Simon Bennett
Managing Director Advanced Solutions (Uki) at Td Synnex @TD SYNNEX UK&I
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WORK HISTORY
Managing Director Advanced Solutions (Uki) at Td Synnex @TD SYNNEX UK&I
Warrington, GB
EDUCATION
Holy Cross College & University
A Level, Computer Science, Physics, Maths, Media Studies
The University of Bolton
BSc (Hons), Business Information Systems
SKILLS
ABOUT SIMON BENNETT
Versatile and experienced \'Senior Level Director\' with a high performance track record of profitable management and business development. Comfortable with all aspects of financial control, including budgets, targets and general / administrative cost control. Over 20 years experience in the IT industry with a global overview of all business functions and departments. Currently working at TD SYNNEX UK & I,(within the Advanced Solutions division) specialising, but not limited to Microsoft / AWS / Google / Oracle / VMware / Veeam / Veritas / Citrix / Adobe and Nutanix Software Cloud aggregation and orchestration. In addition to key sales roles I have worked on various business critical / change management projects, including implementation of several CRM systems, movement from SOPSYS ERP to PSFT ERP,(NEC) start-up and development of several new back office sales, marketing, pre-sales and operations teams,(Tech Data) management of two office moves, one office closure and a member of the Advanced Solutions leadership team when Tech Data purchased Avnet to manage the integration plan.I have undertaken various roles and responsibilities including Senior Director,(Current) Business Unit Director, Sales General Manager, Operations Manager, European Business Analyst, European Database Administrator, Business Support Manager, Customer Services Manager and Senior Sales Account Manager.I am always willing to take tough decisions to maximise productivity and efficiency, continually looking for the next business challenge, consider myself as a self-starter, with passion, energy and enthusiasm to succeed, strong belief in FAIL FAST and continual improvement with a Day 1 mentality.*Key Values = Customer, vendor and partner focused - instills team ethic of service excellence - analytical in approach - process lead - profitability driven - lead by example.Specialties- Track record of top and bottom line business growth- Focus on output vs. input and value approach- Staff recruitment, training, development and management - Skilled in team building and motivating others- People orientated with multi-cultural experience - Customer first, ability to influence at a senior level- Excellent management and organisational skills - Project management and trouble-shooting abilities - Milestone planning to set and reach objectives- Extensive experience in ERP systems / procedures - Order management and business support
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