Peter Kench
Thundersley,Essex
Summary
A seasoned Sales Director with over 20 years of experience, adept at fostering business relationships and enhancing communication. Demonstrates exceptional problem-solving skills rooted in a mechanical engineering background, ensuring high-quality and accurate work. Multilingual capabilities include fluent French, acquired during a four-year residency in Paris. Committed to maintaining calm under pressure and meeting tight deadlines with unwavering dedication.
I like to work hard and keep myself busy and looking for my next challenge, whether that's a full time customer facing role, or a part time position working on logistics or sales. I'm open to most things and very happy to be available at a time to suit potential employers.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work history
General Maintenance Holiday Homes.
Self Employed
Thundersley, Essex
01.2023 - Current
- Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Ensured holiday homes were clean/tidy and fully functioning ahead of guests arrival.
- Undertook garden maintenance on a bi-weekly basis to keep the property in the best condition.
- Oversaw repairs and carried out handyman tasks to ensure maintenance of property was high quality at all times.
- Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed help or advice.
- Increased customer satisfaction by resolving issues.
- Offered friendly, efficient customer service and handled challenging situations with ease.
- Consistently arrived at work on time and ready to start immediately.
Seasonal Stores Assistant
Sainsbury's
Rayleigh , Essex
11.2024 - 01.2025
- Worked night shifts over the Christmas season to replenish shelves with seasonal goods, unpacking from the delivery area and assisting with other areas of consumables.
- Helped keep the store safe and clean, resulting in a pleasant shopping environment for customers.
- Assisted customers with inquiries, enhancing customer satisfaction.
- Organised backroom storage for easy access to products when needed on shop floor.
- Adhoc duties as and when required from Stores Manager.
- Assisted with merchandising displays, attracting more customers into the store.
- Enhanced store efficiency by assisting with delivery processing.
Became a Grandad & Helped Daughter with Childcare
Daughter
Thundersley , Essex
08.2019 - 01.2023
- Carried out day-to-day duties to look after my grandson whilst my daughter and husband went to work.
- Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity so that my grandson had a good range of people in his life and was exposed to a happy childhood with help from my wife (his nanny).
- I really enjoyed being part of my grandson's younger life and it has kept me fit, young and positive. He is now at school and we see him very often which is lovely but it gives me the opportunity to have other elements to my life back such as working as a Maintenance Man for local holiday homes which i very much enjoy as it gets me out and about and gives me another purpose other than 'grandad'.
- Worked flexible hours, covering nights, weekends and bank holidays.
Sales Director for Sheet Metal Company.
Self Employed
Southend on sea, Essex
01.2005 - 08.2019
- Identified new business opportunities, driving company expansion.
- Navigated complex negotiations to achieve favourable outcomes.
- Built strong relationships with key clients for long-term business growth.
- Achieved revenue growth by targeting untapped markets.
- Ensured regulatory compliance in all commercial operations, maintaining corporate integrity.
- Streamlined sales processes to improve operational efficiency.
- Facilitated deal closures by cultivating trust-based client relationships.
- Fostered robust partnerships in the industry to augment business reach.
Education
HNC Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineer
North East London Polytechnic.
DagenhamSkills
- Calm under pressure - I'm always happy to work towards tight deadlines and rarely get flustered I work hard and have old school values which mean I like to arrive to work in good time, work hard without distractions and leave only once the job is complete
- Problem-solving - with my mechanical engineering background there is little I am unable to solve without a little thought
- Communication skills - having 20 years plus of Sales Director experience, I am very comfortable in people's company and enjoy making business contacts I have also spent many years helping out at charity events and school functions so really like to get stuck in and help bring people together where possible
- Quality Assurance - I am meticulous and ensure my work is only of the highest level and accuracy
- Multilingual - I speak French fluently after living in Paris for 4 years several years ago
Affiliations
- I like to keep fit and healthy and am a keen swimmer, golfer and enjoy watching most sports with family and friends.
Timeline
Seasonal Stores Assistant
Sainsbury's
11.2024 - 01.2025
General Maintenance Holiday Homes.
Self Employed
01.2023 - Current
Became a Grandad & Helped Daughter with Childcare
Daughter
08.2019 - 01.2023
Sales Director for Sheet Metal Company.
Self Employed
01.2005 - 08.2019
HNC Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineer
North East London Polytechnic.