Freelance Independant Consultant - Business/Sales/Technology London, Greater London, UK
12 years experience in print and customer communications with strong managment and technology knowledge. A quick thinker with enthusiasm and initiative, adopting strategic and visionary approach.
| Rating: | Unrated (New) |
| Hourly Rate / Cost: | £66.67 per hour |
| Daily Rate / Cost: | £500.00 per day |
| Available From: | Now |
| Seller ID: | 329357 |
CV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé
I’ve lead cross functional projects teams in the design of strategic customer facing printing systems and multichannel communication solutions for large financial and corporate clients. I’ve extensive skills in unearthing and solving customer’s business problems and requirements gathering, through to concept articulation and presentation.
I’ve generated demand for company software, services and solutions working to targets, managing pipelines, sales cycles and proposal writing.
Launched and trained internal sales teams to take products, services and solutions to market, as well as lead sales project teams with new and existing customers direct and through tender processes. I’ve delivered management consultancy to craft internal process and system design in support of sales and IT Professional Services.
Employment History
(Feb 2006 to Mar 2009)
Hemel Hempstead, UK
Hemel Hempstead, UKThe role was less technical and predominately sales, consultancy and project management.
• Delivered Customer Communication Management solutions and professional services achieving £1.1m in revenue in 2008 (62% of target).
• Coached and performance managed project teams to deliver projects up to £4million.
• Led project sales teams in customer tender situation up to a value of £6million.
• Built and maintained customer relationships on an ongoing basis.
• Delivered an innovative solution to a major financial sector client resulting in renewed contract worth £15 million per annum and £500,000 from an additional business unit.
• Member of an international sales team focused on delivering increased sales to large international clients.
(Jan 2005 to Jun 2005)
Consultant
Ghana• Delivered a sales lead system for capital equipment achieving 20% increased sales.
• Developed and launched a product marketing strategy.
• Delivered internal staff training and education.
• Achieved $478,000 sales revenue in 6 months.
(Apr 2003 to Jan 2005)
Director
K-tyme Limited• Developed and managed design, print and web solutions business.
• Delivered design consultancy and project management.
• Achieved £150,000 revenue in first twelve months.
(Sep 1999 to Apr 2003)
Pre Sales Engineer
Xerox• Delivered sales support in transactional and digital print markets.
• Provided bid support, customer demonstrations and presentations.
Professional Qualifications
SKILL & ATTRIBUTES
• Calm and relaxed by nature even under pressure, yet industrious and tenacious self starter.
• Excellent communication, written and presentation skills. Ability to hold an audience and deliver a clear message.
• A good people manager with vision and good intuition. Ability to communicate and direct others to achieving the vision and goals.
• Excellent analytical skills and creative problem solver.
Education
(Apr 2008 to Apr 2009)
Open University
Professional Diploma in Management
(Sep 2007 to Oct 2007)
Pitney Bowes
Six Sigma Green Belt
(May 2002 to May 2003)
SAE Institute
Multimedia Producer Diploma
Categories & Freelance Skills
IT & Internet
Categories
- Application Development
- Business Software
- IT Management
- IT Tools/Middleware
- Project Management
- Web Development/Prog
Skills
- Application Architecture (Application Development)
- Application Integration (Application Development)
- Document Management (Business Software)
- Emtex (Business Software - Document Management)
- FlexServer (Business Software - Document Management - Emtex)
- OptionSuite (Business Software - Document Management - Emtex)
- Problem Management (IT Management)
- Process (IT Management)
- Software Selection (IT Management)
- Solutions Delivery Management (IT Management)
- Strategy Management (IT Management)
- Technical Writing (IT Management)
- VDE (Business Software - Document Management - Emtex)
- VIP (Business Software - Document Management - Emtex)
- Web Development (Web Development/Prog)
- XML
Marketing/Advertising/PR
Sales/Account Management
Categories
- Account/Client Management
- New Business Development
- Proposals/Bids & Tenders
- Sales Management/Strategy
- Sales Support
Skills
- Account Management (Account/Client Management)
- Account Planning (Account/Client Management)
- B2B
- Client Accounts (Account/Client Management)
- Client Liaison (Account/Client Management)
- Client Management (Account/Client Management)
- Client Prospecting (New Business Development)
- Client Researching (New Business Development)
- CRM Development (Sales Management/Strategy)
- CRM User Experience
- Negotiation
- Presentation Delivery
- Presentation Preparation
- Product Sales
- Relationship Building (Account/Client Management)
- RFI Responses (Proposals/Bids & Tenders)
- Solution Sales
- Tender Preparation (Proposals/Bids & Tenders)

