Christopher Evans

Company Name

Constant Manufacturing

Position Held

Sales Manager

Dates

0000 - Present

Details

September 2014- March 2015 LED Lighting Sales Manager, Constant Lighting. Key roles and responsibilities : Working directly with the Managing Director launching a new division within the Constant Manufacturing Group. Key responsibilities were new product development, website development and launch. Acting mainly as a consultant to help implement a coherent sales strategy. New business development, pipeline creation and management through strategic prospecting. Key Achievements : Creating a mixed portfolio of potential and trading clients from blue chip multi national accounts to small- medium businesses.

Company Name

North Cash and Carry Treasury Wine Estates

Position Held

Key Account Manager

Dates

0000 - Present

Details

January 2014-June 2014 Key Account Manager North Cash and Carry, Treasury Wine Estates. Key Roles and Responsibilities : Working closely with independent Cash and Carries in the region. Establishing, developing and building strong partnerships with customers in implementing set objectives and strategies to ensure that distribution and sales goals are met within each business. Key responsibilities were the formulation and implementation of mutually beneficial joint business plans. Key Achievements : Obtaining WSET Level 2 with merit 72% . Attendance on TWEs industry leading Customer Academy for commercial excellence in wine.

Company Name

Heineken

Position Held

Development Executive

Dates

0000 - Present

Details

April 2013- January 2014 Brand Development Executive Merseyside, Heineken UK Key Roles and Responsibilities : Managing relationships with some of the largest wholesalers in North West England. Liaising with their field sales teams to promote Heineken UK brands. Also responsible for brand ownership and development within the pub leased and tenanted sector of the business. Massive additional focus on new business development, opening of new accounts and new brand distribution. Commercial decisions made to secure existing and new business. Managed marketing budgets and invested in bespoke opportunities to increase consumer awareness on specific Heineken brands. Key Achievements : Opened 25 new accounts to Heineken UK in 2013. Have achieved over 260 new draught brand installs To TILL despite only being in role for six months.

Company Name

Heineken

Position Held

Regional Manager

Dates

0000 - Present

Details

June 2004- April 2013 Regional Manager North Wales, Heineken UK Key Roles and Responsibilities : Accountable for profit contribution, sales volume, and distribution and account retention. Management of account base with Gross Margin figures in excess of £1m. Annual contract renegotiations with customers. Develop and implement a promotional plan for each account, and overall Business Plan for the area. Working with Customer Marketing and in line with Brand Marketing Plans and Brand Strategy. Manage costs and expenditure to agreed levels/budgets. Accountable for above and below the line spend. Investing in accounts to develop profit opportunities through utilising a variety of financial packages. Key Achievements : Opened a minimum of ten new direct accounts each year. In 2012 despite tough trading conditions finished the year at 109% of Budget. Key contributing factor was winning the Flint RBL account which at 750 barrels contributed over £75 ,000 to margin figures.

Company Name

Heineken

Position Held

Account Manager

Dates

0000 - Present

Details

June 2003- June 2004 Account Manager Manchester, John Smiths North. Heineken UK Managing an account base of 90 regional free customers in the Greater Manchester Area. Main objective is to Go for Growth by selling in and maintaining distribution of Scottish Courages portfolio of beer brands. Manage a four weekly cycle of customer visits to ensure that our brands are being driven forward and are first choice in every bar. Utilisation and management of strategic merchandising and beer budgets was an essential facet of the role.

Company Name

Heineken

Position Held

Sales Executive

Dates

0000 - Present

Details

July 2002- May 2003 Scottish Courage Graduate Sales Executive, North Birmingham. Heineken UK Managing an account base of 160 public houses in the area of North Birmingham. Primary task was to sell in Scottish Courages vast portfolio of beer brands to achieve the companys objective of being First Choice in every bar. Manage a four weekly cycle of customer visits. Utilising strategic budgets to provide brand support in the form of point of sale promotion and merchandise. Prior to going live on the sales patch a twelve-week induction program provided a vast knowledge of the Courages and competitor brands, widely regarded as the best all round sales training in the alcoholic beverage industry.

Company Name

NTL

Position Held

Advisor

Dates

0000 - Present

Details

May 2000 - December 2001 3rd Line Retention Advisor : NTL, Timpson Rd, Baguley, Manchester Main priority at NTL was to reduce the companys high level of consumer Churn by persuading existing customers not to cancel their services with NTL.

Position Held

Courier.

Dates

0000 - Present

Details

June 1998- Sept 1998 Eurocamp Courier. Camping La Baume, Fréjus South of France