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About Me
I am a highly ambitious sales professional who has attained a wide array of valuable skills, knowledge and experience. My career achievements, progression and outstanding sales performance to date demonstrates self-motivation, well developed communication skills and a highly successful track record
Areas covered: UK
Company name: Solarking UK
Industry type: Renewable Energy
Employees at your company: 50-249
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Education
Apr 2010 • Present Perfect Sense Ltd Director & Consultant
New business working as a qualified Legal Associate Professional Will Writer & Estate Planner and performing a consulting role with CEO/Board level of Financial Services start-up company on compliance, training, recruitment, IT and customer service projects.
Nov 2009 • Mar 2010 Career Break • Time out with family to appraise career direction
Nov 2003 • Oct 2009
Co-operative Financial Services
Miller St
Manchester Financial Adviser (Field Sales and Bancassurance)
The role required the consistent achievement of sales targets in accordance with documented regulatory processes and procedures. To achieve this I actively identified and pursued sales opportunities from a client base, maintaining high levels of business quality and quantity, whilst providing a highly positive customer experience. Integral member of branch staff with responsibility for coaching and motivating the branch staff in all areas of sales and service skills.
Nov 1999 • Nov 2003
Co-operative Insurance Society
Miller St
Manchester
Senior Training Adviser • Sales & Service Call Centre
Responsibilities included team co-ordination, identifying needs and designing, implementing and evaluating various interventions to meet overall business needs • e.g. increasing sales whilst adhering to technical requirements and FSA regulations. Included a secondment to a Business Development Unit within the Insurance Sales Division, allowing me a valuable insight into the management and training of a 1000 strong face-to-face sales force.
July 1999 • Nov 1999
HR Dept, Preston Acute NHS Trust, Lancs Project Co-ordinator • Stress Management Programme
Responsibilities included co-ordinating all aspects of a unique academically based Stress Management Intervention programme.
Educational and Professional Qualifications
Dec 2008 - Jan 2009 CII CF8 • Long-term Care Insurance
Aug 2008 - Oct 2008 CII J01 • Personal Tax
Aug 2003 - Sept 2003 CII Mortgage Advice Qualification (MAQ)
Mar 2002 - Nov 2002 Certificate in Training Practice (CIPD)
Mar 2001 - Sept 2001 CII Financial Planning Certificates (1, 2 & 3)
Sept 1996 - July 1999 BSc (Hons) Applied Psychology (Classification 2:1)
University of Central Lancashire Incorporating Organisational Psychology, Personnel Psychology and Techniques in Applied Psychology
Sept 1995 - Aug 1996
Ormskirk College - B Units in Psychology and Criminology
Access to Humanities A Units in History, English and Sociology
Sept 1992 - June 1993
Ormskirk Adult Education Centre A Level Psychology (1 year part-time study)
Sept 1985 - June 1990
Burscough Priory High 8 GCSE’s at grades A-C
New business working as a qualified Legal Associate Professional Will Writer & Estate Planner and performing a consulting role with CEO/Board level of Financial Services start-up company on compliance, training, recruitment, IT and customer service projects.
Nov 2009 • Mar 2010 Career Break • Time out with family to appraise career direction
Nov 2003 • Oct 2009
Co-operative Financial Services
Miller St
Manchester Financial Adviser (Field Sales and Bancassurance)
The role required the consistent achievement of sales targets in accordance with documented regulatory processes and procedures. To achieve this I actively identified and pursued sales opportunities from a client base, maintaining high levels of business quality and quantity, whilst providing a highly positive customer experience. Integral member of branch staff with responsibility for coaching and motivating the branch staff in all areas of sales and service skills.
Nov 1999 • Nov 2003
Co-operative Insurance Society
Miller St
Manchester
Senior Training Adviser • Sales & Service Call Centre
Responsibilities included team co-ordination, identifying needs and designing, implementing and evaluating various interventions to meet overall business needs • e.g. increasing sales whilst adhering to technical requirements and FSA regulations. Included a secondment to a Business Development Unit within the Insurance Sales Division, allowing me a valuable insight into the management and training of a 1000 strong face-to-face sales force.
July 1999 • Nov 1999
HR Dept, Preston Acute NHS Trust, Lancs Project Co-ordinator • Stress Management Programme
Responsibilities included co-ordinating all aspects of a unique academically based Stress Management Intervention programme.
Educational and Professional Qualifications
Dec 2008 - Jan 2009 CII CF8 • Long-term Care Insurance
Aug 2008 - Oct 2008 CII J01 • Personal Tax
Aug 2003 - Sept 2003 CII Mortgage Advice Qualification (MAQ)
Mar 2002 - Nov 2002 Certificate in Training Practice (CIPD)
Mar 2001 - Sept 2001 CII Financial Planning Certificates (1, 2 & 3)
Sept 1996 - July 1999 BSc (Hons) Applied Psychology (Classification 2:1)
University of Central Lancashire Incorporating Organisational Psychology, Personnel Psychology and Techniques in Applied Psychology
Sept 1995 - Aug 1996
Ormskirk College - B Units in Psychology and Criminology
Access to Humanities A Units in History, English and Sociology
Sept 1992 - June 1993
Ormskirk Adult Education Centre A Level Psychology (1 year part-time study)
Sept 1985 - June 1990
Burscough Priory High 8 GCSE’s at grades A-C
