Martin David Hunt

91 Greenside, Euxton, PR7 6ARMobile: 07446 693016E-mail: martin.bulgaria@gmail.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Senior Project Manager with extensive experience managing projects, running businesses and driving P&L in the technology, real estate, new media and construction sectors in the UK, Bulgaria and Greece. Expertise in business development, project management, system and process implementations, lead generation, strategic marketing/branding, and sales negotiations.

Accomplishments include:

Securing £20m/year in revenue by successfully implementing a full user journey revamp and some technical upgrades along with new marketing/sales strategies and systems to regain market share from eBay for Trader Media Group.

Completing the move of all 10 Autotrader offices into 2 central locations which included relocating 900 staff on a £7.5m budget in just 16 months.

Driving the construction and sale of two apartment buildings (32 units) on budget (€3m Euro) and oversea sales/rentals returning approximately 27% for NVT Invest.

Agile, shrewd, innovative thinker with honed project management skills who drives projects using sound strategic and tactical approaches that improve business P&L. Leader and relationship builder able to forge solid alliances with all stakeholders. Ability to work with diverse teams to achieve enterprise objectives. Gifted coach and mentor. UK Driver’s License.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Autotrader Ltd, Manchester & London • Oct 2013 – Present Senior Project Manager – Estates / Facilities

Served as the sole PM for a very fast-paced Manchester office consolidation project. Managed all aspects of the project from planning to fit out to IT to staff relocation &

compensation. Oversaw a second office consolidation in the South, moving teams to new London location. These 2 large scale relocation projects were crucial in allowing Autotrader to announce its

intent to IPO 6 mths ahead of scheduleKey Achievement Completed the move of all 10 Autotrader office into 2 central locations, which included

relocating 900 staff on a £7.5m budget in just 16 months with minimal overspend despite dealing with an exceptionally challenging project timeline.

Trader Media Group • May 2011 – Oct 2014 Business Transformation Project Manager, North West (Jan 2013 – Oct 2014)

Mentored other team members and built effective executive board relationships, becoming the go-to PM for business critical activities.

Key Achievement Securing £20m/year revenue by successfully implementing a number of initiatives to regain

market share from eBay. Co-PM’d the rebranding of Trader Media Group to Autotrader LTD – another key

component in our successful IPO

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NVT Invest LTD, Varna, Bulgaria • Jan 2008 – May 2011 Business Transformation Project Manager

Assisted in the day to day running of a family-owned business group. Managed multiple apartment blocks, provided marketing strategies for a million+ euro

turnover medical cosmetics centre and sourced new business ventures. Assessed current assets and their future viability. Key Achievement Completed the construction and sale of two apartment buildings (32 units) on budget (€3m

Euro) and oversea sales/rentals returning approximately 27%.

Living Bulgaria Ltd, Bulgaria • Nov 2004 – Dec 2008 Sole Proprietor/Sales and Marketing Director

Launched business and handled the day to day operations for this small, rapidly expanding real estate company.

Drove ongoing marketing campaigns and negotiated with vendors, developers, clients and banks; managed payroll, cash flow, logistics, sales, and strategic planning.

Key Achievements Started regional real estate company in Varna with just £5000; grew to a €100k turnover in

just 2 years. Generated significant sales by implementing effective marketing strategies. Expanded with a new brand name (Emerald Estates International) and product portfolio to

an international presence in Dubai, Spain, Egypt and other markets.

Sarpidon Tours, Crete • Apr 2003 – Nov 2004 Sales Manager

Directed a four-man sales team that generated and followed through on sales leads. Qualified clients and implemented a telemarketing and e-marketing strategy. Trained the sales team in customer service, value added sales and repeat business sales.

The Comet Group PLC, Hull, UK • Feb 1998 – Jan 2002 Project Manager

Project managed the setup of an internal EPOS and intranet multi-functional contact centre.

Rebranded Comet PLC as customer focused and a market leader in service. Key Achievement Oversaw a capital investment of £6mil for this critical project that was delivered on time

and generated payback to the business 6 months ahead of schedule.

Prior assignments included Sales, Training and Customer Service roles in UK based companies including Dixon Car Group, Safestyle UK, Bass PLC, Ingelmire car sales and TIR Recruitment Ltd.

EDUCATION

Queens Gardens College of Further Education, Kingston Upon Hull, UK: HND Science with focus on Chemistry and Biology

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

National and In-house Sales, Marketing and Finance Training ProgramsProject Management Seminars and Training SessionsE-media SeminarsStakeholder Management Training

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