Natascha Maenhaut (MIRP)

- Responsible for the overall day to day management of this niche multilingual recruitment agency.- Recruitment, training, management and supervision of sales and support staff- Instrumental in the development of blue chip and key multi-national client accounts within FMCG, Accountancy, Banking, Media and Service industries. - Key Account Management - Meeting and presenting the company’s services to key potential clients with a view to securing Preferred Supplier Status. Preparing business tenders and leading contract negotiations.- Managing large scale recruitment drives for multi-national clients. - Training and motivating the sales team, implementing targets and developing strategies for securing and maintaining target accounts. - Implementing, reviewing and managing individual as well as company KPIs.- Manage marketing initiatives to further strengthen the company’s presence in the market; website development, identifying new job portals for advertising etc

Supply Chain Activities:- Responsible for the Supply Chain; managing Schedule E bonded warehouse and all Customs & Excise matters. Ensuring sufficient stocks were available to meet forecasted demand.- Pipeline Management, forecasting sales.- Sourcing Suppliers, negotiating prices and contracts. - Sourced, appointed and managed Agents and DistributorsSales & Marketing Activities: - International travel to develop and manage sales to new and existing client accounts. - Supporting agents by assisting them with presentations to blue chip clients throughout Europe, Russia and USA. - Preparing and delivering of contracts and price negotiations to suppliers and customers. Negotiating sales agency contracts with principals and sub-agents.- Preparing business plans for grant and finance applications. Achieved WDA development grant for AMPS Ltd during 1999.- Promoted from Manager of Sales & Marketing in Dec ’97 to General Manager.- Staff training and management

- Responsible for sales order processing and customer service aspect of accounts based throughout Europe, including CIS and Turkey.- Prepared management reports and presentations for suppliers and customers.- Visiting overseas accounts supporting the European Sales Manager.- Working in collaboration with US office to achieve successful supply-chain management.