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Robert Philip Guthrie

Leeds,West Yorkshire

Summary

I am a hard working, self motivated person with a drive to succeed. I have achieved success within highly competitive industries.

I am a strong individual and a major team player and have strengths at keeping and building strong business relationships. I have achieved great success at prospecting and winning new business.

I am loyal and trustworthy and I have built a good reputation for myself within the solvent and chemical industry.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Ethanol Product Manager

Alcohols Ltd
Rugby, Warwickshire
12.2023 - Current

Selling to existing and potential accounts that use denatured alcohol.

Supplying a range of denatured alcohols in drums, IBCs and bulk tankers to various industries that include. Pharmaceutical, Cosmetics, Contract Packaging, Flexible Packaging and Chemical Manufacturing. These industries could be blue chip companies or private family run businesses.

Dealing with contacts at all levels including Owners, MDs, Buyers and Technical Managers.

My role is national.


National account manager

Leading Solvents
Tockwith, North Yorkshire
04.2022 - 12.2023

My role involved selling a range of solvents and chemicals in drums and IBCs to coatings manufactures, print packers, chemical manufacturers, automotive and contract packers. I was dealing with contacts at all levels within the businesses. I was targeted to bring in new business as well as keeping the business from existing accounts. My role was a home based role and was a national role.

Area Sales Manager

Alcohols Ltd
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
10.2019 - 03.2022

I was targeted in selling solvents and chemicals to a large number of industries. I turned over around £5 million per year.

I sold the materials in drums, IBCs and bulk tankers. I dealt with large blue chip companies as well as small independent businesses.

During Covid I helped the company sell record volumes of Denatured Ethanol for the hand sanitizer markets.

I covered Derbys, Notts, Lincs, Staffs, Lancs,, Cheshire Yorks, Humberside, N.East as well as Scotland.

Area manager

Caldic UK
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
07.2019 - 10.2019

Duties included selling a range of solvents and chemicals to the Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic, Print, Coatings, and Contract packing industries. I was targeted in selling the products in drums, IBCs and bulk tankers to existing as well as potential accounts. I was dealing with contacts at all levels. My area covered Lincs, Humberside, Yorkshire and the North East.

Area sales manager

Alcohols Ltd
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
05.2016 - 04.2019

I was targeted in selling a range of solvents and chemicals in drums, IBCs and bulk to various industries. I was dealing with contacts at all levels. I was responsible for bringing in new business as well as keeping existing business.

Sales executive

Hampshire Commodities Ltd
Fleet, Hampshire
01.2016 - 05.2016

My duties involved selling a variety of natural vegetable oils such as Castor, Linseed, Rapeseed, Sunflower and Soya. I was calling on industries such as Pharmaceutical, cosmetic, coatings, resins and lubricants. My contacts were owners, MDs, buyers, production managers and technical managers.

This was national role.

Area sales manager

Alcohols Ltd
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
03.1998 - 01.2016

My duties were selling a range of solvents and chemicals in drums, IBCs and bulk tankers to various industries. I was targeted in gaining new business through cold calling as well as maintaining existing accounts.

My area was Humberside, Notts, Derbys, Staffs and all counties above including Scotland

Education

GCSEs - English Language, Maths, History,

Stainbeck High School
Leeds
09.1977 - 07.1981

BEC General Certificate - Business Calculations, Elements of distribution, People and communication.

Park Lane College
Leeds
09.1981 - 05.1982

Affiliations

  • I play 5 a side football and go to the gym. I love watching Rugby, Cricket and football.

Timeline

Ethanol Product Manager

Alcohols Ltd
12.2023 - Current

National account manager

Leading Solvents
04.2022 - 12.2023

Area Sales Manager

Alcohols Ltd
10.2019 - 03.2022

Area manager

Caldic UK
07.2019 - 10.2019

Area sales manager

Alcohols Ltd
05.2016 - 04.2019

Sales executive

Hampshire Commodities Ltd
01.2016 - 05.2016

Area sales manager

Alcohols Ltd
03.1998 - 01.2016

BEC General Certificate - Business Calculations, Elements of distribution, People and communication.

Park Lane College
09.1981 - 05.1982

GCSEs - English Language, Maths, History,

Stainbeck High School
09.1977 - 07.1981
Robert Philip Guthrie