Simon Robinson

Working for large national retailers has given Simon a grounding in how UK retail operates and the experience of applying these skills in an entrepnerial small business environment gives him an inate ability to add value to other organisations. Having worked in a broad range of consumer goods categories ranging from furniture to skincare to prepaid credit cards Simon has honed his skills in multiple markets. This site provides a generic overview of Simon's skills and experience.

Ecommerce

Simon's last 5 years have been spent working with a small, but rapidly expanding company with just 10 employees with an annual turnover of £6m. Following his original contract to run their marketing function, Simon has undertaken consecutive short term roles directly contributing to the companies growth from £2m to £6m annual turnover. In 2006 he set up their ecommerce function which he has now grown to service all of Europe with sites in the UK, France and Germany. The ecommerce business has grown from a standing start to now account for 10% of the turnover and 15% of it's gross profit.

Retail promotional management

Simon's base skill set has been developed from working in market leading multinational retail organisations in the consumer electronics and furniture sectors. His strong commercial awareness is a result of working in cultures where accountability for the short term trading activity is implicit. Having managed all aspects of the marketing mix he developed an expertise in promotions where he ultimately led the development of the generic promotional platform acocuntable for its content from headline message through to the specific deals, its external and internal communication and financials.