PHIL DIGGENS

• Responsible for over 200 school accounts after being promoted twice with PHVC.
• Providing multiple transport solutions to schools, colleges, academy trusts, federations & universities.
• Analysing clients' transport requirements and finding solutions best suited.
• Ensuring clients are aware of legal & licence implications for their transport
• Providing reports, statistics and proposals.
• Always exceeded annual targets (except 2020 when furloughed).
  Winning tenders with large Academy Trusts to grow from individual to group sales.
• Maintaining & building sales & relationships with existing clients.
• Promptly dealing with any issues to enhance relations.
• Growing business by prospecting and referrals due to excellent service attitude.
• Presenting to school committee's and Governors.
• Identified and closed new business opportunities through strategic networking.
• Oversaw full sales lifecycle from prospecting clients to closing deals.

First Call School of Motoring - Southampton

• Started own driving school and grew to 25 franchised instructors.
• Planning & writing courses for Instructors to pass.
• Training Instructors to pass all their DSA part 1,2 & 3 exams.
• Growing business by networking with instructor colleges.
• Managing Instructor's and office staff to ensure productivity.
• Set up dual controlled courtesy car network involving 40+ dealerships nationwide.
• Personally, passed all 3 qualifying exams first time.
• Still hold qualification. Currently hold highest level - Grade A
• First class knowledge of all regulations and law.
• Provided warm welcome to students & built confidence in nervous students.

(Alongside Driving School)

• Exceptional knowledge of national and local planning laws and their guidelines.
• Produced accurate, detailed drawings and diagrams for local planning authorities.
• Created detailed survey reports outlining issues and recommended solutions.
• Assessed proposals against planning laws to maintain project compliance.
• Inspected and surveyed proposed sites against suitability requirements.
• Produce comprehensive business plans demonstrating all aspects that would be considered by developers before agreeing to purchase land or enter into option contracts with vendors.
• Selling sites to developers. Negotiating and acting as intermediary for both parties.

• Approached by Picador to work for them by reputation.
• Overseeing all sales whilst performing calmly under pressure.
• Won regional and national competitions within Vauxhall Group.
• Managed and motivated 4 sales staff to maximise performance & profitability.
• Increased average profit per unit by 50%
• Solely responsible for selling all finance, warranty and insurance products.
• Ensure customers were fully covered and informed of products available.
• Working autonomously whilst being a vital and respected member of sales team.
• Working at fast pace yet providing thorough service.
• Maintaining high standard of paperwork and contracts.

(Same role as Picador Plc.)

• Promoted 3 times to Business Manager.
• Set up all working practices and trained staff to ensure success.
• New role developed for both myself and the dealership.
• Retail & Fleet Sales experience.