Stuart Johnson Email & Phone Number

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

• Responsible for achieving sales of educational software to primary and secondary schools• Build and nurture relationships with customers through a consultative sales process• Management of busy calendar of appointment schedule• Administration of pipeline leads and opportunities• Deliver bespoke online consultations, demonstrations and training sessions• Provide technical support and advice• Negotiate accurate estimates and quotations with customers• Use initiative… Show more • Responsible for achieving sales of educational software to primary and secondary schools• Build and nurture relationships with customers through a consultative sales process• Management of busy calendar of appointment schedule• Administration of pipeline leads and opportunities• Deliver bespoke online consultations, demonstrations and training sessions• Provide technical support and advice• Negotiate accurate estimates and quotations with customers• Use initiative to generate new business through existing relationships• Maintain CRM systems to a high degree of accuracy Show less

Ensured successful implementation to drive usage of Lexia Reading software across UK schools, by providing training and consultation for teachers and school management. The aim was to enhance students' literacy skills and ensuring schools maximised their return on investment. Role included monitoring analytics/usage metrics and using this to proactively support low usage / high risk accounts to ensure renewal.Additional responsibilities - Took a lead role in the Nation wide EEF… Show more Ensured successful implementation to drive usage of Lexia Reading software across UK schools, by providing training and consultation for teachers and school management. The aim was to enhance students' literacy skills and ensuring schools maximised their return on investment. Role included monitoring analytics/usage metrics and using this to proactively support low usage / high risk accounts to ensure renewal.Additional responsibilities - Took a lead role in the Nation wide EEF Efficacy Study on the impact on Year 2 readers. Report published September 2021. Show less

Durham, England, United Kingdom

I worked as a Corporate Procurement Administrator for Durham County Council and was brought in as part of the Transactional Purchasing Team to implement the Oracle system across the Council. One of my responsibilities included providing a specialised helpline service to Council Services with regards to purchasing. It included validating new suppliers and inputting them into the Oracle eBusiness Suite. I built good relationships with both internal customers and suppliers to ensure the correct… Show more I worked as a Corporate Procurement Administrator for Durham County Council and was brought in as part of the Transactional Purchasing Team to implement the Oracle system across the Council. One of my responsibilities included providing a specialised helpline service to Council Services with regards to purchasing. It included validating new suppliers and inputting them into the Oracle eBusiness Suite. I built good relationships with both internal customers and suppliers to ensure the correct items were sourced and procurement rules were enforced. I had lots of experience in the delivery of service improvements and value for money improvements. This included obtaining further quotes if the value of the item or service was over the threshold.I was promoted into the Corporate Procurement team where my main responsibilities included: writing tenders, reviewing submissions and make recommendations. Show less

Post Graduate Certificate In Education, Primary

Bachelor'S Degree, Business/Corporate Communications