Gem provide our partners with end to end integrated supply chain solutions and
added value distribution to the retail channel for software, peripheral and connected home technologies.
In our third decade, Gem's history of success includes exclusive UK distribution of Xbox, Xbox 360, Take Two,
NCsoft games, the CA PC security range as well as being a leading UK distributor for vendors such as Logitech,
Microsoft and Symantec, producing an annual turnover in excess of 200 million. Gem supply to an extensive
customer base including well-known high street and Internet retailers, corporate resellers, mail order companies
and independent retailers. We have also recently extended our category reach into the Audio Visual, Book and Toy
markets.
Gem Logistics provides national logistical solutions to suit the needs of any operation, adding extra value
with a wide range of supporting services and our customer focused team. Services include primary and secondary logistics,
end user fulfillment, import/export facilities, European distribution and retail specific virtual warehousing.
For more information please contact Douglas Yarker on 01282 or
douglasy@gem.co.uk
The main objective of Gem Creative is to support Gem's core sales function in marketing & communication, trade PR,
collateral and trade show attendance. Gem Creative can also offer a design and production agency solution to support
our supplier's needs in the retail channel. Gem Creative can be used by our supply partners as a second tier agency to
compliment their existing in-house facilities or agency arrangements, especially where additional requirement is needed.
Gem Creative can offer design and production support in key areas such as trade & consumer advertising campaigns,
Point Of Sale material, repackaging, bundling design and retail solutions as well as offering media buying and publishing
facilities. For more information on Gem Creative, please contact Neil Handa on 01279 459072 or email on
neilh@gem.co.uk
Founded in 2004, Exspect has built a reputation of producing popular and uniquely designed innovative cases, covers and
accessories for iPods, MP3 players, portable games consoles and more. By understanding customer needs and wants,
Exspect has produced proven successes throughout their history. Since their acquisition by Gem in May 2006, Exspect has
gone on to develop a new range of over 100 products and has extended it's reach into technical product areas including
FM transmitters and premium speakers for the Apple iPod. For more information please visit
www.exspect.co.uk.
2007/2008 Financials
- Financials: Sales of £208.9 (€263.2) Million to 31st March 2008
- 1200+ Independent Retail Accts
- Major Customers Such as:-
Milestones
- Company formed 1984
- Appointed Microsoft distributor 1988
- Gem acquired by DCC March 1995
- Appointed as exclusive UK Xbox distributor October 2001
- Appointed as exclusive UK Take 2 distributor May 2002
- Moved into purpose built office January 2003
- Appointed as exclusive UK Xbox 360 distributor May 2005
- Acquisition of the Exspect brand July 2006
- Appointed as exclusive UK NCsoft distributor October 2006
- Take 2 Primary warehousing February 2007
Job Opportunities at Gem
JOB TITLE: Focus Account Manager
Positioning
The Focus team require a professional, self motivated and profit driven sales person who can
demonstrate effective planning and prioritising of their time to achieve minimum daily call out
expectations, leading towards the achievement of agreed monthly individual targets across our
range of peripheral and business software products. They will be expected to identify, generate
and develop sales opportunities across existing accounts whilst proactively and constructively
building a pipeline of new business development.
The ideal candidate should have a proven track record of hitting targets, whilst having the ability
to develop a thorough understanding of their account base, their customer's requirements, issues
and business objectives - short, medium and long-term. They should have the ability to build
relationships both internally and externally and by developing and maximising these relationships
they will help drive Gem Distribution's continued growth through the delivery of long-term
customer value.
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