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Interim Supply Chain Manager

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EDF Energy is a regulated electricity power supplier to the East, London and South East of England including unregulated businesses for London underground, Street lighting and Airports power supply.
Interim Inventory Demand Manager – 4 months (2007/8)
Responsible for:
• Managing the Inventory Demand team of 20 people
• Controlling 5K SKUs with a value of £11 million
• Reviewing all forecasting in line with the high level supply chain plan
• Managing the interface between Customer demand and Logistics
• Managing the performance of Suppliers and Logistics distribution
Achievements included:
• Developed and maintained an effective inventory strategy to reduce capital employed in inventory holding whilst achieving agreed customer Service Level Agreements
• Developed and maintained a strategic sourcing strategy to ensure EDF Energy Networks has effective relationships with suppliers
• Implemented (as programme manager) a new ERP software package to provide greater visibility of demand forecasts resulting in improved stock planning and ordering on suppliers

Technicolor Disc Services International is a DVD replicator, manufacturer and distributor for major motion picture studios.
Permanent European Materials and Inventory Manager - (2½ years) (2005 to 2007)
Providing the following:
• Managed 40K SKUs with a value of £150 million in warehousing operations across the 4 European manufacturing sites
• Coordinated the interface between the commercial supply chain management directors and country inventory operations
• Ensured Client support demands are met for procurement of materials and supply SLAs
Achievements included:
• Centralised manufacturing materials support in Poland without compromising product delivery SLAs

Technicolor Disc Services International
Interim Supply Chain Manager - European Materials and Inventory – 7 months (2005)
Responsible for:
• Packaging and printed content for DVD presentation stored across four manufacturing plants in Poland, Wales, England and Luxembourg.
• Implementing lean improvement processes to align synergies between plants realising greater stock visibility and accuracy of more than 50k SKUs while supporting the manufacturing supply chain.
Achievements included:
• Produced, published and implemented consistent processes across plants
• Applied ‘best practice’ principles to warehousing functions
• Implemented ‘Cycle Count’ processes to better manage stock accuracy and data integrity
• Stock accuracy was improved by 15% during this assignment.

Konica Minolta is a manufacturer and distributor of office imaging products.
Interim Parts Operations Manager – 4 months (2004)
Responsible for:
• Managing the Parts Operations team of 4 Administration and 22 Warehouse Operations staff
• Developing the processes for efficient and timely order preparation and turnaround
• Streamlining the warehouse layout to reflect order processing functions and stock movement
• Redefining and consolidating distribution logistics carriers
• Expediting replenishment and emergency orders to approximately 250 field engineers
Achievements included:
• Assigned dedicated teams to the functional operations to promote greater understanding of activities resulting in improved efficiency of order turnaround and 20% staff reduction
• Delivery lead times to engineers reduced from 4 days to 2 days
• Vehicle inventory reduced by 50% with subsequent inventory cost savings of approximately £2m per year

The Laboratory of the Government Chemist (LGC) provides analysis and diagnostic services to governmental departments including DEFRA and FSA and other independent control and monitoring organisations.
Interim Operations Manager – 11 months (2003/4)
Responsible for:
• Establishing a logistics programme for the distribution of bovine analytical samples throughout the UK and Channel Islands
• Managing the programme to offer, negotiate and agree the terms of business with a selected distribution carrier for a contract with a value in excess of £1 million
• Maintaining procurement and warehousing for consumables
Achievements included:
• Composed and delivered RFQs to carrier companies for the logistics contract
• Successfully negotiated a secure contract with the appointed carrier.

Max Spielman is a supplier of photographic products and services to retail and public.
Interim Business Analyst – 2 months (2002)
Responsible for:
• Analysing sales and seasonalisation within the business to redefine the methodology for stock volume forecasting
Achievements included:
• A reviewed warehouse configuration was advised and agreed based on the stock volume evaluations.

Golf Club retail outlets run by a consortium of professional golfers for the provision of clothing, equipment and accessories for the public.
Trainer – 2 days (2002)
• Conducted two 1 day seminars for Managers and ‘Pros’ of a group of Golf Clubs on how to apply supply chain standards to retail and food beverage operations.

The Sauce Company is a manufacturer and supplier of frozen and chilled foods serving major restaurant chains and supermarkets with sauces, soups and deli products.
Interim Supply Chain Manager – 3 months (2002)
Responsible for:
• Managing the supply chain operation of 61 staff for forecasting, production planning and scheduling, ingredients and materials purchasing, warehousing and dispatch.
Achievements included:
• Improved forecasting and production demand planning resulting in 20% less wastage in first month of operation
• The implementation of a new MRP/ERP system (Formul8).

Keenets make a wide range of fishing equipment, which is sold and distributed to stores across the country, including Argos and specialist fishing shops.
Interim Business Analyst – 1 month (2002)
Responsible for:
• Analysing the inventory demand seasonal patterns to minimise warehouse stock volumes
• Determine the methodology for product returns for efficient receiving through to customer credits
Achievements included:
• Determined stock volume reduction of 15%
• Redesigned the RMA process to enable greater control including the use of formal documentation, tracking of product from end user to warehouse and how logistics transportation companies can provide support in the return cycle

DARD, Northern Ireland is a public service support provider for science and veterinary services and Queen’s University.
Interim Senior Business Analyst – 2 months (2002)
Responsible for:
• Managing a consultant team to review stores operations and make recommendations for best practice.
Achievements included:
• The future strategy was assessed and opportunities were investigated for outsourcing all or part of the operations to a third party contractor.

Remington USA is a personal care manufacturer and supplier to retail outlets
Interim Project Manager – 3 months (2001)
Responsible for:
• Managing the project for the integration of Remington business with a new 3rd Party Logistics (3PL) provider (Tibbett & Britten)
Achievements included:
• All risks to functional and administrative operations arising from procedural differences to previous 3PL were identified and actioned
• Quality procedures for all Logistics functions under the responsibility of Remington USA were developed and published enabling a seamless transition to the new 3PL

Textron is a groundscare equipment manufacturer and supplier to local authorities and turf management companies
Interim International Parts Manager – 13 months (2000/1)
Responsible for:
• Managing 32 staff across Inventory Planning, Customer Service and Warehousing
• Control 30K SKUs with a value of £10 million
• Improving service parts support to customers
Achievements included:
• Applied industry best practice to turnaround a non-responsive Customer Service function
• Re-structured the existing organisation to apply focus and direction to three key areas; Customer Services, Inventory Control and Warehouse Operations
• Implemented a customer care environment that was acclaimed by customers as 1st class and implemented a ‘call-centre’ telephone system
• Improved Stock Order turnaround from 5 days to 3 days
• Re-negotiated supplier agreements to enable improved service delivery and reduced costs (by 30%)
• Raised parts availability from 83% to 93% during the twelve-month management period while maintaining economical inventory and costs.

QSS is a Systems Solutions company providing hand-held terminals and associated software to service supply companies
Supply Chain Systems Development – 3 months (1999)
• Provided extensive client-based experience to design the screen layouts and associated operational processes and develop a package of software that would provide complete order processing, warehouse support and forecasting ability.

PSINet is an Internet Service Provider
Year 2000 Programme Manager – 6 months (1999)
Responsible for:
• PSINet identified that they were vulnerable to the risks of Year 2000 issues and required a Programme Manager to make assessments of the business and apply Risk and Business Impact analysis methodology to progress and complete their operating and administrative process assessment programme for Year 2000 compliance
Achievements included:
• Special emphasis was made on Supply-Chain Business Recovery evaluation and assessment
• Subsequent to the programme, PSINet did not suffer any consequential damage as a result of the transition from 1999 to 2000.

Tesco is a retail grocery store
YEAR 2000 PRESENTATION – 2 DAYS (1999)
• As part of drive for total compliance and preparation for potential Year 2000 issues they invited approximately 250 business services providers to receive presentations on all aspects of the Y2K programme.

The World Bank is a global financial institution
Business recovery – 4 months (1999)
• The World Bank had a considerable investment in approximately 120 emerging country infrastructures and needed to be able to provide country Government Departments with a template to be used as a standard for assessing their ability to ‘survive’ the potential impacts of Year 2000 issues. As part of a consortium, made assessments for Business Continuity issues arising out of Country supply chain disruption and contributed to the design and implementation of a Contingency Planning Template.
PERMANENT FULL TIME ROLES FROM 1966

DANKA UK plc (6 months) (1998)
Operations Manager
• UK and International inventory demand responsibility
• Warehousing operations management
DANKA International (1 year) (1997)
European Service Parts Supply Chain Manager
• As below for EKCo.
Eastman Kodak Co. (Europe) (7 years) (1989/96)
European Service Parts Supply Chain Manager
• EAME responsibility for strategic development of the Supply Chain
• Operational management of inventory demand and warehousing
Kodak Ltd (2 years) (1987/8)
Manager, Inventory Management
• Inventory Demand and forecasting responsibility
• Supplies procurement management
• Supplier relationship management
Kodak Ltd (1966 to 1986)
Supervisor, Service Support Administration
Supervisor, Business Planning
Inventory Planner
Quality Control Technician


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HNC - Mechanical Engineering

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