Business Management Services - specialist in supply chain, planning and procurement.

Business development for HSL, accounting and bookkeeping, based in Nanyuki. Serving over 80 clients ranging from self employed consultants to safari & ranching companies.More than doubled the client list over the period.

10to4 Mountain Bike Challenge - Increased proceeds from 3.2M KES to 6.6M KES by securing sponsorship, attracting more entries and cost control while raising the profile of the work done by the Trust.

Recruited to restructure planning, customer services & administrative teams.Optimization of the planning function for 3 crush plants & 2 oil refineries processing 2.1 million tonnes of imported & domestic raw material to produce animal feed, crude oil & refined edible oils.Managing the teams & third party suppliers to ensure that minimum risk and maximum profit objectives are realised in line with the business plan, with an approx spend of £27m.Implemented cost management systems for shipping & OCOGS.

Managing a buying team of 6, with a combined spend of approx £25m.Implemented a new stock system to improve efficiency and visibility across 200 raw materials.Reduced stock holding and controlled spend.Negotiation of airfreight and haulage contracts for imports from Kenya and Europe.

Cucina Sano - part of the factory start up team taking turnover from zero to £10mSourcing of all suppliers for over 300 ingredients ranging from bespoke dressings to dairy products, meat & fish.Working with internal & external technical teams to optimise quality, specification & function.Managing a team of 4 planners & stock controllers to ensure raw material availability and to optimise factory efficiency.

Exotic Farm Prepared - part of the factory 'start up' team team taking the company from a turnover of zero to £15m.Liaison with M&S merchandisers & buyers re forecasts & day to day orders.Procurement of all raw materials namely vegetables, salads & dairy products.Seconded to Everest Enterprises, Kenya - Implemented a new stock control & planning system, including staff training.

Procurement of all produce ingredients for two sites with a spend of approx £15m.Negotiation of prices & supply contracts.New product development.

Development of of relationships between growers & the factory.Stock control of raw materials.Management & training of the Goods In QC team.

Management of all planting, growing & harvesting operations over 500 acres of salad & vegetable crops.Labour sourcing & management.Development of vegetable processing operations.Costing & sales of finished products.

Seconded to:Maelor Nurseries - Sales Office ManagerCrouch Growers - Quality ManagerMaelor Nurseries - Project ManagerG's Wissington - Harvest Manager