Field Sales Manager UK & BeNe Charmant Group

• May 2022 - Present

Director

• Mar 2013 - Present

Offering Retail Consulting. www.thebridgebetweenltd.co.uk Based in Shoreham By Sea near Brighton on the Sussex Coast. Providing sales growth from Google Listings, Reviews, Social Media, Web & Email Marketing. Helping you set up analytics, so we can test and grow your business. Clients include Independent Opticians, Optical Suppliers, Gyms and Golf Pro-Shops. Suppliers Oakley, Essilor, Luxottica, Marcolin, Alcon, Menicon. In partnership with Sage Pay, Shopify, Student Beans, Codisto & The Travel Rewards Company. If I could help your retail business to grow, please call for a chat today. Show less

Partner

• Feb 2018 - Present

'Build local trust and credibility.' www.ReviewsWow.com ReviewsWow makes it easy for your local business to improve your online reputation and thereby increase revenue. Stand out in local search. Studies show that over 90% of customers read online reviews before visiting a business. Furthermore, 72% say that positive reviews make them trust a local business more. The truth is that, for local businesses, the content of online reviews on sites like Google, Facebook and TripAdvisor can mean the difference between success and failure. ReviewsWow provides a dependable process to encourage your happy customers to share their positive experience and help your business grow.' Show less

Client Consultant

• Jun 2013 - May 2022

Check out the projects section below for more information. Check out the projects section below for more information.

Senior Client Account Manager

• Jan 2004 - Feb 2013

What a ride this was! I very nearly died....twice, on an international sales conference in Brazil! Client account management role that morphed from working on all of Oakley's product categories into multiple retail categories in London, the South East & the Channel Islands i.e. Surf & Lifestyle, Bike, Opticians & Department Stores to a purely working with the Optical marketplace from 2007 onwards. What a ride this was! I very nearly died....twice, on an international sales conference in Brazil! Client account management role that morphed from working on all of Oakley's product categories into multiple retail categories in London, the South East & the Channel Islands i.e. Surf & Lifestyle, Bike, Opticians & Department Stores to a purely working with the Optical marketplace from 2007 onwards.

Oakley (UK) Market Coordinater

• 2011 - Jul 2011

My residing memory of this time is one of great sadness. What I did or tried to do was the following. Drive engagement of the Oakley brand within the UK optical channel (Wholesale, Independent, Key and National Accounts) in accordance with the brand heritage, brand ethos and current positioning in the UK, European and World markets. My residing memory of this time is one of great sadness. What I did or tried to do was the following. Drive engagement of the Oakley brand within the UK optical channel (Wholesale, Independent, Key and National Accounts) in accordance with the brand heritage, brand ethos and current positioning in the UK, European and World markets.

2 year sabatical

• Jan 2002 - Jan 2004

Got married, sold up, bought a world plane ticket and left paid employment. Milked cows, saw sights, met amazing folk and developed new skills I'd never known existed! Why did we come back? Got married, sold up, bought a world plane ticket and left paid employment. Milked cows, saw sights, met amazing folk and developed new skills I'd never known existed! Why did we come back?

Senior Client Account Manager

• May 1996 - Dec 2001

Senior client services manager covering Suffolk and Essex. I will never entirely get the smell of rotten eggs out of my subconscious mind! I absorbed an amazing foundation in account management from various courses and the many long-serving highly experienced (probably dead now!) professionals. Absolutely loved the industry, people, hairy coffee and the part I played in the development of my team and area. Senior client services manager covering Suffolk and Essex. I will never entirely get the smell of rotten eggs out of my subconscious mind! I absorbed an amazing foundation in account management from various courses and the many long-serving highly experienced (probably dead now!) professionals. Absolutely loved the industry, people, hairy coffee and the part I played in the development of my team and area.

Assistant manager

• 1990 - 1996

I loved working at W H Smith. One of my defining memories was getting Bob Monkhouse to agree to a book signing in the tiny Leighton Buzzard branch. He was an absolute gent and as well as signing everyone's hardback he hand drew a cartoon in every book (he used to be an illustrator in the Beano Comics!). I also have a hilarious storey about Edwina Currie but I'm saving that for my memoirs! W H Smith. A great company to start a management career and my rapid development and promotions were totally down to the people and other managers of the time who mentored me. Here are some key aspects of my responsibilities prior to me leaving due to being head-hunted by a Christmas temps husband. Managing a team of 35 staff in my last position Implementing and executing multiple company strategies (Including the implementation of the original National Lottery kiosks!) Sourcing and interviewing new team members Managing stock levels and organizing 2 audits a year (Counting pencils was a highlight!) Coaching and team building Show less