Kane Dingley

Experience

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  Thurlby Thandar Electronics

  Jun 1995 - May 1996

  Assembly
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  Royal Navy

  May 1996 - Mar 2003

  Stores Accountant
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  Plumbase

  Apr 2003 - Aug 2003

  Warehouse Assistant
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  City Electrical Factors

  Sept 2003 - Jun 2015

  • Leading a team of five staff, whose individual roles include account management, branch purchasing, counter sales and customer deliveries• Evaluating employee performance, providing feedback for them, and organising and executing training programmes if required• Recognising employee achievements and encouraging excellence in the work environment• Overseeing my sales team and addressing any customer issues• Organising monthly branch meeting agendas and content• Updating the team on previous sales performance, up and coming sales targets, new product promotions and other important company directives• Drafting yearly projections, setting new targets, and evolving the branch’s business plan to present to the group manager• Responsible for implementing, overseeing, and driving the branch to meet all targets set• Overseeing purchases and quotations before they are despatched• Interacting with the branch customer base as well as my own assigned customer base to ensure satisfaction is fulfilled and gain constructive feedback• Authorising new accounts and credit limits• Overseeing monthly cash collection and resolving any branch bad debts• Branch cash banking• Responsible for all branch Health & Safety and fire risk assessment Show less • Managing my customer base and meeting or tailoring their needs, including raising quotes and negotiating prices• Building and maintaining strong and long-lasting customer relationships• Pitching new products and eventually growing new business, therefore maximising branch profits• Contacting potential new leads to establish a rapport and arranging meetings• Responsible for a large portion of the branch’s customer base and operating as a conduit between them and the branch; highlighting any matters of concern• Ensuring a professional service is given and received by my customer base• Personally, assisting with challenging requests or escalating issues as needed• Meeting personal, branch and company targets• Monthly cash collection, combined with resolving any bad debts Show less • Managing my customer base and meeting or tailoring their needs, including raising quotes and negotiating prices• Building and maintaining strong and long-lasting customer relationships• Pitching new products and eventually growing new business, therefore maximising branch profits• Contacting potential new leads to establish a rapport and arranging meetings• Responsible for a large portion of the branch’s customer base and operating as a conduit between them and the branch; highlighting any matters of concern• Ensuring a professional service is given and received by my customer base• Personally, assisting with challenging requests or escalating issues as needed• Meeting personal, branch and company targets• Monthly cash collection, combined with resolving any bad debts Show less • Managing my customer base and meeting or tailoring their needs, including raising quotes and negotiating prices• Building and maintaining strong and long-lasting customer relationships• Pitching new products and eventually growing new business, therefore maximising branch profits• Contacting potential new leads to establish a rapport and arranging meetings• Responsible for a large portion of the branch’s customer base and operating as a conduit between them and the branch; highlighting any matters of concern• Ensuring a professional service is given and received by my customer base• Personally, assisting with challenging requests or escalating issues as needed• Meeting personal, branch and company targets• Monthly cash collection, combined with resolving any bad debts Show less

  • Branch Manager

    Sept 2012 - Jun 2015

  • Accounts Manager

    May 2011 - Aug 2012

  • Accounts Manager

    Feb 2010 - Apr 2011

  • Accounts Manager

    Sept 2008 - Jan 2010

  • Stores Manager

    Sept 2005 - Aug 2008

  • Stores Assistant

    Jan 2004 - Aug 2005

  • Van Driver

    Sept 2003 - Dec 2004
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  WORTH ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS LTD

  Jul 2015 - Sept 2016

  Business Development Manager

  • Researching potential new business to add to the company’s existing customer base• Contacting those potential new leads to establish a rapport and arrange meetings• Actively establishing relationships and building trust with new business• Acknowledging requirements, putting together account proposals, and raising quotes• Increasing the value of the already existing customer base• Planning and developing new market strategies with the company director

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  City Electrical Factors

  Sept 2016 - Jul 2020

  Accounts Manager

  • Managing my customer base and meeting or tailoring their needs, including raising quotes and negotiating prices• Building and maintaining strong and long-lasting customer relationships• Pitching new products and eventually growing new business, therefore maximising branch profits• Contacting potential new leads to establish a rapport and arranging meetings• Responsible for a large portion of the branch’s customer base and operating as a conduit between them and the branch; highlighting any matters of concern• Ensuring a professional service is given and received by my customer base• Personally, assisting with challenging requests or escalating issues as needed• Meeting personal, branch and company targets• Monthly cash collection, combined with resolving any bad debts Show less

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  Arco: Experts In Safety

  Aug 2020 - now

  Babcock Site Manager