
Experienced Retail Sales & Marketing Manager providing 'First Aid' services to Business
Sunderland, United Kingdom

Experienced Retail Sales & Marketing Manager providing 'First Aid' services to Business
Sunderland, United Kingdom
As a self-motivated and highly organised team player, my focus is always to see each project I undertake to an expected end. My career has been in Retail Sales and selling with over 25 years in Retail management.
I am passionate about my customers, how you sell and market yourselves to them, how your image and brand is perceived by your end users. I focus my skills around helping people improve their Sales and Selling skills, improving their Staff Training, maximise their Staffs personal Development. Delivering Customer Service training that is on the shop floor working in live environments with your team when trade is busy, not class orientated taking your staff away from crucial selling opportunities, giving your staff real experiences rather than mock scenarios.
I make no excuse for my energy, passion and enthusiasm for this either.
Our key focus is to generate Sales & Marketing leads and constantly improving Sales.
First Aid Today strength lies within Staff Personal Develop Planning, Staff Growth, Customer service, After care of sales, Sales training and staff development.
First Aid Today is determined to become a leading name in the ‘Supplies Industry’ offering value for money on your consumable supplies.
Having witnessed first hand the ‘Shark like’ ‘spiv’ sales reps with the lack of customer care, sale people responsible for over pricing the industries First Aid Supplies, Health & Safety and Janitorial consumables – First Aid Today aim to provide customers with top end products and bottom end prices, demonstrating to businesses that you can save money by dealing with different suppliers and caring passionate suppliers that are breaking out into the supplies market.
“So, who do you know who needs help improving their profits, Increasing Turnover, and managing the bottom line?”
First Aid Today keeps it simple, we bring the solutions to you, FREE site survey, FREE regional quarterly health checks
Customer Service Training, Sales and Selling Training, Marketing Training, Staff Induction and Motivation Training, First Aid Training, HSE accredited Health & Safety Training, Health & Safety Policies, Risk Assessments, Fire Safety Training,
(Management Consulting industry)
August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
'First Aid services for Business' - Sales, Marketing and Customer services Training delivered regionally and Nationally to SME's helping businesses sell and market themselves more cost effectively.
'First Aid Services for Business' - First Aid Training, First Aid supplies and Medical Supplies, AED / CPR Defibrillators.
(Privately Held; Business Supplies and Equipment industry)
October 2009 — October 2009 (1 month)
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(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Furniture industry)
May 2006 — February 2007 (10 months)
Customer Services Manager
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Retail industry)
June 1990 — May 2006 (16 years )
Camping Outdoor Leisure industry's running retail division for the company.
Key focus, Customer service manager and management team leader.
Buying and merchandising of brands bought in with sales and target driven mentality.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Apparel & Fashion industry)
March 1989 — May 1990 (1 year 3 months)
Wholesale Showroom Manager working with Business to Business customers not end users in the fashion and clothing industry
Trade show organiser and events coordinator
Sales and Marketing planning
(Management Consulting industry)
1982 — 1985 (3 years )
(Management Consulting industry)
1981 — 1985 (4 years )
1981 — 1984
1976 — 1981
First Aid Supplies, First Aid Kits, Sales & Selling, Retail Sales Training, Networking, Self Promoting, Customer Services, Tele Marketing, Marketing, Web Design, Maintaining a work life balance, spending time with my family, Walking my Dogs, Gourmet Cooking, Entertaining, Socializing, Networking and promoting my Business.
NECC, FMB, FOFATO, we can do Biz, Ecademy,