Ciarán Oglesby
Sales & Marketing Executive
• 15 years of key account, business development and operations management experience
Personal Info
• Instrumental in launching a new product with Oglesby & Butler Ltd, growing sales from zero to
Address
€6m p.a.
• Entrepreneur, having founded and managed a successful start-up. Grew revenue from zero to
Aillwee House
Pollerton Little
€0.5m
• Strong leadership skills. Directed teams of three direct reports
Carlow
• Excellent commercial acumen, across sales, marketing, ecommerce, product development,
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supply chain
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Experience
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05-2017 -
Account Executive
present
WorkCompass
• Completed a full time intensive 7 week solution sales training and scored a
total 87.5% from 15 assessments.
• Reported directly to the CEO.
• Won and managed new key accounts targeting HR leaders across all
industries in USA, Canada, UK selling performance management software.
• Generate leads via LinkedIn, outbound email and cold calls and manage
pipeline in Hubspot CRM
• Conduct discovery calls, deliver demonstrations, present proposals, negotiate
Date of birth
28/05/1981
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/ciaranoglesby
Twitter
twitter.com/ciaranoglesby
Languages
English
prices and close deals to senior HR leaders and CXO’s.
• Met or exceeded weekly, monthly and quarterly targets.
Fluent
• Partner with sales team on sales strategies and tactic's.
Software
10-2013 -
Founder
11-2016
Goboof Products Ltd
• Project managed the product design, branding and initial manufacture of the
Alfa herbal vaporiser.
Hubspot CRM
iWork & MS Office
• Developed a global wholesale and distribution network (US, Canada, EU,
Australia, South Africa) achieving €500k annual turnover in a niche market.
Mac & Windows
• Established a pricing structure across three channels.
• Designed and built an e-commerce website on Shopify platform, executing
Adobe Photoshop & Lightroom
seasonal online promotions which generated online sales to €120k p.a.
• Engaged social media influencers to create awareness, to further drive web
traffic and support sales.
• Managed production staff before outsourcing manufacture to a firm in
Northern Ireland.
• Negotiated agreements with component suppliers from China, UK, Greece,
Germany and Ireland
• Setup customer support and online sales distribution with US fulfilment firm for
North America reducing costs, shipping times and improving customer service
response times.
10-2008 -
Sales & Marketing Manager
09-2013
Oglesby & Butler Ltd
• Generated B2B pipeline of master distributors, wholesalers and local stores
across international markets.
• Identified and managed relationships with key accounts developing them to
strategic partners.
Html & CSS
• Forecasted monthly and quarterly sales for MD and management meetings.
• Managed sales admin and customer service team.
• Coordinated key annual industry trade shows and unique networking events
such as CES, CHAMPS and MPP @ Playboy mansion.
• Designed and led development of O&B’s first online retail store (€400k p.a.
revenue within three years)
• Developed customised promotional incentives for distributors, wholesalers and
online consumers.
• Engaged tech bloggers, press (NY Times, Wired, Uncrate, Gizmodo, Core 77,
Maclean’s), social media influencers creating brand PR and secured product
placement onto TV shows and Music video’s (HBO’s Bored to Death and
Snoop Dogg).
• Worked with R&D team to develop product customisation, line-extensions,
accessories, colour’s and bundles
09-2007 -
Sales Advisor
01-2008
Click.ie
• Advised home and business customers on computer HW, SW and related
products
• Achieved second highest annual gross sales across all retail stores within 5
months
• Scored highest Christmas points bonus sales incentive for December, across
ten retail stores
• Promoted to Assistant Store Manager. Identified for fast track to Store
Manager
• Managed and trained teams of four promotional staff
06-2002 -
Sales Representative
09-2007
Oglesby & Butler Ltd
• Developed new business in UK and Ireland. Supported new business
development in Europe and the US
• Acquired new wholesale accounts and sold products to existing accounts
(Automotive, Agri-vet)
• Liaised with R&D and customers to develop products/markets e.g. cordless
hot melt glue gun dent puller for automotive applications
• Organised and attended international trade fairs to promote products
• Liaised with production to organise lead times for distributor accounts.
Inputted sales into Navision
• Assisted design of promotional material, including Portasol website and
product packaging
• Initiated wholesale network for Portasol Agri-vet, Automotive, Industrial. Grew
Irish sales, €15k to €135k p.a.
Licenses
06-1999
Full clean Drving Licence
Courses
10-2012 -
Digital Marketing(DMI)
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International Selling(Enterprise Ireland)
05-2011
Interests
Globtrotting, Hiking, Wakeboarding, Cycling, Tech, Photography
