We never let ‘waste’ go to waste. Instead, we transform it into quality recycled materials and vital renewable energy. That’s sustainability in action.We aim to recycle and recover every kilogramme of what society throws away and requires us to safely manage. We give materials new life by producing something essential from what is discarded by others – from quality raw materials for new products, to vital energy to power our homes and our businesses.

Achieving considerable service growth through my tenure as Operations Manager, I have focused on meeting the challenges and increasing operational efficiency, cost control and optimised distribution in a period of rising fuel costs. Meeting HSE compliance throughout, I have built a dedicated team, increased connectivity to business targets and reduced absence and boosted retention and performance rates.

2009: SERVICE CENTRE MANAGER: Lomond Hill Water• Work closely with the Operations Director and Group Fleet Manager in business logistics strategy and to facilitate the organisations operational infrastructure• Full P&L responsibility across a multi-site operation• Coordinated route planning and vehicle use utilising Road Net and UPS to optimise costs• Due to acknowledged capabilities seconded to act as ‘troubleshooter’ to underperforming sites• Managed delivery of technical training for new IT systems across 30 distribution professionals • Collaborated with Head of Sales and Business Development in the acquisition of new business and increasing client accounts, formulating transport and distribution policy to maintain serve

2006 - 2009: UNIT MANAGER / DISTRIBUTION MANAGER: Nestle Waters Powwow• Appointed to manage all operational functions including fleet transport, capacity planning, distribution management, staff training/development, ensuring regulatory standards are met• Implemented policy changes leading to operational growth and expansion, increasing profitability • Acknowledged for providing a positive leadership style, managing and developing staff potential

⦁ Provided ground-level leadership in the management of stock, inventory and warehouse operations. ⦁ Specialised in cycle counts, stock takes, audit, compliance and stock flow. ⦁ Collaborated with Manager’s to optimise stock levels; rework warehouse plans and prioritise fast moving lines. ⦁ Generated inventory reports tracking stock flow from entry to exist, listing dead stock, goods age and consumption reports. ⦁ Minimised wastage through identifying and collaborating with sales manager’s to highlight stock requiring immediate uplift. ⦁ Managed team operations; allocated workflows, managed capacity and achieved challenging performance targets