Damian Lisle

• Company Overview: Collar & Comb is a mobile dog grooming business servicing the Greater Bendigo region

Key responsibilities

• Customer Service – Exceed our customers expectations at all times
• Bath & groom customers dogs to an exceptional standard
• Appointment planning
• Marketing & measurement of key sales activities
• Day to Day management of business
• Built business from the ground up with a consistent increase in revenue

• Company Overview: HAYMES Paints is Australia's leading independent paint producer & retailer
• Proud to be 100% Australian, family owned and independent since 1935

Key responsibilities

• Develop & implement measures to achieve budgeted store sales & profit contribution
• Build strong relationships with new and existing trade and retail customers for sales growth and service
• Focus on customer satisfaction
• Recruit, onboard and coach new members
• Rostering
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and learning
• Provide a safe work environment
• Identify opportunities for improvement of work practices and processes
• Replenishment of stock and merchandising

• Company Overview: Middendorp Electric Co Pty Ltd is Australia's leading independent electrical wholesaler
• Proud to be 100% Australian, family owned and independent since 1928

Key responsibilities

• Cost minimisation through strategic/bulk buying
• Analysis of Inventory and Purchasing reports
• Maintain stock levels of core stock
• Slow and Dead stock management
• Supplier pricing negotiations
• Attend to customer sales & trade counter enquiries
• Actively encourage a safety and environmentally conscious workplace
• Identify opportunities for improvement of work practices and processes
• Replenishment of stock and merchandising

• Company Overview: Yarra Valley Floors is a prominent, family-owned retail flooring business
• It has serviced the Outer Eastern Suburbs and Yarra Valley region for approximately 25 years

Key responsibilities

• Customer Service – Exceed our customers expectations at all times
• Plan and adopt strategies over all areas of my business in order to generate and continually increase profit
• Build effective, positive relationships with all stakeholders
• Identify & measure key sales activities to ensure sales performance is maximised
• Develop and nurture sound business relationships with suppliers
• Visual Merchandising
• Plan and adopt sales campaigns
• Day to Day management such as ordering stock and organising installation

• Company Overview: Harvey Norman is well known for its strong retail presence in the areas of Flooring, Furniture, Bedding, Electrical Goods & AV/IT

Key responsibilities

• Customer Service – Exceed our customers expectations at all times
• Plan and adopt strategies over all areas of my business in order to generate and continually increase profit
• Build effective, positive relationships with all stakeholders
• Recruitment, training, coaching and evaluation of staff
• Identify & measure key sales activities to ensure sales performance is maximised
• Develop and nurture sound business relationships with suppliers
• Visual Merchandising
• Plan and adopt sales campaigns
• Day to Day management such as ordering stock and organising installation

• Company Overview: Australian Media Group is a dynamic company which publishes some of Australia's leading specialist publications; facilitates the publishing requirements of Australian companies and associations; and produces cutting edge, award-winning creative design and production for a wide range of clients

Key Responsibilities

• Manage & Expand Sales division
• Sell advertising space across a number of publications to new & existing clients
• Perform a needs analysis on new & existing clients
• Present advertising solutions to new & existing clients
• Close the sale
• Develop and nurture sound business relationships with clients
• Liaise with external media agencies
• Tradeshow attendance
• Plan and adopt sales campaigns

• Company Overview: Trinity Executive, the executive and commercial recruitment division of Catalyst Recruitment Systems Ltd, was established in 1991 and has offices in every key market in Australia
• Trinity's specialist executive recruiters cover appointments from graduate trainee to CEO across a range of industry segments

Key responsibilities

• To recruit executives in the Sales & Marketing sector for newly prospected or allocated clients
• To recruit executives in the Engineering sector for newly prospected or allocated clients
• To develop and nurture sound business relationships with clients
• To take assignment briefs and produce assignment specifications in accordance with company standards
• Interview preferential candidates using behavioural descriptive interviewing techniques and qualifying with STAR methodology
• Servicing of placements
• Reference check in a confidential and targeted manner
• Appraised highly in all performance appraisals during tenure
• Established strong relationships with external stakeholders such as NPA partners and other agencies/associations in order to achieve a mutually beneficial outcome
• Continually positive and valuable team member who is always pro-active and an influence within the environment
• Multiple comments made by clients regarding their pleasure in conducting business together

Key responsibilities

• Managing a sales team
• Commercial / retail sales and general customer service
• Implementation and expansion of commercial sales division through strategic marketing within the building and construction sector
• Consistently exceeded sales targets set by franchisee

Key responsibilities

• Operation of Sonar, Radar and Electronic Warfare equipment
• Interpretation and discrimination of information provided to assist the tactical picture under all simulated / warfare situations
• Mentoring and management of reports