Responsibilities Include- Product Design- Creative Strategy- Product Customisation- Research & Development- Marketing & Branding- Brand Awareness- Product Placement Local/International- Design & Development- Client Liaising- Distribution- Dealer clarification and engagement program

"Simon has brought with him a motivational management style and a record of building and retaining highly motivated sales and marketing teams, along with the ability to identify opportunities for accelerated growth."- Providing consultancy support for sales and marketing.- internal and external profile of the WorkArena brand.- Projecting a consistent look.- Projecting a consistent level of quality.- Developing new business with new relationships.- Researching, then obtaining new brands for the Workarena portfolio.- P & L management- Key account management/retention- Contract / price negotiation- Project loss prevention- Budgeting and expense control- Presentations and training- Website and media upgrade- Staff development and motivation

- Analysed target market and marketing objectives and positioning of existing products and services.- Produced and implemented sales and marketing plans and analysing and evaluating sales results.- Advised on pricing and sales distribution. - Researched existing and new market data to open up new opportunities for commercial and residential corporate clients.- Introduced and marketed new product ranges.- Recruited, trained and managed a number of senior regional managers including setting sales and marketing targets.- Formed corporate style benchmark in sales, marketing, forecasting and operations management within dedece.- Restructured and expanded dedece’s workforce, showroom, showroom locations and distribution channels.- Increased awareness of dedece product, service and the major brands represented in Australia.- Through successful marketing using previous experience with Knoll Commercial, secured major government and International project wins.- Monitor trends outside the business, in the marketplace, the economy and society.- Successfully introduced distribution network in Australia for one of the International brands represented by dedece.- Increased sales and profit year on year.

- Responsible for over 35 dealer partners in over 40 different countries within Europe, Middle East and Africa.- Defined Knoll Exports company objectives.- Reviewed and encouraged strong export openings.- Identified and secured 15 new dealer partners within the export region.- Organised and produced regular SWOT reports on Knoll’s Internationalinterests.- Extensively researched Knoll’s competitors, International, locally and on a national basis.- Implemented marketing procedures for Knoll, introducing plan, policies and initiatives to in-house staff.- Introduced and trained dealers on marketing mix, evaluating product, service, pricing, marketing and advertising.- Appraised Export market and positioning of Knoll’s existing products and services.- Managed regular review of marketing strategy, budget and forecasts.- Co-ordinated and contributed to new product development.- Successfully increased sales and profit year on year.

- Implemented a standardised European hardware and design software platform, which resulted in a global roll-out with the aim of providing a consistent sales and marketing service and corporate product.- Co-ordinated project from the tender process through to sale closure.- Trained approximately 300 employees across the organisation worldwide.- Planned, organised and ran exhibitions and seminars for clients globally.

- Created and developed the computer aided design division.- Specialised in producing 3D-models of furniture.- Recruitment and management of new sales, support and administration staff.- Introduced comprehensive employee training schedules, which greatly improved service to customers.

- Start-up enterprise providing IT / Management Information System hardware and software solutions to major corporations across Southern England.- Assessed customers’ needs in relation to their developing design needs providing product demonstrations.- Installed and implemented all hardware and software systems.