Terry Barnes

• Targeted new markets and increased sales 70% through proactive sales and negotiation techniques.
• Monitored customer buying trends, market conditions and competitor actions to adjust strategies and achieve sales goals.
• Surpassed growth targets and revenue projections by coordinating and planning product sales.
• Established and maintained 120 accounts over 7years
• Enhanced success of advertising strategies by boosting engagement through social media and other digital marketing approaches.
• Maintained detailed records of sales progress, inventories and marketing success to better align goals with company priorities.
• Specialist Sourcing Worldwide of products not stocked to fulfill customer requirements.
• Sourcing products, negotiating and buying at best passable price to maximise companies profit.
• Evaluated costs against expected market price points and set structures to achieve profit targets.

• Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
• Increased customer satisfaction by resolving issues.
• Worked with customers to understand needs and provide service
• Drove operational improvements which resulted in savings and improved profit margins.

I started with WF in 1984 as stores/trade counter, working my way up to a Regional Management team, working within a 120 mile area from Southend to Heathrow to Croydon to Wellingborough, where i could take on the role of branch manager, audit, stock management, procurement, sales, trade counter, even the driver, quite a eventful position until made redundant.

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A complete breakdown of my time at WF is listed below.

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1984 - 1986 Trade counter / Sales / Stores

1986 - 1989 Lighting showroom manager ' WF West End London (showroom closed in 1989)

1989 - 1994 Buyer and stock controller

1994 - 1999 Area Management team

1999 - 2001 Manager Charlton Branch

2001 - 2003 Manager Lewisham Branch

2003 - 2007 Area Management team