Benjamin Golding
Southampton
Summary
PERSONAL STATEMENT A highly pro-active and self-motivated individual. As a skilled organiser, I enjoy meeting and communicating with others, leading by example with enthusiasm to achieve targets and goals.
Contributing hard work and an indomitable spirit, is a personal drive for excellence and success.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work history
Showroom Supervisor
SGBD (International Decorative Surfaces)
09.2019 - Current
- Transferred from Grahams Plumbers Merchant to IDS
- Mixture of retail and trade customers with the intent on increasing trade accounts via pro-active calling and emailing
- Creating a good atmosphere within the showroom with customers and colleagues alike
- Assisted with recruiting and training new hires.
- Successfully increasing sales year on year
- Organised trade days with customers and manufacturers
- Kept up with new product launches and updated sales team.
Senior Warehouse Supervisor and Trade Counter
SGBD (Graham Plumbers Merchant)
10.2016 - 09.2019
- Opening new quality accounts and getting them trading
- Created a good atmosphere within the branch and between customers
- Implementing standard operating systems of work updating the health and safety of the site.
- Meeting warehouse KPI's regularly
- Improved warehouse layout to maximise storage space.
- Operated forklifts and low level order pickers with precision.
- Responsible for holding trade days within the branch
Warehouse Manager
Smith Brothers Stores LTD
08.2012 - 10.2016
- Leading a team of 7+ in the daily running of a large warehouse
- Achieving record sales results on the trade counter, with at least 25% of the monthly budget via this avenue.
- Stock control, overseeing the successful running of yearly stock takes
- Organisation of incoming and outgoing deliveries
- Ensured warehouse staff were properly trained and certified on equipment use, including forklifts and gantry cranes
- Managing Health and Safety in the warehouse and updating when appropriate.
- Obtaining sales leads from trade counter conversation's and communicating to the relevant departments to benefit the branch.
Assistant Manager
Wolseley Pipe Centre
09.2009 - 07.2012
- Running the branch when the Manager was away
- Achieving daily/monthly sales targets
- Taking care of and expanding national accounts, as well as seeking out new customers
- Communicating with my area sales manager when appropriate with new leads
- Over seeing Inter- branch stock transfers and all transport operations and driver compliance.
- Creating positive customer relationships, enhancing membership loyalty and driving client retention.
Education
Testwood Secondary School
1996
Skills
- In-person sales
- Conversion rates
- KPI planning
- Merchandising
Timeline
Showroom Supervisor
SGBD (International Decorative Surfaces)
09.2019 - Current
Senior Warehouse Supervisor and Trade Counter
SGBD (Graham Plumbers Merchant)
10.2016 - 09.2019
Warehouse Manager
Smith Brothers Stores LTD
08.2012 - 10.2016
Assistant Manager
Wolseley Pipe Centre
09.2009 - 07.2012
Testwood Secondary School
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