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Results orientated & profit-focused. Experience of business growth, customer contact, business solutions, product launch & profitability initiatives within leading-edge markets, now seeking a role where rewards match results.

Brian Reid
Business Development Executive
Brian offers a business support service to pre-start, new and existing businesses including business planning, financial analysis, marketing, market research, strategic development and employment legislation.
He has operated his own business for seventeen years prior to working within the consultancy and he brings extensive commercial knowledge to his role. This includes customer care skills, building long term customer loyalty and retail experience. Project management and sales/marketing knowledge.
Has received Accredited Diploma in Business Advice and Counselling through the Premier Advisor scheme operated by Scottish Enterprise, accredited by the Institute of Leadership & Management, London.
Institute of Business Advisers accredited Business Counselling Skills Management.
Presentation and negotiation skilled training with Russell Associates of Glasgow.
An experienced yet adaptable business manager with a proven track record working with new start up business?¦s through to support of medium SME?¦s.

In addition successful record in running own profitable business within a highly competitive B2B sectors.
Strong all-round leadership with sales management experience.
Results orientated & profit-focused.
Experience of business growth, customer contact, business solutions, product launch & profitability initiatives within leading-edge markets.

„« SHNC Purchasing, Economics & Organisational Psychology
„« 5 'O' level qualifications in various subjects
„« Scottish Enterprise Accredited Business Adviser
„« Various in-house & external training programmes
„« Diploma in Marketing
„« Management & Leadership Skills / Train the Trainer
„« Effective Selling Techniques / Team Building Tools
„« Problem Solving & Decision Making / Effective Customer Care
„« Presentation skills/ Negotiation skills
„« MS Win 98, ME, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, e-mail / internet

March 1983 to July 1986
MATERIALMAN LEVEL II Western Oceanic UK Ltd
„« Responsible inventory management of spares on rig
„« Charged with just in time ordering of spares
„« Reporting to Rig Superintendent on weekly/monthly basis analysis of spend inventory control.
„« Responsibility for working within annual budget of $875k
„« Responsible for compliance control of all safety equipment on board
„« Reduced inventory holding by some $120k
„« Reduced capital spend budget in last year by some $125k
„« Organisation of in store controls
„« Monitored performance & general profitability levels


January 1981 to March 1983:
BUYER/INVENTORY MANAGER Drilex (Aberdeen) Ltd

„« Taken on from day 1 of company formation
„« Responsibility for sourcing suppliers and components manufacturing for mud motors
„« Reported directly to senior management teams / Directors
„« Overall responsibility for vendor appraisals
„« Successfully installed a comprehensive stock management and purchase system
„« Responsible for transfer of Russian drawings to acceptable templates.
„« Ensured effective customer service & support performance
„« Successfully introduced innovative new working practices & methods
„« Achieved ambitious performance targets & general profitability levels