Des Brennan

Experience

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  WH Newson

  Jan 1978 - Jan 1983

  Commercial Trade Trainee

  Underwent rigorous initial business training (3 months in each of the following departments: sales, pricing, buying, transport and telephone sales).Successfully completed 2 year course on business management and timber technology.Offered managerial role in 1982

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  Moshav Kadima and Kibbutz

  Jan 1983 - Jan 1985

  Volunteer Worker

  Responsible for a variety of agricultural and light industry work.Gained team working skills and understanding of different cultures and economic models.Organised entertainment events out-of-hours.

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  Exchange and Mart, London EC4

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1986

  Sales Assistant

  Responsible for the sales of classified advertising in the Exchange and Mart weekly publication.Responsible for selling display adverts to commercial organisations (following move to Industrial Exchange and Mart

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  Gestetner Corp

  Jan 1986 - Jan 1989

  Sales Executive

  Responsible for increasing sales initially in the photocopier department and subsequently in the Print Machinery division.Progressed development of the print division and the operation of offset presses.Worked as part of a team developing new business and reaching targets set.

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  Copyprint UK

  Jan 1989 - Jan 2007

  Responsible for turnover of £2.5m and profits comparable to the industry averageResponsible for the management of 35 staff, including recruitment, pension arrangements, performance, payroll etc.Responsible for capital procurements, materials etc averaging £150,000 over the last year.Successfully developed the business over 10 years maintaining profitability in a very competitive market.Responsible for raising the profile of the company through my involvement with the BPIF. Responsible for Sales valued at approximately £2.5m per annum.Responsible for all customer relations and organisation of customer events to maintain/develop trading opportunities.Responsible for ensuring customer orders received are delivered on time and to specification, and the retention of high levels of customer satisfaction. Responsible for allocated customer relations.Responsible for developing new business leads and delivery of targets equivalent to 20% improvement in sales levels.Delivered key performance indicator information to the Sales Director and Managing Director for business planning purposes.Responsible for the day to day management of key accounts such as MORI and Edexcel.

  • Managing Director (acting)

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2007

  • Sales Director

    Jan 1996 - Jan 2000

  • Sales Executive

    Jan 1989 - Jan 1996
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  Soloman - The Society of London Manufacturers

  Jan 2007 - Oct 2017

  Business Development Manager

  Responsible for sales and business development. Lead Assessor in Customer Services. Responsible for the organisation of a Business Support Programme (Local Area Growth Initiative) in CroydonResponsible for the implementation of a Business Improvement Techniques training programme to be delivered to manufactures in the South EastSuccessfully completed training as a presenter and inductor in the above programme Successfully completed H+S course enabling me to deliver this module as part of training programmeSuccessfully completed PTLLS training course in Feb 2009 qualifying me as an adult trainer.Qualified as A1 assessor in BIT and Customer Service Show less

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  Road And Competition Engineering (RACE) Ltd.

  Nov 2014 - now

  Director

  Classic Car Repair and Maintenance Specialists www.raceltd.com

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  Self employed

  Nov 2017 - Aug 2023

  Trainer/Assessor

  Freelance trainer assessor specialising in Manufacturing and Customer Service

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  The Ashcombe School

  Jan 2023 - now

  Teaching Assistant