Matthew Wood

Matthew Wood

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Head of People and Operations at Research Runner | The Lead Generation Experts

  • Education

    • St Marks Sixth Form

      2006 - 2008
      A Levels
    • University of Derby

      2008 - 2010
  • Experience

    • Best of the Best

      Sept 2011 - Apr 2012
      Salesman

      Interruptive, direct sales on a 100% commission basis. Selling tickets to win monthly competitions.

    • Virgin Media

      May 2012 - Sept 2020

      * Responsible for 2x Stores (Bedford and Harlow) whilst also running a strategic Tactical Team that would operate across the region. c. 15-20 FTE across my 3 teams.* Achieving multiple KPIs consistently across multiple locations through both hands on and remote management* Sales, People and Operations Management across multiple locations* Regional lead for Investigations, Disciplinaries and Grievances* Regional lead for Assistant Manager development and progression* Mentor to new managers* Data tracking, analysis and projections for the whole region* Deputising for Regional Manager* Running regional incentives Show less

      • Store Manager (Multi-Site)

        Aug 2019 - Sept 2020
      • Store Manager

        Apr 2016 - Aug 2019
      • Sales Team Leader

        Sept 2015 - Mar 2016
      • Senior Sales Executive

        May 2012 - Aug 2015
    • JAR Communications T/A O2

      Sept 2020 - Jun 2022
      Store Manager

      Key Achievements:* Taking a struggling store and turning it around to consistently hit KPIs* Delivering company best conversion rates on a continual basis* Delivering the company's first ever 100% Compliance Audit* Delivering 2 more 100% Compliance Audits in the same year* Delivering the first ever Triple Crown - 100% Customer Experience Mystery Shop, 100% Compliance Audit and a 100% FCA Mystery Shop all in the same quarter* Managing through several complex people issues and rebuilding the team - instilling a positive, inclusive working environment with high operational, sales, people and experience standards* Recruiting and developing a stable, committed and highly effective new team* Regularly deputising for the Regional Manager* Building from scratch a heavily formatted and conditioned reporting tracker in Excel that could accurately depict sales performance, commission earnings and sales forecasting. A problem solving solution as there was an absence of any regular company reporting. Show less

    • Research Runner

      Jul 2022 - now
      • Head of People and Operations

        May 2023 - now
      • Sales Team Manager

        Jul 2022 - May 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications