SIMON BUTLER

– Spearheaded enterprise-level business development for Europe's leading SaaS Freelance staffing-on-demand platform. – Cultivated relationships with major brands in retail, hospitality, catering, logistics, and facilities management. – Assessed competitor activities for strategic positioning. – Reporting to CCO, led strategic sector initiatives across UK, France, and Netherlands, developing and implementing go-to-market strategies. – Executed comprehensive client prospecting and nurturing strategies, enhancing market presence and improving client engagement.

– Led enterprise sales initiatives for one of the UK's prominent neutral vendor MSP providers overseeing £1.5bn under management. – Championed the sale of proprietary MSP software platform solutions, optimising enterprise labour management and consolidating national supply chains effectively. – Oversaw a multi-million-pound self-generated pipeline, fostering stakeholder collaboration and securing sales from £4m to £18m with senior executives across HR, procurement, and finance, including C-suite members. – Facilitated the preparation and submission of RFIs and tenders for high-value projects ranging from £5m to £50m, with pursuit times averaging 6 to 18 months. – Analysed competitor activities to inform strategic positioning. – Championed implementation of unique hybrid MSP solution for strategic staffing. – Enabled clients to leverage intelligent workforce management software for data-driven decision-making. – Drove creation of frictionless access to jobs and jobseekers across diverse industries. – Oversaw deal values won for hybrid MSP solutions ranging from £1m to £8m. – Conducted comprehensive market research to pinpoint potential business opportunities. – Assessed competitor strategies for enhanced market positioning. – Streamlined operational procedures to bolster productivity.

– Spearheaded 360 SaaS platform and app sales for Indeed Flex, disrupting traditional staffing marketplace.

– Oversaw pipeline of 200+ enterprise prospects across sectors, ensuring consistent engagement and follow-up. – Partnered with stakeholders to align business goals and objectives, facilitating collaborative strategy development. – Supported sales efforts through effective communication and relationship building. – Assessed competitor activities for strategic positioning. – Supported enterprise businesses in implementing data-driven talent attraction solutions on reed.co.uk, enhancing recruitment effectiveness. – Delivered excellent customer service by addressing queries promptly and effectively. – Collaborated with stakeholders to align business goals and objectives.

– P&L responsibility for full-service branding, design, and recruitment advertising agency. – Championed new business development, driving innovation in business strategy and expanding product offerings. – Steered strategic direction for £10m recruitment firm, contributing to overall growth as part of senior leadership team. – Negotiated and optimised media contracts, achieving cost efficiencies and improved service delivery. – Established and led national framework PSLs. – Founded and chaired Prospectus HR Network, fostering engagement across 550 organisations. – Provided strategic guidance on Do-It board initiatives to enhance organisational effectiveness. – Directed company newsletter editorial processes. – Established and then managed an HR Network of over 550 organisations, including ground-breaking HR and Employment Law Breakfast Seminars, regularly attended by up to 150 delegates.

– Represented Prospectus in partnership with Do-it.org.uk, contributing to UK's leading platform for volunteering by enhancing access to over a million volunteer opportunities.

– Coordinated recruitment strategies for high-profile commercial clients, aligning initiatives with account objectives to meet client needs. – Supported advertising and media planning for recruitment of call centre staff, facilitating up to 1000 hires annually through assessment centres. – Executed recruitment communications project for Eon, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to budget.

– Founded and led Property Company specialising in residential development projects, overseeing project management from conception to completion.

– Secured placement on Central Office of Information Roster for Classified Agencies within 12 months, outperforming largest recruitment advertising agencies in UK – Launched successful jobs board www.northwestjobs.com with MD, generating commercial interest from major jobs boards – Established a London start-up for this North-West based recruitment advertising agency and joined Head Office Board.

– Managing a large team of Account Managers, Executives and Administrators, I was the Account Director and Media Manager for the COI Stand-by Account, at £7m turnover per annum, the largest UK recruitment advertising account, incorporating both recruitment advertising, public information and public notice advertising – I led the UK's largest post-war recruitment campaign to recruit over 50,000 temporary administration staff for ONS National Census – Key account direction for a range of high profile public and commercial clients, including the MOD's civilian recruitment, for whom I helped create their first TV Commercial

– Managing a team of Account Managers, Executives and Administrators, I was responsible for the account direction for a range of high profile public and commercial clients, including Sainsbury's store openings throughout the UK