Donal Coade

GENERAL MANAGER

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County Westmeath, Ireland

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About me
Retailer & Marketeer at SMS Ireland
Education
- Terenure College
  1988 - 1997
  Leaving Certificate - Terenure College Manchester Business School - Dip Business Mgt Dip Sales & Marketing ATC Mountjoy Sq
  Activities and Societies: President Mullingar R.F.C. 2010 Telethon 2008 - Organised the entire Tesco/Quinnsworth Event for Telethon Broadcasting in Every Radio Station in Ireland North & South for Guinness Book of Records Challenge completing the event in 68 hours and raising the single biggest ever contribution to Telethon of 250,000 euro to help charitable causes.
- ATC Mountjoy Square
  1987 - 1989
  Diploma in Communications Sales and Marketing Operations/Marketing and Distribution Teacher Education
Experience
- FMCG company
  Jan 1987 - Apr 2007
  GENERAL MANAGER
  General Manager with Tesco Ireland for 20 years from 1988 to 2007 working in over 30 Stores throughout the republic of Ireland.
- Tesco Ireland
  Jan 1988 - Jan 2008
  Training & Recruitment of Junior Management Personnel Leadership role for several projects throughout 20 year career. Responsible for running over 30 stores the largest of which had 500 staff with turnover of over 72 million. Project Managed Recruitment & Training Programme for all Junior Management with Tesco Ireland for over 10 years.
  - General Manager
    Apr 1987 - Jan 2008
  - General Manager
    Jan 1988 - Jan 2007
  - General Manager
    Jan 1988 - Jan 2007
- Tesco Ireland - Newbridge - Dundalk - Mullingar - Cavan - Longford - Rathfarnham
  Mar 1988 - Apr 2007
  Tesco Ireland - Newbridge - Mullingar - Dundalk - Cavan - Longford
  General Manager with Tesco Ireland for 20 years running Stores with turnover in excess of 72 million annually. Responsible for recruitment , training and development of Junior Management personnel along with several project leadership roles within the organisation.
- Sales Manager ROI
  Jun 2009 - Nov 2011
  National Sales Manager
  Soul Bakery was the only Artisan Bakery in Ireland that provided High Quality Artisan Breads into the retail chains. Specialising in Organic Breads that are suitable for Diabetics, Lactose Intolerent Diets. Based in Clonshaugh in Dublin - Soul Bakery provided their Fresh Produce into Farmers Markets throughout Ireland and in Selected SuperQuinn and Supervalu Stores.They were stocked in over 25 Dunnes Stores in Ireland and expanded outside of Dublin into Wicklow Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Kildare, Westmeath, Longford, Cavan, Meath, Roscommon and Louth. We were listed in Tesco in August 2011 and in were 25 Stores before the end of 2011.Soul Bakery expanded their capacity in Clonshaugh and were looking at options to supply into other Major Retailers in Ireland and the UK when I was forced to leave through Illness in November 2011.For all media enquiries please email dcoade@eircom.net or call for an appointment on 086-2679007 Show less
- Self Employ
  Jun 2011 - Oct 2019
  Illness leave
  Following a long period of ill health I am delighted to say I am back working at my passion retail marketing .
- Business Owner
  Feb 2020 - now
  Owner of SMS Ireland
  Owner of SMS Ireland . Sound Marketing Solutions aims to find simple , practical solutions for everyday issues in sales & marketing .
- SMS Ireland
  Sept 2020 - now
  Retailer & Marketeer
Licenses & Certifications
- Recently Completed Fetac Level 7 Business Management Distinction
  Aon Lir Acadamy
  Sept 2014
- Foundations of Social Advocacy Certification
  University College Cork
- Marketing & Business MBS
  Manchester Business School
  Sept 1995
Volunteer Experience
- PRESIDENT MRFC
  Issued by MULLINGAR RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB on Jan 1995
  Associated with Donal Coade
- Founder & Director
  Issued by HUGS FOR HOPE Non Profit Charity Organisation on Jul 2015
  Associated with Donal Coade