DonB

Experienced and versatile all-rounder with varied background including strong commercial skills and excellent Sales and Marketing experience. Now looking to look at any opportunity including temp, part time, contract or full time.

Marketing Manager at Schwing Stetter UK Ltd (2025-01 – 2026-01)

This role lasted 7 months, I was not busy at all and in the end was laid off due to business pressures experienced by the company across Europe.

• All social media posts for LinkedIn, You Tube and Instagram, this included video production and editing. Tracking success and reviewing and changing approaches and finding new angles to promote the company.
• Developed corporate profiles as presentations and documents.
• Creating and placing of advertising and managing relationship with industry bodies
• Developing written procedures for customers and service engineers
• Developed news stories for publishing on website
• Maintenance of COSHH register (hazardous substances)
• Reviewing Training across the organisation, making recommendations to meet both HSE and technical needs.

Marketing Manager/Admin Assistant at Benford UV (2022-01 – 2024-12)

Benford are a small company of 16 people that designs, manufactures, installs and services UV Curing Systems for large printing presses, exporting mostly to the USA. My role was Marketing Manager and Administration Assistant which involved the following activities.

• Creating Quotations and Invoices on Xero Accounting Software
• Purchase Management including requesting quotations from suppliers, creation of PO on Xero or ordering via online websites, accepting delivery into stock and then project allocation
• Arranging shipment of spares and systems worldwide through couriers and agents
• Receptionist, both face to face and telephone
• Filing of paperwork in project files, maintaining cost and stock details on Excel
• Collections and deliveries to and from suppliers using company van
• Working with an agency on Search Engine optimisation and Web Site improvement
• Posting of relevant material to Social Platforms and create bimonthly newsletter
• Trade Show organisation
• Developing promotional material including brochures, give aways and press releases

Various Management Sales roles at IBM UK, GBM Oman, IBM Zimbabwe (1998-01 – 2021-12)

My most senior appointment, I was Sales and Marketing Director at GBM a $600m Systems Integrator, in the Middle East, where I managed a team of over 20 people. I managed the teams to drive revenue growth across the full spectrum of IT offerings including hardware, applications and value services to new and existing customers. In IBM I managed the relationship between IBM and its largest business partners in the UK being responsible for driving new business.

The various roles and business pressures demanded development of strong additional commercial skills including Project Management, Contract Review, Negotiating and an appreciation of IT being driven by business demands.

Bachelor of Commerce – University of Natal