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Howard Becker

Howard Becker

Waterlooville,Hampshire

Summary

Talented Senior Level Director with excellent eye for detail, experienced in brand and consumer marketing, customer service and business development, and more than 35 years of experience in retail sales and marketing and customer service settings. Highly effective and comfortable working with people at all organisational levels, now working freelance across different sectors and business types.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work history

Freelance Vehicle Assessor

BCA Logistics
Nationwide
08.2024 - Current
  • Evaluate the condition of ex-PCP, Contract, and Lease Vehicles in a methodical and measured way to ensure accurate cloud reporting using iPad and iPhone to record all information
  • Conduct in-depth, on-site vehicle reporting, identifying exterior and interior issues, damage, wear and tear and their associated costs
  • Prepare the report to include video and detailed photographs, location damage schematics and agree on contents/results and charges with the collection customer, upload the report to cloud-based software
  • Deliver and relocate the BCA-examined vehicle within target timeframes on a nationwide basis to the end destination
  • Arrange the handover of the vehicle to new owners
  • Arrange local travel to and from the collection and drop-off sites to maintain deadlines
  • Freelance, working on my own - 12 to 16 vehicle movements a week nationwide

Director

Hampshire Roofing Limited
Portsmouth, Hampshire
01.2022 - 08.2024
  • Managed daily operations by overseeing financials, key performance indicators and employee performance.
  • Led negotiations with vendors and suppliers, securing favourable terms.
  • Implemented company policies and legal guidelines.
  • Identified and resolved operational issues impacting productivity, performance or profitability.
  • Formulated business plans to increase growth and minimise cost for company.
  • Doubled annual sales revenue by securing new commercial contracts over a 2 year period
  • Managed business costs and overheads to enable increase in GP from 19% to 29% over a 12 month period

Director

BlueCloud Logistics
Portsmouth, Hampshire
04.2014 - 01.2022
  • Set up a company that connected brands with retail channels with the aim on increasing sales and distribution - supermarkets, hotels, bars and clubs, convenience stores, forecourts
  • Directed day-to-day work of 8 employees and motivated teams to exceed objectives.
  • Designed business strategies to obtain short and long-term goals for company.
  • Championed customer-centric approach, enhancing overall service delivery and satisfaction.
  • Managed business operations, financial performance and investments of company.
  • Developed and executed digital marketing and eCommerce strategies for brand and product awareness, eCommerce sales and wholesale account support across all digital channels.
  • Coordinated logistics operations according to stakeholder, supplier and client needs.
  • Managed relationships with over 100 FMCG Global brands such as Kellogg's, Heineken, Budweiser, Heinz, Birds Eye, Unilever to name a few

Sales Director

CJ Retail Solutions
Runcorn, Cheshire
03.2005 - 04.2014
  • Responsible for new business and lead generation across the group

Sales Director

Reach Field Marketing
Woking, Surrey
06.1998 - 03.2005
  • Led and implemented the integration of a telemarketing acquisition into the Reach business and then headed up the team - roles were specifically sales and marketing

Marketing Controller

Hall & Woodhouse
Blandford, Dorset
07.1992 - 06.1998
  • Responsible for the design and implementation of all trade and consumer marketing strategies

Senior Buyer

Sainsburys
London, City of London
09.1982 - 07.1992
  • Managed multiple stores (4 years), PA to Chairman (2 years), Drinks Buyer (4 years)

Education

GCSEs - Mathematics, English Language, English Literature, Geography, Music, Art

University of Oxford
Oxford

Diploma of Higher Education - Retail Marketing

Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester

Skills

  • Attention to Detail
  • Schedule management
  • Quality Control
  • Audit procedures
  • Customer Service
  • Business administration
  • Business development
  • Strategic planning
  • High-value project management
  • Logistics management
  • Business analysis
  • Budget control
  • Staff development
  • Policy enforcement
  • Revenue growth
  • eCommerce set up and management
  • Clientbase development
  • Brand management

Affiliations

  • Flying, Reading, Country Pursuits

Timeline

Freelance Vehicle Assessor

BCA Logistics
08.2024 - Current

Director

Hampshire Roofing Limited
01.2022 - 08.2024

Director

BlueCloud Logistics
04.2014 - 01.2022

Sales Director

CJ Retail Solutions
03.2005 - 04.2014

Sales Director

Reach Field Marketing
06.1998 - 03.2005

Marketing Controller

Hall & Woodhouse
07.1992 - 06.1998

Senior Buyer

Sainsburys
09.1982 - 07.1992

GCSEs - Mathematics, English Language, English Literature, Geography, Music, Art

University of Oxford

Diploma of Higher Education - Retail Marketing

Manchester Metropolitan University

References

References available upon request.

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