Freelance Channel Manager Edinburgh, UK
With 15 years sales experience, including 11 at senior management level, I provide a Sales Agent Service. Product launch, market test, interim, campaigns, exhibitions or long-term contracts.
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| Available From: | Now | Seller ID: | 283576 |
CV
I have worked in the UK for the past 11 years, in senior managerial positions. I am an experienced salesman of IT releated services and I am well respected in the IT industry for my high integrity. I sell direct to users or via referrers or to resellers. I am also a technology speaker on matters such Voice-over-IP, Data Centres, or Broadband.
I also have 10 years experience in the Hospitality sector both at commercial and operational level. I ran different Front-of-House departments as well as catering, conference and banqueting operations.
Employment History
(Jun 2001 to Jun 2008)
Channel Manager
EdinburghI was in charge of the Channel Dept. aiming to recruit Referrers and Resellers of ISP services. In 7 years, I designed and executed 2 sales partner programmes to meet the requirements and objectives of each time. I was also a Senior Manager.
(Mar 2000 to May 2001)
Managing Partner
EdinburghI founded and managed a small Consultancy which purpose was to help independent hotels and restaurants with operational issues as well as increasing occupancy
(Oct 1999 to Mar 2000)
Assistant Manager
Festival Inns, EdinburghShort-term mission to resolve catering issues (e.g. breakfast service, banqueting process and service) and help the Front-of-House process (e.g. price fixing subject to occupancy and average room rate objective.
(Oct 1998 to Oct 1999)
Front-of-House Manager
Initial Style Conferences, Scottish Borders1-year mission to reorganise the FoH of this conference centre / hotel / restaurant which also was the training centre of the Scottish Ambulance Service and other prestigious clients
(Sep 1997 to Oct 1998)
Front-of-House Manager
De Vere Hotels - Cameron House Hotels, Loch Lomond, Scotland1-year mission to reorganise the FoH of the prestigious resort which was going through IIP and 5-star rating evaluation at the time.
(Feb 1994 to Aug 1997)
C&B Manager
Mercure Hotels, Accor Group, FranceIn charge of all C&B sales and coordination, as well as corporate accommodation rates with local businesses.
(Jun 1990 to Jan 1994)
Night Auditor
Mercure Hotels, Accor Group, FranceNight-Auditor and Day-time Receptionist. I started when a student for my HND in Marketing and followed through as part-time for the rest of my degree and National Service (yes the French still had it back then!).
Education
(Oct 1988 to Jun 1990)
HND equivalent in Marketing
Baccalaureat in Philosophy, French Literature, English and Spanish
Categories & Skills
Administration Support
Categories
Skills
Catering & Hospitality
Categories
Skills
- Assistant Management (Management)
- Catering Management (Management)
- Conference & Banqueting
- English (Languages)
- Food & Beverage Management (Management)
- French (Languages)
- Front of House
- General Management (Management)
- Hotel Management (Management)
- Management (Management)
- Operations Management (Management)
- Sales & Marketing (Management)
- Spanish (Languages)
IT & Internet
Categories
Skills
- Application Migration (Project Management)
- Backup Systems (Project Management)
- BCP (Project Management)
- Budget Control (Project Management)
- Business Continuity
- Business Impact Analysis (Project Management)
- Business Intelligence (Project Management)
- Campaign Management (Project Management)
- Change Management (Project Management)
- Clarity (Project Management)
- Communication All Levels (Project Management)
- Data Centre Consolidation (Project Management)
- Data Warehousing (Project Management)
- E-commerce (Project Management)
- Internet (Project Management)
- Leadership
- Legacy Migration (Project Management)
- Man Management (Project Management)
- Managing Suppliers (Project Management)
- Mentoring (Project Management)
- Multiple Projects (Project Management)
- Negotiation
- Network Security (Project Management)
- Network Upgrades (Project Management)
- Private Sector (Project Management)
- Programme Management
- Project Initiation Document (Project Management)
- Project Management (Project Management)
- Project Office Management (Project Management)
- Project Support (Project Management)
- SME (Project Management)
- Supply Chain (Project Management)
- System Security (Project Management)
- System Upgrades (Project Management)
- Telephony (Project Management)
- Test Execution (Project Management)
- Test Planning (Project Management)
- Waterfall (Project Management)
- Web Services (Project Management)
Management Consultancy
Categories
Skills
- Budget Control (Project Consultancy)
- Business Continuity (Project Consultancy)
- Business Development (Business Consulting)
- Business Impact Analysis (Project Consultancy)
- Business Integration (Business Consulting)
- Business Intelligence (Project Consultancy)
- Business Plan Creation (Business Consulting)
- Business Plan Creation (Marketing Consulting)
- Business Plan Creation (IT Consulting)
- Business Plan Creation (Project Consultancy)
- Business Planning (Business Consulting)
- Campaign Management (Project Consultancy)
- Change Management (Project Consultancy)
- Clarity (Project Consultancy)
- Communication All Levels (Project Consultancy)
- Communications Strategy (Marketing Consulting)
- Competitive Analysis
- Contract Management
- Cost Reduction
- Customer Care (Business Consulting)
- Data Centre Consolidation (Project Consultancy)
- Data Warehousing (Project Consultancy)
- Direct Selling (Marketing Consulting)
- Disaster Recovery
- e-Business Development
- E-commerce (Project Consultancy)
- English (Languages)
- Export Development (Business Consulting)
- French (Languages)
- Full Project Lifecycle (Project Consultancy)
- General Management (Business Consulting)
- Hospitality (Project Consultancy)
- Interim Managing Director (Business Consulting)
- Interim Operations Director (Business Consulting)
- Interim Supply Chain Director (Business Consulting)
- Internal Audit
- International Commerce (Business Consulting)
- International Outsourcing (IT Consulting)
- Internet (Project Consultancy)
- Intranet (Project Consultancy)
- IT Staff Management/Motivation (IT Consulting)
- IT Strategy Development (IT Consulting)
- Leadership (Project Consultancy)
- Man Management (Project Consultancy)
- Managing Suppliers (Project Consultancy)
- Market Research (Marketing Consulting)
- Marketing Management (Marketing Consulting)
- Marketing Strategy (Marketing Consulting)
- Mentoring (Project Consultancy)
- Multinational Organisation (Project Consultancy)
- Multi-National Organisations
- Multiple Projects (Project Consultancy)
- Negotiation
- Networking (Business Consulting)
- New Product Launch (Marketing Consulting)
- Operations Analysis (Business Consulting)
- PR Strategy (Marketing Consulting)
- Private Sector (Project Consultancy)
- Process Change (Project Consultancy)
- Process Design
- Process Mapping
- Procurement/Purchasing (Business Consulting)
- Product Development (Business Consulting)
- Programme Management (Project Consultancy)
- Project Initiation Document (Project Consultancy)
- Project Management (Project Consultancy)
- Project Office Creation (IT Consulting)
- Project Office Mgmt (Project Consultancy)
- Project Strategy Development (IT Consulting)
- Project Support (Project Consultancy)
- Relocation (Business Consulting)
- Risk Analysis
- Risk Management
- Sales Development (Marketing Consulting)
- Sales Force Management (Business Consulting)
- Site Relocation (IT Consulting)
- SLA's (Project Consultancy)
- Small Business Development (Business Consulting)
- SME (Project Consultancy)
- SME Sector
- Software Appraisal (IT Consulting)
- Spanish (Languages)
- Strategic Analysis (Business Consulting)
- Supply Chain (Project Consultancy)
- Supply Chain Management (Business Consulting)
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Implementation (IT Consulting)
- Systems Planning/Design (IT Consulting)
- Telecomms (IT Consulting)
- Telephony (Project Consultancy)
- Tender Appraisal
- Test Execution (Project Consultancy)
- Test Planning (Project Consultancy)
- Workshop Management (Project Consultancy)
Marketing/Advertising/PR
Categories
Skills
- Affiliate Marketing (Marketing)
- B2B
- Briefings (Events)
- Campaign Analysis (Campaign Management)
- Campaign Evaluation (Campaign Management)
- Campaign Implementation (Campaign Management)
- Conferences (Events)
- English (Languages)
- Exhibitions (Events)
- Exhibitions & Conferences (Marketing)
- External Communications
- French (Languages)
- Internal Communications
- Knowledge Management (Market Research)
- Market Research (Market Research)
- New Product Development (Product Management)
- New Product Release (Product Management)
- Presentation Delivery
- Presentation Preparation
- Product Research (Market Research)
- Proof Reading
- Qualitative Analysis (Market Research)
- Quantitative Analysis (Market Research)
- Retention Marketing (Marketing)
- Seminars (Events)
- Spanish (Languages)
- Sponsorship
- Strategy Development
Sales/Account Management
Categories
- Account/Client Management
- Languages
- New Business Development
- Proposals/Bids & Tenders
- Sales Management/Strategy
- Sales Support
Skills
- Account Management (Account/Client Management)
- B2B
- Bid Management (Proposals/Bids & Tenders)
- Bid Preparation (Proposals/Bids & Tenders)
- Client Accounts (Account/Client Management)
- Client Assessment (Sales Management/Strategy)
- Client Liaison (Account/Client Management)
- Client Management (Account/Client Management)
- Client Prospecting (New Business Development)
- Client Researching (New Business Development)
- Competitor Analysis (Sales Management/Strategy)
- CRM Development (Sales Management/Strategy)
- CRM User Experience
- English (Languages)
- French (Languages)
- Market Analysis (Sales Management/Strategy)
- Market Orientated Strategy (Sales Management/Strategy)
- Market Segmentation (Sales Management/Strategy)
- Meeting Generation (New Business Development)
- Negotiation
- Presentation Delivery
- Presentation Preparation
- Product Sales
- Relationship Building (Account/Client Management)
- Solution Sales
- Spanish (Languages)
- Tender Preparation (Proposals/Bids & Tenders)

