David Hart

Experience

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  Ranex UK -CH Byron Electrical Ltd

  Sept 2008 - Sept 2009

  Business Manager

  Dutch Private Equity group sourcing Consumer Electricals into Europe employing 150 staff with annual turnover of £35M. Single-handedly ran the UK commercial operation for Ranex and ELRO lighting brands with annual turnover of £1M.

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  Peoplesafe - Rocksure Systems Ltd

  Mar 2010 - Sept 2014

  Client Services Manager

  Leading UK provider of Lone Worker Monitoring services employing 26 staff within an emerging high growth segment of the Security industry.Client Service Department Manager responsible for two teams of 13 staff managing the on-boarding of all new service connections and the account management of all live customer contracts.

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  Bag It Don't Bin It TA BIDBI

  Nov 2014 - May 2015

  Commerial Manager

  Full-service Supplier and Printer of Cotton Fairtrade Eco-bags employing 28 staff with annual turnover of £2M. Department Manager responsible for 8 staff split into the two commercial teams of BIDBI and Talented brands.

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  Reliance High-Tech

  Jun 2015 - Dec 2016

  Business Operations Manager

  Leading provider of security and lone working solutions to UK businesses employing 200 staff with annual turnover of £25M. Divisional Operations and Department manager responsible for the operations of the lone worker division. Responsible for Service Maintenance team of 5 managing all onboarding of new clients and the supply chain of assets into the business.

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  InXpress

  Jan 2017 - Mar 2019

  Shipping Specialist - InXpress Sheffield

  Business owner and Operational manager of InXpress SheffieldGlobal franchised provider of parcel and freight services to SMEs with 350 offices worldwide turning over £120M. Standalone manager securing new customers and running the operations of the franchise including customer service and operational implementation and training of the SaaS booking software. Worked closely with regional service partners of DHL, TNT, UPS, FedEx and UKMail to secure new business and maintain service levels.

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  GO SUPERFOODS LTD

  Jul 2019 - Nov 2019

  Internal Account Manager - Green Origins

  Working within Green Origins bulk ingredient distribution team selling & marketing the bulk purchasing of Organic Superfoods into UK & EU customer accounts. Managing a sales desk of £750K pa. with responsibility for the full sales cycle from quotation through to delivery. In addition, coordinating all technical queries and batch ingredient support to external technical teams within my customer base.

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  CIPHER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

  Oct 2020 - Jun 2022

  UK National Account Manager

  Worked in the Sporting goods industry for a leading UK & EU provider of Fishing Tackle and EquipmentManaged the product distribution of the company's four brands Trakker, Aqua, Cygnet & Frenzee into the two UK Retail National Accounts of Angling Direct and Fishing Republic through GO Outdoors (JD Sports)Total revenue responsibility of £5M which included brand/product distribution into the EU through Angling Direct.Full national account management delivery: season range selections, pricing negotiations, retail merchandising layouts and implementation, promotion calendars, head office to store liaison. product forecast oversight and order book management, KPI reporting and commercial insightMajor successes:Launched the new Frenzee match fishing brand into Angling Direct (AW21) & Fishing Republic (SS22) which included terminal tackle, clothing & luggageLaunched the company's first Carp Terminal Tackle range under the Cygnet brand into Angling Direct (SS22) & Fishing Republic (SS22). Within Angling Direct, designed and implemented a retail product planogram and coordinated the merchandising set-up across all UK stores including fixture POS. Show less

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  Scott Pallets

  Sept 2022 - now

  Key Account Manager

  Scott Pallets – ReconditionedReconditioned, used or second-hand pallets are a vital part of the mix for many pallet users, and are critical to our offering of a complete, sustainable pallet solution.We are the UK’s largest buyer of used pallets, and therefore have a comprehensive range of pallet specifications in stock and for sale at all times. Last year we procured 15.5 million pallets, and regularly sell 280,000 reconditioned pallets each week. We operate an unrivalled national network of 16 reconditioned pallet sites, and understand the requirements of our customers when it comes to reconditioned pallets, so our well-established grading and sorting process reflects this. Find out more here www.scottgroupltd.com Serving local industry nationwide. Show less