Alex Sandilands

Experience

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  Rubble Design Ltd

  Oct 2006 - Oct 2007

  Director

  Key activities included working with partner to develop company website, set-up affiliate marketing scheme, create marketing strategy and implement campaign on student campus, gain funding from entrepreneur society.

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  Akzo Nobel

  Oct 2008 - Jan 2012

  Marketing Executive

  Marketing position in multi-national organisation reporting to WW Marketing Manager for Mining. Key activities included; market plan and strategy development, customer visits, flash guide and mining process brochure creation, website development, market research and analysis, meeting facilitation, project management, sharepoint intranet site development and maintenance, project pipeline tracking.

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  Akzo Nobel Coatings

  Jan 2012 - Dec 2014

  Concrete Product Manager

  Project managing the Integration of new concrete product range into global business. Key activities include project management, specialist concrete repair and protection product knowledge, delivering training and hosting planning meetings in International locations including Asia, Australisia and Europe, develop marketing and launch materials, branding, advertisement development, customer visits, presentations and seminars, project tracking, specification writing, people management and team work. Show less

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  Sherwin-Williams

  Dec 2014 - now

  Leading the EMEAI High Performance Flooring Sales Team. Expand the reach of Sherwin Williams in this segment by providing outstanding service and innovative technology, adding value across the contract chain. Managing a high performance Product and Technical Customer Support team in EMEAI for Protective & Marine, Flooring and Functional Coatings. Responsible for the management of the EMEAI Sherwin Williams Protective and Marine Division product portfolios. High level product categories include protective coatings, passive fire protection, functional coatings and other specialist product categories.Critical responsibilities are product range management, new product introductions, defining portfolio roadmaps and product testing coordination. Responsible for the profitable growth of protective coatings and passive fire protection within the North East and East Midlands region. Serving a range of markets including O&G, Energy, Rail & Highways and Architectural Infrastructure with innovative technologies.Successfully achieved growth of the region by more than 20% and the introduction of a range of new technologies including tank linings and CUI solutions.

  • Sales Director - High Performance Flooring

    May 2024 - now

  • Senior Product Manager EMEAI

    Apr 2021 - May 2024

  • Product Manager EMEAI

    Mar 2019 - Apr 2021

  • Area Sales Manager

    Dec 2014 - Mar 2019
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  INSTITUTE OF CORROSION

  Jan 2017 - Jul 2020

  ICORR North East Secretary

  Secretary for the North East ICORR Branch (Volunteer Role)Key responsibilities include:- organisation of events- promotion of events- increasing the number of members and attendees within the region- sourcing of content, topics and presentations for meetings- active role in the North East committee