Benjamin Parkes Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

YouTuber.. creating content across social media channels in the running and fitness industry. Endurance running coach and sub-elite athlete in the marathon and ultra running scene, with a 2:25 marathon PB. Design, manufacture and sell a range of running hats worldwide.

London, United Kingdom

• “As experts in business, we offer our members a wide range of vital business services including advice, financial expertise, support and a powerful voice in government. Our aim is to help smaller businesses achieve.
• Directing a team of 18 direct reports across London, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk, Berkshire.
• Managing the end-to-end recruiting process of new team members on an employed/self-employed basis – telephone interviews, F2F interviews, appointing, on boarding and on-going training development on IT, product.
• Setting KPI targets and monitoring progress with daily calls to Area Sales Managers.
• Performing field visits 4 days per week visiting 8 sites for appraisals.
• Analysing sales performance and reporting MI to senior Management weekly/monthly/yearly with regular attendance at HO senior management meetings.Key Achievements

London, United Kingdom

• OutlineOperationally leading the top-performing region (3 years consecutively) in the UK across 62 franchised territories for 2 distinct sales brands, The Book People and The Gift People. With direct reporting line to.
• Directing a team of 110 direct reports across Suffolk, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Bedfordshire, Sussex, Berkshire, London, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire.
• Managing the end-to-end recruiting process of new team members on an employed/self-employed basis – adverts, telephone interviews, F2F interviews, credit checks, employment contracts, on boarding and on-going training.
• Weekly forecasting, setting KPI targets and monitoring progress with daily calls to franchisees.
• Performing field visits 4 days per week visiting 8 sites for appraisals.
• Analysing sales performance and reporting MI to senior Management weekly/monthly/yearly with regular attendance at HO senior management meetings.Key Achievement/Projects

London, United Kingdom

Began within the field management team, recruiting and interviewing new distributors, helping organise conferences, running competitions, launching a new e-commerce website, dealing with distributor related paperwork and main link between Field Management and Head Office.This role then developed into a Field based management position working alongside.

Guildford, United Kingdom

• Outline360 managed and ran 5 retail stores in the south of the UK, selling candles, giftware and seasonal items. Key Achievements
• Opened 4 new sites within 2 months, allowing for best festive trading season on record.
• Hired and trained all new staff, resulting in best ever monthly revenues generated of £145k.
• Set and agreed all KPI’s with store managers, regular monitoring and performance management.

Guildford

• OutlineFormed a SME selling distressed bespoke benches and home furnishings online and through mail order catalogues to self-fund my University degree.Key Achievements
• Achieved national press coverage in Country Living, Good Housekeeping, Period Living, Period Ideas and the Evening Standard.
• Developed contracts with 12 retailers around the UK as well as direct sales on a B2C basis.