessments and inductions to all members.Built and maintained a strong individual client base for one to one personal training.Responsible for greeting, presenting and selling the club to possible new members.Provided excellent customer service at all times and was a welcoming face whilst on front of house. Developed and implemented a successful social calendar and gym challenges for staff and members.Pro-actively approached and helped members who I felt needed assistance.Given the responsibility to supervise, train and motivate new work experience students.

Ba (Hons), Business, Leisure & Sports Education

Education record

A levels in Business Studies, Physical Education & Geography

Education record

9 A-C GCSE'S including English, Maths, Science