Summary
Simon Hargreaves is a seasoned Key Account Manager with over two decades of commercial sales and account leadership in kitchen worktops, laminate products and fabricated stone surfaces for major UK and European retailers. Trained as a sheet metal and fabrication engineer, he uniquely blends hands-on technical knowledge with proven skills in national key account development, forecasting and team building, having led both field and outbound sales teams. He founded and ran a successful Keller Kitchen showroom, managing high-value projects and end-to-end installations, and earlier served as an installation manager ensuring smooth delivery and payment. At Sheridan Fabrications he now focuses on strategic relationships with blue-chip kitchen supply and DIY chains, combining product development and marketing insight to drive growth. His background in practical engineering and frontline installation gives him an unusual depth of credibility when negotiating technical specifications and commercial terms.
14 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Various Olevels, GCSE's and English 16+, Various Olevels, GCSE's and English 16+ at Crompton House Secondary Modern, Shaw, Oldham
ONC in Mechanical & Production Engineering. City & Guilds in Sheet Metal & Thinplate Craft Studies, ONC in Mechanical & Production Engineering. City & Guilds in Sheet Metal & Thinplate Craft Studies at Oldham College of Technology
NEBS Introduction to Business Management, Distinction, NEBS Introduction to Business Management, Distinction at Stockport Business School