As 1284 Communications Partnerships Director, I am looking forward to spending part of my working week helping and contributing to 1284’s growth journey.

We are experienced industry advisers with 25+ years of experience working with some of the biggest companies in the East Midlands. There are ways to get more from products and services your business already has.Market and Business Development Strategy. We can advise you by:● Adding value to your customer service, reducing churn● Provide direction and structure for your people, aiding retention and efficiency● Enhance your product(s), to maintain competitive advantageBenchmarking: We research and advise on your competitive landscape to support with market entry and launch.Pipeline: We analyse your customer journey, giving you an independent view on identifying new opportunities with your target audiences.Business Development: We review and propose business development stratagems that will develop your sales strategy.

Mattioli Woods provide Employee Benefits, Employee Financial Health and Wellbeing; Pensions and Wealth Management; Inheritance Tax and Succession Planning. My role allowed me to lead the new business growth strategy for employee benefits, with responsibility for securing new clients. Working effectively with cross-functional stakeholders to assure the successful delivery of advice and new services.• Established close relationships with prospects and clients, securing business and managing the onboarding process. • Worked closely with the consultancy advisory teams, by introducing prospective new clients and collaborated with them to submit new business proposals.• Collaborated with external guest speakers for a series of HR focused webinars and events, covering a wide range of subjects, aimed at clients and prospects.• Nurtured internal relationships with teams across consultancy, acquisitions, investments, marketing, events, finance and key stakeholders at Director and Board level.• Developed new streams of employee benefit products with external partners such as legal firms and mortgage brokers.• Worked closely and collaboratively with MENTE (a third-party software company implementing mental wellbeing platforms for employers) to develop client proposals, presentations and onboarding.• Worked with the acquisition team to review prospective companies, by assessing due diligence information, including current business, pipeline, and new business opportunities.

A dynamic Brand and Marketing agency passionate about applying unique, agile thinking and delivering effective solutions that not only increase productivity, but transform the way brands work.• Worked in partnership with the Caterpillar Marketing Centre of Excellence on campaigns including the international launch of its Engine Oil; Marine Power Systems; Industrial, Agricultural and Construction promotions.• Designed and interviewed global Caterpillar and Perkins Engines senior personnel (President, Director, and VP level) for a brand separation project.• Worked with many clients including Perkins Engines, Jeep, East Midlands Chamber, Freeths Llp and UK Trade & Investment.

Career Achievements:• Secured W Morrison as a new account for Samworth in 2009 supplying own brand ready meals• Awarded ‘Most Innovative Own Brand Supplier of the Year 2012’ by W Morrison Supermarket• Steady growth over 4 years trading to reach £24m• Pivotal player in the development of the first ever TV commercial at IBA UK Ltd• Belmay Fragrances: helped secure over £1million of business with IkeaSamworth Brothers – Melton Mowbray [Manufacturer of chilled convenience ready meals, a £1bn+ t/o] Commercial Manager• Management of the Morrisons P&L account, with an annual turnover of £23.8m p.a.• 130 product launches• Relationships forged with Trading, NPD, Marketing, Technical and Logistics• Managed client expectations, sometimes in the face of unexpected crisis• Annual promotional activity planning • Lead bi-annual innovation presentations with trend predictions with new cuisine formats • Targeted market research projects working with external agencies• Took ownership of inflation recovery discussions and raw material negotiations