Simon Taylor Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

141 West Street, Sheffield

Bury, England, United Kingdom

20-26 Eldon Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Cryptology is an unforgettable team experience right in the heart of Barnsley Town Centre.

Barnsley

Director of SJT Logistics Ltd. and currently the owner and operator of Cryptology Barnsley in Barnsley Town Centre.

Doncaster, United Kingdom

Managing a web team which consists of; marketing, website development, administration, customer service, pharmacy and order fulfilment. Work closely with domestic and overseas partners to bring new white label websites to fulfil key gaps in the pharmacy market. I am tasked with achieving YoY and WoW growth in revenue and profit. This has been consistently achieved since joining the company and implementing marketing changes, with growth in the high double digits.

Howden

Strategically managed several consumer categories with high levels of growth witnessed during this period. This involved working closely with UK vendors and Far East suppliers to ensure we maximized profit and turnover potential in the categories, through pricing negotiation and marketing funds. During my time at Ebuyer I had sole responsibility to manage the life-cycle of a product. Strategic management of categories: Smartphones, Smartphone Accessories, Gaming, Tablet Accessories, Laptop Accessories, Sat Navigation Systems, Toys, Cameras, Camcorders, batteries and SDA's. Generated triple digit percentage growth in categories through intelligent buying, pricing, promotions and stock management. Travel overseas to meet with current and find new suppliers to evolve categories Negotiation of pricing and marketing funds to maximize profit and price competitiveness Communicating between all internal departments to ensure I had the best route to market for the categories Project managing the migration of several categories from UK sourcing to direct FE sourcing to maximize profits and build the Ebuyer.com brand.

Harrogate, United Kingdom

Building relations with current suppliers and manufacturers as well as forging new relations to expand product area's which is vital to maintaining competitive growth and planning promotional activities. In conjunction with this I work closely with Maplin's overseas buying teams and directly with the overseas suppliers to create and manage directly sourced product ranges from the initial discussions to merchandising the product range in stores. * Strategic management of categories: Outdoor, Metal Detectors, Toys & Games, Storage Systems, Personal Audio, Headphones, Digital Imaging, Cameras & Camcorders and Switches* Generating sales turnover of over £14million within my categories.* Fully responsible for maximizing the revenue and profitability of my categories - Requires regular analysis of market and competitor activities whilst driving growth.* Outperforming competitors through intelligent buying, pricing, promotions, merchandising and good stock management.* Offering an excellent range of products and identifying potential new products.* Create and manage stock lines, supply chain strategies and new categories.* Negotiate the best pricing, from one off deals through to strategic partnerships.* Maximise availability by buying the right quantities at the right time and working with suppliers and manufacturers to secure allocation.* Liaise with all internal departments and overseas buying team.Maximise profit potential by managing the migration of current product ranges from UK based sources to Far East supply.Work closely with the Marketing department to implement and develop own brand directly sourced ranges.Frequently travel overseas to meet with current suppliers and find new products to continue the evolution of product ranges.Work in tandem with the Studio department to produce and populate the bi-annual catalogue.Brief members of the Board on the past twelve months trading and the roadmap for the next six to twelve months.

* Design and manage the implementation of bay changes in 150+ stores* Use AutoCAD to design store front layouts to increase footfall. Liaise closely with product managers to implement range changes swiftly and efficientlyInventory Controller (Maternity Cover) July 2007 - Sept 2007* Work with all sections of the business to ensure swift movement of stock from suppliers into the warehouse and out into stores. * Worked as part of a team to maintain availability. * Worked with the Promotions Manager to create and populate Promotion leaflets and New Store opening flyers.* Contact supplier's to ensure stock availability was maintained to the highest levels.Right4Staff UK, Barnsley 2003 - 2007

Worked with employees and employers to place temporary staff in the most relevant position.* Contact potential customers over the phone and in-person to grow customer database.* Solve issues quickly and efficiently to ensure minimal impact on the customers business. * Work as part of a team to maintain service levels and create new relationships. * Role involved cold calling to increase sales.Managed over 150 temporary workers ensuring that they were in the right place at the right time.Worked to extremely tight deadlines to place temporary workers.

Trained in military doctrine and management skills. * Work closely as part of a team to achieve maximum results.Attended Pre-RMAS course and finished as the Top Student to progress to Sandhurst

Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics

Education record

Wath Sixth Form, Rotherham A Level Results - Math's [E], Physics [E], Chemistry [E