Stuart Russell
Hook,Hampshire
Summary
Established and operated a successful property maintenance business since 2002, managing diverse client relationships including local authorities, educational institutions, and private clients. Demonstrated expertise in project management, budget implementation, and cost control while negotiating favorable terms with suppliers and subcontractors. Proven sales acumen with extensive experience in building client relationships and delivering high-quality service to demanding clients such as Marks & Spencer and Primark. Actively involved in community sports, serving as secretary, treasurer, manager, and player for a local football team, alongside a decade of experience on the league committee.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Managing Director
Own Property Services Company
01.2002 - Current
- Working for private clients, letting agents, housing associations, local councils and property managers.
- The company has grown to have 12 staff and a substantial turnover.
- My role ranges from securing the work, pricing and project managing.
- We have specialized in doing a lot of complete house and office refurbishments, which include new roofs, re-wires, central heating installation, bathroom, kitchens, landscaping, plastering, decorating and carpeting.
- Looking for a new challenge.
Operations Manager
MITIE Roofing (South East) Ltd
Sevenoaks
01.2000 - 01.2002
- Running the central area of south of England, responsible for development of the existing customer base.
- Comprising of the local authorities and housing associations with multiple domestic properties.
- Liaised with tenants and owners, Ministry of Defence, and national companies like Marks and Spencer, Primark, Homebase, Big Yellow Storage.
- Brought in new customers through my own marketing strategies and then quantifying and pricing of all works and tenders.
- Responsible for producing method statements and risk assessments for each job and to ensure the compliance and smooth running of each contract.
- Contracts ranged from £10k to £500k with between 2 and 100 operatives on the sites.
- Income was made up from a basic salary and bonuses based on the profitability of each job.
Sales Manager
Commercial Union
Ealing
01.1992 - 01.1994
- Ran a team of 8 salesmen selling the full range of financial products.
- Branch was closed down and eventually sold off to Royal.
- Decided to change direction.
Sales Manager
Allied Dunbar
Reading
01.1986 - 01.1992
- Began as a salesman and moved into management with a team of 10.
- Sold a range of financial products to both individuals and companies.
- Team was consistently in the top ten sales teams in the company.
Contracts Manager
JFI Roofing LTD
Camberley
- Started off pricing and running small domestic roofing and building jobs.
- Moved the company into the commercial market dealing with local authorities, property management companies, and the MOD.
- Company turnover grew from £300K pa to £1.8m pa mainly due to my effort and drive into the commercial markets.
- Ran the entire company after the Managing Director took a back step.
- Offered to buy out the Managing Director but was refused.
Warehouse Manager
GSI Sinclair Ltd
Camberley
- Took a temporary job over the summer before going to college.
- Offered a full-time job which developed into the warehouse manager's role.
- Worked with Sinclair research and Clive Sinclair.
- Stayed until the company closed down and was made redundant.
Education
‘O’ Levels -
Court Moor School
Fleet, HantsSkills
- Project management
- Client relationship management
- Quality assurance
- Budgeting
Additional information
I have run my own property maintenance business since 2002 but I am looking for a new challenge., I have a wide range of experience dealing with both the end users like Local Authorities and MOD, schools and universities, garrisons and married quarters, working together with the tenants, clients, contractors, employed staff, Health and Safety Executive and with private clients. Also negotiating with suppliers and sub-contractors to achieve the best prices and to keep within budget. I have been responsible for setting and the implementation of working budgets, together with all costs and all aspects of project managing. I am an experienced salesman as I have various sales courses and vast experience in building up businesses and relationships with clients. I have been in the working with larger clients like Mark and Spencer, Primark, Debenhams, and MITIE who require a high level of service and are very demanding., In my spare time I have set up and run my local football team, with which I am the secretary, treasurer, manager and player for the last twenty years. I also sat on the League committee for ten years, up to 2009. I am also a member of a gym and play golf as often as I can.
Timeline
Managing Director
Own Property Services Company
01.2002 - Current
Operations Manager
MITIE Roofing (South East) Ltd
01.2000 - 01.2002
Sales Manager
Commercial Union
01.1992 - 01.1994
Sales Manager
Allied Dunbar
01.1986 - 01.1992
Contracts Manager
JFI Roofing LTD
Warehouse Manager
GSI Sinclair Ltd
‘O’ Levels -
Court Moor School