Chris Slater Email Address

Head of Communications and Information Technology and Sunderland Sites Brand Manager

We are a top 10 Volkswagen Group retailer with sites in Durham and Sunderland. With over 170 people across our 4 locations, we are truly one big Pulman family. We want to match and exceed customer's expectations whilst giving them a truly enjoyable experience you will not find anywhere else. Pulman are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our Pulman team. We pride ourselves on delivering a fantastic customer experience and are looking for individuals who are customer focused, a team player and a people person with excellent communication skills and an outgoing personality.

Delivering a fantastic customer experience #ThatsPulman. Thanks for viewing my page. I'm proud to have worked for Pulman Group since 2002. During this time I have experienced all areas of the automotive industry whilst growing with the company. Why not visit the Pulman Group page for a bit more information about the business and all the very latest news. >> https://www.linkedin.com/company/pulman-group My skills and experience lie in the fields of business management, marketing and IT. As a member of the Senior Management team at Pulman my role is split in two, Group Communications Manager, responsible for the Marketing and IT team. The second element of the role commenced in 2010 as Brand Manager for Pulman SEAT, based in Sunderland where in 2011 & 2012 we were SEAT's "Dealer of the year" and in 2016 & 2017 we were awarded sales team of the year. In September 2017 I took on the role as Head of Business at Pulman Volkswagen, Sunderland, with overall responsibility of the Groups Sunderland retail sites. In summary motivating and assisting both the Communications team and the Sunderland sites management teams whilst working with the Brands Pulman Group represent and our business partners is a fantastic and rewarding challenge. A brief summary of skills gained Online marketing including SEO, social media & website strategy Direct Marketing Event planning and organisation Customer experience management Internal and external communication strategy Project management Marketing campaign delivery CRM strategy & implementation (inc B2B) Google Analytics and Adwords Access database development and implementation Server side administration including SharePoint Telephone system administration and support People management & motivation Business process improvement Business planning models WAN planning & design Project management experience including site acquisitions, culture studies including process and change implementation.