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Simon Davis
14 Paton Court
Calverton
Nottinghamshire
NG146RL
07415499702
Simondavis400@gmail.com
Personal Profile
A very successful Sales Manager, with a proven track record of delivering sales growth,
in market leading organisations, an exceptional people manager with a passion for the
customer, consistently improving sales performance by devising and delivering high
profile customer focussed sales initiatives through a team of self employed sales
consultants.
Career History;
December 2015 – Present Monbello Blinds – Regional Sales Manager
Monbello is a small family business based in Middlesborough, Andrew the MD asked me to
join the business as he wanted to expand into the east midlands and required someone with
the following skills
● Managing self­employed direct sales people.
● Recruiting 8 new area sales consultants
● Training all new recruits to sell B2B and B2C
● Developing the strategies and systems to improve and monitor performance.
● Increased turnover by £24,000 per week
● Delivered a marketing strategy to increase sales by 70% and profit by 100%
● Increased market penetration by 50% in previous areas by revamping and targeting
Sadly I have been too successful and the company has been unable to cope with demand.
July 2014 – November 2015 BRC Group
BRC are a worldwide steel reinforcement supplier to the construction industry.
I moved here to train as a machine operator on the small bend section.
Again this was a role I took on a temporary basis whilst still searching for a sales
management role.
September 2013 – July 2014 Cooper MEDC Mould Shop Machine Operator
Coopers are a world leading manufacturer of sensitive monitoring and alarm systems for
extreme conditions; my role was to manufacture the casings for the alarms.
This role was always a temporary role via an agency following the demise of DAS
I enjoyed the role and learnt a significant amount about manufacturing.

2. This role was very much a means to an end
August 2011 – September 2013 DAS Technology – Field Sales Manager – National
DAS were a market leading specialist communal satellite Installation Company, responsible
for supporting and growing the Sky satellite subscription base by marketing private flats and
apartments across the UK.
● Tasked to replace a failing D2D sales team.
● Recruit train and develop the recruits.
● Cover previously uncovered areas.
● Sales presentations to national and key accounts.
● Increased team by 30 members from 10
● Increased sales by 200%
● Covered 100% of all installation up from 40%
● Increased closing rate to 1 in 3
● Delivered 10 new retirement complex companies into the business
February 1998 – March 2011 Plumbs Ltd ­ Regional Sales Manager ­ Midlands and
South East
Plumbs are market leaders in multi­channel direct selling of own brand manufactured soft
furnishings to a mature B2C customer. 85,000 leads generated annually. Annual sales of
c£30m
● Net sales increase from £5.4million to £9.1 million.
● Responsibility for national and key accounts. Over £1million pa onto the bottom line
● Public Sector tendering and presentations. To MOD Civil Service and private
Education sectors increasing turnover by 45%
● Constantly the best regional technical first fit rate.
● 50 consultants covering the largest population in the UK.
● The best recruitment and retention of new consultants < 10%.
● Consistent and continued profitable performance with aov’s up £123
● Reduced cancellation rates by 15%
● Conversion rates up to 54.5%
● Unique and motivational presentation skills.
● Entrepreneurial and inventive sales training methods.
● Excellent interdepartmental communicator.
​1994 – 1998 Gardner Merchant National Account Exec
International contract caterer selling B2B facilities management contracts in all business
sectors, now a division of Sodexho, annual sales c£350m
● Multilevel sales into blue chip B2B businesses at director level.
● Presentations at Board level status.
● Health sector and public sector sales £1million + turnover pa
● Team Leader on national contracts throughout all bidding procedures.
● Delivered 20+ new national accounts via tender

3. ● Recruited 5 new national account managers who delivered £1.5million turnover pa
1988 – 1994 Foursquare Division of the Mars Group.
Drinks division of the Mars group, selling to public sector and B2B, annual sales c£50m.
● Selling volume related drinks systems into public sector and leisure sites
● Responsible for all Health sector business in the East Midlands and East Anglia
● Top MAE for 9 consecutive quarters
● Over £2 million pa increase in sales in first 2 years on patch
● 20% increase in sales year on year there after
Systems Used:
● Microsoft office suite
Qualifications
A Level
English Literature
History
General Studies
Full Driving license and UK passport
Interests
Live Music, hiking/ walking, mountain Bothy’s, theatre and exhibitions.