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| JEFF DOWNS |
Born London.
Based Purley, Surrey.
Married with 2 children.
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Jeff's career began with a division of the Delta
Group of companies where, over a 5 year period, he worked as a Buyer, an Estimator,
a Project Manager, and a Customer Support Supervisor. A business development role
in the company's marketing function followed a successful period in New Product
Development where he was at the centre of the launch of a major new product which
quickly moved into a seven-figure sales position.
A shorter period as Sales Office Manager with Rawlplug followed where he was
responsible for the management of the full support service for the field sales
operation which included the procurement of materials and services and the project
management of supplies to large construction companies. During his time in the
management seat Jeff was the architect of re-engineered sales office and project
management processes.
For the next 7 years Jeff progressed his career with Hilti UK commencing with
a sales position in the South East where, over a 12 month period, he developed new
business from scratch to a figure of £0.5m via 'cold' selling and organising and
delivering seminars for architects and consulting engineers.
After this he was promoted to Regional Sales Manager
responsible for recruiting and leading a team selling directly to
commercial property owners, managing agents, construction companies
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Over a 12 month period, he developed new
business from scratch to a figure of £0.5m. |
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General management followed this where, as a Business
Manager he was responsible for P&L, marketing, sales, operations and
finance.
Four years as a Sales Management Consultant
with one of the world's leading people development groups followed.
As a pioneer of the company's 'Service Strategy' offering, Jeff achieved
over-target performance selling and personally delivering a range
of, often bespoke, sales, management and customer service programmes
which included notable ground-breaking success for the company in
the London banking market.
Prior to co-founding Quantum in 1992, for
18 months Jeff was a Divisional Director for a London-based IT Services
group. In particular he was personally responsible for re-focussing
the company's important recruitment division, this included being
the instigator of a fresh approach to managing key clients. He was
also a key contributor in the conversion of several high profile new
business successes.
Since 1992 Jeff has been a central figure in seeking
out, winning and delivering business for Quantum in markets as diverse
as banking, petrochemicals, advertising, design, security, IT and
telecoms. In addition to a well deserved reputation as a high quality
consultant and senior management advisor, Jeff has functional responsibility
within the organisation for finance, operations and marketing.
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