ASHLEY ATKINSON Curriculum Vitae

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Summary A highly motivated, self-driven individual educated to a graduate degree level. Currently employed as

a Key Accounts Manager at Henkel Limited after completing a graduate employment scheme with the

business. The accounts I am responsible for situate within the B2B commercial & Retail others

channel. Account management has helped develop my skills in business development and liaising

with category / brand marketeers to ensure opportunities for growth in the business are executed

correctly and successfully.

Experience Key Accounts Manager - B2B Commercial & Retail [09/2015 - Current Date]

Henkel Ltd

Henkel is a €16.4bn global company, which operates worldwide with leading brands and technologies in three business areas: Laundry & Home Care, Beauty Care and Adhesive Technologies. Brands include UniBond, Sellotape, Schwarzkopf, Loctite & Solvite etc.

• Managing and maintaining relationships with existing accounts within the B2B commercial &

Retail channel to ensure maximum profits are executed. • Implementing strategies to grow accounts within the channel by acknowledging changes in

the market and understanding where opportunities can be accomplished. • Demonstrating the ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at

all levels of the business. • Great practice of professional time management, listening, presenting and negotiating with

buyers. • Liaising with brand & category marketeers to ensure Henkel brands maintain leading

positions within the channel accounts. Field Merchandiser – Graduate Scheme [06/2014 – 09/2015]

Henkel Ltd [North-West Region]

• Merchandising in large retail accounts such as B&Q, Homebase, Asda, The Range &

Wickes • In store staff training consisting of discussing and demonstrating the benefits of the

businesses brands to help develop an increase in sales. • Working with Henkel brand & category marketing teams to develop in store POS for national

promotions • Creating and maintaining healthy relationships with retail management. • Trained fellow team members. • In store activity consists of implementing additional secondary sites for particular stock

resulting in increasing the chances of sales/add-on purchases. Senior Sales & Part Time Product Manager [06/2013 to 06/2014]

River Island [Oldham, Lancashire]

• Merchandising shop floor layout to a professional commercial standard according to

company expectations. • Excellent product knowledge • Store management walkthroughs • Store refits • Best seller reports • POS & Promotions • Sales management within Menswear • Team leadership • Team training • Carrying out till floats & cashing up procedures • Christmas staff recruitment • Health & Safety marshal contact

Sales Assistant [10/2010 to 06/2013]

River Island [Oldham, Lancashire]

• Excellent customer service • Till trained • Product knowledge • Experience with training new staff • Delivery & replenishment • Team leadership • Sale preparations

Sales Advisor [08/2009 to 07/2010] Sports Direct [Oldham, Lancashire]

• Till trained • Customer service • Delivery standards • Product knowledge • Teamwork

Education Honours Degree [2014]

Manchester Metropolitan University [Manchester]

Bachelor Honours Degree of Humanities, Languages and Social Science Information & Communications

First Year: Media, Culture and Society, Media Making, Information, Systems and Organisational Life, Data Technologies.

Second Year: Creative Digital Media Production, Web Site Development, Media Text and Ethics, Developing Info-comms Projects.

Third Year: Systems, Thinking and Globalisation, Digital Media Portfolio, Digital Living: Social Media

and Mobile Technologies in a Globalised World.

Dissertation: ‘Student perceptions on retail marketing through Social Media platforms’.

A-Levels [2011] Ashton Sixth Form College [Ashton – Under – Lyne]

Information & Communications Technology Practitioner [National Diploma] Distinction, Merit, Merit (A-Level equivalence – ACC)

GCSE [2009]

St Damian’s RC Science College [Ashton – Under – Lyne]

Maths – C English Literature – C English Language – C

Science – D (Year 10) – C (Year 11) Religion – C Art – D

ICT – Distinction, Distinction, Distinction (GCSE equivalence – AAA)

Additional Skills

• Adobe Photoshop editing • Adobe Fireworks editing • HTML & CSS web developing • Database design/theory • Fully experienced with both Windows and Mac based operating systems • Video editing • Adaptable to all technologies from portable devices to sound and lighting devices • Information & Communication networking • Social Media • Marketing strategies • Soft Systems Methodology • Management of change understanding • Rich Picture and Activity Plan theory • Merchandising • Sales

Interests

• Sales • Merchandising • Marketing • Socialising • Product Management • Sports including; Snooker, fishing, football, cricket, badminton and table tennis • New technology • Team efforts • Leadership

References Available on request