Jonathan Meare

Experience

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  Niwel Oldham Construction Limited

  Jun 1988 - Jul 1995

  Buyer

  Subcontract Negotiation, Material Procurement and Plant Management within the company working on Private and Commercial contracts up to the value of £2 million covering all aspects of Main Contracting.

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  John Maunders Group Plc

  Jul 1995 - Jun 1997

  North West, West Midlands & Urban renewal Region Buyer

  Carrying out purchasing role for Maunders Homes North West, Midlands and Urban Renewal.Dealing with the procurement of materials and plant for the three companies.Responsible for establishing and setting up new supplier contacts in the Midlands Region as part of Group Expansion into that area.

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  Niwel Group Limited

  Jun 1997 - Feb 1998

  Commercial Division Buyer

  Subcontract Negotiation, Material Procurement and Plant Management within the company working on Industrial and Commercial contracts up to the value of £2 million covering all aspects of Main Contracting and Design and Build from pre-tender negotiation, contract negotiations, analysis and cost management.

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  Miller Homes North West Region Limited

  Feb 1998 - Sept 2008

  Regional (Senior) Buyer / Group Commodity Manager

  Group and Regional procurement of materials and plant for both New Build Housing and Urban Regeneration, pre-tender negotiation, tender analysis and post tender cost management.Working within the region to establish new contacts for company expansion and strengthening the procurement function within the company with regional turnover of approx £100 million.Group input into the JD Edwards computer system and as member of the Group Buying Forum with Group turnover of approx £750 million.Commodity Manager involved with the Group Procurement Team tendering, analysing and managing National Group Deals, meeting with and reporting to the suppliers and Internal Management. Show less

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  Jdm designs

  Aug 2009 - now

  Company Director- The Beach Towel Clip

  New product development and development consultancy. responsible for Inventing and bringing thebeachtowelclip to market a 100% UK designed manufactured and distributed beach/travel accessory that in its first 18 months went from selling on its own website to having stockists in over 25 countries around the world (as well as the UK)See below

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  Jdm designs ltd

  Aug 2009 - now

  Company Director- Digital Marketing/ Marketing Consultant

  After leaving by choice my position at Miller in 2008 I started to develop a new invention with the assistance of NWDA and Business Link and in July 2010 www.thebeachtowelclip.com went live. In its first fortnight it had featured in the Sunday Times, The Sun, SKY TV and several Windsurfing magazines listed as one of summer 2010's must-have gadgets.The product has now gone on to sell in 25+ countries around the world.Working closely with UKTI & FCO's around the world I have looked for new markets, developed existing partnerships and maintained the supply chain of this 100% British made product.Part of the FSB team launching the Manifesto for small businesses in Brussels.An FSB ‘real life entrepreneur’ featuring in their marketing campaigns.Working with other brands to establish routes to market nationally and internationally through social media and UKTI/FCO’s.As a Marketing Consultant, I have worked with a variety of clients, from large National Organizations to SME’s, using social media platforms and digital channels I have established new routes to market, launched new brands and increased their customer database whilst working within assigned budgets.My roles have involved managing third party PPC agencies and managing both Television and YouTube video production teams along with running numerous award-winning social media channels for clients and for my own products.The analytical side of my Marketing experience has meant extensive use of CRM systems whilst setting up and managing email campaigns. This has also involved attribution analysis to ensure that the correct message is used for the correct audience and that marketing spend is being directed to the correct traffic sources for optimized ROI. I have worked alongside IT/UX teams on website projects to ensure that the findings of the attribution analysis are then reflected in the website message and user journey, along with the message sent out to customers in the emails and communications. Show less

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  The House Crowd

  Sept 2014 - Feb 2021

  Marketing Manager (Consultancy Role)

  Marketing Manager Consultancy Role at The House Crowd.The House Crowd are the worlds first property investment crowdfunding platform.Dealing with online and offline marketing, Social media management and advertising across all platforms. Digital, social channels.Extensive use of CRM systems, website work, email marketing and management.Attribution analysis and management of marketing within assigned budgets.Tasked with increasing the customer base and assisting customers through the investment sales funnel using CRM system.TV advertising, YouTube video production and management.Marketing for Housecrowd-Developments new build homes division of the company, dealing with online and offline new homes marketing/advertising. Establishing sales and marketing funnel for the company. Show less