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CONRAD BOOL

Crawley,West Sussex

Summary

Accomplished professional with extensive experience and expertise in project management, team leadership, and sales management across B2C and B2B markets. Demonstrates exceptional skills in customer relationship management, account management, and competitor analysis, with a proven track record of driving sales performance through data analytics and strategic decision-making. Huge transferable skill set and commercial awareness. Highly motivated, people orientated achiever.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Customer Relations Manager

Caring Homes
West Sussex
04.2023 - 02.2025
  • New build home, Tarring Manor, in Worthing.
  • Set up all in-house systems while building completed.
  • Planned and executed Home's Sales and Marketing ethos and approach.
  • Huge success in External Business Development and Internal Events to stimulate occupancy.
  • Home firmly established as part of local community.
  • Achieved fantastic growth since opening: 45 residents @ 31/1/2025 (all private pay, all residential and dementia, no nursing accepted yet)
  • 87 individual admissions Oct 23 to Jan 25.
  • KPIs and budgetary forecasts over-exceeded
  • Average Weekly Fee achievement of £1,807 currently.
  • Built lasting relationships with clients through customer service interactions.

Area Customer Relations Manager

Country Court Care Ltd
South London/Surrey/Middx
07.2020 - 03.2023
  • Outstanding occupancy performance across portfolio of 4 homes in South London: Woodlands House, Carter House, Link House, Marling Court
  • Achieved sustainable, profitable sales growth against financial targets, despite high pressure of COVID situation and resultant changes in market forces
  • Filled all homes to maximum occupancy: Marling Court April 21, Carter House May 21, Link House Jan 22, Woodlands Jan 22
  • Surpassed KPIs and EBIT targets through external business development, growing contacts within wider group of CCGs/LAs and hospital discharge teams
  • Successfully admitted over 240 new residents from Jul 20 to Feb 22 at average weekly fee of £1,300 per week representing 25% increment over EBIT requirement
  • Improved customer satisfaction by managing relationships effectively.
  • Boosted company reputation with excellent customer handling skills.
  • Liaised between customers and internal departments, facilitating smooth operations.
  • Developed comprehensive reports, providing insights into customer behaviour patterns.

Customer Relations Manager

RCH Care Homes
Essex
11.2019 - 07.2020
  • Stimulated occupancy increases, customer development and improvements via client and stakeholder relationships across company home portfolio for 3 x homes in Essex
  • Over-achieved on set KPIs and average group weekly fee setting of £1,200 per week
  • Increased residency numbers by 35% at most expeditious rate, across both private pay channels and Local Authorities, CCGs, Hospitals and Adult Social Care teams
  • Worked closely with Home Managers and Chief Operations Officer to ensure safe and profitable admissions

Regional Customer Relations Manager

Oakland Care
South-East England
09.2018 - 09.2019
  • High level of achievement in growing Care Home occupancy across portfolio of 3 homes at Oakland
  • Achieved and surpassed required residency targets and occupancy levels
  • Impressively filled their Loughton within 4 months and then moved to fill other 2 homes before being made redundant, with wholly private pay residents
  • Strong achievements with External Business Development to attract private paying residents but also enabled strong relationships with discharge teams
  • Successfully updated their complete library of brochures and marketing material
  • Delivered financial targets and KPIs for consistent occupancy enhancements and considerably improved home performances vs EBIT
  • Compiled future Sales Process for internal CRM's

Head of Advertising & Sponsorship

Mi-Soul Radio
London
04.2016 - 08.2019
  • Established the Advertising & Sponsorship Sales operation at Mi Soul Radio to raise revenue and uncover financial streams to assist in tation's growth
  • Grew and achieved financial targets for on-air advertising, show and event sponsorships and spends from National Agency Advertisers, Events, Music Festivals and SMEs from a variety of B2C backgrounds
  • Worked in tandem with Finance and Managing Directors and Production Team to maintain optimum levels of communication for effective and efficient delivery of financial returns on Airtime Sales
  • Proven success in sponsorship, partnership and revenue achievements and on Mi-Soul's own outdoor events and festivals.
  • Left Mi-Soul full time Sept 18 with some regret to take up exciting position at Oakland, due to attractive nature of overall package offered, when head-hunted for that position.
  • Carried on in part time/consultancy capacity until Aug 2019

Home Admissions Manager

Sunrise Senior Living/Gracewell Healthcare
South-East England
03.2013 - 04.2016
  • Head-hunted for this position.
  • Presented the ideal opportunity for next career step and to re-enter corporate employment, using consultative sales experience in a new and exciting market.
  • Substantially increased residency numbers at the most expeditious rate, across both private pay channels and also work closely with Local Authorities, CCGs, Hospitals and Adult Social Care teams
  • During this period, achieved full occupancy at Gracewell of Horley Park and Gracewell of Hove before moving to Sunrise of Banstead.
  • During first placement at Gracewell of Horley Park entered the business with occupancy at 10 and filled it to its maximum level of 65
  • These massively high achievement levels were cemented by concerted external business development to effectively market the company within the local surrounding area
  • Delivered top-quality customer service and support to applicants, colleagues and other stakeholders.

Publishing Director

Inside Magazine Ltd
South-East
02.2007 - 04.2014
  • Business was established in Feb 2007
  • Successfully established a turnover of £450k per year, increasing profitability through publishing multiple B2C advertising titles across South London, Surrey and Sussex
  • Main business responsibilities surrounded achievement of increased turnover and profit by the development of paid advertising revenues
  • Accumulated considerable revenue streams through these channels and by close liaison and account management of existing customers to stimulate cash-flow, retention and customer take-up of space in products.
  • Also, successfully operated a Telemarketing Operation/Call Centre to assist SMEs which boosted financial achievements
  • This contributed to record achievements in 2011
  • Latterly as print yields became more susceptible to market pressure, also worked on providing digital solutions to client base with SEO and website contacts.
  • Employed and successfully managed 2 x sales representatives and a team of 5 x telemarketers
  • Coaching and Training responsibility for all employees
  • Budget setting to achieve own P&L forecasts
  • Credit Control, Relationship Management and Accounts responsibility
  • Sold the business as a going concern in 2014

National Sales Manager

United News and Media/Exchange & Mart
UK
03.2005 - 01.2007

Responsibility for 45-50 staff from a top class team of Sales professionals to Administrative Personnel - target and budget smashing was the order of the day.

  • During all 17 years in that organization consistently over-achieved making product portfolio successful and profitable.
  • Managed team of 50 staff, driving performance with motivational strategies to exceed sales targets.
  • Generated ideas and concepts for paid ad content, monitoring spend against performance for continued profit improvements.
  • Maintained ownership of client sales pipeline, sourcing and developing new business opportunities to drive sales.
  • Supported front-line sales teams with well-coordinated administrative operations.
  • Optimised sales methods to best engage, acquire and retain customers.
  • Developed marketing plans to support department strategies.
  • Evaluated sales and service processes to generate targeted improvement strategies and increase revenue opportunities.

Education

A-Levels - 19th Century Political & Social History, English Literature

Beverley School
New Malden, Surrey

Skills

  • Project management expertise
  • Team Leadership/Sales Management
  • Data management
  • CRM competent
  • Customer relationship management
  • Vast Experience of B2C/B2B markets
  • Budgetary Responsibility: P&L and EBITDA
  • Collegiate sales approach
  • Account Management
  • Relationship management
  • Coaching and Training
  • Competitor analysis
  • Data analytics
  • General office administration
  • Department management
  • Performance monitoring
  • Staff training
  • Decision making
  • Outstanding customer service

Accomplishments

  • Ashridge Business School Qualification in Team Management, 2005
  • Ashridge Business School Qualification in Business Management, 2004

Custom

  • Head Coach/Playing Director/Academy Director, Beckenham RFC, Jan 2002 to May 2017, Responsible for managing the club's whole coaching infrastructure and playing strategy club wide from Under 8s through to Senior 1st XV. Managing business, fund raising and sponsorship opportunities within the club. 1st XV coaching and management duties. Coaching and Player Mentoring.
  • Rugby Union, First class career as a player with Harlequins and Rosslyn Park. Level 3 RFU Qualified Coach. A huge track record of success and player development in my coaching roles. Have now retired from front-line week to week rugby after being involved relentlessly since the age of 8.
  • Skiing, Soul Music, Winter sports is part of my passion, as is collecting great music.

Affiliations

  • Rugby Union, Skiing, Football, Cricket, My Family.

Timeline

Customer Relations Manager

Caring Homes
04.2023 - 02.2025

Area Customer Relations Manager

Country Court Care Ltd
07.2020 - 03.2023

Customer Relations Manager

RCH Care Homes
11.2019 - 07.2020

Regional Customer Relations Manager

Oakland Care
09.2018 - 09.2019

Head of Advertising & Sponsorship

Mi-Soul Radio
04.2016 - 08.2019

Home Admissions Manager

Sunrise Senior Living/Gracewell Healthcare
03.2013 - 04.2016

Publishing Director

Inside Magazine Ltd
02.2007 - 04.2014

National Sales Manager

United News and Media/Exchange & Mart
03.2005 - 01.2007

A-Levels - 19th Century Political & Social History, English Literature

Beverley School
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