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Accounting Technician currently consulting to a Graphics Print Company and taking care of all Commercial and Accounting functions. I am numerically astute and also conduct valuations and sales negotiations of businesses.
John Giles
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Windsor, United Kingdom
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I am business astute, enjoy creating the right workflow process for the business as well as eliminating waste to allow the business to operate at maximum profit level. I also have a good eye for turning a business around.
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United Kingdom
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English
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Business Consultant & Business Sales Negotiator
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Currently self-employed and consulting as a Commercial/Financial Director to a large format print company that specialises in creative, printing and installation of graphic displays as well as digital media. Special projects delivered to date are:
• Purchase and implementation of new management information system
• Costing of all hourly rates
• Set up of new purchasing system to ensure control of material ordering and cash flow
• Purchase of new board cutter
• Set up of new digital planning system which includes digital daily scheduling
• Negotiated purchase of new company as well as conducting legal and financial due diligence
• Purchase and implementation of new management information system
• Costing of all hourly rates
• Set up of new purchasing system to ensure control of material ordering and cash flow
• Purchase of new board cutter
• Set up of new digital planning system which includes digital daily scheduling
• Negotiated purchase of new company as well as conducting legal and financial due diligence
Print, Consulting, Management, Sales, Due Diligence, Implementation, Costing, Negotiator, UP
2014 - 2015
job
Business Sales Negotiator
Turner Butler Limited.
Selling of all types and sizes of businesses, including conducting of valuations. Sold 19 businesses in one year including a lithographic printing company for £1.4 million.
Sales, Negotiator
2012 - 2014
job
Commercial Manager
MBA Group Limited.
Part of the senior management team responsible for the daily production of estimates, margins and conversion rates. Tasked to manage the outsource process and key supplier chain. Part of the project team and responsible for introduction and management of estimating function into the new management information system. Responsible for implementing new purchasing and estimating procedures.
• Costing of hourly rates for production equipment in three factories, separating direct costs from establishment and manufacturing overheads to build an estimate from cost up incorporating value added and contribution
• Aligning the new estimating system pricing to the current system to ensure no price or gross margin differentiation
• Implementing of key performance indicators to measure estimators productivity and conversion rates
• Create and implement framework agreements for key suppliers
• Managed the negotiations to save 13% (£300,000) on annual paper purchases
• Costing of hourly rates for production equipment in three factories, separating direct costs from establishment and manufacturing overheads to build an estimate from cost up incorporating value added and contribution
• Aligning the new estimating system pricing to the current system to ensure no price or gross margin differentiation
• Implementing of key performance indicators to measure estimators productivity and conversion rates
• Create and implement framework agreements for key suppliers
• Managed the negotiations to save 13% (£300,000) on annual paper purchases
Management, Costing, Production, Framework, UP, Manager
2009 - 2012
job
Financial Manager
Seacourt Limited.
Responsible for the day to day hands on accounting functions for this dynamic family printing company. Hands-on with Sage 50 Accounts.
Introduced and managed major client. Grew account from zero to £120,000 per annum within one year, the account consisting of litho, digital and large format digital print.
Introduced and managed major client. Grew account from zero to £120,000 per annum within one year, the account consisting of litho, digital and large format digital print.
Print, Manager, Sage5.0
2007 - 2008
temp
Regional Manager
Imaging Data Solutions.
Tasked to implement strategy to turn around an educational print company, a division for the one of the largest print and communication companies in South Africa.
• Nurtured various cultures to improve morale, improve production methods and drive down costs
• Improved procurement methods, effective management of WIP and stock control to eradicate non-conformances and contribute to the bottom line
• Improved company performance from a loss to profit within six months, increasing throughput and gross margins substantially
• Nurtured various cultures to improve morale, improve production methods and drive down costs
• Improved procurement methods, effective management of WIP and stock control to eradicate non-conformances and contribute to the bottom line
• Improved company performance from a loss to profit within six months, increasing throughput and gross margins substantially
Print, Management, Procurement, Production, Manager
2004 - 2007
job
General Manager
Formax.
Tasked to build and manage a start-up branch for a national print management company.
• Initially started with two employees, increasing to eighteen over the period
• Turnover reached R12 million over the period
• Complete management of sales, administration and stock
• Initiated and assisted in negotiations for purchase of two print management companies
January 2002 - December 2003
Served out restraint of trade after sale of business and consulted to the printing industry
• Initially started with two employees, increasing to eighteen over the period
• Turnover reached R12 million over the period
• Complete management of sales, administration and stock
• Initiated and assisted in negotiations for purchase of two print management companies
January 2002 - December 2003
Served out restraint of trade after sale of business and consulted to the printing industry
Administration, Print, Management, Sales, UP, Manager
1988 - 2001
job
Production Director and Managing Director
Lexlines Press CC.
Purchased in partnership a technically insolvent printing company, turning it around and growing to the second largest in its sector.
• Increased turnover from R2 million per annum to R42 million within four years
• Staff compliment increased from 25 to 100 during the growth stage
• Set up front end work flow and production processes to ensure control during growth period
• Purchased a number of printing presses
• Increased output to enable company to procure paper through direct indent from the mills and save 20% in cost
• Increased turnover from R2 million per annum to R42 million within four years
• Staff compliment increased from 25 to 100 during the growth stage
• Set up front end work flow and production processes to ensure control during growth period
• Purchased a number of printing presses
• Increased output to enable company to procure paper through direct indent from the mills and save 20% in cost
It, Growth, Production, UP, Processes
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