Steve Smith Email & Phone Number

Harpenden, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

Country Manager for UK, Ireland and a wider EMEA brief as Rhinomed expands further into the Wearable Nasal Tech Market. Responsibilities include day to day management of the U.K. Key Retailers Boots and Holland & Barrett, Wholesaler AAH, Ireland Distributor and Contracted Telesales team. Also a lead on Marketing activities with focus and collaboration with the PR team who support the brand. Rhinomed, an Australian company, seeks to radically improve the way we breathe, sleep, maintain our… Show more Country Manager for UK, Ireland and a wider EMEA brief as Rhinomed expands further into the Wearable Nasal Tech Market. Responsibilities include day to day management of the U.K. Key Retailers Boots and Holland & Barrett, Wholesaler AAH, Ireland Distributor and Contracted Telesales team. Also a lead on Marketing activities with focus and collaboration with the PR team who support the brand. Rhinomed, an Australian company, seeks to radically improve the way we breathe, sleep, maintain our health, diagnose disease and take medication. Show less

Hertfordshire

Hartwell Smith Associates are a consumer goods consultancy helping clients gain distribution and maximise sales in the retail market. As a Sales & Marketing company we help SMEs choose the most appropriate retail and wholesale channels, then plan the correct buyer approach and commercial proposal to deliver results for both supplier and retailer. Services are available on a retainer or interim/project basis and include : General Management, New Business Development, National Account… Show more Hartwell Smith Associates are a consumer goods consultancy helping clients gain distribution and maximise sales in the retail market. As a Sales & Marketing company we help SMEs choose the most appropriate retail and wholesale channels, then plan the correct buyer approach and commercial proposal to deliver results for both supplier and retailer. Services are available on a retainer or interim/project basis and include : General Management, New Business Development, National Account Management, International Distributor Management.Hartwell Smith Associates will provide a free initial consultation on the product offering and target consumer. Our recommended plan of action will advise on the best way to deliver listings in high-street multiples in the UK or overseas.. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Working on an 18 month Contract. Accurist has been established for over 60 years and is a top volume watch brand. Recruited to help bring positive change and grow the business. In addition to an 18% sales growth in 2010, recommendations on business process and structure were adopted including a re-organisation of the technical service department. Programme of providing tools for the salesforce included sucessful introduction of ipads, enabling quick update of skus and images. Led a project… Show more Working on an 18 month Contract. Accurist has been established for over 60 years and is a top volume watch brand. Recruited to help bring positive change and grow the business. In addition to an 18% sales growth in 2010, recommendations on business process and structure were adopted including a re-organisation of the technical service department. Programme of providing tools for the salesforce included sucessful introduction of ipads, enabling quick update of skus and images. Led a project with IT manager to launch web based trade ordering platform. Show less

United Kingdom

A one year contract as Managing Director for the Hoover UK Small Domestic Appliance Group. Rebuilding Sales & Marketing division through recruitment and introducing solid business process including regular sales reviews and spend approval process. Achieved 95% of plan in 2009 despite large overstock and marketing overspend from previous year. Introduced Hoover to Amazon, now a major customer. Other Major UK customers included DSGi/Comet/Best Buy/Tesco

St Albans, Herts

Responsible for Polaroid's entry into the UK Consumer Electronics market. Great success in establishing Polaroid and ensuring the brand had a strong LCD TV presence within 1st year of launch - 0 to 100,000 units in 18 months. Established new service and support platforms and maintained communication with Far East suppliers

Led a team of 30, with revenues of $50m and had responsibilty for 6 Polaroid offices in Dubai, Moscow, Istanbul, Paris, Madrid and Stockholm. Regular visits with team to our key distributor markets of which there were 40+. Managed Polaroid's transition from Photo brand to Consumer Electronics player whilst defending profitable core business. Ran the Global Large Government Programme business as it was centered in EMEA and secured $millions of profitable ID film revenues.

Istanbul, Turkey, And Warsaw Poland.

Successfully led Sales and Marketing strategies across two leading markets Turkey and Poland. Resulting in profit growth from $2.49m to $3.42m in Turkey and from losses in profit in Poland. Managed from a UK base but visited each market in turn fortnightly.

Dubai, Uae

Based in the Dubai office managing 11 distributors across the Middle East region. Travelled to the major markets quarterly to develop both photo and sunglass business. Advertising budget of $0.5m spent with local PR and marketing agencies.

Dammam, Ksa

First International role managing the large Saudi based distributor called GTC ( Gen Trading Co) who are part of the Olyan group. Directing sales, marketing and training programmes for Polaroid in this fascinating country.

St Albans, United Kingdom

St Albans, United Kingdom

St Albans, United Kingdom

Kent, Sussex, London.

Slough

Kent