Keith Byrne

Supporting sales team in high value contracts for universities and colleges audio/visual requirements

Starting out in a new career, learning from a fantastic team

successfully recovering from shoulder surgery

I provided fully certified First Aid training, for both workplace and children's services. Full coverage of topics required by Ofsted for Nursery staff, childminders, youth workers and teachers Emergency First Aid in the workplace. I also offered Health and Safety in the workplace level 2 training

I set up from scratch the first B&O outlet store in the world, from initial negotiations with the outlet village to sourcing staff and training, finding suitable local storage and logistics, banking and IT infrastructure . The store once up and running and taking money had the eyes of the company watch its performance very closely. Once it started to sell out of around half of the range, I then got tasked with closing it all down and successfully winding the project in Belgium up. I had to overcome considerable hurdles to get the store open and utilised most of my skill set, I was also running and establishing the first UK Outlet store in Liverpool, having opened the doors in time for the start of the year the store set off at a good pace. Alongside running the outlet brand and concept I assisted in the overall stock management of the group, establishing stock turn plans, individual stock profiling and short term stock reduction practises.

I managed two showrooms in the Midlands, both had challenges, the Mailbox store had been underperforming for over 18 months and looked very shabby, poorly organised and demotivated. I turned the store into a target hitting, motivated and tidy operation within my first month, I achieved this using daily sales management along with pro active marketing, displays to the highest standards, I also oversaw training, stock control, health and safety, security, logistics and business to business development. During my tenure both showrooms were completely refurbished, under my project management. I set up high profile business partnerships with Aston Martin, Mercedes, Champions, Fine & Country and Audley retirement property.

I led my team to achieve outstanding performances of growth, stock control and company rewarded marketing initiatives. My role also included Logistics management and planning for a team of eight covering several hundred square miles moving stock, installing and remerchandising in stores. My other tasks included auditing, sales management, customer service, leading sales team, advertising and marketing, health and safety, ordering stock, cash handling and reconciliation, training, rota planning, Installations and fault remedy. I undertook some of the area managers duty during busy holiday periods, including; store inspections and reports, communications and troubleshooting. During this time I represented the company on the executive of The Chamber of Trade in Leamington Spa.

Driving from a base in Southam, covering a 100 mile radius Working Independently, self planning Learning my way around the area having relocated Team working to load vehicles Safe implementation of Health and safety proceedure

Installing white and brown goods for Comet, covering Devon/Cornwall and Somerset Route planning and H&S responsibility for vehicle and assistant Multi drop deliveries against tight schedule Installing goods in customers houses including plumbing services Previous roles include Multi site Manager, Hotel Duty Manager, Restaurant/ Pub management and self employed home maintenance