Darren Farrow

Sales manager with experience in B2B sales, technical product solutions and account management. Skilled in developing new business, negotiating contracts and building lasting customer relationships. Combines sales team leadership with a practical background in haulage and logistics, with earlier bus-driving and technical experience in the tanker industry. Brings an understanding of transport operations and customer requirements.

Sales Manager - Greens H2O Hire Ltd - Basingstoke, Hampshire

(2025-05)

• Develop and implement sales strategies to increase market share and identify new business opportunities.
• Manage the daily sales pipeline and coordinate team activity against quarterly targets.
• Lead weekly sales meetings to review performance, agree priorities and address barriers to progress.
• Build long-term client relationships and act as the main contact for key accounts.
• Negotiate contracts and develop strategic partnerships to support customer acquisition and revenue growth.
• Analyse sales activity, customer needs and competitor trends to guide sales and marketing activity.

Technical Sales Representative - GAP Group - Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

(2021-02 - 2025-05)

• Managed sales opportunities from prospecting and cold calling through to negotiation and closing.
• Achieved sales targets through focused campaigns, pipeline management and follow-up.
• Identified customer needs and recommended suitable product solutions within their budgets.
• Prepared accurate quotations and negotiated pricing and terms with limited management support.
• Maintained customer relationships, resolved enquiries and complaints, and supported client retention.
• Represented the company at trade shows and sales events to develop contacts and promote products.

HGV Tanker Driver - Millers Haulage Ltd - St Ives, Cambridgeshire

(2019-01 - 2021-03)

• Transported hazardous and non-hazardous materials in line with safety procedures.
• Checked load security and weight limits, adapting routes and schedules to maintain timely deliveries.
• Completed delivery paperwork and driving records, submitting documentation to management.

HGV Class 1 Driver - 2 Agriculture Ltd - King's Lynn, Norfolk

(2015-02 - 2019-01)

• Completed scheduled deliveries, checked loads and provided a professional service at customer handovers.
• Used digital tachographs to record driving hours, breaks and rest periods.
• Completed delivery documentation and promptly reported vehicle defects, damage and incidents.

HGV Class 1 Driver - Roger Warnes - Swaffham, Norfolk

(2007-01 - 2019-01)

• Transported goods across the UK, adapting to route changes and urgent delivery requests.
• Carried out vehicle checks, monitored load security and reported mechanical issues for repair.
• Liaised with dispatch and logistics teams to communicate progress and resolve delivery discrepancies.
• Trained and mentored new drivers in safe driving, vehicle checks and company procedures.
• Assisted with route planning and maintained delivery notes, timesheets and fuel records.

Swavesey VC (1986)