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Nick Warren

Nick Warren

London,Essex

Summary

Successful manager equipped to plan, lead and optimise operations for changing landscape. Accomplished in delivering above-expected results while streamlining operations. Ambitious to affect change and bring results in new environment.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

BD Director UK & Ireland

Fixico B.V
Amsterdam
06.2023 - Current
  • Creating and leading the UK & Ireland go-to-market strategy
  • Responsible for revenue delivery (current growth trajectory at 600% YoY)
  • Established budgets based on historical, current and forecasted business data
  • Hiring oversight
  • Reporting directly to Exec Team
  • Working across business (Marketing, Product, Sales/Acc Mgmt, Operations & Network)

Co-Founder

Drive Fuze Ltd
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
12.2020 - 06.2023
  • Raising seed round funding of £5m
  • Secured 73% of funding facilities needed for whole of 2023 before launch enabling fast-paced growth
  • Creating proposition, strategy and product roadmap
  • Financial modelling for business plans
  • Creating and presenting investor/partner pitch deck
  • Guided technical development of front and back-end
  • Developed and implemented marketing and sales strategies, increasing brand awareness and driving revenue growth.
  • Assessed operational performance, evaluating KPIs to identify and resolve underperforming areas.
  • Networked with industry leaders, cultivating mutually beneficial partnerships.
  • Optimised daily operations to achieve maximum efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
  • Promoted brand at events and conferences and established strong reputation within industry.
  • Secured funding to support launch and growth, demonstrating persuasive communication and business acumen.
  • Made strategic decisions to guide company's growth and expansion.
  • Board and investor meetings

Head of Fleet Partnerships

Drover
London
06.2019 - 12.2021
  • Oversaw supplier partnerships and coordinated with C-suite to drive progress
  • Negotiated and closed deals with key partners and stakeholders
  • Spearheaded pricing, marketing strategies to optimize business performance.
  • Orchestrated supply efforts across EU markets
  • Secured funding to purchase vehicles during covid-19 - despite significant headwinds
  • Navigated period of challenge to ensure continued supply
  • Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties
  • Forecasted sales trends to plan team resourcing
  • Processed invoices and payment runs with complete accuracy
  • Analysed data and information to identify issues and create tailored solutions.

Head of Account Management

Hussle
London
06.2018 - 06.2019
  • Providing insight to senior management meetings including regular feedback to COO
  • Conducting performance reviews, training and weekly meetings with account managers
  • Implementing new processes such as onboarding to ensure optimum account performance
  • Presenting to large gym group CEOs, MDs and various other directors
  • Liaising with various internal departments to ensure company is maximising efficiency
  • Attending conferences, dinners and international exhibitions to network with senior level clients
  • Maintain constant feedback loop between clients and relevant internal employee/s
  • Presenting in company meetings and being on standby to present to board.
  • Customized promotional strategies to meet needs of different clients, products and services.

Head of Dealer Accounts/Supply

Carwow
London
02.2015 - 05.2018
  • Led revenue generating commercial team to become the 2nd fastest growing company in the UK in 2018
  • Leading a team of 40 Account Managers and having responsibility for £15m of revenue
  • Grew client-base from 20% to 50% of total opportunity
  • Support strategic decisions by identifying and performing analyses to make the right growth choices
  • Providing regular feedback to COO and providing insight into senior management meetings
  • Conducting performance reviews, training and weekly meetings with account managers
  • Leading any change in my department and making sure each account manager understood their role
  • Presenting to large dealer group CEOs, MDs and various other directors
  • Liaising with various internal departments to ensure company could maximize efficiency
  • Conducting trading meetings with account managers to highlight quick wins in performance
  • Attending conferences, dinners and international exhibitions to network with senior level clients
  • Maintain constant feedback loop between clients and relevant internal employee/s
  • Presenting to company of 200 people
  • Implementing AM bonus structure
  • Creating and managing large team infrastructure

Education

A-Levels -

Havering Sixth Form College
Hornchurch
04.2001 -

Skills

  • Leadership
  • Team building
  • People Management
  • Partnership marketing
  • Complex negotiations
  • New account development
  • Relationship management
  • Account management
  • Business development
  • Communication skills
  • Presentations and proposals
  • Market and competitive analysis
  • Lead development
  • Market trends understanding


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  • Football
  • Startups
  • Marketplaces

Timeline

BD Director UK & Ireland

Fixico B.V
06.2023 - Current

Co-Founder

Drive Fuze Ltd
12.2020 - 06.2023

Head of Fleet Partnerships

Drover
06.2019 - 12.2021

Head of Account Management

Hussle
06.2018 - 06.2019

Head of Dealer Accounts/Supply

Carwow
02.2015 - 05.2018

A-Levels -

Havering Sixth Form College
04.2001 -
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