GORDON CLARK

Experience

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  Waimana Farm

  Mar 1980 - Nov 1997

  Owner

  During this period I was a self-employed farmer and owned my own farm dealing with mixed cropping and livestock

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  Landridge Furniture

  Nov 1997 - Oct 1998

  Sales Assistant

  Working in the showroom and operations and the delivery depot.

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  Nirmal Sangeet Sarita Acadamy of Arts

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

  Career Break

  During this period I studied miniature painting at Nirmal Sangeet Sarita Acadamy of Arts

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  Channel Publishing

  Jan 2000 - Nov 2000

  Outbound Telesales Ops

  Channel Publishing is a promotional stationery company primarily selling desk pads andWall planners. Based in the sales department I was responsible for calling local businesses to explain the product range and to secure orders.

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  Ashburton Guardian Newspaper

  Nov 2000 - Apr 2003

  Field Sales Executive

  •Devising advertising campaigns to appeal to the local community and businesses•Selling the campaigns to companies and securing sponsorship for some of the features•Working closely with photographers and feature writers on clients portfolios•Providing advertising visuals for the clients from design stage through to final copy•Assisting clients with the design and layout of individual feature supplements, which included contacting the client's suppliers offering them advertising space Show less

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  Bristol Evening Post & Press

  Aug 2003 - Feb 2004

  Telesales Executive

  • Advising and negotiating with clients on advertising options available • Creating and designing marketing concepts to promote to specific industries• Selling advertising concepts to existing and potential clients to secure contracts• Arranging publication dates to coincide with target events• Working in conjunction with the Graphics Department to produce advertising visuals for clients • Ensuring all advertising bookings were entered accurately on to the computer system

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  Temporary Agency Work UK

  Feb 2004 - Aug 2004

  Customer Service Advisor

  During this period I worked on a number of temporary assignments responding to and dealing with customer queries.

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  Business Post

  Aug 2004 - Oct 2006

  Customer Service Representative

  Responsible for the following:.E-mailing and liaising with other Business Post depots to resolve client queries regarding their consignments..Responding to and informing clients of any issues concerning their shipmentsProviding quotes to clients. Advising clients whose accounts had been suspended of available options

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  Skynet Worldwide Express

  Nov 2006 - Nov 2014

  Optimise planning and distribution of workloads for Branch staff during peaks, whilst maximising their performance by allocating multitasking job roles.Identify areas of opportunity that will have a positive impact on the budget through regular risk management assessment of stakeholders. Maintaining and managing existing accounts and building long term client relationship.Ability to communicate clearly and effectively. Excellent interpersonal, leadership, motivation and methodical planning skills .Able to create a culture of continuous improvement within staff through analytical development. Show less

  • BRANCH MANAGER

    Oct 2010 - Nov 2014

  • Fleet Controller

    Nov 2006 - Oct 2010
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  Ashburton U Hire

  Jan 2015 - Nov 2021

  Marketing / Sales Manager

  Increase networking through suppliers and becoming a local agent for new items, to develop new methods of increasing sales by clipping the ticket. Generate Mailchimp sales newsletter 5-6 times a year to over 2000 client database.Instigate client database in Nov 2015, and grows by 49% by the end of 2019 financial year, adding to the asset on the balance sheet.Responsibility for creating display stands and running the site at a trade show.Point of contact for design and shaping of website layout Maintain web content writing refinement and maintenance of our brand.Created a presence on social media platforms and initiated constancy across. YouTube, Facebook, LinkedInCraft Blog ideas and goodwill for our brand.Fashioning advertising email newsletters and standardising print template designs for print adverts Show less

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  Plucks Engineering

  Nov 2021 - now

  Working in agricultural engineering, I am responsible for building strong relationships with Pluck’s key customers, proactively driving the sales team’s performance and c/service activities and the following:• Business planning and reporting, translating the company’s business plan and goals into action. • Monitoring business trends for future opportunities. • Improving operational systems, processes, and policies to support the company’s growth. • Having a strategic focus on revenue and on stock levels, ensuring that people and resources are available. • Overseeing and liaising with internal senior staff including, Production, • Technical, Project management, R&D, Sales, and Admin. • Managing and working with company HR, IT and Finance support services Show less

  • General Manager

    Nov 2021 - now

  • General Manager

    Nov 2021 - now