Bexhill, England, United Kingdom
A resourceful, hard-working and financially astute senior executive with considerable experience in demanding commercial settings underpinned by outstanding business development and management skills and a strong track record in performance improvement across diverse business areas. A confident communicator and negotiator at all levels, possessing excellent interpersonal skills, building and maintaining productive working relationships. Enjoys responsibility, quick to grasp and explore new ideas and concepts and develop innovative solutions to problems.
Specialists in Historic Racing and Restoration
Having enjoyed an extended summer break I am now looking for new opportunities in the workplace. I am open to what form this takes from self-employed, part-time or full-time roles at senior or other levels in a wide variety of industries as long as I can put my skills to good use and enjoy the role.
Responsibility for all Administration functions including Financial, Legal, IT, HR, Insurance, Health & Safety, GDPR, plus Service Reception and Parts. Setting up a retail shop including barcoding, stock control and till system. Managing major capital projects – including new Bodyshop, Showroom, and Offices, IT and Telecoms systems. Establishing accounting and performance management systems. Significantly reducing overage debt and work in progress levels. Negotiating franchise, contractor, IT, Telecoms, Insurance and Utility contracts.
Streamlining and automating systems to improve customer service, employee communication, profitability and management information, including in-house development of bespoke database solutions. Responsible for IT, HR, Vehicle and Plant Workshop, Asset management Covering Sales and Marketing for Sales Director on maternity leave. Managing systems integration following the takeover of Lyndhurst by MITIE
Developing and implementing a best practice model across group aftersales departments, including ISO9000 and KPI Management reporting systems, benchmarking good and poor performers, improving customer satisfaction and profitability. Designing and delivering staff training in quality auditing and management best practice. Twice a Finalist for Motor Trader Quality Management Award. Purchase and relocation to the UK of Belgian internet-based parts distributor, establishing new warehousing, processes and procedures. Developed in-house branded lubricants and consumables range. Purchasing, Stock control, supply chain management and export sales responsibility for parts business with a £20million budget.