
Head of Sales at Rightmove Overseas
Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom

Head of Sales at Rightmove Overseas
Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
November 2007 — Present (1 year 9 months)
Building and developing a great team, including training, managing and motivating the team. Responsible for achieving and exceeding revenue and customer retention targets.Recruiting talent and development of the best sales team in the industry. Responsible for developing and managing relationships with the largest Overseas property companies (manage corporate accounts). Attend exhibitions and network with agents and other industry professionals as an ambassador for Rightmove Overseas. I provide input into product developments to ensure our product and service reflects our customers needs and visit customers and prospect in the UK and occasionally overseas.
(Public Company; AVT; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2006 — November 2007 (1 year 11 months)
Promoted into a role created for me to head sales of enterprise products into the Northern European Channel.Working with the sales teams located in UK, Ireland and Nordics, I produced and executed on a sales and marketing strategy designed to increase revenue and profitability of our strategic client base. Ran marketing campaigns based on Avnet strategy and in line with vendor promotions.
European Product Manager
Head hunted to join Avnet as European Product Manager for AMD Opteron Processors and Opteron based server platforms. Created and executed a sales and marketing plan to enable a 40 strong European sales team to sell Opteron solutions into the channel. Regular visits with Avnet regional offices to train sales staff. Aligned myself with strategic European customers to influence their purchasing habits. Developed key vendor relationships.Managed inventory valued over $1M. Negotiated terms in new distribution agreements.
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2001 — January 2006 (5 years)
Account management of Compusys’ largest clients.
Achieved £1.8 Million turnover operating a profit margin of 22%creating £407,000 profit in 2004/2005 financial year.
Planning and marketing of products and solutions.
Successfully lead & motivated a sales team to consistently hit target
Pioneered new solutions & implemented them into client base
Increased sales into Compusys largest client by 33%
Presenting sales results & strategic forecasts to the management team
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1995 — 1996 (1 year)
1990 — 2000
Influence skills, NLP, physiology of negotiation, UK and overseas property investment