Jimi Matthews

Regional Manager for Automotive Supplier South of England Monday-Friday 08:30 - 17:30 £38,000 Basic £46,000 OTE Benefits: Company Car & Family Car Scheme, 25 days holiday + BH, BUPA Health Care, Healthy Pension Contribution Our client a leading supplier of employee car schemes which operates Nationally is looking for an experienced Area Account Manager to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and developing the existing Dealer Network relationships and to secure new Dealer Network relationships with all Brand Partners in order to retain and grow the company's operational Fleet. You will be responsible for all organisational operations within the Central & East of England, encompassing, Sheffield, Nottingham, Lincoln and Derby (major towns). The Responsibilities of this role will include [non-exhaustive list]: * Plan Dealer Group and site interaction in advance in order to satisfy the needs of the Dealer Group or Brand Partner in accordance with the Company Strategy. * Conduct meticulous planning prior to any Network engagement with existing designated customers, ensuring any on site interaction is value adding to Employers and their respective Employee communities, whilst complementing the company and Brand Partner strategies. * Ensure a coherent strategy exists to engage contractually with regionally designated Dealer Groups. * Initiate regular communication and interaction with designated Dealer Groups and sites, with both employers and their respective employee communities. * Monitor and drive forward incremental growth by providing Dealer Groups and sites with measured assistance on how company schemes can commercially assist them achieve their goals and targets. The ideal candidate will: Live within the area of responsibility and be a Self-starter and Meticulous planner with a Target and results driven approach to their day. You will possess automotive commercial knowledge as well as Up to date industry knowledge and be both financially and commercially aware. You'll have the ability to build relationships up to Director Level using your previous retail automotive experience, and it is obviously a must that you have exemplary presentation skills. Previous experience in a field based role is also essential.

New Business Development Manager - Commercial Insurance £40,000 (Depending on experience) Basic OTE £50K (Uncapped) Hours: Mon - Fri 08:45 - 17:30 Full Company benefits PLEASE NOTE BEFORE APPLYING: OUR CLIENT IS LOOKING FOR NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CANDIDATES WITH INSURANCE SECTOR EXPERIENCE This role with a leading insurance company is suited to a strong team player who is a confident and capable communicator at all levels. You will be dealing with quotation requests generated by our marketing department in the main but some self-lead generation will be required at times. A proactive approach to Sales is required. Main Duties and Responsibilities: Provide quotations and sell policies to clients. Achieving monthly sales targets. Assisting the team in completing objectives including monthly sales targets. Day to day account handling and administration (New Business Only). Strong ability to deal with Target driven New Business Sales. Able to demonstrate a positive, enthusiastic, committed and flexible attitude towards customers and other team members, recognising the importance and benefits of effective team working. Deliver consistent customer service in line with 'best practice' and ensure compliance with relevant policies. Provide a point of contact for customer enquiries, dealing with these through to a successful outcome. Actively follow company policies (including Data Protection, Health & Safety & Equal Opportunities). Attend staff meetings and training as required. Carry out any other duties within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job as requested by your Manager/Team Leader. Maintain complete and accurate records and computer files. Maintain professionalism and a good level of personal presentation. Essential Skills: Previous experience in new business sales in Fleet and Construction / Contractors insurances (Ideally a minimum of 4/5 years). Ability to demonstrate significant business sales experience with proven results against revenue/margin targets. Ability to recognise sales opportunities, create and develop a healthy mix of pipeline through a strategic and targeted approach. A strong work ethic with good organisational skills. Customer focused with a track record of consistently overachieving on targets. Achieve all individual sales KPI targets set by the company, whilst managing customer and team expectations. Ability to communicate with both customers and colleagues at all levels of seniority and liaise effectively with other internal departments and external insurers. Confident and able to conduct on-site client visits/insurance reviews with a basic knowledge of Risk Management. Ability to work with minimal supervision. Proven desire to update product knowledge and skill set. Awareness of Data Protection Law Professional approach to all aspects of business both internally and externally. If this sounds like a role you'd be interested in please call Jimi Matthews at Perfect Placement UK Ltd for a confidential conversation.

Field Sales Executive - Scotland Up to £30,000 (Depending on experience) Plus Bonus Hours: Mon - Fri 09:00 - 17:00 Flexible location within Scotland. Full Company benefits - There may be occasions where travel to Ireland is necessary. An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen for a highly driven and self-motivated individual based in Scotland to begin a new career with an established and growing business. Our client has been trading for over 25 years and now is a leading supplier of tools and equipment for the UK's Accident Repair Garage Sector. The Role: Demonstrating, with a view to selling, capital equipment to Accident repair centres and crash repair professionals Achieving and reporting on set sales targets within your designated region taking a proactive and reactive approach to selling Advising customers of promotions for future developments and introduction of new products Maintain customer records and effectively complete sales reports Reporting on market conditions and providing competitor data where relevant Servicing and training on existing capital equipment sales Provide prompt, courteous customer interaction and support on customer premises. Work to continually increase sales within area by building on relationships with existing customers, developing business with prospect clients and generating leads The Candidate Is based in or around the Sterling area of Scotland Will be able to demonstrate an ability to build excellent working relationships with both external and internal customers Should have within their career history a strong bodyshop, crash repair or technical expertise in the automotive industry. Must have a good driving record and valid driving licence Will have good communication skills with the ability to negotiate, persuade and influence Be self-motivated and able to work on own initiative Excellent time management and planning skills and whilst being customer focussed be commercially aware of business needs If this Field Sales Executive Job interests you and you would like to know more about it or other Field Sales Executive and Automotive Jobs in Scotland please contact Jimi Matthews at Perfect Placement. At Perfect Placement, we specialise in Motor Trade Jobs, so if you are looking to improve your Automotive Career please get in touch with us today. We are the leading UK Motor Trade Recruiters with over 1,400 automotive vacancies.

Senior SQL Developer for leading eCRM & Social Media Agency - Kent Basic Salary of £35,000 to £45,000 dependent on experience Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm Package includes, private health care, death in service, 25 days holiday, remote/flexi working and company pension. Our client has an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to join their development team. The company is expanding due to their success of building and designing innovative digital marketing solutions. The successful candidate will be responsible for project development, on-going support and maintenance of our client's in-house database solutions. As well as maintaining maximum uptime of all SQL Servers, with all aspects of DBA Administration; monitoring, back up, recovery, performance tuning, user roles, permissions, apply service packs, documentation etc. You will be expected to create and maintain Disaster Recover plans, ensure maximum up time of DB Mail Server, and regularly update security passwords. A key part of this role is to troubleshoot various problems that arise with day-to-day work and resolve issues whilst providing support for the Development Team, as their data requirements grow. You will have strong Leadership skills and will require good communication to support trainee SQL developers. As part of a team you will be responsible for the maintenance, development and timely delivery new development projects. As well as creating Deployment Script routines for SQL Developers and SQL trainee Developers can follow. You will be expected to adhere to the standards and best practices of the Development Team Key skills and experience required: * Excellent Leadership and motivation skills * Support team members with clear guidance and instruction * Excellent Knowledge of T-SQL and Dynamic SQL * Good understanding of relational databases and their design * Good understanding of ETL processing of data * Good understanding of Security and Permission principles * Ability to learn technical aspects of the role * Good communications skills * Have a good understanding of programming methodologies * Proactive and well organised * Ability to prioritise workload * Able to meet tight deadlines and remain calm under pressure

Contract Resolution Executive Finance Company West London £25,000 - £32,000 Monday - Friday 0830 - 1730 Our client is a growing Finance business, offering lending options to both individuals and dealer-customers looking to finance the purchase of a vehicle. Established in 2015, this business has rapidly extended its portfolio of happy customers and introducing businesses to a point where staff requirements have been created in some very key areas. One of which is Contract Resolution Executive, realistically this role will include all aspects of contracts ending early, which will include retrieval but may also include, re-contracting, or settlement of contract. The ideal candidate will be both empathetic and forceful in nature, both required elements of this role; and will be experienced in this type of role with a career history in Finance Agreement negotiation and resolution. As our client looks to increase their business well beyond the 1,000 customers per month mark, the role will become busier. The role will include: Customer contract resolution Vehicle Repossession Management End of contract vehicle disposal Legal compliance You will be expected to be able to make the tough decisions and calls, as such you will have had experience in a similar role. In return for your expertise and knowledge, you will be rewarded with a healthy starting salary. As well as this, you will enjoy working in a friendly and upbeat environment, with a company who pride themselves on their cultural values.

Business Development Executive Finance Company West London £25,000 - £32,000 + Car + Bonus Monday - Friday 0830 - 1730 Our client is a growing Finance business, offering lending options to both individuals and dealer-customers looking to finance the purchase of a vehicle. Established in 2015, this business has rapidly extended its portfolio of happy customers and introducing businesses to a point where staff requirements have been created in some very key areas. One of which is business development. Our client receives a percentage of its business referrals from Car Main Dealers, where customers have come in to them to purchase a vehicle and for whatever reason have found that the dealer led finance is either unavailable or cost prohibitive. As the business as a whole grows, my client is looking to increase the volume of such introductions and therefore requires a competent and professional business development executive to not only spread the word but also gain commitment from the retail network. This role will be a targeted campaign, organised by the successful candidate in collaboration with the Chief Operating Officer of types of businesses and dealer groups, where the BDE will be expected to not only make their own introductions; setting up meetings, but provide detailed reports of business propositions made and results gained. The ideal candidate will fully understand the Retail Dealer Market place, having potentially worked within the sales or finance side of a retail main dealer. In return for your expertise and knowledge, you will be rewarded with a healthy starting salary, company car and performance related bonus based on your own achievements. As well as this, you will enjoy working in a friendly and upbeat environment, with a company who pride themselves on their cultural values.

Accountant Finance Company West London £24,000 - £30,000 Monday - Friday 0830 - 1730 Our client is a growing Finance business, offering lending options to both individuals and dealer-customers looking to finance the purchase of a vehicle. Established in 2015, this business has rapidly extended its portfolio of happy customers and introducing businesses to a point where staff requirements have been created in some very key areas. One of which is their requirement for an Accountant. Our client works with over 1,000 customers monthly as well as numerous different providers of loans, as such there is an inordinate amount of financial data to be both collated and reported on. Your daily activities will include: Preparation and reporting on Business Finances Preparation and reporting on departmental Key Performance Indicators Daily Banking reconciliation Preparation and reporting on Month End Accounting Preparation of FYE Accounts As well as other accounting duties such as acting as a contact for all accounts enquiries/queries. You will either be ACCA or AAT qualified or working towards this. All FYE accounts are externally prepared and audited and as such you will only be required to prepare these for such. In return for your expertise and knowledge, you will be rewarded with a healthy starting salary. As well as this, you will enjoy working in a friendly and upbeat environment, with a company who pride themselves on their cultural values.

Complaints Investigations Executive Finance Company West London £24,000 - £34,000 Monday - Friday 0830 - 1730 Our client is a growing Finance business, offering lending options to both individuals and dealer-customers looking to finance the purchase of a vehicle. Established in 2015, this business has rapidly extended its portfolio of happy customers and introducing businesses to a point where staff requirements have been created in some very key areas. One of which is their requirement for a Complaints Investigations Executive. The type of vehicle finance that our client provides and the contract supplied to the customer is such that until the entire agreement is settled in full, the customer is only the registered keeper of the vehicle and not the owner. As such any complaints regarding the vehicle or supply thereof by the customer must be lodged to our client for them to investigate and provide resolution. In this role you will be expected to respond in writing to all complaints, questions and queries in a timely and professional manner, investigate the nature of the complaint to the fullest extent, including the use of third party organisations and respond to the customer in such a way as a resolution is provided. You will require both a knowledge of complaints management as well as an investigative nature and perhaps a healthy dose of scepticism. Our client is looking for an experienced Complaints handler ideally from a similar background. In return for your expertise and knowledge, you will be rewarded with a healthy starting salary. As well as this, you will enjoy working in a friendly and upbeat environment, with a company who pride themselves on their cultural values.

Digital Marketing Executive Finance Company West London £28,000 - £34,000 Monday - Friday 0830 - 1730 Our client is a growing Finance business, offering lending options to both individuals and dealer-customers looking to finance the purchase of a vehicle. Established in 2015, this business has rapidly extended its portfolio of happy customers and introducing businesses to a point where staff requirements have been created in some very key areas. One of which is their requirement for a Digital Marketing Executive. Our client's digital marketing is currently being created, posted and analysed by team members who have other responsibilities, as such like many businesses who digitally market in this way, some days it is awesome others when work gets in the way not so…Consistency of brand, message and visibility is required. As Digital Marketing Executive you will manage the content and planning process for our client's brand, helping to develop the social strategy and bringing it to life across social media platforms. You will think creatively and plan strategically. Ultimately you will be passionate about social media and can help our client turn data into actionable insight to further drive the business forward. You will collaborate with multiple stakeholders across the business to ensure the successful delivery of projects. Some of the Skills & Qualities You'll Need: Social media experience gained in either agency or client side role. Excellent creative skills, including copywriting, video and image production. Expertise in publishing content via social media platform tools (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube) and social media management systems like (Hootsuite, Sprinklr, Conversocial etc). In-depth knowledge of social media platforms, market trends, consumer behaviour and best practices. Integrated marketing mind set (offline and online, paid, owned, shared and earned channels) Detail oriented, ability to work within tight deadlines, adjust to changes in priorities and balance short term needs with long term strategic initiatives. Ability to identify what could become reputational issue. Expertise in using analytics tools (e.g. Facebook, YouTube and Twitter Insights etc) and developing meaningful measurement reports, analysis and actionable recommendations on next steps. Expertise in using Social Media Listening tools like Sonar and Brandwatch. In return for your expertise and knowledge, you will be rewarded with a healthy starting salary. As well as this, you will enjoy working in a friendly and upbeat environment, with a company who pride themselves on their cultural values.

Sales Trainer Finance Company West London £28,000 - £38,000 Monday - Friday 0830 - 1730 Our client is a growing Finance business, offering lending options to both individuals and dealer-customers looking to finance the purchase of a vehicle. Established in 2015, this business has rapidly extended its portfolio of happy customers and introducing businesses to a point where staff requirements have been created in some very key areas. One of which is their requirement for a Sales Trainer. Our client runs a team of upwards of 25 Finance Sales Advisors, this is expected to grow by 380% over the next 12-18 months. Part of this growth plan and staff retention strategy is the creation of this position. The Sales Trainer will be responsible for the on-boarding training offered to all new team members as well as identifying internal needs for targeted and sometimes individual sales training. You will be an expert in Car Finance Sales with a passion for supporting the success of sales professionals. You are truly customer-focused, and recognise that learners are your customers. You will have an innate ability to connect with and relate to sales professionals quickly and authentically, fostering trust and building safe environments for new team members and improvers to stretch; your expertise is rooted in both successful sales experience and training. You'll know how to transfer knowledge and create environments where individuals learn from one another by sharing best practices. Exceptional sales trainers understand the changing trends within the selling space, whether it's business-to-business or business-to-consumer sales. They talk to sales professionals both inside and outside the company, read the experts in the field, and search for the latest reports and studies by industry consultants; and you'll be able to demonstrate this. You will provide staff with Lightbulb moments looking for opportunities to make connections to their real job and their individual backgrounds incorporating essential questioning, listening and other critical skills into your behaviour in the 'classroom'. As an exceptional trainer you will also coach with specific, accurate feedback that helps learners improve their ability to apply what they learned, with real-world application of improved selling skills that can lead learners to measurable growth in business outcomes. In return for your expertise and knowledge, you will be rewarded with a healthy starting salary. As well as this, you will enjoy working in a friendly and upbeat environment, with a company who pride themselves on their cultural values.

Credit Risk Analyst Finance Company West London £28,000 - £34,000 Monday - Friday 0830 - 1730 Our client is a growing Finance business, offering lending options to both individuals and dealer-customers looking to finance the purchase of a vehicle. Established in 2015, this business has rapidly extended its portfolio of happy customers and introducing businesses to a point where staff requirements have been created in some very key areas. One of which is their requirement for a Credit Risk Analyst. Our client is looking for a strong, ambitious analyst with data mining and analytical experience. It would be ideal if candidates had Credit Risk Analysist experience in acquisitions but not essential, you will need to be someone who embraces the challenge of being part of a growing and relatively new analytics function. With the right training and coaching, you will be given the excellent opportunity to define and shape lending strategy management in a progressive, agile and growing lender, and develop your own understanding of lending strategy management. Your chance to make a real impact on the commercial decision-making process and the opportunity to gain swift professional development is guaranteed. You will be expected to provide support on design, monitoring and enhancing of lending and fraud strategies, and provide analytical insight on new business performance as well as supporting deep-dive analytics (cohort analysis, pre-post analysis, segmentation and ad-hoc analysis) to drive actionable insights and recommendations. What you have that we are looking for: Essentially you will be Degree qualified in a numerical discipline and have experience in using data reporting packages. You will need Strong Microsoft Office skills e.g. excel, word, power point and access as well as strong communication skills and a career demonstrating experience of working to a high level of detail and accuracy Experience within a Credit Risk role is highly desirable, however, analytical experience within other environments or disciplines would be considered. In return for your expertise and knowledge, you will be rewarded with a healthy starting salary. As well as this, you will enjoy working in a friendly and upbeat environment, with a company who pride themselves on their cultural values.

Compliance Manager Finance Company West London £35,000 - £45,000 Monday - Friday 0830 - 1730 Our client is a growing Finance business, offering lending options to both individuals and dealer-customers looking to finance the purchase of a vehicle. Established in 2015, this business has rapidly extended its portfolio of happy customers and introducing businesses to a point where staff requirements have been created in some very key areas. One of which is legal compliance. As a finance broker the majority of their legal compliance has thus far been managed by their experienced directors, however having been granted their Lending Licence in 2018, the business plan is to grow the business into both broker and lender and as such the requirements for compliance will increase demonstrably. The ideal candidate will live in West London or be able to travel easily to the area and have the following experience. Preparation and roll-out of correct and up-to-date documentation throughout the business that is FCA compliant. Preparation of the business for Lender Audit and continued maintenance of standards and processes set. Creation and implementation of internal processes and procedures for FCA compliant lending as well as record keeping (Due Diligence) of all actions taken. GDPR Maintenance of all records to GDPR standards Acting as both Data Controller and internal regulator Creation of Service Level Agreements with all lenders and introductory sources. You will have worked (ideally) within a similar finance set-up in a role in which you have sole control for compliance. My client is open to all applications, although is ideally looking for a candidate who can hit the ground running in such a fast paced environment. In return for your expertise and knowledge, you will be rewarded with a healthy starting salary. As well as this, you will enjoy working in a friendly and upbeat environment, with a company who pride themselves on their cultural values.

Senior Commercial Account Executive Redhill, Surrey Monday to Friday, Full-time 08:55-17:30 Full Company Benefits Our client is a leading Insurance broker offering support to a number of different industries. This role has been created owing to retirement and as such it is pivotal that the successful candidate be able to start as quickly as possible and hit the ground running. You will be managing a group of accounts (customers) across both the UK Fleet Market and the Construction sector as such the ideal candidate will have a minimum of 4 years' experience in providing insurance to either or both sectors. You will be able to demonstrate significant business sales experience with proven results against revenue/margin targets as well as being confident enough to be able to conduct on-site client visits/insurance reviews with a basic knowledge of Risk Management. You will be expected to provide quotations and sell policies to clients, whilst looking to both achieve and exceed monthly sales targets. You will have responsibility for day to day account handling and administration (New Business Only) and you must be able to demonstrate a positive, enthusiastic, committed and flexible attitude towards customers and other team members, recognising the importance and benefits of effective team working. This role is well-suited to a strong team player who is a confident and capable communicator at all levels. You will be dealing with quotation requests generated by our client's marketing department in the main but some self-lead generation will be required at times. A proactive approach to Sales is a must.

.Net Front End Developer Redhill, Surrey Monday to Friday, Full-time 08:55-17:30 Full Company Benefits Our client is a leading Insurance provider offering support to a number of different industries. This role has been created owing to continued growth in one particular sector which requires additional digital support you'll be working with an AngularJS/MVC e-commerce system running in Azure with a WCF backend, and our client needs you to hit the ground running from day one. Once you're up to speed there's a number of exciting projects waiting to go, which will really give you the opportunity to make your mark. This isn't a role where you'll be spending all your time fixing someone else's code! You'll be part of a friendly and supportive development team, but it is expected that you will be their 'go-to' person for all things front end related. Both as a team, and as a company our client is very open to new ideas and technologies and want to provide you with what you need to give their customers the experience they deserve, and expect. Essential Skills you will require: A working and commercial knowledge of: HTML/CSS, Javascript/JQuery, AngularJS, Asp.Net, MVC.Net, C# and VB.Net Ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels in an agile environment as well as good team working skills and ability to work with minimal supervision and excellent problem-solving abilities. Although NOT essential if you have a working knowledge of any of the following it would make you stand out as a candidate: WCF/SOAP, .Net, Visual Studio and testing frameworks as well as, experience of GIT/GITHUB and an understanding of OOP principles. If you knew TDD and had a knowledge of design patterns as well as User design experience, PHP, WordPress, SQL Server, Azure Webapps and Azure SQL then you'd be top of the list. Your Main Duties and Responsibilities will include: Work on customer-facing websites / Consult with internal clients about business requirements. / Build applications to internal client specifications. / Customise current applications in line with changing business needs. / Evaluate performance of applications. / Test and implement system updates. / Design, build and maintain efficient, reusable and reliable code. / Identify bottlenecks and bugs and devise solutions to address these issues. / Help maintain code quality and organisation. / Carry out any other duties within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job as requested by your manager.

Software Developer Hampshire £40,000 to £45,000 Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:30 Our client is a finance broker who focuses on providing the highest standard of service and on achieving good customer outcomes. They invest heavily in the training and development of their employees and offer a friendly and approachable working environment. Job & Person Description: The requirement is for an application developer to join the in-house development team to assist with the development of business systems in support of the company's overall plans for growth. They have a mixture of in house and 3rd party integrated systems which improve business performance and efficiency via the utilisation of technology. Responsibilities of the role Working as part of the IT development team covering the developing of new solutions and working on improvements of our internal web based .net solutions, various MS SQL database integration and consolidation projects. Enhancing our integration with our core finance system, collections platform and other 3rd party solutions Supporting and modifying existing .net and SQL based business solutions integrated with external agencies for customer identity verification and credit checking etc. Assist in producing technical specifications with the business analysts and end user community to understand solutions based on their requirements. Provide software technical assistance to other departments and other team members Report on performance against timescales, specifications and quality requirements. Identify any deviations from the agreed plans and carry out corrective actions. Qualifications, Skills & Experience required for this role: Essential: * Experience in commercial software development * Angular 4+, Asp.net, MVC and Web Forms * C# * .Net Framework * WCF Web services * Visual Studio 2010-2019 * MS SQL Server 2008R2 - 2017 * JavaScript/jQuery/AngularJS/Knockout/Ajax * Experience working with source control preferably AzureDevOps * Experience of Object Oriented Design and implementation. * Solid server side development using C# (not just GUIs or Web) Desirable: * Microsoft Certification for C# * EID &e-sign experience * Exposure to Continuous Integration and Release management * Commercial experience in Agile environment/ practices * Support and maintenance experience on production systems * Experience of developing performance critical transaction processing applications * Experience with Workflow/document management solutions development * Experience with finance solutions * Experience with Test Driven Development * Knowledge of design patterns - including, but not limited to, DI/IoC Please note that as our client is involved in the Finance Industry they will carry out both Financial Checks and Criminal Record Bureau Checks as part of the recruitment process for all roles. If you are interested in this role, please get in contact with Jimi Matthews at Perfect Placement today!