Co-founder / 01
James
Oakes.
Commercial leadership, operations & digital development
James combines a background in running and winning work with hands-on development of data tools, software and automated workflows.
Experience
behind the work.
James’s career spans facilities management, project management and six years in commercial relocations. He joined a specialist laboratory removals operation as commercial manager and developed it with its own depot, team and fleet.
He subsequently became work-winning director across the broader business, with responsibilities covering pricing, strategy, estimating, bids and tenders. That experience informs how he approaches questions about what work to pursue, how to price it and how it will be delivered.
Alongside that commercial background, James has developed his digital capability through practical learning projects: CRM systems, pricing tools, workflow automation and a knowledge system for tenders. He brings that ability to explore and build into Novologix’s wider business offer.
02 / Areas of experience
Facilities & project management
A foundation in physical operations and project work before moving into commercial relocations.
Specialist business development
Commercial management and growth of a laboratory removals operation, including its team, depot and fleet.
Pricing, strategy, bids & tenders
Work-winning director responsibilities across a broader business, from commercial strategy to estimating and submissions.
Practical digital development
Hands-on learning through business software, data analysis, pricing algorithms and automated workflows.
03 / At Novologix
The business question.
The practical response.
James connects commercial and operational questions with the work needed to answer them: an analysis, a process review, a small application or a wider improvement programme.
His contribution spans defining the problem, weighing the options and developing the response. The scale of the intervention follows the business need.
Discuss your business